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“You big dummy!”

Sanford and Son (1972)

First aired January 14, 197230m/ep6 seasons · 136 epsEnded
7.5

95 votes

Comedy

Overview

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Created By

Norman Lear, Ray Galton, Bud Yorkin

Where to Watch

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Top Billed Cast

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Fred G. Sanford

Demond Wilson

Demond Wilson

Lamont Sanford

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

March 25, 1977

Networks

NBC

Production

Bud Yorkin ProductionsNorman Lear/Tandem ProductionsNorBud ProductionsTandem Productions

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User Reviews

drystyx

drystyx

9.0

Redd Foxx was hilarious. The story is about a junk dealer named Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) who is the comedy part of multiple comic duos. His son, Lamont, is pretty much always the straight man to Fred's crazy whims. Fred was the sort of man who could be cruel to you and yet make you laugh at the same time. Rawanda Page, as Aunt Esther, was a superb straight woman who suffered the most at Fred Sanford's cruelty. While the specific topics are "dated", the comedy is everlasting, because the comedy is about the shallowness of Fred against the depth of thought by those around him.

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