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BBCOACHMS · 02-22-2008, 05:05 PM

As the show began and moved forward there were some conflicting information. One thing that comes to mind is Lamont's middle name. In the episode where he is to get married, Rev Tremble calls his full name as Lamont Grady Sanford and in a later episode it is noted that he doesn't have a middle name. Can anyone think of other things like this during the run of the series?

GARFIELDKOOL · 02-22-2008, 10:07 PM

A more obvious one would be Lamont and Esther went from hating Donna's guts to actually liking her and feeling sorry for her in the final episode.

casualTs4531 · 02-25-2008, 10:32 PM

the Sanford house upgraded to a touch tone phone (instead of the rotary dial phone they had) by season 6

GDK1 · 03-04-2008, 11:54 AM

Seems like I remember there being some conflicting info about how Fred met Elizabeth. In the episode where "Big Money Grip" came out to L.A. and claimed that Lamont was his son, he said that he introduced Fred to Esther FIRST, then Fred met Elizabeth.

But in the episode when B.B. King stopped by, there was no mention of "Grip" and I got the impression that Fred met Elizabeth on his own.

I could be wrong.

GDK1

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-21-2008, 03:46 PM

Things looked the same to me

cloggedmind · 03-21-2008, 06:27 PM

The address for the business changed several times during the Sanford series. 4707, 9114, 9215... Did I miss one?

In Gaslight, Fred calls the police to report his own murder (

) and he gives his address as 9114 South Central, but when the door opens, the numbers are 9215!

Cloud9 Lorraine · 03-23-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GDK1

Seems like I remember there being some conflicting info about how Fred met Elizabeth. In the episode where "Big Money Grip" came out to L.A. and claimed that Lamont was his son, he said that he introduced Fred to Esther FIRST, then Fred met Elizabeth.

But in the episode when B.B. King stopped by, there was no mention of "Grip" and I got the impression that Fred met Elizabeth on his own.

In the ep "The Stand-in", Fred feels indebted to Bowlegs because he introduced him to Elizabeth. At the end of the ep, Bowlegs explains that he didn't introduce Fred to Elizabeth, rather, he introduced him to Esther. It was Esther who introduced Fred to Elizabeth!

FredScuttle · 05-02-2008, 02:52 PM

It's not an incosistancy, but on the earlier ones, whenever Fred says his name to someone, he says it "Fred Sanford...that's S A N F O R D Period"...on later episodes, it's "Fred G. Sanford, and the G is for..." and he says a word that begins with G that fits whatever situation he's in.

CWDogg · 05-04-2008, 03:02 AM

1. Fred's best friends: Melvin, then Bubba, then Grady, then back to Bubba

2. Uncle Woodrow

3.Fred was an only child, then he had brothers, then he had a sister, then he had sisters.

4. Fred started his buisness in different years depending on the episode

5. Lamonts buddies, Julio,Rollo,Achu

Chris Billings · 05-07-2008, 01:08 PM

Wow, 10 points for keen observation! I never noticed this before.
Chris

Chris Billings · 05-07-2008, 01:13 PM

This isn't an example of conflicting info but does reflect a change in fashion.

In the last season, Redd Foxx has much shorter hair, sort of a GQ version of Reddy Freddy. Lamont has shorter hair too.
Chris

megamanj2004 · 05-09-2008, 02:47 AM

if you wanna count the banter between Lamont and Fred, then I'll say that Fred seemed to be a little less hard on puttin' down Lamont in later season, although Lamont would be the one starting the put downs on Fred in later seasons.

Also, Lamont's facial hair somewhere changed, too.

The angle and/or shot of Lamont driving the pick-up truck coming in on the opening credits changed slightly, too. And/or maybe the shot of the Sanford place changed slightly also.

FredScuttle · 05-12-2008, 09:25 AM

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The angle and/or shot of Lamont driving the pick-up truck coming in on the opening credits changed slightly, too. And/or maybe the shot of the Sanford place changed slightly also.

