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Nominated for six Golden Globes and seven Emmys, like Outstanding Series - Comedy, Sanford And Son became a single of the very first shows in tv background to be practically entirely centered around African-American characters. Modeled right after the British Television show Steptoe And Son, the series showcased the underappreciated talents of comic genius Redd Foxx (whose skin color and negative language prevented him from becoming a superstar decades earlier). The brainchild of All In The Family members creator Norman Lear, Sanford And Son signaled the starting of a decade of sitcom classics for the prolific 1970's Tv writer - Maude (1972), Good Times (1974), and The Jeffersons (1975) becoming the other individuals. Wrought with memorable one particular-liners and nicely-timed humor, Sanford And Son was a Prime 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 enterprise with his 34-year-old son Lamont (Demond Wilson). With Fred's wife Elizabeth getting 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 constantly survives these close to 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 (specially Lamont's buddy Julio). Making use of 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 about the home (his junk store and home are one and the very same) and hanging out with his buddies - Grady, Melvin, and Bubba Effectively-written and hilarious, Sanford & Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute finest

The Sanford And Son 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 decide that they can fetch a bundle for it if they place it up for auction, but even though at the auction, the two determine to pose as purchasers 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 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 own apartment for privacy causes. At very first, Fred is upset - until he learns he enjoys obtaining some time to himself

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

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

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

Episode 3 (Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride) Air Date: 01-28-1972

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

Episode five (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 Excellent Sanford Siege) Air Date: 03-03-1972

Episode 9 (Coffins for Sale) Air Date: 03-10-1972

Episode 10 (The Barracuda) Air Date: 03-17-1972

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

Episode 12 (The Suitcase Case) 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 jt foxx