Lamont and Fred, played by Desmond Wilson and Redd Foxx. ![]() I’m not saying that these are always deep monetary lessons in Sanford and Son, but you can find some gems, and I think one of the best examples comes in the episode, “The Big Party,” which aired in 1973. Moreover, as it featured a father and son running a junkyard in a part of town that had seen better days, it was a show that offered a lot of financial tips since Fred and Lamont were always trying to scrape by. Like much of their television audience across the country, these were two people trying to eke out an existence like everybody else. The Sanfords had a lot of admirable qualities (Lamont’s affection and love for his dad, and Fred’s for his son, while not as evident in the beginning, really shines through in this series), but they were relatable to just about anyone. Carroll’s Julia Baker, for instance, was a role model, somebody anyone should aspire to be. ![]() That’s not to take away from the roles by black actors in sitcoms that came before them. Fred Sanford and his son, Lamont, were fully realized human beings that everybody could relate to. ![]() ![]() Sanford and Son was revolutionary for a lot of reasons. And that, in a nutshell, is the all too short history of sitcoms starring black actors up to 1972.
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