Sanford and Son
This beloved Norman Lear sitcom ran on NBC from 1972 to 1977, starring Redd Foxx as widowed junk dealer Fred G. Sanford and Desmond Wilson as his son, Lamont, who stays at home to look after him despite Fred’s frequent get-rich-quick schemes that often blow up in his face.
The series is based on the British series Steptoe and Son. Sanford and Son is widely credited with paving the way for other popular American Black sitcoms that came after it.
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