Sanford

1980
Sanford

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Here Comes the Bride (1) Jan 09, 1981

Aunt Esther moves in to watch her son Cliff because she thinks that Fred's influence has caused him to slip in his grades. Then, she breaks Fred and Evelyn apart from kissing and degrades Evelyn by calling her names and tells Fred what a ""disgrace"" he is to Elizabeth. After getting a hold Fred's marriage license, Cal tells Fred that Fred and Esther are married. You see, it turns out that Elizabeth signed where the witness was suppose to sign and Esther signed where the bride was suppose to sign. This age-old mistake causes a lawyer to stop by to tell the ""newlyweds"" that they have to go back to the state of Missouri (Where Fred and Elizabeth originally got married) to fix the problem.

EP2 Here Comes the Bride (2) Jan 09, 1981

After reaching Freemont Missouri, Fred and Esther try to get divorced, but they end up getting a judge that hates divorce. When Fred explains the problem, the judge understands but doesn't understand. He says the only way that he can fix the problem is if they get married officially and then get a divorce.

EP3 Fred Has the Big One Jan 16, 1981

Cal tries to get Fred to do some work around the house, but Fred says that he doesn't feel good. Cal then thinks he is fibbing like he has done many times before, just to get out of doing some chores. When Cal and Cliff go outside to get the truck loaded, Fred has a real heart attack and colapses. Cal and Cliff rush him to the hospital, but the hospital seems too busy to help. When they do finally find time for him, thanks to Cal and his hot violent temper, they realize that Fred needs to take better care of himself.

EP4 Cal the Coward Jan 23, 1981

Fred is enjoying himself on the porch when all of a sudden a Police chase causes the crooks to ""dump"" a bag of gold which happens to land on Fred's property. Later crooks later end up at Fred's looking for the gold worth $65,000 at gunpoint. Fred makes up every excuse in the book and when things look good, Cal comes in and sits down on the couch. After feeling something weird he pulls out gold coins which cause the crooks to trap Fred and Cal in the closet. Risking everything Fred tries to chase them out by breaking out of the closet, but they left. Cal then gets depressed because he was too scared to do anything. Fred then comes up with some schemes to try and make Cal look like a hero.

EP5 Love is Blind Jan 30, 1981

Cliff's girfriend is blind and he hasn't told Fred yet. After staying out all night, Fred gets mad and labels her as a ""hussy"". Fred then tells Cliff to invite her over, so that Cliff can prove that she is not a hussy. When Fred and Cal both find out that she's blind, Fred has a talk with him and makes serious sense. Cliff's girlfriend then sides with Fred and tells Cliff what he's getting himself into when it comes to the responsibilities and all.

EP6 Cal's Mom May 29, 1981

Cal's mother visits and seems to like Fred, that is until he leaves the room. It is revealed that she is a racist and does not approve of her son living with a black man. She then ends up not wanting to stay at Fred's overnight. Cal then tries to break the news to Fred, who tries to get her to change her mind. When it looks like there is no other hope for her, Fred tells her a story that hurt him when he was young. She does not take it to heart and then has Cal decide who he would rather side with. Cal then makes a decision.

EP7 Gaslight Jun 05, 1981

A series of misunderstandings (like rat poison, pills, a shovel, and doctor's advice to ""get rid of the old thing"") causes a sick Fred to think that Cal is trying to kill him.

EP8 Freeway Jun 12, 1981

With water dripping everywhere and the place falling apart, Fred decides that he wants to sell the house... that is until he learns that there are plans to build a freeway, either through a rich neighborhood or Fred's neighborhood. Worrying about their neighborhood, Fred and his neighbors plan on taking their case to the State Government. After a debate with the rich and them, Fred's persuasion hits and his side wins the case. Just after winning the case, an earthquake erupts, causing big damage to Fred's house and Fred saying ""Earthquake! I got to dump this dump!""

EP9 Jury Duty Jun 19, 1981

Fred tries to convince a jury that looks shouldn't determine whether someone is guilty or not guilty. In this case, a mob-looking man who looks guilty and who Fred is afraid of.

EP10 Cal's Illegal Alien Jun 26, 1981

Manny, a Mexican friend sneaks his illegal-alien sister Maria into the country. Maria offers service in exchange for Fred to take her under his wing. Along the way, Cal falls in love with Maria. As a way to make her more dependant, Cal sends her out to get a cake, but the bakery is raided by immigration. Cal and Fred head down to immigration to try and get her. Cal even proposes marriage to her and she lets him down. So it's back to Mexico for her as she gets deported.

EP11 Private Lives Jul 03, 1981

Fred doesn't feel like taking Evelyn out to where she wants to go, so Fred and Evelyn both end up getting new dates. After the competition of who they end up with, it draws Fred and Evelyn closer together.

EP12 To Keep a Thief Jul 10, 1981

Fred and Cal are on the watch for a neigborhood burglar. In the process, they catch him breaking in. It ends up to be a punk kid who stole $200 worth of stuff. A judge then sentences the kid to work at Fred's until he works off the money. The kid drives Fred crazy with his smart mouth and his rudeness. Fred then tells him a fake story about Lamont to put him back on track and it takes some impact.
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Released: 15 March 1980 Ended
Producted By: Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Redd Foxx isn’t done scheming and wise-cracking in the spin-off to one of America's most beloved sitcoms.

