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Original Release
01/14/1972 on NBC
US Release
01/14/1972
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Redd Foxx | Fred G. Sanford / Self |
| Demond Wilson | Lamont Sanford / The Spirit of Christmas Past / The Spirit of Christmas Present / The Spirit of Christmas Future |
| LaWanda Page | Aunt Esther Anderson |
| Don Bexley | Bubba Bexley |
| Whitman Mayo | Grady Wilson |
| Nathaniel Taylor | Rollo Larson |
| Lynn Hamilton | Donna Harris / Landlady |
| Hal Williams | Officer 'Smitty' Smith |
| Howard Platt | Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
| Gregory Sierra | Julio Fuentes |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1 | Friday, 24 September 1976 |
| 2 | The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 | Friday, 01 October 1976 |
| 3 | California Crude | Friday, 08 October 1976 |
| 4 | The Stakeout | Friday, 15 October 1976 |
| 5 | I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz | Friday, 22 October 1976 |
| 6 | The Winning Ticket | Friday, 05 November 1976 |
| 7 | Committee Man | Friday, 12 November 1976 |
| 8 | Fred's Extra Job | Friday, 19 November 1976 |
| 9 | Carol | Friday, 26 November 1976 |
| 10 | Aunt Esther Has a Baby | Friday, 03 December 1976 |
| 11 | Aunt Esther Meets Her Son | Friday, 10 December 1976 |
| 12 | Sanford and Gong | Friday, 17 December 1976 |
| 13 | Here Today, Gone Today | Tuesday, 07 December 1976 |
| 14 | Fred Meets Redd | Friday, 14 January 1977 |
| 15 | The Defiant One | Friday, 21 January 1977 |
| 16 | A Matter of Silence | Friday, 28 January 1977 |
| 17 | When John Comes Marching Home | Friday, 04 February 1977 |
| 18 | The Reverend Sanford | Friday, 11 February 1977 |
| 19 | The Will | Friday, 18 February 1977 |
| 20 | Fred the Activist | Friday, 25 February 1977 |
| 21 | The Lucky Streak | Friday, 04 March 1977 |
| 22 | Funny, You Don't Look It | Friday, 11 March 1977 |
| 23 | Fred Sings the Blues | Friday, 18 March 1977 |
| 24 | School Daze | Friday, 25 March 1977 |
Directors
Peter Baldwin, Alan Rafkin, Jack Shea, Norman Abbott, Bill Foster, Russ Petranto, Bud Yorkin, Mark Warren, Stan Lathan, James Sheldon, Rick Edelstein, Herbert Kenwith, Bob LaHendro, Hal Cooper, Sid McCoy, Charles S. Dubin, Coby Ruskin, Bruce Bilson, Lewis Gomavitz, William R. Wyse, Al Rabin, Carl McCarthy, Chuck Liotta, George Tyne
Writers
Danny Martinez, Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein, Norman Lear, Aaron Ruben, Ilunga Adell, Alan Simpson, Ray Galton, Jeffery Hazle, Ted Bergman, Jerry Ross, Gene Farmer, Larry Mintz, Alan Eisenstock, Allan Katz, Don Reo, Garry Shandling, Everett Greenbaum, James R. Stein, Bob Illes, Rick Mittleman, James Fritzell, Paul Mooney, Redd Foxx, Winston Moss, Lloyd Garver, George Yanok, Robert Garland, Ken Hecht, Earl Barret, Richard Pryor, Arnie Rosen, Bill Manhoff, Bob Carroll Jr., Madelyn Davis, Lee Kalcheim, Phil Mishkin, George Burditt, Richard Freiman, Charles T. Williams, Joanie Rhodes, Jim Belcher, Matt Robinson, Terry Ryan, John T. Bell, Joseph R. Henderson, Joseph Feinstein, Mort Scharfman, Calvin Kelly, Bob DeVinney, Warren S. Murray, Odie Hawkins, Stephen Young, Earl Pomerantz, Paul Wayne, Jay Burton
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Redd Foxx | Fred G. Sanford / Self |
| Demond Wilson | Lamont Sanford / The Spirit of Christmas Past / The Spirit of Christmas Present / The Spirit of Christmas Future |
| LaWanda Page | Aunt Esther Anderson |
| Don Bexley | Bubba Bexley |
| Whitman Mayo | Grady Wilson |
| Nathaniel Taylor | Rollo Larson |
| Lynn Hamilton | Donna Harris / Landlady |
| Hal Williams | Officer 'Smitty' Smith |
| Howard Platt | Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
| Gregory Sierra | Julio Fuentes |
| Fritzi Burr | Woman on Plane / Helga / Maureen / Miss Cogley / Miss Rock / Mrs. Channing / Mrs. Phyllis Bradley / Mrs. Willis / Nurse |
| Raymond Allen | Uncle Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson |
| Pat Morita | Ah Chew / Colonel Hiakowa |
| Noam Pitlik | Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser |
| Marlene Clark | Janet Lawson |
| Frank Nelson | Co-Pilot / Salesman / Salesperson / Soldier / Waiter |
| Slappy White | Melvin |
| Nancy Kulp | May Hopkins |
| Arnold Johnson | George F. 'Hutch' Hutton |
| Leroy Daniels | Lucky Leroy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bud Yorkin | Executive Producer |
| Danny Martinez | Executive Producer |
| Norman Lear | Executive Producer |
| Norman C. Hopps | Producer |
| Saul Turteltaub | Producer |
| Bernie Orenstein | Producer |
| Aaron Ruben | Producer |
| Marian Rees | Producer |
Editors
Ken Denisoff, Dick King, Chuck Droege, Bob Veatch, Stowell Werden, Stephen McKeown, Gus Aguilera, Steven Orland, Rex Bagwell, Charlton Holder
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series | Nominated |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Nominated |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Best TV Show - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1974 | Emmy | Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding New Series | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
