Did you know Sanford and Son was based on a British series?

March 8, 2024

L.A. junk dealer Fred Sanford was Norman Lear’s black counterpart to Archie Bunker. The gravel-voiced widower hurled outrageous one-liners at his Bible-toting sister-in-law, Esther; cooked up get-rich-quick schemes with buddies Grady (who got his own spin-off series in 1975) and Bubba; and feigned countless ‘big ones’ (heart attacks) to win the sympathy of long-suffering son Lamont. Based on the British series ‘Steptoe and Son,’ the show consistently ranked in the Top 10… read more >

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