The Sanford Arms Pilot

[rollo's girl]

"you gotta be kidding" is all I can say. It might have been a little better if they just had written something for Esther, Bubba and Grady in a senior citizens center, church, retirement apartment, etc. I agree with the poster who said how can you have a show named Sanford without a Sanford in it. NBC embarrassed themselves worse with this than they did with "Hello Larry." And I never liked Teddy Wilson on anything, "That's My Mama" included. Hate to talk bad of the dead, but he overplayed "the cool black dude" so badly it was like fingernails on a chalkboard to watch him. I guess I was just spoiled to guys like Lamont and Rollo. They had it all over him.

[TV_on_the_Porch]

The only thing I remembered from watching in 1977 was the family piling into the car at the end to go out for a hamburger. That seemed totally pointless at the time, maybe because I waited for a half hour for it to get funny and at the end they weren't even trying to be. The producers apparently thought they could do a Mayberry RFD number on the Sanford franchise, but the execution of the idea they came up with was just really lame and bad from top to bottom.

[Dr. Thong]

I just read that when Redd Foxx came back as Fred in the 1980 revival Sanford, they completely ignored what happened on The Sanford Arms.

Wise move.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

How can you call a show The Sanford Arms when there's not one character named Sanford in the show...?

Lamont was supposed to be on the show but wanted too much money

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by TDRyan

The only thing I remembered from watching in 1977 was the family piling into the car at the end to go out for a hamburger. That seemed totally pointless at the time, maybe because I waited for a half hour for it to get funny and at the end they weren't even trying to be. The producers apparently thought they could do a Mayberry RFD number on the Sanford franchise, but the execution of the idea they came up with was just really lame and bad from top to bottom.

What you are referring to is the closing credits of the pilot episode which also includes the Los Angeles Zoo featured in the THree's Company Opening

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I just read that when Redd Foxx came back as Fred in the 1980 revival Sanford, they completely ignored what happened on The Sanford Arms.

Wise move.

Well since it was an extension of the original series it was no point in mentioning Sanford Arms because both characters on Sanford was not involved on that show

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Well since it was an extension of the original series it was no point in mentioning Sanford Arms because both characters on Sanford was not involved on that show

I know what you're saying, but Phil Wheeler did buy the place, so Fred would have had to buy the place back if they'd acknowledged what happened on The Sanford Arms. Or found a new home.

But fortunately, they ignored Sanford Arms and that was that.

I never did see the Sanford revival series, but I can't imagine it was as good as the original with the absence of Demond Wilson.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I know what you're saying, but Phil Wheeler did buy the place, so Fred would have had to buy the place back if they'd acknowledged what happened on The Sanford Arms. Or found a new home.

But fortunately, they ignored Sanford Arms and that was that.

I never did see the Sanford revival series, but I can't imagine it was as good as the original with the absence of Demond Wilson.

It was much better much than Sanford Arms and Grady since Fred was involved and his partner was a fat white guy-lol Rollo was also part of the show

[magellan333]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

It was much better much than Sanford Arms and Grady since Fred was involved and his partner was a fat white guy-lol Rollo was also part of the show

The thing I didn't like about Sanford was that the young/old conflict of Sanford and Son was gone. It was just Fred living an old man's life. Sanford and Son had Lamont and Rollo living the single life while Fred was an old curmudgeon that found fault in it and vice versa.

[treky]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I know what you're saying, but Phil Wheeler did buy the place, so Fred would have had to buy the place back if they'd acknowledged what happened on The Sanford Arms. Or found a new home.

But fortunately, they ignored Sanford Arms and that was that.

I never did see the Sanford revival series, but I can't imagine it was as good as the original with the absence of Demond Wilson.

you're right, it wasn't. Don't worry, you didn't miss anything by not watching it.