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Sanford and Gong: Directed by Bill Foster. With Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Chuck Barris, Lynn Hamilton. Fred, Lamont, Donna and Bubba attend a taping of "The Gong Show" and are inspired to audition as contestants, bringing their musical act onto the show.
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- Comedy
- Bill Foster
- 1976-12-17
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Sanford and Gong was the 125th overall episode of Sanford and Son. Also the 14th episode of Season Six, it first aired on NBC-TV on December 17, 1976.
Fred, Lamont, Donna and Bubba attend a taping of "The Gong Show" and are inspired to audition as contestants, bringing their musical act onto the show.
Chuck Barris guest-stars in this zany episode, wherein Fred and his cronies are booked to appear on The Gong Show. Unfortunately for Fred, his wise-guy brother-in-law Rodney Victor (Allan Drake) is slated to appear on the same show -- and fully intends to win the grand prize. A last-minute plot wrinkle results in a hilarious song-and-dance performed con brio by Fred, Lamont (Demond Wilson), and Bubba (Don Bexley).
Note: Jack DeLeon appears as Sven. Sid McCoy and Renny Roker both appear as customers. Roy Stuart makes his 3rd and final appearance as Barton, and Paul Ziegler appears as Charley. Tracee Lyles, Al Hansen and Bob Goldstein all appear as "Gong Show" panelists
Oct 24, 2022 · Fred (Redd Foxx), Lamont (Demond Wilson) and Rodney (Allen Drake) show off their musical talents in an audition for "The Gong Show”. From Season 6 Episode 12, "Sanford and Gong".
- 5 min
- 29.2K
- Sanford and Son
"Sanford and Son" Sanford and Gong (TV Episode 1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Now determined to become a contestant, he enlists white brother-in-law Rodney Victor (Allen Drake, his third and final appearance) to join Sanford and Son in a musical trio, Fred singing, Lamont on drums (Demond Wilson has a ball!).
Sep 24, 1976 · Sanford and Gong. Fri, Dec 17, 1976 30 mins. Fred is unaware that his brother-in-law Rodney plans to upstage the junkman's act on "The Gong Show" and carry off the prize money. Chuck...
About Sanford And Son: The highest-rated half-hour series in NBC history at the time, Sanford and Son stars Redd Foxx as the cantankerous sexagenarian Fred Sanford and Demond Wilson as his son Lamont, also his business partner in the family junk-dealing business.
- 35 sec
- 10.7K
- Sanford and Son
