Although the clips were funny, they are in no way the funniest clips from that show! Please watch full episodes (especially from the first few seasons) if you want to belly laugh….. there’s an episode where Fred and Lamont are going over household bills and Fred gets mad at the phone company and calls them up to complain…..HILARIOUS

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Ahaha!! That sounds freaking funny! 😂 We'll be starting that show, but we'll have to do it over on our SillieVerse Page because YT blocks our full length reactions on certain shows. We just finished Black Dynamite and currently watching Martin, Chappelle Show, Drawn Together etc. Because we just finished BD, we'll see if I can get ALL the seasons to react to 😁 Check it out and hopefully we'll see ya over there sometime. Thank you so much for the interaction Mr.Pragmaticone🙏-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

@VIsidore

2 ай бұрын

The episode with Lamont and Fred thinking that the other is gay is hilarious. The Gay Blade bar scenes are precious.

In real life Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were lifelong friends and cared for each other deeply. What a comedy duo!

@marvinkennedy725

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!!! They was pretty much childhood friends .

Fun fact: Paul Mooney was the greatness of this writing material. R.I.P. Paul Mooney

@chrishamilton9647

2 ай бұрын

He only wrote one episode with Richard Pryor

@user-vw1ow7mk1c

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Redd Fox did most of the writing but there were several writers involved over the course of the series

@gsprings43

2 ай бұрын

i think gary shandling wrote for sanford and son too

@VIsidore

2 ай бұрын

So was Richard Prior.

The real joke is Lawanda Page was gorgeous in her prime.

@jameswashington8637

2 ай бұрын

That’s absolutely true, I saw her earlier age photos. That makes her more beautiful in today’s standards.

@ericrivera8410

10 күн бұрын

Yep

Sanford and Son, Chico and the Man, All in the Family, Jefferson GoodTimes all great comedies from the 70's and early 80's

@cold10er

2 ай бұрын

Don't forget three's company,welcome back kotter, wkrp..loved all of those shows...

@canderson2419

2 ай бұрын

i still watch them today on prime video.

@kf9346

2 ай бұрын

and Maude!

Did you know that Fred Sanford and Esther Winfield Anderson had known each other since they were 5 yrs old? When they were looking for someone to play Aunt Esther Fred suggested her because he said when the writers described Aunt Esther she pop in his head. When Fred started another show he hired Esther in that one too. Aunt Esther in the show knew Fred and didn't like him because she thought he wasn't a good guy, her sister Elizabeth met Fred and they were married. Obviously Esther thought Elizabeth was to good for Fred and hated him.

@clarencewalker3925

2 ай бұрын

Aunt Esther was played by LaWanda Page. Just thought you should know.

@Billy-zv6gv

2 ай бұрын

Sylvia, that's the sweetest thing I could've heard about these good ol' folks "from my childhood". Thank you!

@melissagerber7231

2 ай бұрын

LaWanda Page was very pretty, during her time on the Apollo circuit. There's a poster for her Fire Goddess act. She's recreated the act in later years,on TV.

@melissagerber7231

2 ай бұрын

They had great characters. The neighborhood cops,where the black cop had to translation between 'hood jive and official speak for the white cop, the little Mexican boy with the fine mama, Lamont's friend Rollo, Fred's friends...

@willthomas1819

2 ай бұрын

I thought her real name was Lawanda Page?

My favorite insult is when Fred said to Aunt Esther "Why don't you stick your face in the cookie dough and make some gorilla cookies!"

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Hahahahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.... 💓-Ash

@PapaEli-pz8ff

2 ай бұрын

One of my favorites as well 😄

@user-vw1ow7mk1c

2 ай бұрын

I've been quoting that since around 1977 😂

@besetterobinson7468

2 ай бұрын

Yes😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@websitelaunchcourse4061

2 ай бұрын

Damn!!...classic😂😅😅

This is what Martin and many other shows evolved from. Aunt Ester and Fred are basically Pam and Martin 😂 And she was one of Martin’s mother’s (Mama Payne) friends

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

OMGosh! 😅🤣-M@

Fun fact for all of you... Aunt Esther ( Esther Winfield Anderson) was the same lady who had the door shut on her as the Jehovah Witness in the movie 'Friday' with Ice Cube.

@smittybenzo4693

3 ай бұрын

"Half dead muthaf#*#*" 😂

@patricblack1

3 ай бұрын

@@smittybenzo4693 Bwahahahahha Yup! 🤣

@jamesoblivion

3 ай бұрын

And Grandma in CB4.

