All Lawanda Page did in this DS ep was drag her Sanford and Son character over to the Penthouse and had that same shaky neck character which made me go-"OH BOY-lo


Where was FRED G SANFORD when you needed him-loll

She basically took that style to anything she did. If that is what she did best and that is what the producers wanted, who is to say otherwise? When she was on THE LOVE BOAT with Sherman Hemsley (another actor who basically does the same character) she was loud, rude and basically an Aunt Esther, except she was rich in the LB episode. :lol:

She basically took that style to anything she did. If that is what she did best and that is what the producers wanted, who is to say otherwise? When she was on THE LOVE BOAT with Sherman Hemsley (another actor who basically does the same character) she was loud, rude and basically an Aunt Esther, except she was rich in the LB episode. :lol:


She was a one-dimensional character that's for sure-lol she also played the same character on Amen and Martin

Whitman Mayo simply took his Grady character to DS, even though he was called Jethro B. Simpson. The guy even mentioned running a junkyard! How obvious can you get?? :lol:

Whitman Mayo simply took his Grady character to DS, even though he was called Jethro B. Simpson. The guy even mentioned running a junkyard! How obvious can you get?? :lol:


Yup he did, not as GOOFY as the Grady character but more like the chracter he played on his spinoff-"Grady"

i would liked to see more sanford n son charactors guest star on there wonder what happen if redd foxx would guest starred as cousin mrytel campanion or something now that would been something

She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool :lol:

She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool :lol:



i would like to see if she appeared on any talk shows in the 70's or 80's so i can see her NORMAL side-lol

She did the same thing on Amen also LOL. She didn't do the whole "GLORY" thing but it was the same Charatcher. Also on Martin she was calling people fish eyed fool :lol:


Suffer! LOL.

All Lawanda Page did in this DS ep was drag her Sanford and Son character over to the Penthouse and had that same shaky neck character which made me go-"OH BOY-lo


Where was FRED G SANFORD when you needed him-loll

That was one of my favorite episodes of season 2! The funny part was how she kicked that rug and pretended to slip. It was funny because it was too obvious she was faking! :lol:

I will say this, Lawanda seemed more polished as an actress in this episode tham she was on Sanford and Son.

She was a one-dimensional character that's for sure-lol she also played the same character on Amen and Martin
There are actors/actresses who will play different characters the same way. That is what producers want when they hire people like that. If they wanted a normal person, why look to hire someone like LaWanda Page? Just hire some black actress.

There are actors/actresses who will play different characters the same way. That is what producers want when they hire people like that. If they wanted a normal person, why look to hire someone like LaWanda Page? Just hire some black actress.


I'm just saying it's a shame she couldn't play anything else

I'm just saying it's a shame she couldn't play anything else
It doesn't bother me and I am sure she was content with doing that. It paid well. :dollar:

It doesn't bother me and I am sure she was content with doing that. It paid well. :dollar:


It don't bother me either, I'm just pointing out that she wasn't able to play any other character. I like pointing stuff out, remember?-lol

But you know what, if she went on and played a very different character from Aunt Esther, Aunt Esther fans like myself would be begging her to use her Esther mannerisms, so I think Lawanda page was meant to play Aunt Esther and nothing else.

But you know what, if she went on and played a very different character from Aunt Esther, Aunt Esther fans like myself would be begging her to use her Esther mannerisms, so I think Lawanda page was meant to play Aunt Esther and nothing else.
Exactly.
If she was happy doing that, more power to her. Sherman has always done the same character (George, Deacon). There are some actors who get paid well for doing what they do best. LaWanda was a funny woman, not a serious actress. She became famous because of her funny antics. She didn't go to Julliard to become a serious actress.

Exactly.
If she was happy doing that, more power to her. Sherman has always done the same character (George, Deacon). There are some actors who get paid well for doing what they do best. LaWanda was a funny woman, not a serious actress. She became famous because of her funny antics. She didn't go to Julliard to become a serious actress.

She was a comedianne before S&S anyway.

Deacon frye and George Jefferson were not similar characters

i would like to see if she appeared on any talk shows in the 70's or 80's so i can see her NORMAL side-lol

Before I forget, she came to my elementary school in 1983. I don't know what she was doing there. (I was 8 going on 9) Anyway, she looked nothing like she did on TV, she was at a desk passing out brochurs, and I remember her asking a student, "Did you get one?" She had the same esther type voice, but it was calm and normal. That was my only recoglection of her in person.

