An iconic 70s sitcom opening with the classic theme by Quincy Jones, Sanford and Son was the American version of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. Red Foxx played the grouchy but lovable junkman Fred Sanford, who constantly threatened heart attacks whenever things did not go his way. Foxx was supported by an equally hilarious cast, including his long suffering son Lamont (Demond Wilson), arch-nemesis and sister-in-law Ester (LaWanda Page), and the goat-owning Puerto Rican Julio (Gregory Sierra).

Cast and Characters

• Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford
• Demond Wilson as Lamont Sanford
• Slappy White as Melvin (1972)
• Don Bexley as Bubba Hoover
• Hal Williams as Officer Smith (1972-1976)
• Nathaniel Taylor as Rollo Larson
• LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther Anderson (1973-1977)
• Howard Platt as Officer Hopkins (1972-1976)
• Beah Richards as Aunt Ethel (1972)
• Gregory Sierra as Julio Fuentes (1972-1975)
• Whitman Mayo as Grady Wilson (1973-1997)
• Lynn Hamilton as Donna Harris
• Vinton Hayworth as Gen. Winfield Schaeffer (1969-1970)

Broadcast History, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: January 14, 1972
Last Telecast: March 25, 1977
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 135
Original Network: NBC
Original Primetime Television Schedule:

• January 1972- March 1977, NBC, Friday 8:00-8:30pm
• April 1976- August 1976, NBC, Wednesday 9:00-9:30pm

Theme Song Lyrics and Intro

"The Streetbeater" by Quiny Jones

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