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Overview
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Release Date:
14 January 1972 (USA)
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Plot:
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son. full summary
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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12 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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User Comments:
One of the Funniest Ever
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 2 of 104) | Demond Wilson | ... | Lamont Sanford (135 episodes, 1972-1977) |
 | Redd Foxx | ... | Fred G. Sanford / ... (134 episodes, 1972-1977) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Peter Baldwin | (21 episodes, 1972-1974) | ||
| Alan Rafkin | (17 episodes, 1974-1976) | ||
| Jack Shea | (15 episodes, 1972-1974) | ||
| Bill Foster | (12 episodes, 1974-1977) | ||
| Norman Abbott | (11 episodes, 1974-1976) | ||
| Russ Petranto | (9 episodes, 1977) | ||
| Bud Yorkin | (7 episodes, 1972-1975) | ||
| Mark Warren | (7 episodes, 1973-1976) | ||
| Stan Lathan | (6 episodes, 1974-1975) | ||
| James Sheldon | (6 episodes, 1975-1976) | ||
| Rick Edelstein | (5 episodes, 1972-1973) | ||
| Herbert Kenwith | (3 episodes, 1974) | ||
| Bob LaHendro | (2 episodes, 1972-1974) | ||
| Charles S. Dubin | (2 episodes, 1972) | ||
| Sid McCoy | (2 episodes, 1973-1976) | ||
| Hal Cooper | (2 episodes, 1974) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Bernie Orenstein | (22 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Saul Turteltaub | (22 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Aaron Ruben | (20 episodes, 1972-1974) | |
| Ilunga Adell | (16 episodes, 1972-1974) | |
| Ted Bergmann | (11 episodes, 1974-1976) | |
| Gene Farmer | (8 episodes, 1973-1974) | |
| Jerry Ross | (8 episodes, 1974-1976) | |
| Allan Katz | (6 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Don Reo | (6 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Alan Eisenstock | (5 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| Larry Mintz | (5 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| Garry Shandling | (4 episodes, 1975-1976) | |
| Paul Mooney | (3 episodes, 1972-1974) | |
| James Fritzell | (3 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Everett Greenbaum | (3 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Bob Illes | (3 episodes, 1973) | |
| James R. Stein | (3 episodes, 1973) | |
| Rick Mittleman | (3 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Lloyd Garver | (2 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Ken Hecht | (2 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| Richard Pryor | (2 episodes, 1972) | |
| Winston Moss | (2 episodes, 1973-1974) | |
| Arnie Rosen | (2 episodes, 1974-1975) | |
| Redd Foxx | (2 episodes, 1975-1976) | |
| Robert Garland | (2 episodes, 1975) | |
| George Yanok | (2 episodes, 1975) | |
| Earl Barret | (2 episodes, 1976) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Bud Yorkin | .... | executive producer (135 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
| Bernie Orenstein | .... | producer (73 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Saul Turteltaub | .... | producer (73 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Aaron Ruben | .... | producer (62 episodes, 1972-1974) | |
| Norman Lear | .... | executive producer (61 episodes, 1972-1976) | |
| Norman C. Hopps | .... | associate producer (5 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Ken Denisoff | (1 episode, 1972) | ||
| Dick King | (1 episode, 1972) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Jane Murray | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Edward Stephenson | (5 episodes, 1972-1977) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Rita Riggs | (unknown episodes) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Harry Blake | .... | makeup artist (5 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| Andrew J. Selig | .... | unit manager (1 episode, 1972) | |
| Sheri Rougeot Weaver | .... | unit manager (1 episode, 1976) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| William R. Wyse | .... | associate director / assistant director (17 episodes, 1972-1976) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Bill Cole | .... | audio (1 episode, 1972) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Reed Howard | .... | camera operator (133 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
| Roy Holm | .... | camera operator (110 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
| Victoria Walker | .... | camera operator (24 episodes, 1976-1977) | |
| Jim Kilgore | .... | lighting director (13 episodes, 1972) | |
Series Casting Department | |||
| Jane Murray | .... | casting (3 episodes, 1972-1976) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Rita Riggs | .... | costumes (4 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Quincy Jones | .... | composer: theme music "Street Beater" (135 episodes, 1972-1977) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Joanie Rhodes | .... | script supervisor (17 episodes, 1976) | |
| Bernie Orenstein | .... | story consultant (3 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Saul Turteltaub | .... | story consultant (3 episodes, 1974-1977) | |
| Carl McCarthy | .... | stage manager (2 episodes, 1972-1976) | |
| Ted Bergmann | .... | story editor / story supervisor (2 episodes, 1974-1976) | |
Production Companies
- Bud Yorkin Productions
- Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
- NorBud Productions
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1972-1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Columbia Pictures Television
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 4 and 5)
- Columbia TriStar Television
- Embassy Telecommunications
- P*I*T*S Films
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 6)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) (re-release)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
- NBC Studios, Burbank taping location
Additional Details
Runtime:
30 min (135 episodes)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
In one episode, Fred makes a reference to the Mayo Travel Agency. This was an actual business run by cast member Whitman Mayo who played Grady.
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Quotes:
Lawyer:
We may have to go all the way to the highest court in the land.
Fred Sanford: All the way.
Lawyer: And you're willing 100%?
Fred Sanford: All the way. See, this is America, where a right makes might, where justice is blind, where law is king, where a man should be able to persue his democratic right no matter what it costs him in time, effort and/or money.
Lawyer: Okay, I'll need about $10 to file the complaint.
Fred Sanford: I'll drop the case.
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Fred Sanford: All the way.
Lawyer: And you're willing 100%?
Fred Sanford: All the way. See, this is America, where a right makes might, where justice is blind, where law is king, where a man should be able to persue his democratic right no matter what it costs him in time, effort and/or money.
Lawyer: Okay, I'll need about $10 to file the complaint.
Fred Sanford: I'll drop the case.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in ECW One Night Stand (2005) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
The Streetbeater
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Very funny TV comedy series about the situations a Los Angeles junk dealer,Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) and his son/business partner Lamont(Demond Wilson) find themselves in.
In my opinion, the impeccable timing of hilarious lines delivered by Mr. Foxx made this show a classic. I think the humor was probably cutting edge for its time also, often referencing the racial and sociopolitical climate (a la All in the Family). Though ageless with respect to humor, some of the lines are not politically correct anymore as evidenced by TV Land (that currently shows reruns as of this writing) cutting out any reference to the "N" word said by Fred Sanford as I remember being in more than a couple of episodes when they first aired on NBC.
A whole host of other characters added to the shows hysterical but stereotypical flavor such as the religiously fanatical Aunt Esther, the dimwitted Grady and neighbor Julio. No ethnic group or race was spared a ribbing on this show.
Two of my all time favorite episodes are 1. The Sanfords being promised $10,000 if Lamont marries Fred's cousin's overweight stepdaughter and 2. Fred and Lamont's plane ride to St. Louis to attend the reading of a will of a relative that recently passed.
Priceless.