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Nominated for six Golden Globes and seven Emmys, including Outstanding Series - Comedy, Sanford And Son became a single of the 1st shows in tv background to be virtually completely centered about African-American characters. Modeled after the British Television show Steptoe And Son, the series showcased the underappreciated talents of comic genius Redd Foxx (whose skin color and undesirable jt foxx language prevented him from becoming a superstar decades earlier). The brainchild of All In The Family creator Norman Lear, Sanford And Son signaled the beginning of a decade of sitcom classics for the prolific 1970's Television writer - Maude (1972), Very good Instances (1974), and The Jeffersons (1975) becoming the other people. Wrought with memorable one particular-liners and well-timed humor, Sanford And Son was a Leading ten Nielsen rated show every single year in which it aired except for its final season (ranking a respectable #27)

Sanford And 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 company with his 34-year-old son Lamont (Demond Wilson). With Fred's wife Elizabeth obtaining passed away twenty years earlier, he usually evokes Lamont's sympathy by clutching his heart and proclaiming, "Oh, I'm coming to join you Elizabeth!" But Fred constantly survives individuals near fatal heart attacks, continuing to disperse sarcastic putdowns (frequently directed at his sister-in-law Esther) and racist stereotypical remarks aimed against whites and Hispanics (specifically Lamont's friend Julio). Making use of guilt to manipulate his ambitious son into staying and helping run the salvage shop as an alternative of pursuing other endeavors, Fred Sanford spends most of his days lounging about the residence (his junk store and property are one and the same) and hanging out with his close friends - Grady, Melvin, and Bubba Well-written and hilarious, Sanford & Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute very best

The Sanford And Son DVD attributes a number of hilarious episodes such as 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 figure out that they can fetch a bundle for it if they place it up for auction, but while at the auction, the two choose to pose as buyers to bid up the price tag, a selection that ends up costing them Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "The Copper Caper" in which Fred and Lamont obtain 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 personal apartment for privacy motives. At initial, Fred is upset - till he learns he enjoys having some time to himself

Beneath is a list of episodes included on the Sanford And Son (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Crossed Swords) Air Date: 01-14-1972

Episode two (Satisfied Birthday, Pop) Air Date: 01-21-1972

Episode three (Right here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride) Air Date: 01-28-1972

Episode 4 (The Copper Caper) Air Date: 02-04-1972

Episode 5 (A Matter of Life and Breath) Air Date: 02-11-1972

Episode 6 (We Had been Robbed) Air Date: 02-18-1972

Episode 7 (A Pad for Lamont) Air Date: 02-25-1972

Episode eight (The Great Sanford Siege) Air Date: 03-03-1972

Episode 9 (Coffins for Sale) Air Date: 03-ten-1972

Episode ten (The Barracuda) Air Date: 03-17-1972

Episode 11 (Tv or not Television) Air Date: 03-24-1972

Episode 12 (The Suitcase Situation) Air Date: 03-31-1972

Episode 13 (The Return of the Barracuda) Air Date: 04-07-1972

Episode 14 (The Piano Movers) Air Date: 04-14-1972