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).

Some of Fred Sanford's quotes

• "You big dummy!"
• "How would you like one across the lips?"
• "Ohhh...this is the big one. You hear that Elizabeth? I'm comin' to join you honey!"
• "Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone."
• "I ain't afraid to give you one across the lips!"
• "Sanford and Son is more than just a name. It's a condition, a dynasty, an empire. This here is the finest pile of junk of the world."
• "Fred G. Sanford, that's S-A-N-F-O-R-D-Period, and the G. stands for {whatever word Fred felt fit the situation}"

:Aunt Esther: Who you calling ugly, sucker!!

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:Fred Sanford: I'm calling you ugly, I could stick your face in some dough and make some gorilla cookies.

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:Aunt Esther: Fred Sanford, the wrath of God will strike you down!

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:Fred Sanford: And this Louisville slugger will knock you out!

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:Lamont: Pop, why don't you act your age instead of your shoe size.

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:Fred: Son, if you don't shut your lip, you're gonna feel my shoe size.

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Another often-used theme in the show was a drawer full of various reading glasses, where Fred would open the drawer and try on various glasses until he found a pair that would work. (In one episode, one pair worked specifically with a marked deck of cards that Fred used to win back money that Lamont lost to a trio of card sharks.)

Related Topics:
Reading glasses - Card shark

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"I'm comin', 'Lizabeth"

When Fred Sanford was not getting his way, he would often clutch his chest and fake a heart attack by saying words to the effect of "Oooh, this is the big one! 'Lizabeth! I'm comin' to join ya, honey!" as a sympathy ploy. (Elizabeth was his late wife.) Fred often would resort to this tactic when Lamont announced plans to leave for a better profession. Lamont had long since been wise to this tactic, but always wound up staying or giving into his father's wishes.

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When he was rehearsing a scene on his 1991 series, The Royal Family, Foxx began complaining of chest pains. His co-stars (including Della Reese) at first believed that he was reprising this old "heart attack" routine when, in fact, he was truly having a heart attack, from which he died on October 11, 1991.

Related Topics:
1991 - The Royal Family - Della Reese - October 11

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