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).

Other characters

Showing up in many episodes was Lamont's Aunt Esther (played by LaWanda Page). One of her trademarks was that she was a devout Baptist, and exhibited behaviors Fred saw as "Bible-thumping". Fred criticized Esther frequently for many reasons, ranging from her incessant talk about the Bible to constant comparisons to Godzilla and King Kong because of how ugly Fred thought she was. Her reaction, invariably, was to tell Fred to "Watch it, sucka." Sometimes, she would go berserk and try to hit him with her purse, or call him "fish-eyed fool" and "heathen".

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LaWanda Page - Baptist - Bible - Godzilla - King Kong

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Fred's friends Bubba Bexley (Don Bexley) and Grady Wilson (Whitman Mayo) showed up regularly, as did Lamont's shady friend Rollo Lawson (Nathaniel Taylor). Lynn Hamilton was shown infrequently as Fred's nurse girlfriend Donna Harris. Julio Fuentes (Gregory Sierra), Lamont's friend and the Sanford's neighbor, also showed up from time to time, about whom Fred made frequent ethnic jokes.

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Don Bexley - Whitman Mayo - Nathaniel Taylor - Lynn Hamilton - Gregory Sierra

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From time to time, two police officers, one black (Officer "Smitty" Smith (Hal Williams)) and one white (Officer "Swanny" Swanhauser (Noam Pitlik), later replaced by Officer "Hoppy" Hopkins (Howard Platt)) would come by the Sanford house. Often, Swanny/Hoppy would incorrectly use slang, which Smitty would correct (e.g., "cold" instead of "cool" or "torn off" instead of "ripped off").

Related Topics:
Hal Williams - Noam Pitlik - Howard Platt

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