Bay area resident and confessed Diff'rent Strokes memorabilia collector Darrin Chameny finds watching episodes of the the show "very tiring". "I own every D' Strokes shirt from the original 1978 marketing campaign." remarks Chameny, who grew up avidly watching the show during its original 1978-1986 run. "I love everything about the show," Chameny enthused. "I have every episode on tape, and every episode post-1981 is taped from its original broadcast appearance. Now if I could only bring myself to watch them."

"Sometimes I see people wearing nuevo-kitsch reproduction 'Different Strokes'(sic) shirts like they own the place," said Chaemeny. "When this happens, instead of getting mad, I just feel sorry for them." In addition to his shirt collection Chameny also owns a complete set of an original Diff'rent Strokes lunch boxes with "What'choo talkin' 'bout Willis?" thermos.

Although a frequent poster to the rec.arts.tv.dffstrk newsgroup, Chameny admits to having difficulty sitting through a single episode. "The show's conceptual and rhetorical framework were modeled for a diff'rent era. Such episodes may be difficult to watch today but is this not true of many of the early works of Cicero? Their lack of present day viewability means that these episodes are reaching out, straining across the immeasurable expanse of time which lie between us and the mid 1980's." When asked what modern day TV shows he does watch, Mr. Chameny blankly replied, "Will & Grace."