Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son was famous for its humor, but one episode went too far for NBC—and it was pulled before it ever reached the airwaves. […]

Fred Sanford may have been hilarious on-screen, but behind the scenes, Redd Foxx was a firestorm of demands, tension, and unfiltered speech. The most shocking […]

When Sanford and Son premiered in 1972, no one expected a foul-mouthed stand-up comic to become one of television’s most influential stars. But Redd Foxx, […]

Before sitcoms became polished and sentimental, Sanford and Son introduced America to a father and son who bickered, hustled, and loved each other in the […]

Lynn Hamilton, the theater-trained actress best known for her roles as Donna Harris on “Sanford and Son” and Miss Verdie on “The Waltons,” died Thursday […]

Fans were stunned when Lamont’s girlfriend Janet disappeared from Sanford and Son without explanation. One week she was Fred’s future daughter-in-law — the next, gone […]

Redd Foxx was a comedy legend — unpredictable, unapologetic, and larger than life. But one episode of Sanford and Son pushed him to the edge […]

She stormed into Fred Sanford’s house like a holy hurricane, Bible in one hand and a verbal slap in the other. With every “Watch it, […]

In Sanford and Son Season 3, the episode titled “Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle” opens with a seemingly light-hearted setup: Fred decides to represent himself in […]

When Sanford and Son premiered on NBC in January 1972, no one could have predicted just how deeply it would reshape American television. On the […]