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1972
TV-14
NBC

1972
TV-14
NBC

Sanford and Son

Summary 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. ...

Comedy

1972
TV-14
NBC

1972
TV-14
NBC

Sanford and Son

6 Seasons

Season 1 Premiere: Jan 14, 1972

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Summary 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. ...

Comedy

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All Seasons

15 Episodes • 1972

24 Episodes • 1972

24 Episodes • 1973

25 Episodes • 1974

24 Episodes • 1975

25 Episodes • 1976

6 Seasons

Top Cast

Redd Foxx

Fred G. Sanford, Ebenezer Scrooge, Self

Demond Wilson

Lamont Sanford, The Spirit of Christmas Future, The Spirit of Christmas Past

LaWanda Page

Aunt Esther Anderson

Don Bexley

Bubba Bexley

Whitman Mayo

Grady Wilson

Nathaniel Taylor

Rollo Larson

Lynn Hamilton

Donna Harris, Landlady

Hal Williams

Officer 'Smitty' Smith

Howard Platt

Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Gregory Sierra

Julio Fuentes

Fritzi Burr

Woman on Plane, Helga, Maureen, Miss Cogley, Miss Rock, Mrs. Channing, Mrs. Phyllis Bradley, Mrs. Willis, Nurse

Raymond Allen

Uncle Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson

Pat Morita

Ah Chew, Colonel Hiakowa

Noam Pitlik

Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser

Marlene Clark

Janet Lawson

Frank Nelson

Co-Pilot, Salesman, Salesperson, Soldier, Waiter

Slappy White

Melvin

Nancy Kulp

May Hopkins

Arnold Johnson

George F. 'Hutch' Hutton

Leroy Daniels

Lucky Leroy

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Details

Production Company:

Tandem Productions

Initial Release Date: Jan 14, 1972

Number of seasons: 6 Seasons

Rating: TV-14

Genres:

Comedy

Awards

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

• 7 Nominations

TV Land Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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