22:
441:
864:
651:
Nathaniel's grandparents come for a visit. As usual, they pester Phil to allow Nat to come and live with them in their upscale home in San Diego, reasoning that Watts is no place to raise a 12-year-old boy. Nat decides to go and live with his grandparentsβbut only to prove to them they are too old to
563:
Fred and Lamont are gone, and Phil
Wheeler takes control of "The Sanford Arms" hotel. Grady and his new wife Dolly (from Sanford and Son, "Grady and His Lady") check in to spend their honeymoon at the Sanford Arms, while Phil and Bubba try to find a way to come up with the rent money for the month.
872:
436:
next door that Fred named "The
Sanford Arms". Fred and Lamont bought the house in the penultimate season of the original series. The new series focused on Phil's attempts to turn the rooming house into a successful hotel.
607:
Phil's plan to teach people to be more assertive backfires when a student decides to sue him. The matter is worked out when Phil, with the help of one of his daughter's friends, gets the student to realize he can be
840:
1549:
1534:
392:
as Lamont, but Wilson left the project in a dispute over his expected salary as the star of the series. The producers decided to continue the project with a new character.
51:
1519:
1514:
1554:
1529:
927:
494:
were low and the show was cancelled after four episodes. When Redd Foxx returned to television as Fred
Sanford in the 1980β1981 short-lived spinoff
1041:
1544:
1130:
697:
To Esther's dismay, Phil tries to obtain a liquor license for The
Sanford Arms. His attempts are halted when a past incident stands in his way.
1524:
1075:
476:
1539:
101:
1491:
1370:
1301:
957:
853:
73:
1413:
976:
1482:
962:
817:
816:. Eight episodes had been produced, but the final four episodes did not air before the series' abrupt cancellation. In 1991,
460:
920:
385:
1160:
34:
1474:
122:
44:
38:
30:
1393:
1311:
991:
1321:
1210:
1068:
55:
913:
1423:
1467:
1403:
1100:
809:
564:
When Grady and Dolly check in, it is explained that Fred and Lamont moved to
Arizona due to Fred's health.
1170:
1120:
467:) was now married to his girlfriend Dolly (who appeared in an episode of the original series). Bubba (
1559:
1061:
490:
The attempt to continue a popular series without its two main stars turned out to be a failure. The
432:, with his two teenage children, Angie and Nat. The primary setting of the series, however, was the
1190:
1016:
496:
456:
334:
1460:
1453:
417:
397:
271:
253:
1251:
1110:
900:
849:
1361:
1140:
845:
356:
235:
1281:
1261:
1150:
1034:
952:
937:
491:
421:
413:
361:
327:
239:
143:
112:
828:, a Canadian rerun channel, picked up the series for reruns, airing 6 of the 8 episodes.
1291:
1230:
1508:
1331:
540:
484:
433:
389:
175:
100:
1200:
480:
464:
444:
428:
and they sold their property to Phil. Phil now lived in the
Sanfords' old house in
381:
165:
161:
147:
1433:
1351:
1084:
472:
440:
429:
393:
132:
1271:
1220:
1180:
487:
payments. Rounding out the cast of characters was Phil's girlfriend, Jeannie.
468:
401:
243:
157:
153:
118:
373:
894:
825:
425:
821:
352:
905:
439:
1057:
909:
841:
The
Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
1053:
366:
286:
15:
793:
Phil plays golf at a course named after Ernie
Williams.
459:
from the original series also starred in this series.
721:
The
Sanford Arms is chosen as the site for a TV show.
483:) was left in charge helping Phil and collecting the
424:. It was explained that Fred and Lamont had moved to
471:) now worked at the Sanford Arms as a bellman and a
388:. The producers planned to continue the series with
1445:
1384:
1242:
1091:
1026:
1008:
983:
971:
945:
317:
292:
282:
277:
267:
259:
249:
231:
226:
208:
197:
189:
181:
171:
139:
128:
107:
91:
769:Angie and Nat plan a wedding for Phil and Jeannie
43:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
1550:Television series by Sony Pictures Television
1069:
921:
631:
587:
8:
1535:American English-language television shows
1076:
1062:
1054:
928:
914:
906:
511:
99:
88:
778:"The Ernie Williams Memorial Golf Course"
412:The new lead character was Phil Wheeler (
74:Learn how and when to remove this message
1042:Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
1520:1977 American television series endings
790:
773:
766:
749:
742:
725:
718:
701:
694:
656:
648:
612:
604:
568:
560:
532:
369:from September 16 to October 14, 1977.
