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Feel free to post and chat about all things rag and bone here....
Favourite episode? The actors? The films? Stage plays?
Post away! :)
"Oh, - and HARRRRROOOOLLLLLDDDD!!!!!!"
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Review Steptoe and Son (1962)
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Feel free to post and chat about all things rag and bone here....
Favourite episode? The actors? The films? Stage plays?
Post away! :)
"Oh, - and HARRRRROOOOLLLLLDDDD!!!!!!"
Surprised no one has responded to this before. So, yes a fantastic show, I have all the DVDs, I don't think there's a bad episode.
Favorites? Tricky..mmmmm?
Episode where the hitherto unknown Aussie son of Albert turns up springs to mind, the divided house too, just many more too numerous to go into, but an all time classic.
Favorites? Tricky..mmmmm?
Episode where the hitherto unknown Aussie son of Albert turns up springs to mind, the divided house too, just many more too numerous to go into, but an all time classic.
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I love the one with Leonard Rossiter as an escaped prisoner.
"We can't make a getaway on a horse, Johnny!"
The Aussie son one is, indeed, great too.
Yes. too many to mention, as you say.
"We can't make a getaway on a horse, Johnny!"
The Aussie son one is, indeed, great too.
Yes. too many to mention, as you say.
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Sanford and Son is an American sitcom that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the BBC Television program Steptoe and Son.
Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and considered NBC's answer to CBS's All in the Family. Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to many other African American sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run.
While the role of Fred G. Sanford was known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, the role of Lamont Sanford was that of a conscientious peacemaker. At times, both characters would involve themselves in schemes, usually as a means of earning cash quickly in order to pay off their various debts. Other colorful and unconventional characters on the show included Aunt Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley[1] and Rollo Lawson.
Sanford and Son - Season 1 Episode 1 - Crossed Swords
Lamont brings home a piece of valuable crockery that he bought from an elderly woman in Beverly Hills and figures that he can make a lot of money selling it. After getting an estimate from an antiques dealer in Beverly Hills he figures that the best place to sell it will be at an auction house. At the auction, Lamont schemes to drive the price up by bidding on it, but he doesn't figure on Fred doing the same and he ends up buying his own piece.
Steptoe and Son Crossed Swords
Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and considered NBC's answer to CBS's All in the Family. Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to many other African American sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run.
While the role of Fred G. Sanford was known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, the role of Lamont Sanford was that of a conscientious peacemaker. At times, both characters would involve themselves in schemes, usually as a means of earning cash quickly in order to pay off their various debts. Other colorful and unconventional characters on the show included Aunt Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley[1] and Rollo Lawson.
Sanford and Son - Season 1 Episode 1 - Crossed Swords
Lamont brings home a piece of valuable crockery that he bought from an elderly woman in Beverly Hills and figures that he can make a lot of money selling it. After getting an estimate from an antiques dealer in Beverly Hills he figures that the best place to sell it will be at an auction house. At the auction, Lamont schemes to drive the price up by bidding on it, but he doesn't figure on Fred doing the same and he ends up buying his own piece.
Steptoe and Son Crossed Swords
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Reception and cancellation
Sanford and Son was enormously popular during most of its run, and was one of the top 10 highest-rated series on American television from its first season (1972) through the 1976–77 season.
With its coveted 9 p.m. Eastern Friday night time slot, Sanford and Son put enough of a dent into the middling audience of ABC's The Brady Bunch to drive it off the air in 1974. Sanford and Son peaked at #2 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1972–73 season and the 1974–75 season. The series was second only to All in the Family in terms of ratings during those years. By the 1974–75 season, Sanford and Son's high lead-in helped the entire NBC Friday night lineup to place in the coveted bracket of the Top 15 shows (Chico and the Man, following Sanford, ranked #3 for the season, while the police dramas The Rockford Files and Police Woman aired later in the evening and ranked at #12 and #15 respectively).
In the midst of taping episodes for the 1974-75 season, Redd Foxx walked off the show in a salary dispute. In 1974, Foxx was earning $19,000 per episode. His character was written out of the series for the rest of the season. The continuity of the show explained that Fred Sanford was away in St. Louis attending his cousin's funeral and leaving his friend Grady (Whitman Mayo) in charge of the business. NBC sued Foxx and as part of the settlement, Foxx later returned. Foxx had taped 18 of that season's 24 episodes before Fred "left for St. Louis." The show was still quite popular when it was cancelled in 1977.
In 2007, Time magazine included the show on its list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time"
Sanford and Son was enormously popular during most of its run, and was one of the top 10 highest-rated series on American television from its first season (1972) through the 1976–77 season.
With its coveted 9 p.m. Eastern Friday night time slot, Sanford and Son put enough of a dent into the middling audience of ABC's The Brady Bunch to drive it off the air in 1974. Sanford and Son peaked at #2 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1972–73 season and the 1974–75 season. The series was second only to All in the Family in terms of ratings during those years. By the 1974–75 season, Sanford and Son's high lead-in helped the entire NBC Friday night lineup to place in the coveted bracket of the Top 15 shows (Chico and the Man, following Sanford, ranked #3 for the season, while the police dramas The Rockford Files and Police Woman aired later in the evening and ranked at #12 and #15 respectively).
In the midst of taping episodes for the 1974-75 season, Redd Foxx walked off the show in a salary dispute. In 1974, Foxx was earning $19,000 per episode. His character was written out of the series for the rest of the season. The continuity of the show explained that Fred Sanford was away in St. Louis attending his cousin's funeral and leaving his friend Grady (Whitman Mayo) in charge of the business. NBC sued Foxx and as part of the settlement, Foxx later returned. Foxx had taped 18 of that season's 24 episodes before Fred "left for St. Louis." The show was still quite popular when it was cancelled in 1977.
In 2007, Time magazine included the show on its list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time"
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Theme music
Titled "The Streetbeater", the theme music was composed by Quincy Jones through A&M Records and released on record in 1973.
Although the song did not reach Billboardstatus, it has maintained mainstream popularity and is featured on Jones' greatest hits album
Spin-offs and 1980–81 revival
After the series was canceled in 1977, a short-lived continuation featuring the supporting characters titled Sanford Arms aired. Whitman Mayo starred in a short-lived spin-off series, Grady, during the 1975–76 season.
In 1980–81, Foxx attempted to revive the show with another short-lived series entitled Sanford, but Demond Wilson refused to reprise his role as Lamont Sanford for the new series.
Titled "The Streetbeater", the theme music was composed by Quincy Jones through A&M Records and released on record in 1973.
Although the song did not reach Billboardstatus, it has maintained mainstream popularity and is featured on Jones' greatest hits album
Spin-offs and 1980–81 revival
After the series was canceled in 1977, a short-lived continuation featuring the supporting characters titled Sanford Arms aired. Whitman Mayo starred in a short-lived spin-off series, Grady, during the 1975–76 season.
In 1980–81, Foxx attempted to revive the show with another short-lived series entitled Sanford, but Demond Wilson refused to reprise his role as Lamont Sanford for the new series.
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Jonathan Harris on Redd Foxx and "Sandford and Son"
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ajax cleaner, Steptoe and Son - Television Advertisements.
STEPTOE AND SON KENCO COFFEE TV ADVERT 1981 ANGLIA TV HD 1080P HARRY H CORBETT WILFRED BRAMB
STEPTOE AND SON KENCO COFFEE TV ADVERT 1981 ANGLIA TV HD 1080P HARRY H CORBETT WILFRED BRAMB
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The kenko coffee advert was made the year before Corbett's passing away.