Diff’rent Strokes, “The Bicycle Man”
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In the golden age of TV sitcoms, “very special episodes” were ironically commonplace — once in a while, a normally gentle, funny show would “get real” about issues plaguing society. Does this excuse Diff’rent Strokes for diving headfirst into child molestation in an aggressive, even violent matter? That’s ultimately for a sociologist to decide, but “The Bicycle Man” remains an anxiety-inducing curiosity of moral panic gone amok.