1515:1977 American television series debuts
774:
750:
745:One of Phil's children falls in love.
726:
702:
657:
613:
569:
533:
7:
1555:Television shows set in Los Angeles
1530:1970s American multi-camera sitcoms
677:
624:
1492:Live in Front of a Studio Audience
865:"NBC Gives the Ax to Sanford Arms"
863:Margulies, Lee (October 5, 1977).
396:stepped down from his position as
86:1977 American TV series or program
14:
838:Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl (2003).
668:
580:
355:television series produced as a
20:
1414:The Night They Raided Minsky's
515:
209:
198:
1:
1545:American television spin-offs
871:. p. H14. Archived from
218:
1525:1970s American black sitcoms
638:September 30, 1977
594:September 23, 1977
550:September 16, 1977
1540:Sanford & Son spin-offs
1475:People for the American Way
628: : Robert J. Hillard;
1576:
1437:(executive producer; 1984)
1312:Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
684:October 14, 1977
652:handle a child of his age.
791:
777:
767:
753:
743:
729:
719:
705:
695:
660:
649:
616:
605:
573:"Phil's Assertion School"
572:
561:
536:
528:
525:
522:
519:
514:
504:were completely ignored.
322:
98:
824:of the series. In 2019,
808:was not included in the
29:This article includes a
754:"The Wedding Reception"
58:more precise citations.
1468:Act III Communications
1404:Divorce American Style
452:
1121:The Nancy Walker Show
591: : David Panich
584: : Gene Farmer;
537:"Bye, Fred, Hi, Phil"
443:
416:), a widower and old
1417:(screenwriter; 1968)
1407:(screenwriter; 1967)
1397:(screenwriter; 1963)
681: : Gene Farmer
672: : Ron Landry,
635: : Woody Kling
457:recurring characters
359:and continuation of
1394:Come Blow Your Horn
1191:Palmerstown, U.S.A.
400:but stayed on as a
372:After six seasons,
232:Executive producers
1483:The Powers That Be
1461:ELP Communications
1454:Tandem Productions
617:"The Grandparents"
453:
398:executive producer
272:Tandem Productions
268:Production company
31:list of references
1502:
1501:
1372:One Day at a Time
1302:One Day at a Time
1252:All in the Family
1131:All That Glitters
1051:
1050:
869:Los Angeles Times
798:
797:
545:Bernie Orenstein,
529:Original air date
344:
343:
190:Original language
182:Country of origin
84:
83:
76:
1567:
1495:
1486:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1456:
1446:Related articles
1438:
1428:
1427:(director; 1971)
1418:
1408:
1398:
1377:
1366:
1362:Channel Umptee-3
1356:
1346:
1336:
1326:
1316:
1306:
1296:
1286:
1276:
1266:
1256:
1235:
1225:
1215:
1205:
1195:
1185:
1175:
1165:
1161:In the Beginning
1155:
1145:
1141:Fernwood 2 Night
1135:
1125:
1115:
1105:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1055:
930:
923:
916:
907:
884:
882:
880:
859:
846:Ballantine Books
691:
689:
679:
670:
645:
643:
633:
626:
601:
599:
589:
582:
557:
555:
517:
512:
500:, the events of
365:, that aired on
313:
311:
306:October 14, 1977
303:
301:
278:Original release
236:Bernie Orenstein
222:
219:list of episodes
211:
200:
103:
89:
79:
72:
68:
65:
59:
54:this article by
45:inline citations
24:
23:
16:
1575:
1574:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1566:
1565:
1564:
1505:
1504:
1503:
1498:
1489:
1480:
1473:
1466:
1459:
1452:
1441:
1431:
1421:
1411:
1401:
1391:
1380:
1369:
1359:
1349:
1339:
1329:
1319:
1309:
1299:
1289:
1282:Hot l Baltimore
1279:
1269:
1262:Sanford and Son
1259:
1249:
1238:
1228:
1218:
1208:
1198:
1188:
1178:
1168:
1158:
1151:America 2-Night
1148:
1138:
1128:
1118:
1108:
1098:
1087:
1082:
1052:
1047:
1035:Steptoe and Son
1022:
1004:
979:
967:
958:Esther Anderson
953:Fred G. Sanford
941:
938:Sanford and Son
934:
891:
878:
876:
875:on June 4, 2011
862:
856:
837:
834:
814:Sanford and Son
803:
794:
770:
746:
722:
698:
687:
685:
675:
673:
653:
641:
639:
629:
609:
597:
595:
585:
565:
553:
551:
547:Saul Turteltaub
546:
510:
473:maintenance man
414:Theodore Wilson
410:
378:Sanford and Son
362:Sanford and Son
351:is an American
