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Diff'rent Strokes The Bicycle Man: Part 1 (1978–1986) Online

Diff'rent Strokes The Bicycle Man: Part 1 (1978–1986) Online
Original Title :
The Bicycle Man: Part 1
Genre :
TV Episode / Comedy / Drama / Family
Year :
1978–1986
Directror :
Gerren Keith
Cast :
Conrad Bain,Gary Coleman,Todd Bridges
Writer :
Blake Hunter,Bernie Kukoff
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
25min
Rating :
8.0/10
Diff'rent Strokes The Bicycle Man: Part 1 (1978–1986) Online

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.
Episode cast overview:
Conrad Bain Conrad Bain - Philip Drummond
Gary Coleman Gary Coleman - Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges Todd Bridges - Willis Jackson
Dana Plato Dana Plato - Kimberly Drummond
Gordon Jump Gordon Jump - Mr. Horton
Shavar Ross Shavar Ross - Dudley Ramsey

Due to the abuse he suffered from his publicist as a child Todd Bridges states in the film An Open Secret (2014) that this episode made him increasingly uncomfortable.

On the now defunct Jump The Shark website, this kind of episode was deemed "A Very Special" episode, and since has gone down as being extremely creepy and uncomfortable, which was somewhat the intention. But the fact there are laugh tracks throughout, even at some of the jokes Gordon Jump's molester character tells, it's gone down in pop culture as being infamously campy and downright bizarre.

The episode opens with Conrad Bain encouraging families to discuss the show after watching it.