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Comedy of Redd Foxx (Sandford and Son)

post #1 of 6
7/29/10 at 5:22pm
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I was wondering if anyone else here also enjoyed the comedy of Redd Foxx? Sandford and Son is one of my all time favorite sitcoms and I probably watched the reruns every school night growing up for at least 10 years. I hadn't seen an epsoide for a couple years until I was at the doctors the other day and it was playing in the waiting room. The story involved a friend of Lamont who sells their story as material for a TV show called Steinberg and Son. Mr. Sanford hears about it and angerily goes down to the studio. I thought it was a pretty interesting episode. When I was younger I also owned a number of his comedy albums which could be on the vulgar side. One line I will always remember from one of the albums is "if you love somebody you got to wash your ass". Sorry for the inappropiate language but in someways I think their is a lot of wisdom in that statement.
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post #2 of 6
7/29/10 at 5:34pm
I liked what early standup of his I've heared. The original LPs -- of which there are many -- can be fairly collectible now. As for Sanford and Son, I thought the earlier episodes were pretty funny, but I didn't much care for it after two or three seasons.
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post #3 of 6
7/30/10 at 12:27am
I liked "Ont" Esther
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post #4 of 6
7/30/10 at 5:00pm
" 'Lizbeth, I'm comin' to join ya, honey!"

If I recall correctly, S&S was based on a British show called Steptoe & Son. No idea to what extent. As for Redd, his real last name, I believe, was Sanford. Probably not a coincidence that it was also his character's name in the show. No doubt he paved the way for the likes of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy. I hear him on Sirius radio's comedy channel from time to time and his material still holds up.
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post #5 of 6
7/30/10 at 5:41pm
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" 'Lizbeth, I'm comin' to join ya, honey!"


I do feel that is one of the great sitcom lines of all time along with J.J. Evan's "Dynomite!" and Arnold's "What you talkin' bout Willis?". I cannot think of many quotes from contemporary sitcoms which have contributed to popular culture in the same way. Thinking about it now their are not as many interesting African American characters on TV as when I was growing up.
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post #6 of 6
8/1/10 at 2:29am
Redd Foxx created one of the most memorable characters in Television History. He is in the pantheon of the greats : Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Jackie Gleason. He was a master of comedic timing, great
delivery, and a master of improvisation. The supporting cast was truly a cast of wonderful character
actors. The stand up of Redd Foxx was hilarious, he was the Godfather to Richard Pryor and a host of
comedians who creatively use profanity to generate laughter.
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