rather than a Grady or Sanford Arms one?

I know a particular someone here who would have LOVED IT. ;)


It depends how the spin-off would have worked. I think it would have been cool to see him be spun-off.

I know a particular someone here who would have LOVED IT. ;)


It depends how the spin-off would have worked. I think it would have been cool to see him be spun-off.


I agree and I wonder who you speak of??? Hmmmmm :lol:


Seriously though, Julio I think could have adapted better as a leading man than Grady.

Hmmmm, wonder indeed. :lol: Give it time, that member will be here posting their thoughts today I am sure of it. ;) :lol:


I always seen Grady as a sidekick. Not someone who can lead a show. Though I did watch his spin-off when it first aired.

Hmmmm, wonder indeed. :lol: Give it time, that member will be here posting their thoughts today I am sure of it. ;) :lol:


I always seen Grady as a sidekick. Not someone who can lead a show. Though I did watch his spin-off when it first aired.


I've only seen the pilot episode, but from watching that, Grady could not carry a show. Julio on the other hand had some rugged good looks and good comedic timing.

Gregory had the experience and the skills. He had a lot of work behind him by that point and showed he could take the lead of a show if given the opportunity.


The Grady actor showed us with "Grady" he was not up to par.

Gregory had the experience and the skills. He had a lot of work behind him by that point and showed he could take the lead of a show if given the opportunity.


The Grady actor showed us with "Grady" he was not up to par.


So very true...did he leave Sanford & Son for another role or what?

So very true...did he leave Sanford & Son for another role or what?
I think Solomon posted once what happened, but I can't remember the details.

I know a particular someone here who would have LOVED IT. ;)


It depends how the spin-off would have worked. I think it would have been cool to see him be spun-off.

:blush: Oh, you guys know me too well. I agree that while a Julio spinoff would've been AWESOME, we may have never gotten to see Gregory Sierra play Chano on Barney Miller. As much as I liked Julio, I would've rather seen a CHANO spinoff!!! :eyes: :heart: :drool:

did you guys noticed the "HOPPY"...Called Julio .."cowboy earl".....that cracked me up when he would call him that. " slow down, cowboy earl"..:lol:

Gregory had the experience and the skills. He had a lot of work behind him by that point and showed he could take the lead of a show if given the opportunity.


The Grady actor showed us with "Grady" he was not up to par.

Grady was OK when he sat in for Fred, but no, he couldn't lead a TV sitcom.

Julio probably would have been a better choice to spin off. Gregory Sierra was a bit more polished than Whitman Mayo.

i think julio left sanford n son to do1 more year of barney miller it what i heard anyway

Grady was OK when he sat in for Fred, but no, he couldn't lead a TV sitcom.

Julio probably would have been a better choice to spin off. Gregory Sierra was a bit more polished than Whitman Mayo.
:yeahthat My sentiments exactly.

Finally seeing the Grady pilot from S&S a couple weeks ago again after a long time, I agree with the sentiment that the character wouldn't have worked well on his own show. I don't know what it was but it just felt like a letdown.

Grady needed a better supporting cast, they didn't seem to gel. His daughter was kind of snobbish. They would have had to given Julio a stong supporting cast in order to work. Some minority programs didn't seem to work, Gregory Sierra did AES Hudson Street which bombed. Viva Valdez failed as well as Condo. So in retrospect I don't think Julio would have succeeded back then.

I've only seen the pilot episode, but from watching that, Grady could not carry a show. Julio on the other hand had some rugged good looks and good comedic timing.
Yes sir, he was the epitome of tall, dark and handsome...:eyes: :drool: Oh yes, and he was very funny, too. :lol:

The Julio and Chico show. Sounds like a hit. :D :lol:

The Julio and Chico show. Sounds like a hit. :D :lol:
Chico could've been bigger than Arnold the Pig!! :lol:

Grady needed a better supporting cast, they didn't seem to gel. His daughter was kind of snobbish. They would have had to given Julio a stong supporting cast in order to work. Some minority programs didn't seem to work, Gregory Sierra did AES Hudson Street which bombed. Viva Valdez failed as well as Condo. So in retrospect I don't think Julio would have succeeded back then.
Having finally seen AES Hudson Street, it's not hard to see why it tanked. Even though it was created by the same brain trust that gave us Barney Miller, the writing was not up to par. The pace was just as crazy as BM but without the laughs, and the characters were not memorable like BM's. Then again, it only ran 5 episodes before getting the ax, so maybe the show would've improved had time been on its side.

The best thing about the show, obviously, was Gregory - in the starring role!! Everywhere else he was always the support and never the star. But I think the fact that it was a minority show did not lead to its demise. The show was not particularly funny nor well-written, and most likely would not have succeeded even if the cast had been all-white.