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Sanford and Son: Season 06
Running Time: 30 min.

Season six of Sanford and Son was launched on September 24, 1976, with the series' only two-part episode -- and also one of its funniest -- "The Hawaiian Connection," largely filmed on location in Honolulu and its environs. Then it was back to South Central Los Angeles, where irascible Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) and his long-suffering son Lamont (Demond Wilson) divided their time between their junk business and their new enterprise, a boarding house called the Sanford Arms. Most of the series' familiar recurring characters were still in attendance. LaWanda Page continued to wield her heavy purse and spout Scripture as Fred's contentious sister-in-law Aunt Esther, with Raymond Allen occasionally showing up as Esther's mild-mannered husband, Woodrow, and Eric Laneuville making a handful of appearances as Esther and Woody's newly-adopted son Daniel. Fred Sanford persisted in his romantic relationship with his erstwhile fiancée, nurse Donna Harris (Lynn Hamilton), while son Lamont made preparations to wed the widowed Janet Lawson (Marlene Clark) and adopt Janet's son Roger (Edward Crawford). Additionally, the Sanfords played host to a variety of male chums, among them Bubba (Don Bexley), Rollo (Nathaniel Taylor), and, from time to time, Grady Wilson (Whitman Mayo, whose own spin-off series Grady had recently been canceled). Absent from the proceedings were neighborhood cops Smitty and Hoppy, previously played respectively by Hal Williams and Howard Platt. At the end of season six, it would seem that Lamont was headed to the altar, while Fred would continue maintenance of both Sanford and Son Salvage and the Sanford Arms. Though its ratings had slipped a bit, Sanford and Son still enjoyed a robust prime-time viewership, and was now being seen in rerun form as part of NBC's weekday schedule. Its future as a Friday-night fixture appeared to be completely secure. But appearances can be deceiving. Having been offered his own weekly ABC variety show, Redd Foxx opted to leave Sanford and Son for good and all. The series' producers were all prepared to continue the property under the new title The Sanford Arms, with Demond Wilson promoted to top billing. Unfortunately, Wilson squabbled over what he felt was inadequate financial remuneration for taking over as sole series star, and also took a walk. After the final nighttime telecast of Sanford and Son on September 2, 1977, The Sanford Arms was launched as scheduled on September 16. Many of the old Sanford regulars -- LaWanda Page, Whitman Mayo, Raymond Allen -- were still on board, but without the combined star power of Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson, this "new" series floundered and sank within four weeks of its premiere. Three years later, Redd Foxx tried to make the magic happen again with the "revival" project Sanford, with only Foxx and Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo) repeating their roles from the original series. Alas, audiences were unable to shake their pleasant memories of the old Sanford and Son, and Sanford was quietly terminated after a single season. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sanford and Son: Season 06 Cast and Crew:

Redd Foxx - (Fred Sanford)

Demond Wilson - (Lamont Sanford)

LaWanda Page - (Aunt Esther)

Marlene Clark - (Janet Lawson)

Lynn Hamilton - (Donna Harris)

Don Bexley - (Bubba Hoover)

Nathaniel Taylor - (Rollo Larson)

Edward Crawford - (Roger Lawson)

Raymond Allen - (Woody)

Production Credits:
Norman C. Hopps (Associate Producer)
Quincy Jones (Composer (Music Score))
Bud Yorkin (Executive Producer)
Norman Lear (Executive Producer)
Saul Turteltaub (Producer)
Aaron Ruben (Producer)
Bernie Orenstein (Producer)


Sanford and Son: Season 06 Episodes:
Sanford and Son: The Hawaiian Connection, Part 1
Sanford and Son: The Hawaiian Connection, Part 2
Sanford and Son: California Crude
Sanford and Son: The Stakeout
Sanford and Son: I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
Sanford and Son: The Winning Ticket
Sanford and Son: Committee Man
Sanford and Son: Fred's Extra Job
Sanford and Son: Carol
Sanford and Son: Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Sanford and Son: Here Today, Gone Today
Sanford and Son: Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Sanford and Son: Sanford and Gong
Sanford and Son: Fred Meets Redd
Sanford and Son: Chinese Torture
Sanford and Son: A Matter of Silence
Sanford and Son: When John Comes Marching Home
Sanford and Son: The Reverend Sanford
Sanford and Son: The Will
Sanford and Son: Fred the Activist
Sanford and Son: The Lucky Streak
Sanford and Son: Funny, You Don't Look It
Sanford and Son: Fred Sings the Blues
Sanford and Son: School Daze

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