340:
328:Sanford and Son
309:
307:
305:
299:
297:
242:
240:Saul Turteltaub
238:
216:
164:
160:
156:
152:
150:
146:
144:Theodore Wilson
121:
117:
113:Steptoe and Son
87:
80:
69:
63:
60:
49:
35:related reading
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1573:
1571:
1563:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1507:
1506:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1496:
1487:
1478:
1471:
1464:
1457:
1449:
1447:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1429:
1419:
1409:
1399:
1388:
1386:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1367:
1357:
1347:
1337:
1327:
1317:
1307:
1297:
1292:The Jeffersons
1287:
1277:
1267:
1257:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1231:Guess Who Died
1226:
1216:
1206:
1196:
1186:
1176:
1166:
1156:
1146:
1136:
1126:
1116:
1106:
1095:
1093:
1089:
1088:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1073:
1066:
1058:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1038:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
995:
987:
985:
981:
980:
975:
973:
969:
968:
966:
965:
960:
955:
949:
947:
943:
942:
935:
933:
932:
925:
918:
910:
904:
903:
890:
889:External links
887:
886:
885:
860:
854:
833:
830:
802:
799:
796:
795:
792:
789:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
772:
771:
768:
765:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
748:
747:
744:
741:
740:
737:
736:Rick Mittleman
734:
731:
728:
724:
723:
720:
717:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
700:
699:
696:
693:
692:
682:
665:
662:
659:
655:
654:
650:
647:
646:
636:
621:
618:
615:
611:
610:
606:
603:
602:
592:
577:
574:
571:
567:
566:
562:
559:
558:
548:
543:
538:
535:
531:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
509:
506:
409:
406:
342:
341:
339:
338:
331:
323:
320:
319:
315:
314:
294:
290:
289:
284:
280:
279:
275:
274:
269:
265:
264:
261:
257:
256:
251:
247:
246:
233:
229:
228:
224:
223:
215:8 (4 Unaired)
213:
206:
205:
202:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
173:
169:
168:
141:
137:
136:
130:
126:
125:
109:
105:
104:
96:
95:
85:
82:
81:
39:external links
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1572:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1494:
1493:
1488:
1485:
1484:
1479:
1476:
1472:
1469:
1465:
1462:
1458:
1455:
1451:
1450:
1448:
1444:
1436:
1435:
1430:
1426:
1425:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1406:
1405:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1390:
1389:
1387:
1383:
1375:
1373:
1368:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1348:
1344:
1343:
1338:
1334:
1333:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1322:The Dumplings
1318:
1314:
1313:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1288:
1284:
1283:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1264:
1263:
1258:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1233:
1232:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1211:Sunday Dinner
1207:
1203:
1202:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1167:
1163:
1162:
1157:
1153:
1152:
1147:
1143:
1142:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1123:
1122:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1107:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1079:
1074:
1072:
1067:
1065:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1043:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1001:
1000:
996:
994:
993:
989:
988:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
950:
948:
944:
940:
939:
931:
926:
924:
919:
917:
912:
911:
908:
902:
898:
897:
893:
892:
888:
874:
870:
866:
861:
857:
855:0-345-45542-8
851:
847:
843:
842:
836:
835:
831:
829:
827:
823:
819:
815:
812:package with
811:
807:
800:
786:
783:
780:
762:
759:
757:Russ Petranto
756:
738:
735:
733:Russ Petranto
732:
714:
711:
708:
706:"The TV Show"
683:
680:
674:Jim Mulligan;
671:
666:
663:
661:"Phil's Past"
637:
634:
627:
