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Sanford and Son

  • TV Series
  • 1972–19771972–1977
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
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7.9/10
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Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
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Comedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
IMDb RATING
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    • Norman Lear(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Redd Foxx
    • Demond Wilson
    • LaWanda Page
    • Norman Lear(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Redd Foxx
    • Demond Wilson
    • LaWanda Page
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys

    Episodes135

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    Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Redd Foxx and Whitman Mayo in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
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    Redd Foxx in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Redd Foxx, Whitman Mayo, and LaWanda Page in Sanford and Son (1972)
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    Top cast

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    Redd Foxx
    Redd Foxx
    • Fred G. Sanford…
    Demond Wilson
    Demond Wilson
    • Lamont Sanford…
    LaWanda Page
    LaWanda Page
    • Aunt Esther Anderson
    Don Bexley
    Don Bexley
    • Bubba Bexley
    Whitman Mayo
    Whitman Mayo
    • Grady Wilson
    Nathaniel Taylor
    Nathaniel Taylor
    • Rollo Larson
    Lynn Hamilton
    Lynn Hamilton
    • Donna Harris…
    Hal Williams
    Hal Williams
    • Officer 'Smitty' Smith
    Howard Platt
    Howard Platt
    • Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins
    Gregory Sierra
    Gregory Sierra
    • Julio Fuentes
    Fritzi Burr
    Fritzi Burr
    • Woman on Plane…
    Raymond Allen
    Raymond Allen
    • Uncle Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson
    Pat Morita
    Pat Morita
    • Ah Chew…
    Noam Pitlik
    Noam Pitlik
    • Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser
    Marlene Clark
    Marlene Clark
    • Janet Lawson
    Frank Nelson
    Frank Nelson
    • Co-Pilot…
    Slappy White
    Slappy White
    • Melvin
    Nancy Kulp
    Nancy Kulp
    • May Hopkins
      • Norman Lear(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page had been friends since childhood, and she was his first and only choice to play Esther, Fred's sister-in-law. Producers wanted to fire Page due to her inexperience on-camera, but Foxx threatened to quit the show if Page was fired.
    • Goofs
      The exterior shot of the Sanford house/junk shop as seen in the opening credits does not match the exterior of the house/junk shop as it appeared on the show. In the opening credits shots, the house's front door is seen almost flush against the street with a very small front yard and little to no junk out in front of the house. In the show however, the Sanfords have a huge front yard with piles and piles of junk scattered about and the street is very far from the front door.
    • Quotes

      Officer Swanhauser: Was the suspect colored?

      Fred Sanford: Yeah, white.

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits of the episode "The Headache" (4.21), Fred and Lamont's voices can be heard. They're doing a soap opera cliffhanger parody. (Eg. Fred: "Will Lamont leave home?" Lamont: "Will you be quiet?")
    • Alternate versions
      During the show's network run, a few episodes contained the "N-word". However, when the show began to appear on the TV Land cable network, the word was edited out.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Streetbeater
      (Theme)
      Written and Performed by Quincy Jones

    User reviews51

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    Friday night classic on NBC!
    Perhaps the last really good TV Sitcom. Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson were the stars of this 70's comedy but had such great support from actors and actresses to include Whitman Mayo, Lawanda Page, Raymond Allen, Don Bexley, Noam Pitlik, Gregory Sierra, Nathaniel Taylor, Slappy White and Hal Williams that the show was a "Can't miss an episode" on Friday nights.

    Even when Redd Foxx was out of several episodes during a contract dispute one season the show never missed a beat as Whitman Mayo's "Grady" became the main character.
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    • Jan 10, 2000

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 1972 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 10659 West Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Tandem Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 30 minutes
      • Color

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