I think it's the 5th season when they changed the opening. When he's in the truck (when it shows his name), the shot of him in the drivers seat is different. Also, when Fred sits down to look at the paper, it changed on that opening. They're almost the same though, and you have to really watch them to see the difference

Big Fred Fan · 09-03-2008, 12:01 PM

I find it interesting that Fred "raised his sister as his own". She doesn't seem that much older than Lamont. Where was Lamont when Fred was raising his sister?

asiy05 · 02-02-2011, 10:27 PM

1 thing that changed over the years was Lamont. He became less mean than he was when the show began.

02-22-2008, 05:05 PM	#1
BBCOACHMS Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 03, 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 20	Things that changed during the years As the show began and moved forward there were some conflicting information. One thing that comes to mind is Lamont's middle name. In the episode where he is to get married, Rev Tremble calls his full name as Lamont Grady Sanford and in a later episode it is noted that he doesn't have a middle name. Can anyone think of other things like this during the run of the series?

03-21-2008, 03:46 PM	#5
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03-21-2008, 06:27 PM	#6
cloggedmind Inactive Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 30, 2007 Posts: 529	The address for the business changed several times during the Sanford series. 4707, 9114, 9215... Did I miss one? In Gaslight, Fred calls the police to report his own murder () and he gives his address as 9114 South Central, but when the door opens, the numbers are 9215!

05-09-2008, 02:47 AM	#12
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,361	if you wanna count the banter between Lamont and Fred, then I'll say that Fred seemed to be a little less hard on puttin' down Lamont in later season, although Lamont would be the one starting the put downs on Fred in later seasons. Also, Lamont's facial hair somewhere changed, too. The angle and/or shot of Lamont driving the pick-up truck coming in on the opening credits changed slightly, too. And/or maybe the shot of the Sanford place changed slightly also.
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09-03-2008, 12:01 PM	#14
Big Fred Fan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 28, 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 179	Fred's Sister I find it interesting that Fred "raised his sister as his own". She doesn't seem that much older than Lamont. Where was Lamont when Fred was raising his sister?

02-22-2008, 10:07 PM	#2
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	A more obvious one would be Lamont and Esther went from hating Donna's guts to actually liking her and feeling sorry for her in the final episode.

02-25-2008, 10:32 PM	#3
casualTs4531 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 18, 2007 Posts: 13	the Sanford house upgraded to a touch tone phone (instead of the rotary dial phone they had) by season 6

03-04-2008, 11:54 AM	#4
GDK1 Member Forum Cub Join Date: Mar 04, 2008 Location: Outer Banks Posts: 2	Seems like I remember there being some conflicting info about how Fred met Elizabeth. In the episode where "Big Money Grip" came out to L.A. and claimed that Lamont was his son, he said that he introduced Fred to Esther FIRST, then Fred met Elizabeth. But in the episode when B.B. King stopped by, there was no mention of "Grip" and I got the impression that Fred met Elizabeth on his own. I could be wrong. GDK1

05-02-2008, 02:52 PM	#8
FredScuttle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 31, 2005 Posts: 477	It's not an incosistancy, but on the earlier ones, whenever Fred says his name to someone, he says it "Fred Sanford...that's S A N F O R D Period"...on later episodes, it's "Fred G. Sanford, and the G is for..." and he says a word that begins with G that fits whatever situation he's in.

05-04-2008, 03:02 AM	#9
CWDogg Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 280	1. Fred's best friends: Melvin, then Bubba, then Grady, then back to Bubba 2. Uncle Woodrow 3.Fred was an only child, then he had brothers, then he had a sister, then he had sisters. 4. Fred started his buisness in different years depending on the episode 5. Lamonts buddies, Julio,Rollo,Achu

05-07-2008, 01:08 PM	#10
Chris Billings Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 21, 2004 Location: CA Posts: 192	Wow, 10 points for keen observation! I never noticed this before. Chris

05-07-2008, 01:13 PM	#11
Chris Billings Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 21, 2004 Location: CA Posts: 192	This isn't an example of conflicting info but does reflect a change in fashion. In the last season, Redd Foxx has much shorter hair, sort of a GQ version of Reddy Freddy. Lamont has shorter hair too. Chris

02-02-2011, 10:27 PM	#15
asiy05 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 25, 2011 Posts: 66	1 thing that changed over the years was Lamont. He became less mean than he was when the show began.