@3912James

3 ай бұрын

She had a low key comeback during the 1990s: Martin RuPaul's Supermodel Album Friday Don't Be A Menace....

@patricblack1

3 ай бұрын

@@3912James yes.

Redd Foxx (Fred) & LaWanda Page (Esther) comedic timing was so on point because they've known each other since elementary school & grew up in the same neighborhood in St. Louis

@JabbaTheAmerican

3 ай бұрын

"I said, 'Back to Africa,' with who?! Shit, I've never been to Africa. You want to send me home, send me to St. Louis, Missouri. 4461 Enright, top floor."

@fredbenz69

2 ай бұрын

They were close friends

@bigauntiebreenab

2 ай бұрын

LaWanda Page also lived and grew up in Cleveland..along with her Sister who plays Fred's girlfriend Donna

@raygu1818

2 ай бұрын

​@@bigauntiebreenab They aren't sisters.

@bigauntiebreenab

2 ай бұрын

@@raygu1818 I STAND CORRECTED. LIKE Sisters isn't the same.

Fred and Esther were written so perfect as entertaining enemies😂😂😂

Im a 45 year old black man. I remember watching Sanford and Son as a kid on a black and white tv. I still enjoy watching til this day. I watch about 2 hours of the show daily.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

It looks freaking hilarious and we're anxious to watch more. Thanks ma for watching with us Sam 🫶🙏-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

@righteousdivine7

2 ай бұрын

LOL IF YOU'RE 45 YEARS OLD, BOTH BLACK AND WHITE TELEVISION, SANFORD AND SON WERE WERE GONE BY THE TIME YOU WERE BORN. NEVERTHELESS I'M SURE YOU ENJOYED THE RERUNS AS NOSTALGIA LATER ON. TAKE IT FROM A 66 YEAR OLD THAT WAS ACTUALLY AROUND WHEN SANFORD AND SON FIRST HIT BLACK AND WHITE TELEVISION.

@sams975

2 ай бұрын

@@righteousdivine7 I lived with a country ass grandma who wasn't with the times. They limited t.v time with us. She was not spending money on a new t.v when the old one still works

@sams975

2 ай бұрын

Right now my great aunt still have the floor model t.v with the eight track and record player and everything still works. Its super heavy. Im from a old school family. If it's not broke, don't fix it! They are from the backwoods of Georgia from a farm. Im a city boy born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida.

@missswint35

2 ай бұрын

49 black female this was a staple in our house

Love this show. One time, Fred told Esther that she was so ugly, she'll make a freight train wanna back up😂

@min_blogs28landing32

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@bizzothagreat

2 ай бұрын

Or the one where fried said " you so ugly put you face in cookie dough and make gorilla cookies" 😆 that one had me on the floor dying 😂.

@virgilgeorge6375

2 ай бұрын

@@bizzothagreat Yes. That's one of my other favorites.😂

We all watched Sanford & Son, All In The Family, Good Times, The Brady Bunch and The Jeffersons.

Where were these people hiding if they never saw Sanford and Son

@Nell_3

2 ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking too😅

@user-yn7hb4uu1d

2 ай бұрын

🤔Yesss I looked for this comment. I'm thinking, if his dad suggested it, didn't they watch it while his son was young?? It came out in 1972 and reruns have been out since whenever.😂😂😂

@taoofgravity

2 ай бұрын

😂 Exactly. That man looks older than me! It's super weird that this was made about race, too!! As if white people didn't watch the show.

@lalasmitty4twenty538

2 ай бұрын

The burbs.😁

This show was one of my all time favorites! “ I want my daddy’s records” lol

@barbarajohnson3876

2 ай бұрын

My brother will occasionally say, I want my daddy's records lol

@ernestb4473

2 ай бұрын

Blind Mello Jelly Belly

I am a 33 yr old black woman and my mother knows ALL THESE EPISODES VERBATIM 😂😂 this was a show that was in all black homes growing up. It feels good to just laugh 😆 through all our pain… real talk 😂 glad yall enjoyed this

@4toesleft7688

2 ай бұрын

The show was also in plenty of white homes like mine. Funny is funny no matter who you are

This was my father's favorite show in the 70s. As a matter of fact my middle name is LaMonte. 😅🤣! Rest in Peace to my Father Dennis G. Epps. Great reaction video!

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

Hey Robert! Thanks for watching again with us and remembering fun times 🫶-M@

@im-gi2pg

2 ай бұрын

What did the G stand for??😂

@slowpoke96Z28

2 ай бұрын

@@im-gi2pggaagaa-googoo. And gynecologist.

