Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son is a television sitcom, the American remake of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. Sanford and Son first aired on the NBC television network on January 14, 1972, and was broadcast for six seasons until the final original episode aired in March 1977 (repeat episodes were broadcast until September of that year).

Related Topics:
Sitcom - American - British - Steptoe and Son - NBC - Television network - January 14 - 1972 - March - 1977

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sanford and Son starred Redd Foxx as Watts, Los Angeles, California, junk dealer Fred G. Sanford. Demond Wilson also starred as his son Lamont, a 28-year-old (when the series began) who still lived at home. Although Fred loved Lamont, he thought that he'd never amount to anything, often called him "dummy", and frequently threatened to give him "one across the lips".

Related Topics:
Redd Foxx - Watts, Los Angeles, California - Demond Wilson

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Redd Foxx was arguably the genius of the show, playing Sanford as a sarcastic, stubborn, and argumentative antiques and junk dealer whose frequent money-making schemes routinely backfired and created more troubles. Upon the show's premiere in 1972, newspaper ads touted Foxx as NBC's answer to Archie Bunker.

Related Topics:
Sarcastic - Newspaper - Archie Bunker

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Fred G. Sanford was a widower; his wife Elizabeth had died some two decades before. Fred had raised Lamont alone and missed Elizabeth deeply.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sanford and Son was enormously popular during most of its run, and was one of the top ten highest-rated series on American television from its first season (1971-72) through the 1975-76 season. The show peaked at #2 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1972-73 season, when the series was second only to All in the Family in terms of ratings.

Related Topics:
American television - Nielsen ratings - All in the Family

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It was produced by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, the team responsible for All in the Family. The two shows had a few things in common. They were both based on popular British sitcoms, and both were pioneers of edgy, racial humor that reflected the changing politics of the time. Sanford and Son helped to redefine the genre of black situation comedy.

Related Topics:
Norman Lear - Bud Yorkin

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~