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ricardo/mertz · 08-17-2003, 12:51 AM

I'm discovering Sanford and Son for the first time in a way.Because when I was a kid I didn't like this show. I think it was because it was geared toward adults. I remember my parents watching this and laughing their heads off. I just didn't get it.
Now, as an adult I get the humor and it's great!
Fred can just stand there and not say a word and he cracks me up!

Rita Lawsons Boy · 08-17-2003, 02:12 AM

haha , great to see that enthusiasm. Now go back and get all the episodes on dvd so you can really appreciate them.

ricardo/mertz · 08-17-2003, 11:55 PM

If only I could afford them.
I'm working on my I Love Lucy collection at the moment.
I will just have to make due with TVLand for now.

Just Popped In · 08-20-2003, 04:32 PM

I think it's hard for kids to follow the humor of the show, just like for "All in the Family" and "The Jefferson's" (probably because all are shows in which the starring characters can be crude, and although it was somehow accepted in the 70's, kids just didn't get it). I was born in the 70's, and MUCH preferred to watch Sesame Street than any of the 70's sitcoms (Three's Company and Happy Days were the only ones I could tolerate, until Diff'rent Strokes came along, which I very much loved).

But now as an adult I definitely get a lot of laughs out of some those 70's sitcoms...ESPECIALLY Sanford and Son!

ricardo/mertz · 08-20-2003, 11:18 PM

ITA. You just named my fave shows from childhood.(Three's Company, Happy Days and Diff'rent Strokes.)
I remember thinking Archie and Fred Sanford were just gripey and mad all the time. Now I see the humor. Very dry.
They were so abrupt about things and to a kid (at least me) that came acrossed as anger. I mean serious anger not funny.

Just Popped In · 08-21-2003, 02:15 AM

Love your signature pic:

...too bad we can't see the pics in our siggys unless we click (but I can understand that it's probably costly for the administrator....)

ricardo/mertz · 08-21-2003, 10:09 AM

Thanks. I like pictures that show the whole cast.

08-17-2003, 12:51 AM	#1
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	I Love this show! I'm discovering Sanford and Son for the first time in a way.Because when I was a kid I didn't like this show. I think it was because it was geared toward adults. I remember my parents watching this and laughing their heads off. I just didn't get it. Now, as an adult I get the humor and it's great! Fred can just stand there and not say a word and he cracks me up!
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08-20-2003, 04:32 PM	#4
Just Popped In Lucy & Ricky forever Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 16, 2002 Location: Monterey Peninsula, California Posts: 304	I think it's hard for kids to follow the humor of the show, just like for "All in the Family" and "The Jefferson's" (probably because all are shows in which the starring characters can be crude, and although it was somehow accepted in the 70's, kids just didn't get it). I was born in the 70's, and MUCH preferred to watch Sesame Street than any of the 70's sitcoms (Three's Company and Happy Days were the only ones I could tolerate, until Diff'rent Strokes came along, which I very much loved). But now as an adult I definitely get a lot of laughs out of some those 70's sitcoms...ESPECIALLY Sanford and Son!
	__________________ Sanity is simply the ability of the mind to adjust to reality. If we can't adjust, we either hide from reality, or we put ourselves above life, where we're super-beings who don't have to follow the rules. ~Sidney Sheldon ("The Naked Face")

08-17-2003, 02:12 AM	#2
Rita Lawsons Boy J.u.l.i.a L.o.v.e.r Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2003 Location: Hollywood,Maryland Posts: 58	haha , great to see that enthusiasm. Now go back and get all the episodes on dvd so you can really appreciate them.

08-17-2003, 11:55 PM	#3
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	If only I could afford them. I'm working on my I Love Lucy collection at the moment. I will just have to make due with TVLand for now.

08-20-2003, 11:18 PM	#5
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	ITA. You just named my fave shows from childhood.(Three's Company, Happy Days and Diff'rent Strokes.) I remember thinking Archie and Fred Sanford were just gripey and mad all the time. Now I see the humor. Very dry. They were so abrupt about things and to a kid (at least me) that came acrossed as anger. I mean serious anger not funny.

08-21-2003, 02:15 AM	#6
Just Popped In Lucy & Ricky forever Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 16, 2002 Location: Monterey Peninsula, California Posts: 304	Love your signature pic: ...too bad we can't see the pics in our siggys unless we click (but I can understand that it's probably costly for the administrator....)

08-21-2003, 10:09 AM	#7
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	Thanks. I like pictures that show the whole cast.