Philip drummond was a widower and had a daughter, kimberly. Arnold and dudley become friends with the owner of a local bicycle shop. Diff rent strokes the infamous bicycle shop twoparter. Diff rent strokes, the bicycle man season five, episodes 16 and 17. Horton gordon jump, who is later revealed to be a pedophile trying to scope the two unwary boys out. Ironically, diff rent strokes itself actually moved to abc when it got canceled by nbc. Unaware that hes being lured into the carefully crafted trap of a child molester, arnold eagerly agrees to perform a. Arnolds wouldbe abuser is arrested after he confides in his father. Diff rent strokes the bicycle man part 2 with very special guest mike limata by very special television from desktop or your mobile device. Im going from memory, rather than rewatching the episode on youtube because i want to talk about how the show impacted two black kids living in the city where the show itself took place. Todd bridges opens up about the death of diff rent strokes costar charlotte rae. Nov 12, 20 being a child of the 80s, my two introductions to the concept of pedophilia were an instructionalsafety film strip called its better to be safe than sorry screened once every school year starting in second grade and the bicycle man episode of diffrent strokes. Diffrent strokes, the bicycle man season five, episodes 16 and 17.
Notice the creepy audience laughter about a serious topic at a time when this issue was bubbling to the surface. Video rangers episode 96 diffrent strokes sams missing 92785 by video rangers. The gravitas of the bicycle man episode of diff rent strokes, in which the owner of a local bike repair shop tries to coerce prepubescent arnold. Horton, the seemingly friendly bicycle shop owner with a very sinister side.
All episodes 181 arnold and dudley become friends with the owner of a local bicycle shop named henry, unaware that he is a pedophile looking for his next victim. And this time, the plot is so egregiously dark and narrow in focus that its not entirely clear what the moral of the episode is, other than that sometimes life is an unthinkable nightmare. Dec 07, 2016 watch diff rent strokes episode 03 roots different strokes on dailymotion. Diffrent strokes was also known for its many very special episodes, most notably an antidrug episode the reporter that featured first lady nancy reagan, who promoted her just say no campaign and the bicycle man, a twopart episode that guest starred gordon jump as a pedophile who lures arnold and dudley into his bicycle shop and. Horton is the main antagonist in the twopart diffrent strokes episode the bicycle man he was portrayed by the late gordon jump biography. Diff rent strokes began an eightyear run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead actors gary coleman, todd bridges and dana plato. Diffrent strokes managed to make the list twice thanks to the infamous bike shop episode and the episode where the ginger kid from season 5 gets kidnapped.
Horton is the main antagonist in the twopart diffrent strokes episode the bicycle man. Aug 07, 2018 todd bridges opens up about the death of diff rent strokes costar charlotte rae. Unfortunately for our female readers, there is a third chapter to the diffrent strokes trilogy of psychological trauma. Nov 20, 2015 thats what my childhood friend got out of the very special twopart episode of the bicycle man on diffrent strokes. A very special diffrent strokes thats terrifying for all.
A very special diffrent strokes thats terrifying for. The diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester youtube. The bicycle man is a twopart very special episode of the american sitcom diffrent strokes 19781986, starring conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, and dana plato. Jgs five episodes of diff rent strokes that scarred me for life by james guttman dec, 2012 9. Watch diffrent strokes season 5, episode 16 the bicycle man 1. Horton for over a year and would always rent bikes from him to go for weekly bike rides. You must cancel before the trial ends to avoid charges. Arnold and dudley befriend a bicycle shop owner named mr. The bicycle man is a twopart very special episode of the american sitcom diffrent strokes 19781986, starring conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges. Ill try, however, to maybe add my own thoughts about this very special episode which i watched for the first time on video dailymotion last night some parts of it were re. Nancy reagans cameo came just a few weeks after the bicycle man aired, and in 1985, arnolds new stepbrother sam got kidnapped in sams missing. Listen to very special television episodes free, on demand. The theme was cowritten and performed by alan thicke.
Watch diffrent strokes 1978 online free trial the roku. Diffrent strokes the infamous bicycle shop twoparter. The following is a list of episodes of diff rent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985 and abc from september 27, 1985 to march 7, 1986. Family guy different strokes, molested in the bike shop. The gravitas of the bicycle man episode of diffrent strokes, in which the owner of a local bike repair shop tries to coerce prepubescent arnold. Yes, diffrent strokes makes the list twice, the second time in a transparent attempt to top the whole bike shop pedophile affair. Dec 31, 2011 diff rent strokes the bicycle man part 2 tv rariteez. Diffrent strokes episode 03 roots video dailymotion. Drummond insists more civilized solutions be employed. Arnold, willis and kimberly rolling bikes into hortons bicycle shop. Nov 04, 20 much like diffrent strokes as a collective television series, the episode really runs the gamut, at times being an incredibly cheesy affair to being one of the most unsettling things ever aired on television. Diffrent strokes the bicycle man part 2 video dailymotion. Horton getting arnold a banana split for passing out fliers. A very special look back at a very special episode of the beloved 80s sitcom d iff rent strokes was, and still is, one of my alltime favorite tv shows.
The diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester. The show begins with a message from conrad bain to discuss child molestation with friends and family. As mentioned at the outset, this was far from the only time that diffrent strokes went to the veryspecialepisode well. The infamous, twopart very special episode of diffrent strokes called the bicycle man. Weirdest very special episodes of tv shows screenrant. The following day when arnold and dudley came to the bicycle shop, mr. The bicycle man episode is given new life, and becomes even creepier than before. An unfortunate episode diffrent strokes season 5 episodes. Part 1 february 5, 1983 we hemmed and hawed and dragged our feet until we could drag no longer. A very special episode, but maybe not so precious the new.
It soon becomes a race against time to get details out of arnold after learning that dudley is about to become mr. Diff rent strokes took place in new york city and centered around the happenings in the drummond household. The bike shop in diffrent strokes, tom hanks as the drunk uncle in family ties. The bicycle man november 12, 20 tara rose an unfortunate episode, features 0 part two begins right where part one left off, at the porny tarzan photo shoot. Diffrent strokes episode 0517 the bicycle man 2 video. First lady nancy reagan made a guest appearance in a very special episode about drug abuse, and abcs webster was a follow the leader rival. If you like your nostalgia extra preachy and unsettling, take a tip from the weirdest very special episodes in tv history. Tvpg 25min comedy, drama, family episode aired 5 february 1983. As a kid, fewer shows had the psychotic impact on young lives as diff rnt strokes. Diffrent strokes the bicycle man part 1 video dailymotion. Diffrent strokes 19781986 the bicycle man season 5, episode 1617, aired 5 feb 1983 and 12 feb 1983 in two separate parts, arnold, along with a friend, are targeted by a pedophile who owns a local bike shop and has sexually abused children in the past. When it came to the very special episode, there is no denying that diffrent strokes had the market cornered.
Remember the diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester. Watch diff rent strokes episode 0517 the bicycle man 2 different strokes on dailymotion. With conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, dana plato. Willis puts arnold in training to fight the local bully, but mr. Different strokes creepy bicycle man, gary coleman youtube. Feb 21, 2019 certainly, people of my generation, we talk about the very special episode, she said. The world may not move to the beat of just one drum, but it does have some pretty messed up tv shows. Diff rent strokes bicycle man episode like the episode of too close for comfort where monroe was kidnapped and raped by a woman and a transvestite, the bicycle man seems to have taken on a life of its own. All episodes 181 next arnold and dudley become friends with the owner of a local bicycle shop named henry, unaware that he is a pedophile looking for his next victim. Different strokes creepy bicycle man, gary coleman winters455.