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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.
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- 136 (list of episodes)
- January 14, 1972 –, March 25, 1977
- NBC
- 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.
Dec 6, 2023 · In the same way that All in the Family was based on the British sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, Sanford and Son was based on that country's Steptoe and Son. That show spanned eight seasons (or...
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- Ed Gross
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
Jan 14, 2013 · "Sanford and Son" best years were the first two – not coincidentally, most of the scripts from these seasons were based on "Steptoe and Son" teleplays, adjusted and modified by necessity.
In 1970s New York City, David Marks, the son of a powerful real estate tycoon Sanford Marks, marries Katie McCarthy, a working-class student. Together they try to establish a new life in Vermont, setting up a health food store called All Good Things. However, Sanford manipulates David into returning to the city, telling him that Katie deserves ...
Jul 23, 2021 · This cinched the deal and NBC officially bought Sanford and Son. On January 14th, 1972 the pilot episode aired on NBC and was a smash hit right away. Demond Wilson told Get Tv: “Sanford and Son was the first all-black cast on network television since Amos and Andy. When the pilot aired, it got a 52 (ratings) share, which is unheard of.
