Sanford And Son (Season 6) DVD Review
By: Britt Gillette
One of numerous comedies created in the 1970s by the talented Norman Lear (other hits such as All In The Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons come to mind), Sanford And Son received 7 Emmy nominations and 6 Golden Globe nominations for its widely acclaimed humor. Based on the life of Los Angeles junkyard owner Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) and that of his son Lamont (Demond Wilson), the series was one of the first with an entirely African-American cast. Through every episode, Fred manages to insult and offend just about every person, group, race, ideology, etc. The show was such a hit, it stayed in the Nielsen Top Ten for its entire run, excluding its final season...
The Sanford & Son (Season 6) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1" in which three jewel thieves conspire to smuggle some stolen jewels from Hawaii to Los Angeles. When Fred hops a flight to Hawaii to attend a Junkmen of America conference, the thieves plant the jewels on Fred in the hopes of using him as a dupe to carry out their nefarious plan... Other notable episodes from Season 6 include "The Winning Ticket" in which Fred becomes the victim of a con game by a pair of crooks who convince him to run a $500 raffle promotion for Sanford & Son, and "A Matter of Silence" in which Fred nearly goes deaf due to the wax buildup in his ears...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Sanford & Son (Season 6) DVD:
Episode 112 (The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1) Air Date: 09-24-1976
Episode 113 (The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2) Air Date: 09-24-1976
Episode 114 (The Hawaiian Connection: Part 3) Air Date: 10-01-1976
Episode 115 (California Crude) Air Date: 10-08-1976
Episode 116 (The Stakeout) Air Date: 10-15-1976
Episode 117 (I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz) Air Date: 10-22-1976
Episode 118 (The Winning Ticket) Air Date: 11-05-1976
Episode 119 (Committee Man) Air Date: 11-12-1976
Episode 120 (Fred's Extra Job) Air Date: 11-19-1976
Episode 121 (Carol) Air Date: 11-26-1976
Episode 122 (Aunt Esther Has a Baby) Air Date: 12-03-1976
Episode 123 (Here Today, Gone Today) Air Date: 12-07-1976
Episode 124 (Aunt Esther Meets Her Son) Air Date: 12-10-1976
Episode 125 (Sanford and Gong) Air Date: 12-17-1976
Episode 126 (Fred Meets Redd) Air Date: 01-14-1977
Episode 127 (Chinese Torture) Air Date: 01-21-1977
Episode 128 (A Matter of Silence) Air Date: 01-28-1977
Episode 129 (When John Comes Marching Home) Air Date: 02-04-1977
Episode 130 (The Reverend Sanford) Air Date: 02-11-1977
Episode 131 (The Will) Air Date: 02-18-1977
Episode 132 (Fred the Activist) Air Date: 02-25-1977
Episode 133 (The Lucky Streak) Air Date: 03-04-1977
Episode 134 (Funny, You Don't Look It) Air Date: 03-11-1977
Episode 135 (Fred Sings the Blues) Air Date: 03-18-1977
Episode 136 (School Daze) Air Date: 03-25-1977
About The Author:
Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Sanford And Son (Season 6) DVD.