Diff'rent Strokes A Tale of Two Teachers (1978–1986) Online
- Original Title :
- A Tale of Two Teachers
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Drama / Family
- Year :
- 1978–1986
- Directror :
- Gerren Keith
- Cast :
- Conrad Bain,Gary Coleman,Danny Cooksey
- Writer :
- Richard Gurman,Bernie Kukoff
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 24min
- Rating :
- 6.6/10
Remember Mr. Wilkes, the no-nonsense substitute teacher whose career was nearly destroyed when Arnold claimed he hit him? Well, Mr. Wilkes is back ... and gotten full-time employment as Arnold's hard-nosed English literature teacher, in this tale about Arnold goofing off in class, acting like a know-it-all and then Mr. Wilkes demanding that his deviant student put up or shut up - by teaching the class for a day. The task: Teach the students Dickens' classic "A Tale of Two Cities."
| Episode cast overview: | |||
 | Conrad Bain | - | Philip Drummond |
 | Gary Coleman | - | Arnold Jackson |
 | Danny Cooksey | - | Sam McKinney |
 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | - | Mr. Wilkes |
 | Shavar Ross | - | Dudley Ramsey |
 | Jason Hervey | - | Charlie |
 | Nikki Swasey Seaton | - | Lisa Hayes (as Nikki Swasey) |
 | Courtney Witas | - | Louise |
The title is a reference to the title of Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities"
An alternate title considered for this episode was "Welcome Back, Wilkes", taken from Welcome Back, Kotter (1975).