622:
620:Russ Petranto
619:
593:
590:
583:
578:
575:
549:
544:
542:
541:Russ Petranto
539:
513:
507:
505:
503:
499:
498:
493:
488:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
450:
446:
442:
438:
435:
434:rooming house
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
407:
405:
403:
399:
395:
391:
390:Demond Wilson
387:
383:
380:to star in a
379:
375:
370:
368:
364:
363:
358:
354:
350:
349:
337:
336:
332:
330:
329:
325:
324:
321:
316:
295:
291:
288:
285:
281:
276:
273:
270:
266:
263:22β24 minutes
262:
258:
255:
252:
248:
245:
241:
237:
234:
230:
225:
220:
214:
207:
203:
196:
192:
188:
185:United States
184:
180:
177:
176:Henry Mancini
174:
172:Opening theme
170:
167:
163:
159:
155:
149:
145:
142:
138:
134:
131:
127:
124:
120:
115:
114:
110:
106:
102:
97:
94:
90:
78:
75:
67:
57:
53:
47:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
18:
17:
1490:
1481:
1432:
1422:
1412:
1402:
1392:
1371:
1360:
1350:
1342:Sanford Arms
1341:
1340:
1330:
1320:
1310:
1300:
1290:
1280:
1270:
1260:
1250:
1229:
1219:
1209:
1201:a.k.a. Pablo
1199:
1189:
1179:
1169:
1159:
1149:
1139:
1129:
1119:
1109:
1099:
1033:
1015:
999:Sanford Arms
998:
997:
990:
963:Grady Wilson
936:
896:Sanford Arms
895:
879:February 27,
877:. Retrieved
873:the original
868:
839:
813:
806:Sanford Arms
805:
804:
781:Dick Harwood
730:"Young Love"
709:Dick Harwood
676:
667:
664:Dick Harwood
630:
623:
586:
579:
576:Dick Harwood
502:Sanford Arms
501:
495:
489:
481:LaWanda Page
465:Whitman Mayo
455:Most of the
454:
449:Sanford Arms
448:
445:LaWanda Page
422:Fred Sanford
411:
382:variety show
377:
371:
360:
348:Sanford Arms
347:
346:
345:
333:
326:
296:September 19
260:Running time
254:Multi-camera
250:Camera setup
166:Whitman Mayo
162:LaWanda Page
148:Tina Andrews
135:(uncredited)
129:Developed by
123:Alan Simpson
111:
93:Sanford Arms
92:
70:
61:
50:Please help
42:
1560:NBC sitcoms
1434:Heartsounds
1424:Cold Turkey
1352:The Baxters
1085:Norman Lear
810:syndication
801:Syndication
760:Woody Kling
712:Gene Farmer
523:Directed by
477:Aunt Esther
430:Los Angeles
394:Norman Lear
212:of episodes
133:Norman Lear
56:introducing
1509:Categories
1332:All's Fair
1272:Good Times
1221:704 Hauser
1181:Hanging In
1101:The Deputy
946:Characters
832:References
688:1977-10-14
642:1977-09-30
608:assertive.
598:1977-09-23
554:1977-09-16
526:Written by
469:Don Bexley
402:consultant
310:1977-10-14
300:1977-09-19
244:Bud Yorkin
227:Production
201:of seasons
158:Bebe Drake
154:Don Bexley
119:Ray Galton
116:created by
1376:(2017β20)
1365:(1997β98)
1355:(1979β81)
1335:(1976β77)
1315:(1976β78)
1305:(1975β84)
1295:(1975β85)
1275:(1974β79)
1265:(1972β77)
1255:(1971β79)
1243:Developed
1194:(1980β81)
1171:Apple Pie
1114:(1972β78)
1104:(1959β61)
984:Spin-offs
784:Lan O'Kun
420:buddy of
374:Redd Foxx
151:John Earl
977:Episodes
972:Episodes
508:Episodes
485:mortgage
357:spin-off
140:Starring
108:Based on
64:May 2019
1092:Created
1027:Related
1017:Sanford
787:Unaired
763:Unaired
739:Unaired
715:Unaired
686: (
640: (
596: (
552: (
497:Sanford
492:ratings
426:Arizona
408:Premise
335:Sanford
318:Related
308: (
304: β
298: (
293:Release
283:Network
193:English
52:improve
1374:(2017)
1345:(1977)
1325:(1976)
1285:(1975)
1234:(2018)
1224:(1994)
1214:(1991)
1204:(1984)
1184:(1979)
1174:(1978)
1164:(1978)
1154:(1978)
1144:(1977)
1134:(1977)
1124:(1976)
1009:Sequel
852:
822:reruns
820:aired
451:(1977)
353:sitcom
1111:Maude
992:Grady
520:Title
461:Grady
376:left
37:, or
1385:Film
901:IMDb
881:2010
850:ISBN
826:CHCH
418:Army
384:for
899:at
818:BET
632:S/T
588:S/T
516:No.
447:on
386:ABC
367:NBC
287:NBC
210:No.
199:No.
1511::
867:.
848:.
844:.
475:.
404:.
41:,
33:,
1077:e
1070:t
1063:v
1044:"
1040:"
929:e
922:t
915:v
883:.
858:.
775:8
751:7
727:6
703:5
690:)
678:T
669:S
658:4
644:)
625:T
614:3
600:)
581:S
570:2
556:)
534:1
479:(
463:(
312:)
302:)
221:)
217:(
204:1
77:)
71:(
66:)
62:(
48:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.