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Stymie Beard. Stymie Beard made only a few appearances on the show. He was usually seen still wearing his derby, just as he did on the "Little Rascals".
John Elroy Sanford. Although based on the British program "Steptoe and Son", The American version used Redd Foxx's real surname in the title; hence the name "Sanford and Son".
Detroit. The girls were not happy with the peanuts, potato chips and french wine offered by their dates. What they really wanted was Fred's onion stew and ripple.
Baby Ruth. He acted as if he thought Lamont was from the Red Cross.
The Bronze Goddess. Esther portayed "The Bronze Goddess of Fire". Bubba was a Clown, and Lamont was Strong-o (or as Fred said, Strange-o).
Slappy White. Melvin appeared in several episodes during the first season.
Harris. "Just Donna and me and Dummy makes three". Donna Harris was a practical nurse.
A bag of chicken wings. Fred kept offering them to the passengers.
Johnny Popcorn. Fred was in the hospital because he had his big toe ran over by Mr. Big's car.
| We are going to start this off easy. Who played Fred Sanford? | Sanford and Son
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Redd Foxx . Fred Sanford was played by Redd Foxx. I heard by a television source, that Redd was one of the few people invited to Elvis and Priscilla wedding.
California. You didn't hear that it was set in California. However, you did hear the mention of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is in California.
Dummy. Believe it or not, Fred called Lamont Dummy. When Lamont did anything that Fred didn't like, Fred always said "Lamont, you big dummy."
Demond Wilson . He was another one that was on the cast of this show. He was embarrassed a lot by things Fred said and did on the show. I guess it is a typical parent/child relationship.
| On one show, Fred got an upset stomach. One of the things he ate was eight day old what? | Sanford and Son
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greens. Yes, once when Lamont pretended to be concerned about Fred, Lamont came home one day and saw an ambulance. As the doctor was coming out, Lamont ask him, "Is there something wrong with my father?" The doctor said,"Apparently, he ate some eight day old collard greens." Lamont went on and said that these eight day old collard greens wouldn't agree with superman. Fred had strange eating habits.
sisters. Esther and Elizabeth were sisters. They of course weren't related in real life. Esther seemed to care about her sister because she was always standing up for her if Fred said something that Esther didn't like.
| What was Fred's biggest excuse when he was asked to left heavy items? | Sanford and Son
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arthritis. When Lamont would ask Fred to help him left boxes or something heavy, Fred's complaint was that he couldn't do it because of his arthritis.
"Full House". Grady played in "Full House". He played in the show where D.J. was in an Adopt A Grandparent organization. His name was Eddie on that show. He snuck away with her. When they got home to D.J's house, he helped judged a dog show. He would forget at times, and call D.J. Gloria. That was the name of his daughter that you never saw. When D.J. would say something, Eddie would say, "I know who you are, D.J.".
| When Fred spelled his last name, he always put some punctuation mark after the last letter of Sanford. What was the punctuation mark? | Sanford and Son
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Period. When he spelled his last name for anyone, it was Sanford. He acted like that period made his last name mean something to him.
| What was the name of the bar that Fred's friend Bubba saw Rollo and Lamont at? | Sanford and Son
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The Gay Blade. As soon as Bubba saw them, he rushed over and told Fred. He asked Fred if he knew what gay meant. Fred said that yes that he knew. Fred gave the answer of gay being happy. Bubba told him no that wasn't the definition of gay anymore. Later on in the show, Fred asked him why he was friends with Rollo, and Lamont said that Rollo was his man. Since Fred had learned the second meaning of gay, he was slightly taken back by this answer.
| Fred and Lamont Sanford were dealers in junk and antiques. What area in California would you need to visit if you wanted to comb through their treasures? | Calling All "Sanford and Son" Buffs
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Watts. This area of Los Angeles became a war zone because of riots in August of 1965. Sparked by a routine traffic stop, the riots lasted for six days. After which, then Governor, Pat Brown, appointed a commission to study the cause of the riots. While poor schools and living conditions and few jobs were cited as symptomatic...no effort was made to change the conditions of those living in the Watts area. Not even to rebuild what was destroyed as a result of the riots.
Daniel. Aunt Esther and Woody were getting lonesome and wanted a progeny to leave their business to, so they adopted a child. However, when the stork brought the bouncing baby boy, he was in his late teens. Esther and Woody wanted nothing to do with a child of this age. Fred convinced them of what Daniel could bring to both their lives. Esther and Woodrow finally accepted Daniel with open ATMs.
