5, it was because the black guy who played Officer Smitty starred in a New Prison Comedy called "On the Rocks" that premeired in the fall of 1975 which lasted until May of 1976. And Hal Williams then returns to the Show in season 6.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
5, it was because the black guy who played Officer Smitty starred in a New Prison Comedy called "On the Rocks" that premeired in the fall of 1975 which lasted until May of 1976. And Hal Williams then returns to the Show in season 6.

thanks for the info solomon. I was wondering where the heck he was when i was watching my season 5 dvd.

I never saw on the rocks before, was it any good?

Originally posted by jpnoyes
thanks for the info solomon. I was wondering where the heck he was when i was watching my season 5 dvd.

I never saw on the rocks before, was it any good?


I never saw on the rocks because it was a short-ived sitcom. It lasted a year and I on;y know about it because i do a lot of reading about TV shows from the 70's. Some people criticized the show because it sent out the message that prison was a fun place to be-lol



BTW: why in the hell was a character created for Hoppy's mother?-lol Never made any sense

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I never saw on the rocks because it was a short-ived sitcom. It lasted a year and I on;y know about it because i do a lot of reading about TV shows from the 70's. Some people criticized the show because it sent out the message that prison was a fun place to be-lol



BTW: why in the hell was a character created for Hoppy's mother?-lol Never made any sense

Sounds like an interesting show.


I have no idea why Hoppys mother was a character on S&S. I will say this though, I honestly thought it was a man playing hoppys mother, she was ugly :lol:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
Sounds like an interesting show.


I have no idea why Hoppys mother was a character on S&S. I will say this though, I honestly thought it was a man playing hoppys mother, she was ugly :lol:



VERY UGLY!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
VERY UGLY!!!!!!!!!


she was uglier than aunt esther. :lol:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
she was uglier than aunt esther. :lol: Poor Nancy Kulp...even though as you all know, I am not very fond of Hoppy; the actor that played Howard Platt was not a bad looking guy...

Originally posted by jpnoyes
she was uglier than aunt esther. :lol:


I agree. I also feel that if Hal williams left the show, they should have just gotten rid of the Hoppy character. Especially since they were a team

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I agree. I also feel that if Hal williams left the show, they should have just gotten rid of the Hoppy character. Especially since they were a team



I don't know why they kept hoppy. I guess the producers thought he was funny or something :lol:

To me, hoppy was only funny when he was with Smitty, when Smitty left Hoppy was boring.

Originally posted by jpnoyes
I don't know why they kept hoppy. I guess the producers thought he was funny or something :lol:

To me, hoppy was only funny when he was with Smitty, when Smitty left Hoppy was boring.



I think when Smitty returned in season 6, he was coming to the Sanford home by himself. I don't remember them being together in season 6.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I think when Smitty returned in season 6, he was coming to the Sanford home by himself. I don't remember them being together in season 6.

I've only seen a few season 6 episodes and I don't recall seeing Smitty and Hoppy together.

Did they ever make an appearance on the spinoff The Sanford Arms?

Originally posted by jpnoyes
I've only seen a few season 6 episodes and I don't recall seeing Smitty and Hoppy together.

Did they ever make an appearance on the spinoff The Sanford Arms?


Nope, besides Aunter Monster, the other characters from Sanford and Son that appeared on Sanford Arms was Grady and Bubba.

Originally posted by jpnoyes
I've only seen a few season 6 episodes and I don't recall seeing Smitty and Hoppy together.

Did they ever make an appearance on the spinoff The Sanford Arms?
They appeared together in two episodes of Sanford; one episode was called Cal the Coward and The Ring :wave:

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
They appeared together in two episodes of Sanford; one episode was called Cal the Coward and The Ring :wave:


You are right-lol I just watched that episode Cal the Coward and yeah they both appeared together. I'm not sure about season 6.

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
They appeared together in two episodes of Sanford; one episode was called Cal the Coward and The Ring :wave:

thanks for the info Tara :wave:


Was Sanford any good? I know Lamont wasn't on the show but you still had Fed and Rollo.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Nope, besides Aunter Monster, the other characters from Sanford and Son that appeared on Sanford Arms was Grady and Bubba. Aunt Monster!:rofl:

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Nope, besides Aunter Monster, the other characters from Sanford and Son that appeared on Sanford Arms was Grady and Bubba.

