Sanford and Son
(1972)
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Synopsis
L.A. junk dealer Fred Sanford was Norman Lear's black counterpart to Archie Bunker. The gravel-voiced widower hurled outrageous one-liners at his Bible-toting sister-in-law, Esther; cooked up get-rich-quick schemes with buddies Grady (who got his own spin-off series in 1975) and Bubba; and feigned countless 'big ones' (heart attacks) to win the sympathy of long-suffering son Lamont. Based on the British series 'Steptoe and Son,' the show consistently ranked in the Top 10.
Directors
Peter Baldwin, Alan Rafkin, Mark Warren, Norman Abbott, Charles Dubin, Sid McCoy, John Rich, Coby Ruskin, Bud Yorkin, Hal Cooper, Rick Edelstein, Lewis Gomavitz, Jack Shea, Bill Foster, Bob LaHendro, Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin, Quincy Jones
Production year
1972
Rating
TV-PG
Studio
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
Runtime
30 minutes
Cast
Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Slappy White, Don Bexley, Noam Pitlik