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TVFactFan · 06-28-2004, 11:26 PM

I never saw the point of this episode. That's like Archie Meets Carroll or George Meets Sherman. You can tell by the Fred Meets Redd Episode that they were running ideas by 1977.

jamesanthony · 06-28-2004, 11:42 PM

I have a vague memory of watching that either in its original airing or in a rerun in the late 70s. It is a stupid plot. It's like Moesha meeting Brandy.

Draugr · 06-29-2004, 12:26 AM

I liked this episode for one reason. At the time I first saw it I was fairly young and watch Sanford all the time. I had no clue how different the two were. It was really interesting to me to see that a lot more of Fred Sanford was actual acting than I originally thought. For example, I thought that walk he had was real, yet from what I remember Redd actually didn't walk like that. I have to watch that episode again as it has been a while. I last saw it a few years ago, but first saw it in the early 80s or late 70s maybe when I was around 8 - 10 years old.

Anyway, thats my thoughts.

jamesanthony · 06-29-2004, 04:23 PM

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Originally posted by Draugr
I liked this episode for one reason. At the time I first saw it I was fairly young and watch Sanford all the time. I had no clue how different the two were. It was really interesting to me to see that a lot more of Fred Sanford was actual acting than I originally thought. For example, I thought that walk he had was real, yet from what I remember Redd actually didn't walk like that. I have to watch that episode again as it has been a while. I last saw it a few years ago, but first saw it in the early 80s or late 70s maybe when I was around 8 - 10 years old.

Anyway, thats my thoughts.

I appreciate this post. I guess i would have to watch this episode again to see. Redd was a good actor in the role of Fred. When I watched the show in the 70s I thought he was as old as Fred. Still I think the plot itself is a bit lame. Is this in year 5 or year 6?

TVFactFan · 06-29-2004, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by jamesanthony
I appreciate this post. I guess i would have to watch this episode again to see. Redd was a good actor in the role of Fred. When I watched the show in the 70s I thought he was as old as Fred. Still I think the plot itself is a bit lame. Is this in year 5 or year 6?

That episode was in season 6

magellan333 · 06-29-2004, 08:52 PM

I seldom watch episodes from the seasons after Fred returned. His return seemed to mark the end of Sanford and Son's "Golden Years". This episode, Fred's Church, the Earthquake, The Japanese Restaurant, the entire Sanford Arms debacle, all came after Fred's return and the show was just never the same with a few exceptions. To answer the original question, I never saw the point in Fred Meets Redd.

glenny · 07-01-2004, 07:04 AM

The entire 6th season pretty much stunk. Lamont's romance with Janet. That annoying "YEASSS" man in too many episodes, and that just plain awful "Hawaiian Connection" 3 parter were just examples of how bad it was.

mooseface · 07-01-2004, 11:08 AM

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The entire 6th season pretty much stunk. Lamont's romance with Janet. That annoying "YEASSS" man in too many episodes, and that just plain awful "Hawaiian Connection" 3 parter were just examples of how bad it was.

Agreed - I won't' even watch the "Hawaiian Connection" anymore. There was basically *nothing* funny in there at all.

glenny · 07-01-2004, 01:23 PM

The only part of the "Hawaiian Connection" that was remotely funny was the bit with Fred and the lady fighting over the airplane restroom.

TVFactFan · 07-01-2004, 06:19 PM

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Originally posted by glenny
The entire 6th season pretty much stunk. Lamont's romance with Janet. That annoying "YEASSS" man in too many episodes, and that just plain awful "Hawaiian Connection" 3 parter were just examples of how bad it was.

Don't forget the episode-"Carol"-LOL

jamesanthony · 07-01-2004, 06:28 PM

My memories of year 6 are very vague. I remember watching the Hawaii episodes when they first aired in 1976 on Thurs night and I liked them (I was 9 at the time), but I'd have to watch the show regularly now to compare year 6 to years 1-5.

