Sanford and Son

In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian explains how Grady briefly moved away from Sanford and Son to go live with his […]

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 […]

S6.E1 ∙ The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1 Fri, Sep 24, 1976 Luring Fred and Lamont to Hawaii, a trio of jewel thieves plot to make […]

The key to success for all of his shows, Lear explains in his book, was to use real stories from the lives of his writers […]

As the ’70s sitcom marks its fiftieth anniversary, it’s worth recalling how this funny series broke serious ground. He was a white guy writing scripts […]

Sanford and Son (1972) Season 5 is the fifth addition to this long-running American sitcom that originally premiered in 1975. This time out, Fred wakes […]

S5.E1 ∙ Earthquake II Fri, Sep 12, 1975 An earthquake shakes up the Sanfords, and the threat of an even bigger quake sparks Fred to […]

Find out what ‘Sanford and Son’ star Redd Foxx’s real name is. Redd Foxx may not be as familiar a name to 2020 audiences as […]

There are many factors that make a show popular. For Norman Lear’s Sanford and Son, Redd Foxx used a word that many people don’t think […]

What happened to Demond Wilson, ‘Lamont’ from Sanford and Son? A look back at Demond Wilson’s life and career shows that he was more than […]