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The Spanking is the fifth episode of Season 1 of Diff'rent Strokes. The episode was written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs and directed by Herbert Kenwith. It originally aired on December 1, 1978 on NBC.

Plot[]

After being warned about dropping water bombs from the balcony, Arnold drops another one (using a recent gift of a telescope as an aid), and he hits the maintenance man. Mr. Drummond looks to give Arnold a spanking as punishment, but Arnold runs away before he can do so. He is eventually found, and while Mr. Drummond is pleased to have found him, he still intends to spank Arnold. Willis opts to dole out the punishment himself, feeling as the sole blood-related family member of Arnold, it's his responsibility, rather than Mr. Drummond's to do so. Arnold initially thinks Willis got him off the hook, only to find out Willis does indeed spank him hard. However, the ordeal ends up being far more painful for Willis than for Arnold, so Willis agrees to leave the responsibility of discipline to Mr. Drummond from here on out.

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