Julio. When the show introduced the new Puerto Rican neighbors, Lamont and Julio became good buddies. Lamont even dated his sister. When he introduced "Ju" to Fred, he gave him his usual bigoted remarks. I think what Fred hated most about his new neighbors was Julio's goat. It often made its way into the Sanford home, uninvited.
Elizabeth, I'm comin' to join ya' honey.... Audiences waited on the edges of their seats to see Fred Sanford do his heart attack parody each time he did it. It became a mainstay of the show. Comics use the bit in their acts even today. "Oh oh," he'd say to Lamont grabbing his chest. "You did it this time, it's the big one. Elizabeth, I'm comin' to join ya' honey..." with whatever he might have in his hand or might be the cause of his latest heart attack. "Elizabeth, I'm comin' to join ya' honey. With a glass of champipple in one hand."
Police Officers. Wow! I hope the police in Watts weren't really like those two. One was Black and one was Caucasian; They always turned up for a call at the Junkyard. Only officer Hopkins couldn't get his street lingo down, and Fred and Lamont could never understand his police language. Officer Smith always had to interpret his official police lingo for Fred and Lamont, as well as correct his inadequate street lingo. Such as, Hoppy saying, "Something smells good Mr. Sanford. Is it Hammergreens and collard hocks?" Then Smitty would say, "Hamhocks and collard greens."
Janet. Lamont finally found the woman for him, unfortunately she had a piece of baggage in the form of an ex-husband. Carol also had a young son who loved Lamont, but loved his dad more. The marriage never took place.
They plied him with beer to make him go to the bathroom.. Fred invited a bum in and he promptly took advantage of Fred. He pretended that he couldn't walk because he hurt his back on the Sanford property. However, the bum decided not to sue if he could stay there and recover. He wore on Fred and Lamont because he claimed he couldn't walk. The Sanfords devised a flawless plan to get rid of him. The plan worked like a charm. They kept giving him beers knowing sooner or later he'd have to use the bathroom. He did, and they caught him and booted him from their home.
Barracuda. Fred finally met someone to maybe take the place of his beloved wife. When Lamont met her he couldn't stand her; Not that either of them tolerated the women in each other's lives. Donna was sort of bossy and very determined. Though she had been dating Fred for a while, she was new to Lamont and he didn't like her. Donna prepared dinner for the three of them when she first met Lamont and he constantly scowled and compared everything about the meal and Donna to his departed mother. He called her a barracuda and was forever scheming to break them apart.
Watch Bear. Lamont left the family business and Fred hired a replacement for him. On one of his trips to collect salvage the new man brought back a taxidermied bear. When Fred asked why, he said it would make a great watch dog for the junkyard. Selling Fred on the idea, they called it a watch bear. It must have been a great idea. The next morning the watch bear was gone.
He was Lamont's father. Fred had raised Lamont as a single parent since he was 14 years old. Grip Madlock came into town and told Grady, he was Lamont's father. When Grip confronted Fred with this news, he was heartbroken. His beloved Elizabeth and someone else. He couldn't believe it. Fred told Lamont, and he assured Fred, he would always be his father, no matter what Grip said. It turns out that Grip slipped into Elizabeth's sister's room that night. Esther!
| Fred and Lamont had to fly back to St. Louis on business. Fred had a fear of flying but was anxious to meet a certain stewardess. What was the name of the stewardess Fred kept asking for? | Calling All "Sanford and Son" Buffs
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Jackie. Fred Sanford had a morbid fear of flying. However, Lamont convinced him to fly to St. Louis for an urgent family matter. On the flight he kept asking the attendants their name. Finally he met Jackie, and boy was he sorry. Jackie was played by comic, Hannah Dean.
| Another of Lamont's buddies was a Japanese American by the name of Ah Chew. This actor was more famous for his unorthodox style of teaching karate. Which actor was he? | Calling All "Sanford and Son" Buffs
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Pat Morita. Morita, best know as "Mr. Miyagi" from The karate kid movies and "Arnold" from Happy Days, appeared in about seven episodes of Sanford and Son. Fred spouted a lot of racisms at everyone who wasn't Black but the show had many cultures appear on it. I'm sure many careers were given a shot in the arm from the series. It was one of, if not the most culturally diverse show of its time.
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