简介：PhillipDrummond,awidowedManhattanmillionaireandpresidentofthemega-firmTransAlliedInc.,adoptstwoorphanedblackbrothersfromHarlem8-year-oldArnoldand12-year-oldWillis.DrummondhadmadeapromisetotheirdyingmotherandhishousekeeperthathewouldcarefortheArnoldandWillisaftershepasseson;theirfatherhaddiedyearsearlier.Theboys,whomDrummondalwaysintroducedashistwosons,wentfromragstorichesliterallyovernight.Atfirst,Williswasabitskepticaloftheirnewfoundwealth,buteventually,bothheandArnoldfeltrightathomeintheirnewfoundsurroundings.AlsopartofthefamilywereDrummond'sbeautifuldaughter,13-year-oldKimberly;andhiscurrenthousekeeper,EdnaGarrett.Astheyearspassed,Mrs.Garrettlefttobecomehouse-motherattheEastlandSchoolforGirls;shewasreplacedbythecantankerousAdelaideBrubakerandstilllater,charmingPearlGallagher.Arnold'sfriends,DudleyandRobbie(andlater,Charlie);Willis'girlfriend,Charlene;castmembersfrom"TheFactsofLife";andDrummond'ssister,Sophia,werefrequentlyseen.Inearly1984,Drummondfoundtruelove,marryingfitnessinstructorMaggieMcKinney;shehada6-year-oldson,Sam.Whilemostshowsrevolvedaroundthetypicallessonsofgrowingup,somewerequiteserious(includingafrighteningencounterwithachildmolesterandamemorableepisodedealingwithdrugabusegueststarringFirstLadyNancyReagan).WrittenbyBrianRathjen{[email protected]}…