MovieChat Forums > Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006) Discussion > BIG GOOF!

BIG GOOF!

posted 18 years ago by chris-rose
10 replies | jump to latest

Did anyone notice that the Drummond house set was completely backwards?
The stairs went the wrong way.
The kitchen and front door were also on the wrong side.
Terrible mistake...

[–] rrticulate1 18 years ago

It has been stated on another thread that due to legal reasons, the set could not be exactly the same as on the actual show.

[–] Gehrig4 18 years ago

Yeah, that's why you never heard the original theme music too.

[–] moviefan320 18 years ago

How can there be legal reasons, NBC owns the show.

[–] rrticulate1 18 years ago

No, I think the show's creators actually own the show.

[–] tibejordan 18 years ago

NBC is the network that showed the series, but not the studio that produced it.

BTW, this has changed in recent years. Networks have began airing more and more shows they produce themselves.

[–] athomas1 18 years ago

Didn't the show change networks close to the end of the series? I thought ABC picked it up?

[–] oz61579 17 years ago

yes,ABC did pick it up for the final season.

[–] tomorrow47 17 years ago

Exactly right. I worked on Behind the camera Different Strokes and yes we were not permitted to copy the set exactly. Not sure if it was the network or producers owned the rights to the look. But in the end we couldnt make the set the same.

[–] tribblechomper 17 years ago

Here's another Set Goof, this one from Happy Days:

Look at the season 1 living room...stairway to second floor/kitchen door still in same locations, but entrance to house goes from left front of set to right rear of set and fireplace goes from center-rear of set (Season 1, next to stairs) to stage left-front, where entry to living room USED to be; also, living room triples in size.

Guess old Howard Cunningham was the Donald Trump of hardware stores in 1950s Milwaukee...

[–] 17 years ago

[deleted]