| Nominated for six Golden Globes and seven | | | | always survives those near fatal heart attacks, |
| Emmys, including Outstanding Series - Comedy, | | | | continuing to disperse sarcastic putdowns (often |
| Sanford & Son became one of the first | | | | directed at his sister-in-law Esther) and racist |
| shows in television history to be almost entirely | | | | stereotypical remarks aimed against whites and |
| centered around African-American characters. | | | | Hispanics (especially Lamont's friend Julio). Using |
| Modeled after the British TV show Steptoe | | | | guilt to manipulate his ambitious son into staying |
| & Son, the series showcased the | | | | and helping run the salvage shop instead of |
| underappreciated talents of comic genius Redd | | | | pursuing other endeavors, Fred Sanford spends |
| Foxx (whose skin color and bad language | | | | most of his days lounging around the house (his |
| prevented him from becoming a superstar | | | | junk store and home are one and the same) and |
| decades earlier). The brainchild of All In The Family | | | | hanging out with his friends - Grady, Melvin, and |
| creator Norman Lear, Sanford & Son | | | | Bubba... Well-written and hilarious, Sanford & |
| signaled the beginning of a decade of sitcom | | | | Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute best... |
| classics for the prolific 1970's TV writer - Maude | | | | The Sanford & Son (Season 6) DVD |
| (1972), Good Times (1974), and The Jeffersons | | | | features a number of hilarious episodes including |
| (1975) being the others. Wrought with memorable | | | | the season premiere "The Hawaiian Connection: |
| one-liners and well-timed humor, Sanford & | | | | Part 1" in which three jewel thieves conspire to |
| Son was a Top 10 Nielsen rated show every year | | | | smuggle some stolen jewels from Hawaii to Los |
| in which it aired except for its final season | | | | Angeles. When Fred hops a flight to Hawaii to |
| (ranking a respectable #27)... | | | | attend a Junkmen of America conference, the |
| Sanford & Son, set in the Watts district of | | | | thieves plant the jewels on Fred in the hopes of |
| Los Angeles, follows the life of Fred Sanford | | | | using him as a dupe to carry out their nefarious |
| (Redd Foxx), a 65-year-old African-American junk | | | | plan... Other notable episodes from Season 6 |
| dealer who shares his business with his | | | | include "The Winning Ticket" in which Fred |
| 34-year-old son Lamont (Demond Wilson). With | | | | becomes the victim of a con game by a pair of |
| Fred's wife Elizabeth having passed away twenty | | | | crooks who convince him to run a $500 raffle |
| years earlier, he often evokes Lamont's | | | | promotion for Sanford & Son, and "A Matter |
| sympathy by clutching his heart and proclaiming, | | | | of Silence" in which Fred nearly goes deaf due to |
| "Oh, I'm coming to join you Elizabeth!" But Fred | | | | the wax buildup in his ears... |