Dorothy Hamill once made an appearance on Diff'rent Strokes

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She taught Kimberly Drummond (Dana Plato) how to do a camel spin. I'm slightly disappointed that Kimberly didn't do Dorothy's famous Hamill camel

Diff'rent Strokes | Kimberly Is An Ice Skating Prodigy | Classic TV Rewind

The family (Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges) is very excited that Kimberly (Dana Plato) is training to become a professional ice skater, but press...

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[MCsAngel2]

I remember that episode well. This was when I was skating, as a teenager. I think I taped it so I could watch it whenever I wanted!

 

[moonvine]

I did not know! Thank you!

 

[Mathman]

Does Kimberly look a little like Tara Lipinski in that clip?

 

[Axel Rose]

I used to love that show ! I never knew Mr. Drummond was a Skating Dad. At least he didn’t force her to redo her camel spin after pulling her harmstring. I didn’t find his or Dorothy’s advice particularly helpful. You needed a real coach, Kimberly!