:lol: that show didn't last too long

The last time that Smitty and Hoppy appeared together on Sanford and Son was on The Odd Father episode from the 5th season; but Hal Williams did return in the 6th season of Sanford and Son in an episode called, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow...

Originally posted by jpnoyes
thanks for the info Tara :wave:


Was Sanford any good? I know Lamont wasn't on the show but you still had Fed and Rollo.


Yup Rollo was still there and Fred was Wild. I think Sanford was better than the 6th season of Sanford and Son.

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
The last time that Smitty and Hoppy appeared together on Sanford and Son was on The Odd Father episode from the 5th season; but Hal Williams did return in the 6th season of Sanford and Son in an episode called, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow...

I liked the odd father. :lol:


I have Here Today Gone Tomorrow on tape. I haven't seen it in a while though

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Yup Rollo was still there and Fred was Wild. I think Sanford was better than the 6th season of Sanford and Son. I would rather have Rollo in a show than Lamont...

Originally posted by jpnoyes
I liked the odd father. :lol:


I have Here Today Gone Tomorrow on tape. I haven't seen it in a while though I hated The Odd Father..that episode sucked...My favorite from the 5th season was Earthquarke2, when Fred runs away to Las Vegas...

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
Aunt Monster!:rofl:


LOL

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Yup Rollo was still there and Fred was Wild. I think Sanford was better than the 6th season of Sanford and Son.

What was wrong with the 6th season of S&S? Did the writers just run out of ideas, or did the addition of Lamonts girlfriend and her son kill the show?

Originally posted by jpnoyes
:lol: that show didn't last too long


It was cancelled after 4 weeks-lol

Originally posted by jpnoyes
What was wrong with the 6th season of S&S? Did the writers just run out of ideas, or did the addition of Lamonts girlfriend and her son kill the show? I think the show was starting to become stale....it ran it's course.

Originally posted by jpnoyes
What was wrong with the 6th season of S&S? Did the writers just run out of ideas, or did the addition of Lamonts girlfriend and her son kill the show?


My problems with the 6th season

1.Too much Esther
2.No More Julio
3.Not Enough Rollo

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
It was cancelled after 4 weeks-lol

In 1977 I guess it couldn't compete with Donnie and Marie and Wonder Woman. :lol:

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
My problems with the 6th season

1.Too much Esther
2.No More Julio
3.Not Enough Rollo I agree, a little too much Aunt Eshter for my tastes as well; and for Julio..Gregory Sierra was off doing Barney Miller playing Chano..

Originally posted by jpnoyes
In 1977 I guess it couldn't compete with Donnie and Marie and Wonder Woman. :lol: Hey I love Donny and Marie:lol:

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
Hey I love Donny and Marie:lol:

I like Marie. She was a beautiful woman in the late 70's :lol:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
In 1977 I guess it couldn't compete with Donnie and Marie and Wonder Woman. :lol:


Any TV show that had Lawanda Page has the star wasn't going to compete with any tV show.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Any TV show that had Lawanda Page has the star wasn't going to compete with any tV show.

:lol:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
I like Marie. She was a beautiful woman in the late 70's :lol:

Yes, she was!!!! I think people would rather watch a stunning 19 year old, than watch some old homely hag:lol:

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
Yes, she was!!!! I think people would rather watch a stunning 19 year old, than watch some old homely hag:lol:

as much as I like marie, if I was a teenager in 77, I think I would have been watching wonder woman :lol:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
as much as I like marie, if I was a teenager in 77, I think I would have been watching wonder woman :lol: :lol: I remember watching Wonder Woman as a child, and my brother used to call Lynda Carter Wonder Boobs :lol:

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
:lol: I remember watching Wonder Woman as a child, and my brother used to call Lynda Carter Wonder Boobs :lol:

:rofl:

Originally posted by Undercover Angel
:lol: I remember watching Wonder Woman as a child, and my brother used to call Lynda Carter Wonder Boobs :lol:

Wonder Boobs.. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I liked Hoppy when he appeared alone in "Fred Sanford has a Baby". It was really funny when he fainted in Fred's living room.