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Sanford and Son is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son , which initially aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1974.
- CLEAVON LITTLE WAS THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED REDD FOXX AS THE LEAD. Cleavon Little (Blazing Saddles) was approached to work on the project, but had to say no because of prior commitments.
- DEMOND WILSON DIDN'T THINK THE SHOW WOULD LAST VERY LONG WHEN HE SIGNED UP. Demond Wilson caught the attention of executive producer Bud Yorkin during a guest appearance on All in the Family in 1971, where he played a burglar who broke into Archie Bunker's house.
- CBS PASSED ON THE SHOW, AND REGRETTED IT FOR YEARS. Wilson and Foxx first met each other in Las Vegas, where Foxx was doing stand-up. Four days after their first reading together, they performed in front of the All in the Family cast, where a visiting NBC vice president witnessed the future and ordered a pilot.
- QUINCY JONES COMPOSED THE THEME SONG. Quincy Jones was skeptical of Sanford and Son, because he had worked with Foxx decades earlier in shows, and recalled not one word out of the comedian's mouth being appropriate for NBC.
Feb 11, 2022 · Many fans may know that All in the Family was based on the British sitcom 'Til Death Us Do Part. But Sanford and Son was also based on a British TV comedy, Steptoe and Son, which ran from 1962 to '65, then '70 to '74, and centered on a father-and-son junkyard business in London.
- Eric Deggans
Jul 23, 2021 · It’s the true heir to the Sanford and Son royalty, but, there’s nothing like the first and Sanford and Son will always have the amazing legacy of paving the way for comedies with black...
- Kendall Rivers
Jan 14, 2013 · However, perhaps "Sanford and Son" should not be compared with "All in the Family" – indeed, Fred and Lamont Sanford’s misadventures were directly based on a British sitcom from the 1960s...
Sep 13, 2021 · The show starred the Black actors John Elroy Sanford (better known as Redd Foxx) and Demond Wilson as father-son junk dealers Fred and Lamont. The Sanfords were hardly the archetypal family...
Jan 14, 2022 · The character Fred G. Sanford is a 65-year-old widower on Sanford and Son. Foxx was 49 when the series began, but personalized the part and the show. Fred Sanford was named after Foxx’s...