Deacon frye and George Jefferson were not similar characters

Loud and full of scemes, I would say so.

Deacon frye and George Jefferson were not similar characters
Um, yeah they were.

Loud and full of scemes, I would say so.


George Jefferson was

immature
not intelligent
shallow
unpleasant
loud
snobbish
prejudice
closeminded



I don't think that was Deacon Frye

George Jefferson was

immature
not intelligent
shallow
unpleasant
loud
snobbish
prejudice
closeminded



I don't think that was Deacon Frye
The way he portrayed the character, not the same character flaws. :crazy: And Deacon was loud and boisterous. He was not playing him in a serious manner.

Um, yeah they were.


both were fathers and good dancers, that's it

both were fathers and good dancers, that's it
And loud and boisterous. And they both cared abt money. The way he played the Deacon is no different than how he played George. Different characters, same style.

The way he portrayed the character, not the same character flaws. :crazy: And Deacon was loud and boisterous. He was not playing him in a serious manner.


Deacon was Mature, Pleasant, and I don't remember him being loud unless i need ear surgery

Deacon was Mature, Pleasant, and I don't remember him being loud unless i need ear surgery
He was loud. He had his moments. That is why his daughter Thelma was the same way.

He was loud. He had his moments. That is why his daughter Thelma was the same way.

She sure was:

Thelma: Daaaadyyy! Daaaadyyy!

The only difference between them was that Deacon was a little more tamed than the George Jefferson of the 70's. 80's George and Deacon were almost the same people.

She sure was:

Thelma: Daaaadyyy! Daaaadyyy!

The only difference between them was that Deacon was a little more tamed than the George Jefferson of the 70's. 80's George and Deacon were almost the same people.
It was as if the Deacon was the George character but older, wiser and more mature.

I did enjoy LaWanda Page's Church's Chicken TV commercials--they were funny! :lol:

It was as if the Deacon was the George character but older, wiser and more mature.


deacon didn't have tha STRUT-lol

I did enjoy LaWanda Page's Church's Chicken TV commercials--they were funny! :lol:


LaWanda Page: Gotta love it!

:lol:

deacon didn't have tha STRUT-lol


Yes he did, especially when he was showing off or if he had proven someone wrong.

LaWanda Page also played an sexualized old woman that thought she was hot stuff on Family Matters. That's something you don't want to see, though. Carl's reaction is funny, though.

i have a appearance by lawanda page on the richard pryor show in 1977 and he was looking at her like-"THIS B*TCH IS CRAZY!"


LOL

Yes he did, especially when he was showing off or if he had proven someone wrong.
So true.

i have a appearance by lawanda page on the richard pryor show in 1977 and he was looking at her like-"THIS B*TCH IS CRAZY!"


LOL


LaWanda Page played the church lady who kept saying "Heeeaaaal". She also used the term "sucka" didn't she? Sol, do you have the original broadcast?

LaWanda Page played the church lady who kept saying "Heeeaaaal". She also used the term "sucka" didn't she? Sol, do you have the original broadcast?


I wish-lol

LaWanda Page was with all due respect, wonderful on Sanford & Son but was really terrible on everything else where she wasn't essentially Esther. On Diff'rent Strokes, her delivery was so insincere that when the twist comes at the end of the episode, suggesting she was going to fess up to her deception, you think she's lying again.

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Lawanda Page was never an actress prior to Sanford and Son. As a matter of fact, she was almost cut from the cast due to not performing well. Reed Foxx was an old friend and lobbied for the producers to keep her on long enough for him to work with her to improve her performance. What followed was an iconic 70s sitcom character. She found what worked and milked it the rest of her career. I don't blame her one bit.

Aunt Ester is really the reason I like Sanford and Son. To me, she made the show.

Aunt Ester is really the reason I like Sanford and Son. To me, she made the show.
"Watch it, sucka"! :lol:

Aunt Ester is really the reason I like Sanford and Son. To me, she made the show.

Yeah. Exactly. I never saw the episode of DS that she was on but I would like to. What one is it?

Yeah. Exactly. I never saw the episode of DS that she was on but I would like to. What one is it?
TMC posted the entire episode at post #39 above.

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I love the Sanford And Son episode where we find out that Ester is BB King's long lost love! :lol: