Sanford and Son

NBC has announced plans for a Sanford and Son 50th anniversary special that will reunite surviving cast members, share rare behind-the-scenes footage, and celebrate the […]

Television in the 1970s gave viewers two unforgettable TV patriarchs: Fred Sanford of Sanford and Son and Archie Bunker of All in the Family. Both […]

Throughout Sanford and Son, Lamont often dreamed about escaping the junkyard business. He wanted more than sorting scrap metal and dealing with his father’s antics. […]

Abandoned soundstage reveals perfectly preserved TV history Television history enthusiasts are buzzing after the discovery of a fully intact Sanford and Son set inside a […]

The big-screen adaptation that never was Former NBC executive Robert Hale has revealed that in the early 1980s, plans were in motion for a Sanford […]

Behind-the-scenes gold from the beloved sitcom surfaces after 50 years Television archivists have confirmed the discovery of several reel-to-reel tapes containing never-before-seen footage from the […]

Two generations, two worldviews While many sitcoms of the era centered on nuclear families, Sanford and Son focused on a father-son duo with starkly different […]

Not just reading the script Redd Foxx was famous for going off-script — sometimes by accident, often on purpose. His comedic instincts allowed him to […]

Comedy in the junkyard On the surface, Sanford and Son was about a cantankerous junk dealer and his long-suffering son. But beneath the laughs, the […]