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Sanford and Son [TV Series]

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30min
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1972
Synopsis: Like his previous smash hit All in the Family, producer Norman Lear's NBC sitcom Sanford and Son was based on a British original, in this instance Steptoe and Son, the story of an elderly, irascible cockney junk dealer and his cloddish bachelor son and business partner. In the initial development stages, Sanford and Son was to have been about a pair of Jewish men, but it was finally decided to transform the characters into African-Americans -- and in so doing, veteran "Chitlin Circuit" standup comedian ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Fred Sanford
Lamont Sanford
Aunt Esther
Janet Lawson
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