Mrs. Garrett is present for the first 13 episodes of the second season of Diff'rent Strokes, with the character last seen in the episode "The Rivals", after which she leaves, offscreen, to take a permanent position at Eastland, The Facts of Life having by then been picked up for a full series. He was acquitted in November 1989. By the end of the season, Mr. Drummond and Maggie have married, and Dixie Carter (later known for her starring role on "Designing Women") had joined the regular cast of "Diff'rent Strokes.". [26] Her son, Tyler, died by suicide in 2010. If it does, I hope they do call. They didnt but his career post-Andy Moffet is doing just fine. Edna Garrett (Rae)s story began on Diffrent Strokes. Plato's publicized brushes with substance abuse contributed to this decision, resulting in her dismissal from the series at the end of the sixth season. catchphrase. By the time the comedy went into production in 1978, Thicke had established a healthy sideline as a theme song composer he also wrote the music for the game shows "Stumpers," "Celebrity Sweepstakes," "The Joker's Wild," and "The Wizard of Odds." [24] In 1998, she appeared in a softcore pornographic film entitled Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill, which was intended to capitalize on her Diff'rent Strokes fame. After one-year on Roseanne, he appeared on some medical show called ER and has rarely been seen on television since. . Now, I want you both to apologize to her! After her guest appearance at the end of the previous season, Plato returned making several further guest appearances in the final season and billed with the guest cast. Search Sitcoms Online: