Sanford and Son Funny, You Don't Look It (Season 6, Episode 22)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

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Sanford and Son

Funny, You Don't Look It (Season 6, Episode 22)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Inspired by Alex Haley's "Roots," Fred orders a family crest and genealogical scroll that states he's African royalty and a descendant of the Jewish Ethiopian Falashas.

Director

Russ Petranto

Writers

Joseph Feinstein (written by) (as Rabbi Joseph Feinstein) | Ray Galton ("Steptoe and Son" created by) | Alan Simpson ("Steptoe and Son" created by)

Producers

Bernie Orenstein | Saul Turteltaub

Editors

Stephen McKeown (video tape) | Stowell Werden (video tape)

Casting Director

Jane Murray

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 11, 1977

Release date

Mar 11, 1977 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Redd Foxx Fred G. Sanford Fred G. Sanford See fewer	Sanford and Son (1972)
Demond Wilson Lamont Sanford Lamont Sanford See fewer	Sanford and Son (1972)
LaWanda Page Aunt Esther Anderson (as La Wanda Page) Aunt Esther Anderson (as La Wanda Page) See fewer	Friday (1995)
Don Bexley Bubba Bexley Bubba Bexley See fewer	Sanford and Son (1972)
Milton Selzer Sam Gittleman Sam Gittleman See fewer	Sid and Nancy (1986)
Will Gill Jr. Customer #1 Customer #1 See fewer	Pearl Harbor (2001)
James Mendenhall Customer #2 (as Jim Mendenhall) Customer #2 (as Jim Mendenhall) See fewer	Over the Top (1987)
John Hawker Mailman Mailman See fewer	A Woman Under the Influence (1974)