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Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Awards. Sanford and Son. Jump to. 4 wins & 12 nominations. Primetime Emmy Awards. 1976 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series. Ken Denisoff. For episode "Earthquake II". 1974 Nominee Primetime Emmy. Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Redd Foxx.
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - 1972. Nominee: Redd Foxx. Sanford and Son. NBC. Sanford and Son: awards, nominations, photos and more at Emmys.com.
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. Known for its racial humor, running gags, and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and ...
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- 136 (list of episodes)
- January 14, 1972 –, March 25, 1977
- NBC
Feb 11, 2022 · Sanford and Son was an almost instant hit, landing in the Nielsen top ten for nearly all of its six seasons on the air. Across that run it earned seven Emmy nominations, including two for outstanding comedy series and two for Foxx as outstanding lead actor in a comedy.
- Eric Deggans
Sanford and Son: Created by Norman Lear. With Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley. The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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- 1972-01-14
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Feb 4, 2022 · "Sanford and Son" turns 50 this year. The comedy hit brought Black talent to a mainstream TV audience, but it also traded in stereotypes. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans weighs the show's complex...
Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and Good Times, all produced by Lear and Yorkin, featured mostly black casts--the first such programming to appear since the Amos 'n' Andy show was canceled in a hailstorm debate in 1953. The starring role of Sanford and Son was portrayed by actor-comedian Redd Foxx. Foxx (born John Elroy Sanford) was no newcomer ...
