Do You Think 'Sanford & Son' Was A Ripoff Of 'All in the Family?' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-29-2010, 08:51 PM

I know Norman Lear was behind both shows, but did NBC want their own version of 'All in the Family?' So as not to totally be a carbon copy of the CBS hit, they made the cast black?

Marvo301 · 12-29-2010, 10:39 PM

Sanford and Son was based on the British Series Steptoe and Son not on All In The Family.

Mr. Television · 12-29-2010, 10:43 PM

I don't think AITF and Sanford and Son resemble each other at all except for the fact that the 2 lead characters are racists.

12-29-2010, 08:51 PM	#1
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12-29-2010, 10:39 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Sanford and Son was based on the British Series Steptoe and Son not on All In The Family.
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12-29-2010, 10:43 PM	#3
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I don't think AITF and Sanford and Son resemble each other at all except for the fact that the 2 lead characters are racists.
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