Sanford and Son - The First Season
by Bob LaHendro, Bruce Bilson, Bud Yorkin, Charles S. Dubin, Coby Ruskin
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Actor: Demond Wilson, Noam Pitlik, Peter Bonerz, Redd Foxx, Slappy WhiteDirector: Bob LaHendro, Bruce Bilson, Bud Yorkin, Charles S. Dubin, Coby Ruskin
Brand: Sanford
Writer: Aaron Ruben
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 364 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Sanford and Son - The First Season
Movie Review: Redd Foxx at his best...!
Summary: 5 Stars
Nominated for six Golden Globes and seven Emmys, including Outstanding Series - Comedy, Sanford & Son became one of the first shows in television history to be almost entirely centered around African-American characters. Modeled after the British TV show Steptoe & Son, the series showcased the underappreciated talents of comic genius Redd Foxx (whose skin color and bad language prevented him from becoming a superstar decades earlier). The brainchild of All In The Family creator Norman Lear, Sanford & Son signaled the beginning of a decade of sitcom classics for the prolific 1970's TV writer - Maude (1972), Good Times (1974), and The Jeffersons (1975) being the others. Wrought with memorable one-liners and well-timed humor, Sanford & Son was a Top 10 Nielsen rated show every year in which it aired except for its final season (ranking a respectable #27)...
Sanford & Son, set in the Watts district of Los Angeles, follows the life of Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx), a 65-year-old African-American junk dealer who shares his business with his 34-year-old son Lamont (Demond Wilson). With Fred's wife Elizabeth having passed away twenty years earlier, he often evokes Lamont's sympathy by clutching his heart and proclaiming, "Oh, I'm coming to join you Elizabeth!" But Fred always survives those near fatal heart attacks, continuing to disperse sarcastic putdowns (often directed at his sister-in-law Esther) and racist stereotypical remarks aimed against whites and Hispanics (especially Lamont's friend Julio). Using guilt to manipulate his ambitious son into staying and helping run the salvage shop instead of pursuing other endeavors, Fred Sanford spends most of his days lounging around the house (his junk store and home are one and the same) and hanging out with his friends - Grady, Melvin, and Bubba... Well-written and hilarious, Sanford & Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute best...
The Sanford & Son (Season 1) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the series premiere "Crossed Swords" in which Lamont purchases a collectible porcelain figure from a silent movie star for $15. When he and Fred get the statuette appraised, they determine that they can fetch a bundle for it if they put it up for auction, but while at the auction, the two decide to pose as buyers to bid up the price, a decision that ends up costing them... Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "The Copper Caper" in which Fred and Lamont purchase their own copper from a man who's been stealing the metal all across town, and "A Pad for Lamont" in which Lamont decides to move into his own apartment for privacy reasons. At first, Fred is upset - until he learns he enjoys having some time to himself...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Sanford & Son (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Crossed Swords)
Episode 2 (Happy Birthday, Pop)
Episode 3 (Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride)
Episode 4 (The Copper Caper)
Episode 5 (A Matter of Life and Breath)
Episode 6 (We Were Robbed)
Episode 7 (A Pad for Lamont)
Episode 8 (The Great Sanford Siege)
Episode 9 (Coffins for Sale)
Episode 10 (The Barracuda)
Episode 11 (TV or not TV)
Episode 12 (The Suitcase Case)
Episode 13 (The Return of the Barracuda)
Episode 14 (The Piano Movers)
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Summary of Sanford and Son - The First Season
No Description Available.Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 6-AUG-2002
Media Type: DVD
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