Sanford and Son

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When the cranky old comic best known as Fred G. Sanford grabbed his heart, fell to the ground and endured the final […]

It was 50 years ago today, on January 14 1972, that the sitcom Sanford and Son debuted on NBC. Sanford and Son centred on junk […]

It was the second season that would see the arrival of Fred’s best known foil, Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page). In the first season Fred’s primary […]

Fred G. Sanford was a junk man, and Redd Foxx was the master of trash talk. Sanford and Son turns 50. Sanford and Son, the […]

Fred is more than just a cantankerous old man, he is jealous, possessive, and manipulative. He fakes arthritis when asked to work, of course in […]

Redd Foxx, Fred Sanford of course : Had a legitimate heart attack in 1991, at age 68 on the set of his then sitcom “The […]

Sanford and Son first aired in January of 1972 on NBC as a mid-season replacement. The series was the second series created by the All […]

A British show provided inspiration for an American TV classic. Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin had a knack for adapting British sitcom formats and spinning […]

Sanford and Son (1972) Season 4 is the fourth installment in this vintage American sitcom that draws inspiration from a British series of a similar […]

Sanford and Son first aired in January of 1972 on NBC as a mid-season replacement. The series was the second series created by the All […]