Instead of 'The Sanford Arms, The Writers Should've Given Rollo Larson A Spinoff - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-17-2010, 11:52 PM

It might sound crazy, but, Rollo was great on Sanford & Son. He was great material for Fred to attack on a weekly basis. Would A Rollo spinoff work? Would it fail? Heck, it can't be much worse than the other S & S Spinoffs. lol

MickeyMac · 12-18-2010, 02:36 PM

Rollo was a good character, but I dont think a spinoff show around him would have worked.

catlover79 · 12-19-2010, 10:46 PM

Hey, I would've watched it. But I would've rather seen a Julio spinoff.

Brian Damage · 12-19-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Hey, I would've watched it. But I would've rather seen a Julio spinoff.

Julio should've been a part of the Sanford Arms Spinoff.

MickeyMac · 12-20-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Hey, I would've watched it. But I would've rather seen a Julio spinoff.

Wow, what a surprise

Dr. Thong · 12-20-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Hey, I would've watched it. But I would've rather seen a Julio spinoff.

Gee, I wonder why....

The Sanford Arms was a desperate attempt to milk the "Sanford" name for all was worth. How can you have a "Sanford" show without a Sanford. Well, they tried and it was a miserable failure. They would have been better off just doing a show centered around Aunt Esther and her husband.

Guess I can't blame LaWanda Page for signing on -- after all, she was an actress who wanted to work -- but I bet she regretted it in the long run.

catlover79 · 12-20-2010, 10:07 PM

You guys know me too well.

Dr. Thong · 12-21-2010, 10:44 AM

Monika, when it comes to Gregory Sierra, you're not exactly subtle about your abiding love and devotion to him!

catlover79 · 12-21-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Monika, when it comes to Gregory Sierra, you're not exactly subtle about your abiding love and devotion to him!

Guilty as charged!!

cocytus · 12-21-2010, 01:22 PM

The Rollo character was never developed enough to have been a solo character. The Sanford Arms was simply NBC's version of Archie Bunker's Place: A bad idea that was created to make more money.

catlover79 · 12-21-2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cocytus

The Rollo character was never developed enough to have been a solo character. The Sanford Arms was simply NBC's version of Archie Bunker's Place: A bad idea that was created to make more money.

Which, of course, never works.

Dr. Thong · 12-22-2010, 10:20 AM

There was one major difference between Archie Bunker's Place and Sanford Arms: ABP actually had Archie Bunker. There was no Sanford on SA.

Theodore (Teddy) Wilson was a frequent guest actor on many sitcoms back in the seventies, like M*A*S*H and What's Happening! You'd think he would have had another show where he could have been the star. He was a fine actor and seemed a natural to anchor his own show, but success seemed to elude him that way.

TVFactFan · 12-22-2010, 11:03 AM

If stupid Grady was given a spinoff then we defintely could have seen a spinoff around Rollo nd his home and his Mom and his job-lol

rollo's girl · 01-08-2011, 11:35 PM

: I am so glad to have found this site! I absolutely LOVE SnS and am smitten with Rollo. He was my favorite character and Nathaniel Taylor did a fantastic job as the ne'er-do-well/ladies man bad boy with a heart of gold. In my opinion he made any episode funnier, and you could always see how much Redd Foxx genuinely tickled him as Fred Sanford. He couldn't control his laughter I have tried looking him up on the web to tell him I'm his biggest fan but all I have been able to find out is he is alive and well somewhere in St. Louis. The poster who is the Gregory Sierra fan can't be as nuts about him as I am about Rollo/Nate. I look forward to talking to other SnS fans now that I've found you.
Odabo, Jack!

TVFactFan · 01-08-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rollo's girl

: I am so glad to have found this site! I absolutely LOVE SnS and am smitten with Rollo. He was my favorite character and Nathaniel Taylor did a fantastic job as the ne'er-do-well/ladies man bad boy with a heart of gold. In my opinion he made any episode funnier, and you could always see how much Redd Foxx genuinely tickled him as Fred Sanford. He couldn't control his laughter I have tried looking him up on the web to tell him I'm his biggest fan but all I have been able to find out is he is alive and well somewhere in St. Louis. The poster who is the Gregory Sierra fan can't be as nuts about him as I am about Rollo/Nate. I look forward to talking to other SnS fans now that I've found you.
Odabo, Jack!

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12-17-2010, 11:52 PM	#1
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12-19-2010, 10:46 PM	#3
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12-18-2010, 02:36 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Rollo was a good character, but I dont think a spinoff show around him would have worked.

12-20-2010, 10:07 PM	#7
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	You guys know me too well.

12-21-2010, 10:44 AM	#8
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	Monika, when it comes to Gregory Sierra, you're not exactly subtle about your abiding love and devotion to him!

12-21-2010, 01:22 PM	#10
cocytus Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 15, 2010 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 781	The Rollo character was never developed enough to have been a solo character. The Sanford Arms was simply NBC's version of Archie Bunker's Place: A bad idea that was created to make more money.

12-22-2010, 10:20 AM	#12
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	There was one major difference between Archie Bunker's Place and Sanford Arms: ABP actually had Archie Bunker. There was no Sanford on SA. Theodore (Teddy) Wilson was a frequent guest actor on many sitcoms back in the seventies, like MASH* and What's Happening! You'd think he would have had another show where he could have been the star. He was a fine actor and seemed a natural to anchor his own show, but success seemed to elude him that way.

12-22-2010, 11:03 AM	#13
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,125	If stupid Grady was given a spinoff then we defintely could have seen a spinoff around Rollo nd his home and his Mom and his job-lol

01-08-2011, 11:35 PM	#14
rollo's girl Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 08, 2011 Location: kentucky Posts: 116	: I am so glad to have found this site! I absolutely LOVE SnS and am smitten with Rollo. He was my favorite character and Nathaniel Taylor did a fantastic job as the ne'er-do-well/ladies man bad boy with a heart of gold. In my opinion he made any episode funnier, and you could always see how much Redd Foxx genuinely tickled him as Fred Sanford. He couldn't control his laughter I have tried looking him up on the web to tell him I'm his biggest fan but all I have been able to find out is he is alive and well somewhere in St. Louis. The poster who is the Gregory Sierra fan can't be as nuts about him as I am about Rollo/Nate. I look forward to talking to other SnS fans now that I've found you. Odabo, Jack!