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tv star collector · 03-04-2006, 06:31 PM

You might know that Norman Lear's SANFORD & SON was based on the British
sitcom STEPTOE & SON. But did you know the British version starred Wilfred
Brambell (who played Paul's grandfather in The Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night")?

gilligan fanatic · 03-04-2006, 08:26 PM

I got a hold of two episodes of it and the first thing that suprised me was the cast was white. I had never seen it before and I was thinking they would be black.

Janice · 03-05-2006, 12:32 AM

Interesting information and nice pictures. I had no idea that Sanford and Son was based on a Britcom.

tv star collector · 03-05-2006, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

Interesting information and nice pictures. I had no idea that Sanford and Son was based on a Britcom.

ALL IN THE FAMILY was also derived from a British sitcom (titled TILL DEATH DO
US PART).

JeffRuss1972 · 03-05-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I got a hold of two episodes of it and the first thing that suprised me was the cast was white. I had never seen it before and I was thinking they would be black.

Very interesting. I always knew it came from a British show called "Steptoe and Son", but I've never seen any clips OR photos from the show. Tell me, was the show any good of the 2 eps u saw? I'd like to watch it one of these days.

gilligan fanatic · 03-05-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffRuss1972

Very interesting. I always knew it came from a British show called "Steptoe and Son", but I've never seen any clips OR photos from the show. Tell me, was the show any good of the 2 eps u saw? I'd like to watch it one of these days.

The dad was a lot more annoying than Fred. I also didn't understand some of the jokes because the British have different words for things and I did not know a lot of them. It was alright, but I like Sanford and Son a whole lot better. Also it was mainly just the two of them. There were guest stars, but it seemed like the two of them were missing friends like Rollo and Grady.

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-08-2006, 06:01 PM

What Year was Stepton and Son air and was it a spin-off from Sanford and Son

tv star collector · 03-08-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by agmfox8@yahoo.com

What Year was Stepton and Son air and was it a spin-off from Sanford and Son

You're confused. STEPTOE & SON, a British sitcom, aired first ... years before
Norman Lear adapted it as the American series SANFORD & SON. The British
show ran from 1962 to 1974. Lear's SANFORD & SON didn't debut until 1972.
So, no, STEPTOE was not a "spin-off"; in fact, it was the inspiration for SANFORD a decade later.

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