I have been reading articles that said he was heavily on drugs and alcohol which led to his bitter battles with NBC. Is that true? If so, do you think Redd Foxx was Solely responsible for ruining a good thing?

I don't know if any of that was true. It never seemed to interfere with the show's success. S&S probably only had a couple of seasons left anyway. I do think that Redd took his success for granted over there though. He just quit the show with no second thoughts. He spent the rest of his life trying to get it back including playing Fred again but it never worked.

I don't know if any of that was true. It never seemed to interfere with the show's success. S&S probably only had a couple of seasons left anyway. I do think that Redd took his success for granted over there though. He just quit the show with no second thoughts. He spent the rest of his life trying to get it back including playing Fred again but it never worked.


What the heck was it with 70's stars and their battles with the networks?!? LOL :crazy:

What the heck was it with 70's stars and their battles with the networks?!? LOL :crazy:
I don't know. I know Carroll O'Connor was having big battles with them. Thank God they didn't try to replace him. I wonder if t NBC was thinking of replacing Fred with Grady? I liked Grady but that would have been a big mistake. :eek:

I don't know. I know Carroll O'Connor was having big battles with them. Thank God they didn't try to replace him. I wonder if t NBC was thinking of replacing Fred with Grady? I liked Grady but that would have been a big mistake. :eek:


I agree, I wonder the timelines of this situation. Did the Grady spinoff happen before or after Whitman Mayo replaced Redd for a couple of episodes on Sanford & Son?

I agree, I wonder the timelines of this situation. Did the Grady spinoff happen before or after Whitman Mayo replaced Redd for a couple of episodes on Sanford & Son?
I think it was after. Maybe he got the spinoff because ratings didn't drop when he replaced Redd.

It's funny. I was just a kid when Redd held out. I had no idea what was going on. I just remember seeing Grady taking care of Lamont but Redd was still on the theme song so I thought nothing of it. Nowadays with all the media, I would have known immediately. :lol:

Yeah, the Grady spinoff was in 1975, after Redd Foxx had returned to S&S.

I have been reading articles that said he was heavily on drugs and alcohol which led to his bitter battles with NBC. Is that true? If so, do you think Redd Foxx was Solely responsible for ruining a good thing?


Yes because the show was number 2 in the country when he left and it was never ever the same again.

I don't know. I know Carroll O'Connor was having big battles with them. Thank God they didn't try to replace him. I wonder if t NBC was thinking of replacing Fred with Grady? I liked Grady but that would have been a big mistake. :eek:

That would have been like replacing Fonzie with Potsie on Happy Days.

That would have been like replacing Fonzie with Potsie on Happy Days.
That's a great example. :rofl:

they was going replace,Archie with Stretch cunningham moving in with the bunkers help them out now that would of been intresting

I don't know. I know Carroll O'Connor was having big battles with them. Thank God they didn't try to replace him. I wonder if t NBC was thinking of replacing Fred with Grady? I liked Grady but that would have been a big mistake. :eek:

Big mistake? Grady was hilarious!