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Why is this not shown more!?!


Ok I'm not a big fan of spin offs b/c they usually suck BUT this is REALLY FUNNY!

I like the chemistry etween Fred and Cal. Cal is hillarious!

The past doesn't exist and the future is only an illusion.

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I agree with you Toking--this show is really funny and deserves to be seen more and to be put out on DVD, all 26 episodes in one set.

The chemistry between Fred and Cal is genuine and works, as strange as it seems at first glance. Dennis Burkley is a talented guy and holds his own with Redd Foxx, no mean feat.

There are a few stinker episodes ("Cal's Illegal Alien" comes to mind as the worst), but some are as funny as the best SANFORD & SON episodes ("Private Lives" with Fred's date Bunny my favorite).

The show really works well as a sequel to the original with Fred tempering his racism and mellowing with age. Most all the regular cast were veteran guest stars of the original series, which makes it fun to se them again working alongside Redd Foxx. And in the second season a few familiar characters showed up: Aunt Esther, Hoppy & Smitty, and Grady.

I wish TVLand would include SANFORD in its rotation. They could promote 'em as "Lost Episodes" of SANFORD & SON and I think a lot of fans would be excited to see them. I know I was when I found them on YouTube.

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Yeah I noticed Fred was less gruff and more civilized in Sanford.

Also the speech he gave Cal's mom about racism was GREAT! But I thought it was strange that on Sanford and Son Fred was JUST as racist himself.

The past doesn't exist and the future is only an illusion.

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I agree this was a very underrated show it should have been just as big as Sanford and Son.

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I agree this was a very underrated show it should have been just as big as Sanford and Son.


I like to think of it as a continuation of the original series.

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