Sanford and Son

TV Series
1972–1978
TV-PG
30m

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7.9/10

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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.

Creator
- Norman Lear
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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,694

Creator
- Norman Lear
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 12 nominations total

Episodes137

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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
When Lamont first starts dating Janet, she has a brother but later in the series when Janet's ex husband returns Lamont then says Janet doesn't have a brother.

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

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Absolutely hysterical!

In October of 1991, the entertainment world was robbed of true comedy quality talent, namely Mr. Redd Foxx. This is his crowning achievement. My 2 personal favorite episodes were the episodes about chicken wings on an airplane and the wrong computer error and ''Mr. Haystacks'' bringing Grady a third social security check. This show will undoubtedly withstand the test of time. Thank you so kindly, Mr. Foxx.