Whatchu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?

Todd Bridges recently appeared on “The Patrick LabyorSheaux” podcast and opened up about the issues he had with his late co-star Gary Coleman’s father, Willie Coleman, during “Diff’rent Strokes.”

“The first three years, me and Gary were close,” Bridges, 60, said. “Tight like brothers. Just like brothers.” 8

“When his father came, everything changed,” the actor added. “It wasn’t a fun set to be on.”

Bridges explained, “Gary’s father tried to have me fired, because at 13 years old, Gary slapped me, and I slapped him back, and [he was] like, ‘We’ve got to fire him. He slapped the star!'” 8

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However, the producers of the beloved sitcom refused to axe Bridges.

“They were like, ‘We can’t fire him, Willie. We can’t fire Willis. The show is about

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