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While the lives of child stars appear to be seemingly easy with the wealth that fame brings, the death of Austin Majors showed that sometimes it can come with an everlasting struggle.
♪ well, you can do anything ♪ but stay off of my blue suede shoes ♪ >> narrator: the move did little to help ratings or restore order to the set. in fact, the house of drummond grew even more divided. bridges and plato kept to themselves and the two teens became close, fueling rumors of less-than-family-friendly behavior. >> brown: another rumor that's, you know, behind the scenes regarding the show is that dana plato and todd began becoming substance abusers together. they were both teenagers in the same age group, both partying, spending a lot of timeartying, together. this was kind of...
0 >> drew: "diff'rent strokes" was really the show that everyone in my generation grew up watching. >> wolf: it was adorable, and it was funny, and it was warm, and it was innovative. >> silverman: gary coleman, you just looked at him, and you smiled. >> what you talkin' 'bout, willis? >> mcilwain: the values that they strived to teach arehat values that are longstanding american values. >> piazza: but at the same ti time, i think everyone just thinks about them as the poster children for teen stars that get screwed up. >> wolf: addiction, depression, all the things that can come along with th...