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"Sanford and Son" The Light Housekeeper (1972)
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"Sanford and Son" (1972)Original Air Date:
22 December 1972 (Season 2, Episode 14)Plot:
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| Wed. July 30 | 11:30 PM | TVLAND | The Light Housekeeper | #2.14 | |
| Thur. July 31 | 3:00 AM | TVLAND | The Light Housekeeper | #2.14 |
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(Episode Credited cast) | Redd Foxx | ... | Fred G. Sanford |
 | Demond Wilson | ... | Lamont Sanford |
| Beah Richards | ... | Aunt Ethel |
 | Mary Wickes | ... | Mary (as Mary Wicks) |
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Fred and Lamont were going to hire a maid to clean the house.
Fred wanted a pretty young maid, Lamont wanted one with experience who would get the job done.
Fred knew such a woman would mean that she more than likely would be homely.
Sure enough, here she came, ready to get to work.
Listen for the gasps from the audience when she enters. It was Mary Wickes, known for . . . . virtually nothing.
Wickes stands as one of the most prolific performers to never be connected to a single role in a movie or TV show, along with Kathleen Freeman and Charles Lane (still alive at this time and over 100 years old).
And here is Wickes, on Sanford and Son.
Kate Hepburn and Meryl Streep can win the Oscars and nominations, but could they walk into foreign territory like Wickes did here and be immediately recognized?