Sanford And Son: Season 1
Columbia TriStar (1972)
Comedy
In Collection
#11202
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Seen ItYes
043396094277
IMDB   8.0
6 hr 4 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Redd Foxx Fred G. Sanford
Demond Wilson Lamont Sanford
LaWanda Page Aunt Esther Anderson
Don Bexley Bubba Bexley
Whitman Mayo Grady Wilson
Nathaniel Taylor Rollo Larson
Lynn Hamilton Donna Harris
Hal Williams Officer 'Smitty' Smith
Howard Platt Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Gregory Sierra Julio Fuentes
Director
Bud Yorkin
Producer Saul Turteltaub
Bernie Orenstein
Writer James Fritzell
Paul Mooney


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 in the Family creator, Norman Lear and it was based on the British sitcom, Steptoe and Son. Sanford and Son was the first sitcom that Lear created that had a cast composed mostly of African Americans. Lear would follow it up in 1974 with Good Times and The Jeffersons in 1975. Sanford and Son was also the only Lear sitcom that didn't air on CBS. Sanford and Son starred stand-up comedian, Redd Foxx as 65-year old junk collector, Fred Sanford. Fred ran his junk collection business from his home located in Los Angeles. His home was run-down but it was comfortable enough for him and his son, Lamont, with whom he lived with and who was a partner in the business. Lamont was dissatisfied with the business and would threaten to leave but Fred would fake a heart attack and yell "I'm coming, Elizabeth." Elizabeth had been Fred's wife who had preceded
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    1/14/1972  1.  Crossed Swords
Lamont buys a porcelain figure for $15 from a silent movie star and after having it appraised, Lamont and Fred decide to take it to an auction to make even more money on it. Fred and Lamont attend the auction pretending to be buyers so that the price can be jacked up higher. However, things go awry to Lamont's dismay.
Director:  Bud Yorkin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  William LanteauRobert Mandan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    1/21/1972  2.  Happy Birthday, Pop
Lamont buys Fred a new hat for his birthday and then tries to take him out on the town to celebrate. However, a visit to a fancy bar, a movie theater to see Fiddler on the Roof and dinner at a Chinese restaurant are far from a celebration for Fred.
Director:  Bud Yorkin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Stefanianna Christopherson, Jack Manning, Eddie Carroll,  Harold Fong
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    1/28/1972  3.  Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Engaged, Lamont is excited about his impending nuptials but on the wedding day he quickly finds himself the only one who is. The bride dumps him at the altar and he finds his relatives begging to get back their wedding gifts.
Director:  Bud Yorkin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Alvin Childress,  Paulene Myers, Royce Wallace, Lance Taylor Sr.,  Lillian Randolph, Carol Speed, Bardu Ali, Dave Turner, Stanley Clay, Tina Andrews
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/4/1972  4.  The Copper Caper
Fred and Lamont buy a load of copper from a man that has been stealing copper in the neighborhood. The man is late for a meeting with Lamont at the diner because he is ripping off the Sanford plumbing pipes, which he then sells to Fred and Lamont.
Director:  Bud Yorkin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Leonard Stone, Clancy Cooper
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/11/1972  5.  A Matter of Life and Breath
Lamont comes down hard on Fred to try to get him to quit smoking and has him go to the doctor for a chest x-ray. Later, the results are sent in the mail and Fred becomes convinced he has tuberculosis.
Director:  George Tyne  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Lillian Lehman,  Noreen Gammill
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/18/1972  6.  We Were Robbed
While cleaning the house, Fred knocks over Lamont's glass figurine collection. Trying to cover up the fact that he broke them, Fred makes up a story about how the house was robbed and how he fought them off. In the process, he is labeled as a hero and Fred takes advantage of it.
Director:  Coby Ruskin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Jenny Sullivan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/25/1972  7.  A Pad for Lamont
Lamont tries to have a quiet evening with his latest girlfriend, Darlene, but has little privacy thanks to an annoying Fred who keeps interrupting them. Fed up, Lamont decides to move into his own apartment, which at first worries Fred but then discovers he himself has privacy.
Director:  Bob LaHendro  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Judyann Elder, Tangerine Sublett, Lynn Hamilton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/3/1972  8.  The Great Sanford Siege
Fred does not feel like paying his bills and he throws them in the trash claiming that they never arrived, dragging out the services for as long as he can. After doing so, Fred receives threats that say that they will turn off the gas, electricity, and other utilities, and repossess his furniture if he does not pay.
Director:  Peter Baldwin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Dick Van Patten, Patrick Campbell, Lee Duncan, Dennis Robertson
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/10/1972  9.  Coffins for Sale
Lamont purchases two coffins from an auction to try and get a profit if he sells them to a funeral parlor. In the process, Fred becomes paranoid by having the coffins in the house and refuses to sleep in the house with the coffins. Lamont doesn't think much of it, until he begins hearing strange noises at night.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  James Wheaton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/17/1972  10.  The Barracuda
Fred proposes marriage to Donna Harris, a widow whom Fred is in love with. Lamont can't understand why a practical nurse in her 40's would be interested in a 65-year old junk dealer, and does his best to oppose their impending nuptials.
Director:  Charles S. Dubin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/24/1972  11.  TV or Not TV
Fred wants a new color television set and Lamont wants a new car. The problem is that they cannot afford both of them, so Lamont buys the car. However, after Fred discovers Lamont's purchase, he comes up with a scheme that involves him pretending to have amnesia until Lamont will buy him a color television.
Director:  Peter Baldwin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Peter Bonerz
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/31/1972  12.  The Suitcase Case
While collecting junk, Lamont runs across an old suitcase and decides it could be worth something. However, once he gets it home, Fred makes a shocking discovery when he opens the case to discover that it is stuffed with money. Lamont wants to turn the money in and Fred wants to keep it and locks in a safe. Just then a gunman shows up wanting the money.
Director:  Peter Baldwin  Writer:  Everett Greenbaum  / Jim Fritzell 
Guest starring:  Gabriel Dell, Florida Friebus
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    4/7/1972  13.  The Return of the Barracuda
Fred and Donna reconcile their differences and get back together with marriage being on both of their minds. Fred breaks the news to Lamont, who once again is dead set against the whole idea and decides that two can play that game and cooks up a scheme to stop Fred and Donna's impending nuptials.
Director:  Peter Baldwin  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Beverly Hope Atkinson
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    4/14/1972  14.  The Piano Movers
A wealthy man wants to get rid of a grand piano and Lamont gets a great deal on it. However, the big problem turns out to be moving it out of the man's apartment.
Director:  Bruce Bilson  Writer:  Aaron Ruben 
Guest starring:  Lester Fletcher,  Rick Hurst
Edition Details
Series Sanford And Son
Distributor Sony Pictures
Release Date 8/6/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
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