Diff'rent Strokes

I used to love this show.... it's really a shame what became of the main characters..... from what I understand (which I wouldn't take as gospel) both Todd Bridges and Dana Plato got on the wrong side of the law as adults.... I never really got the full story but I remember hearing something about both of them being arrested (separate incidents). Does anyone know if this is true or not?

dudley, don't go in that bike shop even if you can drink beer, he's gonna touch ya!

Both Bridges and Plato suffered skirmishes with the law. For Plato her career and life spiraled out of control. There were allegations of drug abuse whilst on the show (she suffered an overdose of valium at 14). After the show was cancelled work was hard to find and she was arrested for an attempted store robbery in Las Vegas. She received a suspended sentence but a further violation for forging a prescription brought a jail sentence.

She claimed that her fortune from the show had suffered at the hand of a fraudster. Despite attempts to resurrect her career the decline into drugs and drink continued and she died at the age of 36.

I loved this show! I liked the Ghostbuster episode,It makes me want to sing On Our Own by Bobby Brown from Ghostbusters 2.I also like the Mrs.Z episode.

My sister use to watch this show. all the time .