Todd Bridges Reveals ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Cast Got Racist Hate Mail From ‘Both Sides’

By Jack Robbins

When Diff’rent Strokes premiered in 1978, it quickly became one of television’s biggest hits. Unfortunately, for the first few months, the cast had to put up with a racist backlash behind the scenes. Looking back, Todd Bridges told how the cast of the sitcom received hate mail. “Back then, you know, we got hate mail […]