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Sanford and Son - The Third Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404936669
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404936661
Item Dimensions: 65
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 01390
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 07, 2003
Running Time: 596 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 1972
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Editorial Review:
Though conflict erupted between comic Redd Foxx and the producers of Sanford and Son during its third season, viewers of this three-disc set, which compiles all 24 episodes of the 1973-74 season, are spared the backstage rancor and instead enjoy more hilarious episodes, fueled as always by Foxx's Emmy-nominated performance as cantankerous junkman Fred Sanford. Sanford and Son was a solid ratings hit as it entered its third season (ranked third among network shows) and Foxx had won a Golden Globe the previous year, but a contract dispute had driven a wedge between him and series producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear (who also ran the season's top-rated program, All in the Family). Negotiations would eventually break down, and Foxx would be absent from six episodes (Fred was said to be visiting relatives in St. Louis) and did not return to the show until season 4 was underway.
Foxx's departure allowed the spotlight to shine more brightly on co-star Demond Wilson (who would soon launch his own contract disputes, which prompted his leaving the series in 1976) as well as new cast member Whitman Mayo, who joined the show that season as Fred's pal Grady. While series aficionados are firmly divided over Grady, Mayo is quite funny, especially during the final six episodes (in particular "Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Stand Up?" and season closer "Hello Cousin Emma, Goodbye Cousin Emma"). Other standout episodes include "The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection" (in which Fred attempts to reclaim his donated record collection) and "Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle" (Fred defends Lamont in traffic court), which features Starsky and Hutch's Antonio Fargas. The third-season scripts, penned mostly by story editor Ilunga Adell (Moesha), remain sharp, as does the direction (the lion's share is handled by Peter Baldwin, though Bud Yorkin helms two episodes). Fans and first-timers alike will find plenty of laughs among the three discs, which unfortunately lack any extras. --Paul Gaita
Return for more laughs with SANFORD AND SON: THE THIRD SEASON starring legendary comedian Redd Foxx as grumpy Los Angeles junk dealer Fred Sanford and Demond Wilson as his long-suffering son Lamont. Emmy-nominated "Sanford and Son" was breakthrough TV as seminal as it was sidesplitting ushering in an African-American perspective to the small screen. Golden Globe® -winner Foxx told it like it was raising the roof with his bold brand of outrageous humor as phrases like "You big dummy!" "How'd you like one across your lip?" and "I'm coming Elizabeth" all entered pop culture. Created by Norman Lear ("All in the Family") "Sanford and Son" was as hilarious as it was historic the first TV sitcom featuring an African-American cast and urban themes as Fred and Lamont forever dreamed and schemed of making a better life. Returning cast members included Bible-thumping sister-in-law Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) Fred's girlfriend Donna (Lynn Hamilton) and old pal Grady (Whitman Mayo) who even got his own spin-off series "Grady." Cool cameos during the show's third season includes Soul Sisters The Three Degrees and Antonio "Huggy Bear" Fargas among others. For fans and collectors alike this deluxe three-DVD edition compiling the series' complete 24-episode third season is unquestionably "The Big One!"System Requirements:Starring: Redd Fox Demond Wilson Don Bexley Hal Williams Running Time: 198 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396013902 Manufacturer No: 01390
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sanford and Son - The Third Season
Another classic season in this series. There are 24 episodes on 3 discs that are guaranteed to make you laugh. This particular season is the one that Redd Foxx became a hold out & the season suffers from his absence. He's not in the final six episodes (he's gone to St. Louis) & in his place is Grady Wilson, & though he tries hard, he's not Redd Foxx.
There aren't any bonus features with this set nor are there any subtitles, it really is a "bare-bones" set.
Rating: - Sanford and Son, there is nothing better
I saw Sanford and Son on Dutch television, back in the 70's, when I was a little kid. At that time already laughed a lot with them. And now even more, because I understand more of the jokes they tell. I have to look these DVD's at a PC, because of the region-code 1. But I'm enjoying it very much. The Quality is not that good (about 30 years old!), but acceptable. I hope they will release these series also in Holland, with Dutch subtitles.
Rating:  - Excellent
I bought this product for my husband as a Christmas gift. He loves to watch it over and over again and he laughs just like he is watching each episode for the very first time. This is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
Rating: - My Name Is Fred G. Sanford And This Here Is U.G. Lee
The quotes from this 5-star series are endless. The title of this review is a lonely sample of the hilarious zingers that Fred (Redd Foxx) would make in reference to Aunt ("watch it sucker!") Esther.
Laughs abound in these wonderfully crafted episodes that covered all issues from family values to cultural difference and made great fun of every subject.
Sanford and Son was way ahead of its time for a 1972 debut. Creator Norman Lear (The Jeffersons, Good Times and more) had ... Read More
Rating: - Sanford and Son at its peak
Sanford and Son: The Third Season saw the popular `70s sitcom running on all cylinders. The writing was its peak and the episodes were consistently funny the entire season. This was also the first season where the cast was becoming an ensemble as Bubba (Don Bexley), Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) and especially Grady (Whitman Mayo) all played important roles. In fact, when Redd Foxx would sit out the last several episodes of the season to a contact dispute, it was Mayo, whose Grady character had become ... Read More
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