I came across a 1976 Jet magazine recently that had a bald headed Redd Foxx on the cover (he had a swinger's chain around his neck, tinted glasses and a silk shirt on), I can't remember if Demond Wilson was also on the cover (I think he was) but the headline said something like, "Sanford and Son prepares for its last season". So I guess it was common knowledge that the show was going to end.

9114SouthCentral · 07-18-2004, 11:36 PM

I remember hearing something in the show about a movie that Redd was in. I will have to look and see if the movie was even made or released. You all know how they try to tie in a movie with a TV show that the actor or actress was in.

Lady T · 07-18-2004, 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I never saw the point of this episode. That's like Archie Meets Carroll or George Meets Sherman. You can tell by the Fred Meets Redd Episode that they were running ideas by 1977.

It is called Writer's Block!; Fred meets Redd was one of the poorest, witten episodes of Sanford and Son..I rate it a "S" for SUCKS...

Mr. Television · 07-18-2004, 11:40 PM

I actually liked this episode.

dlemond · 08-02-2004, 01:36 PM

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Originally posted by Undercover Angel
It is called Writer's Block!; Fred meets Redd was one of the poorest, witten episodes of Sanford and Son..I rate it a "S" for SUCKS...

I agree.

It is blatantly obvious that they had no ideas left and that this was the beginning of the end.

06-28-2004, 11:26 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,111	Do you think the Fred Meets Redd Episode was necessary? I never saw the point of this episode. That's like Archie Meets Carroll or George Meets Sherman. You can tell by the Fred Meets Redd Episode that they were running ideas by 1977.

07-18-2004, 11:36 PM	#12
9114SouthCentral Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2004 Location: In the junkyard talking to Fred and Fat Albert. Posts: 28	I remember hearing something in the show about a movie that Redd was in. I will have to look and see if the movie was even made or released. You all know how they try to tie in a movie with a TV show that the actor or actress was in.
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07-18-2004, 11:40 PM	#14
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I actually liked this episode.
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06-28-2004, 11:42 PM	#2
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	I have a vague memory of watching that either in its original airing or in a rerun in the late 70s. It is a stupid plot. It's like Moesha meeting Brandy.

06-29-2004, 12:26 AM	#3
Draugr Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 3	I liked this episode for one reason. At the time I first saw it I was fairly young and watch Sanford all the time. I had no clue how different the two were. It was really interesting to me to see that a lot more of Fred Sanford was actual acting than I originally thought. For example, I thought that walk he had was real, yet from what I remember Redd actually didn't walk like that. I have to watch that episode again as it has been a while. I last saw it a few years ago, but first saw it in the early 80s or late 70s maybe when I was around 8 - 10 years old. Anyway, thats my thoughts.

06-29-2004, 08:52 PM	#6
magellan333 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 26, 2003 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 822	I seldom watch episodes from the seasons after Fred returned. His return seemed to mark the end of Sanford and Son's "Golden Years". This episode, Fred's Church, the Earthquake, The Japanese Restaurant, the entire Sanford Arms debacle, all came after Fred's return and the show was just never the same with a few exceptions. To answer the original question, I never saw the point in Fred Meets Redd.

07-01-2004, 07:04 AM	#7
glenny Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 21, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 951	The entire 6th season pretty much stunk. Lamont's romance with Janet. That annoying "YEASSS" man in too many episodes, and that just plain awful "Hawaiian Connection" 3 parter were just examples of how bad it was.

07-01-2004, 01:23 PM	#9
glenny Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 21, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 951	The only part of the "Hawaiian Connection" that was remotely funny was the bit with Fred and the lady fighting over the airplane restroom.

07-01-2004, 06:28 PM	#11
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	My memories of year 6 are very vague. I remember watching the Hawaii episodes when they first aired in 1976 on Thurs night and I liked them (I was 9 at the time), but I'd have to watch the show regularly now to compare year 6 to years 1-5. I came across a 1976 Jet magazine recently that had a bald headed Redd Foxx on the cover (he had a swinger's chain around his neck, tinted glasses and a silk shirt on), I can't remember if Demond Wilson was also on the cover (I think he was) but the headline said something like, "Sanford and Son prepares for its last season". So I guess it was common knowledge that the show was going to end.