Grady 

The solo adventures of Fred Sanford's pal Grady, who has moved on up to Los Angeles.

Creators:

Redd Foxx, Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub

Stars:

Whitman Mayo, Carol Cole, Joe Morton

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Whitman Mayo	...	Grady Wilson 10 episodes, 1975-1976
Carol Cole	...	Ellie Wilson Marshall 10 episodes, 1975-1976
Joe Morton	...	Hal Marshall 10 episodes, 1975-1976
Rosanne Katon	...	Laurie Marshall 10 episodes, 1975-1976
Haywood Nelson	...	Haywood Marshall 10 episodes, 1975-1976
Alix Elias	...	Rose Kosinski 6 episodes, 1975-1976

Storyline

In this spinoff of "Sanford and Son", Fred Sanford's pal Grady Wilson has moved out of Watts and into the middle-class neighborhood where his daughter Ellie and her family resides. Hal was Grady's hard-working son-in-law, and Laurie and Haywood were his grandchildren.

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Plot Keywords:

spin off | father in law son in law relationship | grandfather granddaughter relationship | grandfather grandson relationship | father daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 1975 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bud Yorkin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carol Cole, who plays Grady's daughter in the show is the real life daughter of Nat King Cole.

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Connections

Spun-off from Sanford and Son (1972)

User Reviews

Feel Good Show

Grady was of the first TV shows that portrayed a middle class Black family sans stereotypes. The Marshall family didn't have any conflicts with appearing bourgeois and trying to fit in to a so-called white suburban culture nor did they shy away from their Blackness. In fact the actress Rosanna Katon as the daughter Kellie, played her role so well that her character came across as the "Black girl growing up in the suburbs persona".

Kind of like the Jennifer Freeman character in the current ABC sitcom, "My Wife and Kids", but more practical.

I remember Carol Cole to be absolutely gorgeous. I wonder what has happened to her these days. Rosanna Katon became Playboy Playmate of the month in September 1978.