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AtlantaBravesFan29 · 12-14-2002, 11:11 AM

I was just curious why all of the spinoffs of Sanford and Son didn't make the grade(Grady, Sanford Arms, and Sanford)!!!
I remember when Sanford was on originally back in 1980-1981!!! I think I watched every episode of that one,but I was too young to watch Grady and Sanford Arms!!! I was about 5 and 6 when they both aired!!! Your comments, please!!!

TVFactFan · 12-14-2002, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by BravesFan712002
I was just curious why all of the spinoffs of Sanford and Son didn't make the grade(Grady, Sanford Arms, and Sanford)!!!
I remember when Sanford was on originally back in 1980-1981!!! I think I watched every episode of that one,but I was too young to watch Grady and Sanford Arms!!! I was about 5 and 6 when they both aired!!! Your comments, please!!!

Well I don't know why Sanford did not make it because I have episodes of that spinoff and i thought it was really funny. Now Sanford Arms probably didn't make it because it was only Aunt Esther, Grady, and Bubba without Fred and Lamont. That's like the jeffersons without george or louise. And the spinoff Grady didn't make it probably because the character Grady wasn't that strong. And people probably didn't want to see 30 minutes of grady without fred. Both Grady episodes i have of Grady are not good at all.

W.J. Griffin · 12-16-2002, 12:20 AM

Another reason the "Grady" sitcom didn't work was that they took Grady out of his element...Watts; Fred and Lamont's shennannigans...and stuck him with a bland-o-rama style family situation, where his low-key mania was unable to flourish.

"Sanford", I belive, was doomed by factors having nothing to do with the creative aspects of the show(i.e. a bad timeslot, little publicity, and the general malaise affecting most tv sitcoms during the early 1980s). Given time, the show probably would've found a sizeable audience.

"Sanford Arms", on the other hand, just sucked. It was like the producers just threw something together using the "Sanford" name so they could keep their audience...who fled by the boatloads after the pilot aired. Had they taken the time to devise a more compatible situation using, say, Esther and Woody (battling couples have been a staple of situation comedies from their inception), or Grady, Bubba and Skillet as surrogate parents to some sarcastic preteens, they might've had a better chance for survival. As it was, introducing bland characters that nobody ever heard of, and shunting the more familiar characters to the background, the producers only ensured that "Sanford Arms" would accquire a quick and speedy cancellation.

12-14-2002, 11:11 AM	#1
AtlantaBravesFan29 Atlanta Braves Fan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Location: Pleasanton,TX--40 Miles South Of San Antonio Posts: 1,859	Why Didn't the Spinoffs Make It??? I was just curious why all of the spinoffs of Sanford and Son didn't make the grade(Grady, Sanford Arms, and Sanford)!!! I remember when Sanford was on originally back in 1980-1981!!! I think I watched every episode of that one,but I was too young to watch Grady and Sanford Arms!!! I was about 5 and 6 when they both aired!!! Your comments, please!!!

12-16-2002, 12:20 AM	#3
W.J. Griffin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 29, 2002 Posts: 527	Another reason the "Grady" sitcom didn't work was that they took Grady out of his element...Watts; Fred and Lamont's shennannigans...and stuck him with a bland-o-rama style family situation, where his low-key mania was unable to flourish. "Sanford", I belive, was doomed by factors having nothing to do with the creative aspects of the show(i.e. a bad timeslot, little publicity, and the general malaise affecting most tv sitcoms during the early 1980s). Given time, the show probably would've found a sizeable audience. "Sanford Arms", on the other hand, just sucked. It was like the producers just threw something together using the "Sanford" name so they could keep their audience...who fled by the boatloads after the pilot aired. Had they taken the time to devise a more compatible situation using, say, Esther and Woody (battling couples have been a staple of situation comedies from their inception), or Grady, Bubba and Skillet as surrogate parents to some sarcastic preteens, they might've had a better chance for survival. As it was, introducing bland characters that nobody ever heard of, and shunting the more familiar characters to the background, the producers only ensured that "Sanford Arms" would accquire a quick and speedy cancellation.
	Last edited by W.J. Griffin; 12-18-2002 at 02:39 AM.