"Sanford" (1980) TV series 1980-1981

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

15 March 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Further adventures of Fred Sanford. The old cast is here, except Lamont. Fred has a new partner and a new girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Junkyard | African American | Television Flop | Short Lived | Spin Off

Cast

Dennis Burkley	...	Cal Pettie (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
Redd Foxx	...	Fred G. Sanford (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
Margueritte Ray	...	Evelyn Lewis (17 episodes, 1980-1981)
Clinton Derricks-Carroll	...	Cliff Anderson (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Nathaniel Taylor	...	Rollo Larson (14 episodes, 1980)
Suzanne Stone	...	Cissy Lewis (14 episodes, 1980)
Cathy Cooper	...	Clara (14 episodes, 1980)
Percy Rodrigues	...	Winston (14 episodes, 1980)

Series Directed by
Jim Drake		(26 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Writing credits
Phil Doran		(8 episodes, 1980-1981)
Douglas Arango		(6 episodes, 1980-1981)
Ted Bergmann		(6 episodes, 1980-1981)
Sy Rosen		(5 episodes, 1980-1981)
Bob Schiller		(3 episodes, 1981)
Bob Weiskopf		(3 episodes, 1981)
Michael Morris		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Chip Keyes		(2 episodes, 1981)
Doug Keyes		(2 episodes, 1981)

Series Produced by
Mort Lachman	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
Sy Rosen	....	producer (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
Gloria Vinson	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
Larry Rhine	....	producer (14 episodes, 1980)
Mel Tolkin	....	producer (14 episodes, 1980)

Series Film Editing by
Rob Bramwell		(14 episodes, 1980)
Gregory Bennett		(5 episodes, 1981)

Series Art Direction by
Don Roberts		(1 episode, 1981)

Series Costume Design by
Adella Farmar		(1 episode, 1980)

Series Makeup Department
Billie Jordan	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Lawrence Woodard	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Production Management
Alan Horn	....	production supervisor (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jim Terry	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Singletary	....	associate director (1 episode, 1980)
Art Dielhenn	....	associate director (1 episode, 1981)

Series Art Department
George Sayeg	....	property master (1 episode, 1981)

Series Sound Department
Georja Skinner	....	audio (1 episode, 1980)
Kerry Boggio	....	audio (1 episode, 1981)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Glover	....	lighting director (26 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Casting Department
Jane Murray	....	casting executive (1 episode, 1981)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adella Farmar	....	costumes (1 episode, 1981)

Series Music Department
Quincy Jones	....	composer: theme music / composer: main theme (3 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Other crew
Douglas Arango	....	executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Phil Doran	....	executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Mort Lachman	....	script consultant / script supervisor (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Sy Rosen	....	script consultant / script supervisor (2 episodes, 1980-1981)

Production Companies

• Norman Lear/Tandem Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Embassy Telecommunications
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1980-1981) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Norman Lear/Tandem Productions

Trivia:

Lamont's absence was explained by having him move to Alaska to work as part of the crew on the pipeline.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Sanford and Son" (1972)

Why this show didn't have Lamont

This show was missing Lamont for one very simple reason. Note that even on this site, there is no reference to the "made for TV" show this actor did, in which he plays a gay man. The movie sucked to be honest, but it was an attempt, way ahead of it's time, to show that there are more gay people among us than, at the time, we wanted to believe. It was effective, but the show just sucked. But, at a young age I learned 1 out of3 men has had an "alternative experience". So while the rest of the world might want to forget it, I never did. I always look at that 3rd person with suspicion now! LOL, that's a joke, calm down! Anyway, after doing this made for TV movie, the attempt to make a comeback of the Sanford and Son show with Lamont was not possible. He was now a labeled man. It was NOT OK for a man in Hollywood to play a gay guy yet. So His career died on the vine and the attempt at a comeback for the show did too, because Lamont, as bland as the character may have seemed, was the perfect straight man to Redd Foxx.