Sanford and Son

LaWanda Page’s Iconic Role as Aunt Esther Lives On Decades Later You couldn’t miss her. Purse clutched, Bible ready, eyes blazing—Aunt Esther was the ultimate […]

Whitman Mayo’s Grady Was TV’s Most Lovable Old Man—and His Legacy Still Makes Us Smile He shuffled. He mumbled. He got everything wrong—and we loved […]

He Played the Coolest Cat on Sanford and Son—Then He Chose a Different Path Every time Rollo stepped onto the screen, you knew something slick, […]

When Sanford and Son ended in 1977, fans were blindsided. There was no grand finale, no farewell episode—just an abrupt disappearance. But behind the scenes, […]

Rollo Lawson—slick hair, silk shirts, and street smarts for days—was Fred Sanford’s favorite target. But in real life, actor Nathaniel Taylor lived a double life […]

Aunt Esther, the Bible-thumping, purse-swinging nemesis of Fred Sanford, became one of the most iconic characters on 1970s television. But here’s the twist: she was […]

In 1974, Sanford and Son nearly aired an episode that pushed boundaries even by today’s standards. The plot? Fred Sanford accidentally buys a stolen item—and […]

When Gregory Sierra first appeared on Sanford and Son as Julio Fuentes, he was stepping into more than just a recurring role — he was […]

It may seem like just another 1970s sitcom, but Sanford and Son was actually one of the most groundbreaking shows in American TV history — […]

He made the world laugh for decades, but Redd Foxx’s final chapter was far from a Hollywood ending. The man who was Fred Sanford — […]