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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 tv history to be nearly completely 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 Loved ones creator Norman Lear, Sanford And Son signaled the starting of a decade of sitcom classics for the prolific 1970's Television writer - Maude (1972), Great Instances (1974), and The Jeffersons (1975) becoming the others. Wrought with memorable one particular-liners and properly-timed humor, Sanford And Son was a Top 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 possessing passed away twenty years earlier, he often evokes Lamont's sympathy by clutching his heart and proclaiming, "Oh, I am coming to join you Elizabeth!" But Fred usually survives those near fatal heart attacks, continuing to disperse sarcastic putdowns (often directed at his sister-in-law Esther) and racist stereotypical remarks aimed against whites and Hispanics (especially Lamont's friend Julio). Utilizing guilt to manipulate his ambitious son into staying and helping run the salvage shop rather of pursuing other endeavors, Fred Sanford spends most of his days lounging around the residence (his junk store and property are 1 and the very same) and hanging out with his pals - Grady, Melvin, and Bubba Properly-written and hilarious, Sanford & Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute finest

The Sanford And Son DVD attributes a quantity 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 put it up for auction, but although at the auction, the two choose to pose as purchasers to bid up the cost, a decision that ends up costing them Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "The Copper Caper" in which Fred and Lamont buy 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 motives. At initial, Fred is upset - until he learns he enjoys obtaining some time to himself

Below 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 (Happy Birthday, Pop) Air Date: 01-21-1972

Episode three (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: 03-10-1972

Episode 10 (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 jt foxx