Sanford and Son – The Second Season

Description

Comeplete second season of the classic 1970s TV show
Sanford & Son starring Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page. This three-disc
boxed set compiles all 24 episodes from Sanford and Son’s second season, which
began on September 15, 1972. The sitcom quickly vaulted to the No. 2 spot on
the network ratings–right behind creators Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin’s
previous effort, All in the Family. The second season brought no changes to
the show’s basic format–comedian Redd Foxx remained the focus as cantankerous
junkman Fred Sanford, with Demond Wilson as his son and perennial foil,
Lamont. What the second season did bring was several new characters and some
of the series’ funniest episodes. The second season supporting cast was filled
out by some of Foxx’s fellow comics, including Leroy and Skillet (“A Visit
from Lena Horne”) and LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther, who became a recurring
character after “The Big Party.” Also joining was Don Bexley as Bubba (“By the
Numbers”), Nathaniel Taylor as Rollo (“Have Gun, Will Sell”), and Barney
Miller’s Gregory Sierra as neighbor Julio (“The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!”).
But Sanford and Son’s strength remained in Foxx’s sharp-tongued and often
improvised performance, which was ably abetted by the scripts (a number of
plotlines were taken directly from Steptoe and Son, the U.K. series that
inspired Sanford). Richard Pryor and Paul Mooney penned two of the
collection’s most laugh-filled half-hours, “The Dowry” and “Sanford and Son
and Sister Make Three,” but every episode has its share of hilarity thanks to
Foxx and his costars. Though only English and Spanish subtitles are offered as
extras, series fans should be pleased with the set, especially as a reference
for Fred’s best zingers (“I’m gonna stick your face in a bowl full of dough
and make gorilla cookies!”). –Paul Gaita

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: TV
• Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Closed-captioned, Box set, NTSC, Full Screen, Subtitled
• Contributor: LaWanda Page, Lynn Hamilton, Redd Foxx, Whitman Mayo, Demond Wilson
• Language: English
• Number Of Discs: 3
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 1 inches; 1.44 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2225702
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Closed-captioned, Box set, NTSC, Full Screen, Subtitled
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 9 hours and 59 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2003
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, LaWanda Page, Lynn Hamilton
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish