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Nominated for six Golden Globes and seven Emmys, including Outstanding Series - Comedy, Sanford And Son became one of the very first shows in television history to be practically completely centered about African-American characters. Modeled right after the British Tv show Steptoe And Son, the series showcased the underappreciated talents of comic genius Redd Foxx (whose skin color and poor language prevented him from becoming a superstar decades earlier). The brainchild of All In The Loved ones creator Norman Lear, Sanford And Son signaled the starting of a decade of sitcom classics for the prolific 1970's Tv writer - Maude (1972), Excellent Times (1974), and The Jeffersons (1975) getting the others. Wrought with memorable a single-liners and well-timed humor, Sanford And Son was a Top ten Nielsen rated show every 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 business with his 34-year-old son Lamont (Demond Wilson). With Fred's wife Elizabeth having 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 usually survives those near fatal heart attacks, continuing to disperse sarcastic putdowns (usually directed at his sister-in-law Esther) and racist stereotypical remarks aimed against whites and Hispanics (particularly 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 about the home (his junk store and residence are one and the very same) and hanging out with his buddies - Grady, Melvin, and Bubba Properly-written and hilarious, Sanford & Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute greatest

The Sanford And Son DVD features a quantity of hilarious episodes like the series premiere "Crossed Swords" in which Lamont purchases a collectible porcelain figure from a silent film 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 although at the auction, the two make a decision 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 acquire their personal 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 factors. At 1st, Fred is upset - till he learns he enjoys obtaining 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 2 (Pleased Birthday, Pop) Air Date: 01-21-1972

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 8 (The Great Sanford Siege) Air Date: 03-03-1972

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

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

Episode 11 (Television or not Television) 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 url