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richard.fuller1 But first things first.The reason this show, Sanford Arms, The Redd Foxx Show, Baby Im Back, all came about was because Foxx and Desmond Wilson had disputes as to which one of them was the star of the show. The quote tossed around back then was that Desmond Wilson said he could do 'Sanford and Son' with a chicken. Contracts clearly came up for renewal and who should get paid what reached a boiling point. the show began in '72, was replaced with Sanford Arms approximately five years later.Both men struck out on his own to find success outside of Sanford and Son, neither met with the same success.I for one actually thought Redd Foxx's show and Baby I'm Back, which Wilson did with Denise Nicholas (later of In The Heat of the Night) and Helen Martin (of 227) were both very funny. Much funnier than Sanford.As to the idea that Wilson was now stigmatized for playing a homosexual in a made for TV movie, first I've heard of that (the movie and the stigma).That reviewer should check out Soap with billy Crystal, Ode To Billy Joe with Robbie Benson, boys in the Band, Norman, Is That You? etc, etc, to see actors who didn't have their careers 'stigmatized' from portraying homosexuals.Even still, there was nothing about Desmond Wilson not being wanted on this Sanford outing because he had played a gay character.Sanford itself aired today on BET. It was like lost episodes of Sanford and Son to me. There were plenty of episodes that didn't have Lamont, Grady or Bubba in them; plenty of episodes without Donna (further made confusing by an earlier appearance by Lynn Hamilton as Lamont's landlady).Rollo does appear briefly on this second outing, and the show isn't overrun with fat jokes either.To even put an extremely large white man like this in the show that the network was wanting to hold on to the previously established audience was rather mindblowing and daring (moreso than Bill Cosby bringing in Erika Aleksander and Raven Symone when he ran out of daughters on Cosby Show).Still the transition of the show is intriguing to watch.Foxx obviously wanted to get his character out of the junk business with the rich girlfriend (played by Marguerite Ray, who for nearly a decade would play Mamie the maid on Young and Restless, leading to utter confusion as to why this show was so popular among black youths when it also sported the fewest black characters of all soaps at that time, something they have since rectified), as well as recreate Esther moments with the girlfriend's maid (big miss).Even more peculiar was the young man brought in to play the nephew Cliff. I looked up the actor to see who he was and was astonished to see he was the token off of Sliders, who ended up being the only actor to stick it out with that show.All of this in and of itself makes this Sanford outing an interesting anchor in black entertainment history of sorts.The show is even further enriched by a handful of appearances by LaWanda Page, the sensational Aunt Esther.You can hear the remorse from the audience when Esther declares that Woodrow had passed away.Also, I don't think the adopted son of Esther and Woody was named Cliff (as played by Eric Launeville).In the end, this show could just as easily air along with Sanford and Son, and no one would really be bothered by the changes.the most astonishing aspect for me was the alteration of the house. LOL! That was a bit much! and I did notice Foxx taking a very different approach to his portrayal as well. He didn't seem as in character to me.Yes, I missed bubba and Grady and Woody, but Cal had his fun moments.
Richard-757 This show was missing Lamont for one very simple reason. Note that even on this site, there is no reference to the "made for TV" show this actor did, in which he plays a gay man. The movie sucked to be honest, but it was an attempt, way ahead of it's time, to show that there are more gay people among us than, at the time, we wanted to believe. It was effective, but the show just sucked. But, at a young age I learned 1 out of3 men has had an "alternative experience". So while the rest of the world might want to forget it, I never did. I always look at that 3rd person with suspicion now! LOL, that's a joke, calm down! Anyway, after doing this made for TV movie, the attempt to make a comeback of the Sanford and Son show with Lamont was not possible. He was now a labeled man. It was NOT OK for a man in Hollywood to play a gay guy yet. So His career died on the vine and the attempt at a comeback for the show did too, because Lamont, as bland as the character may have seemed, was the perfect straight man to Redd Foxx.
Mike Eder I grew up seeing this first so maybe nostalgia clouds me here but I liked this show a lot. I really though the episodes (at least the ones where the Cal character was featured) were really funny. I liked the banter between Cal and Fred and remember Cal reading "the little engine That Could" quite humorously.OK it isn't as funny as the original and yes the guest stars seem unrealistic, but for folks who have seen the original 100 times and never caught this version its really worth seeing. One thing I never understood though is why the Norman Lear shows watered down the characters as they ages. I like the original Archie, George, and Fred. Sure they weren't nice but that was the point. OK Lear didn't have anything to do with this spin off but it seems that all of the daring he puts into his lead roles loose their fizz. Still worth catching Dennis in my favorite role of his.
Paul-308 Sanford was a welcomed spin off to fans of the original show,however,with Lamont gone and replaced with a 300 lb Dennis Burkley (Cal Petty)the show became one fat joke after another.Not that it wasnt always dull,once when Cal stepped on the scales the sounds of springs popping and twanging could be heard (the audience laughed it up,if it was a real live audience),however to those who were/are obese the show could be considered very cruel.I for one thought the first "season" was very entertaining,jokes loaded everywhere...never a dull moment,but season two (after a brief hiatus)was terrible.The jokes were lame and the "audience" wasnt laughing.Something major was wrong...a comedy show without comedy????? It was sad to see "Sanford" disappear,but it was bound to happen with writing like that,even Foxx didnt seem to put his all into it.A bad way to go out....