@slowpoke96Z28

2 ай бұрын

That’s lit.

Fun Fact : Sanford & Son was a adaptation of a British sitcom called Steptoe & Son

If you were alive in the 70s, Sanford and Son was the shiznit. Great reaction! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

I can 100% see that and I bet it was a great time! I was born in 82, so I still think I grew up in a fun time 😁🤙-M@

@reanimated

2 ай бұрын

Or in re-runs in the 80s!

@warrenbfeagins

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSilly Definitely more fun than today. You may have been the last generation to actually play outside instead of inside on a video game.

@deedeelovesiceasmrandmore2037

2 ай бұрын

I was born in '75!! I remember the re-runs in the 80's great T.V.❤

Fred and Ester are the inspiration for the Hateocracy characters from the boondocks.

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

I can totally see that! 🤙-M@

@peterdavis8471

3 ай бұрын

Nice reaction not to many interruptions

I’m glad you guys are enjoying it. Esther was my godmother her and my mother were very good friends.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

How cool! Thanks for sharing🫶-M@

P.S. Redd Fox (Fred Sanford) paved the road for Richard Prior, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle!!! On the comedy clubs road.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Oh I can totally see that. Thanks for watching with us Carl 🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

Red Foxx and LaWanda Page grew up together in St. Louis and worked the comedy circuit over the years. When the network offered Foxx a show he told them he wanted Page to play Aunt Esther and they didn't since she had no TV acting experience. Red Foxx told them if they didn't give her the part he wasn't doing the show. They were great friends in RL.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we heard that. Very nice man. Thanks for watching with us 🫶🤙-M@

@slowpoke96Z28

2 ай бұрын

Yep. Told the studio flat out if they didn’t hire her, he’d walk. Some of the significance is lost on many. In that time, for any actor, especially a black comedian turned actor, to basically tell the studio to suck it, was legendary.

@deedeelovesiceasmrandmore2037

2 ай бұрын

I was going to write this, thanks for letting others know. They grew up together and was close friends.Rip. to them both❤❤

I remember Fred telling Esther, " I could take your face, press into dough and make GORILLA COOKIES"

Here we are 40 years later and STILL laughing at Sanford and Son!!! I miss these types of shows. 😂😂😂

I was lucky enough to grow up with these shows I am 75 and white/ tan whatever, doesn't matter to me, black, white yellow, green, funny is funny and credit where it's deserved.

Other Fun Facts: -Red Fox was a famous comedian before Richard Pryor -RichardPryor was a writer on the show -Red Fox aka Chicago Red was close friends with MalcolmX aka Harlem Red (they both had the nickname red because they both had red hair from being mixed-raced)

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

Woah!! You know what's crazy, is that all though I'd never watched this show until now, I knew the name Red Fox and thought that might be him, but didn't wanna sound like an idiot if I was wrong 🤦 Thanks for the fun facts Blessed 🙏-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

@KairiCorsey-xx1we

2 ай бұрын

Redd foxx & Malcolm X were never mixed race.

@tandt7694

2 ай бұрын

Malcolm's mother was half Caucasian. ​@@KairiCorsey-xx1we

@KairiCorsey-xx1we

2 ай бұрын

@@tandt7694 so he's 1 quarter Caucasian , like Bruce Lee who's mother was half white made him 1 quarter Caucasian yet still Malcolm was a whole black man and Bruce Lee was a whole China man.

@tandt7694

2 ай бұрын

@@KairiCorsey-xx1we If you want to tell yourself Malcolm wasn't Black have at it. His life and history speaks for itself.

Watching a whole episode is better than just clips

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

I can see that for sure. Need to know the characters and we def will be watching more soon 😁-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

@marieb0625

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSillyyou can stream on peacock. They have the whole series

I'm just going to say this you will hear the name Elizabeth in just about every episode.

@melissafields3376

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes!! Elizabeth being Fred's deceased wife and mother of Lamont (their son)

Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page are comedy legends. Redd’s comedy albums are a must have (not for kids!!)

Demond Wilson who played Lamont, was a Viet Nam vet. In the 1980's he became a minister and does outreach to paroles.

She was such a beautiful woman in her early years. I always thought she was so beautiful.

Red Fox aka John Sanford his birth name had a brother who died in prison. His name was Fred Sanford.

I grew up watching that show. My mom would allow me to watch it, but when her and her friends would play Redd Foxx comedy albums , I got sent up to my room 😂 also this show was based on a show from the U.K.

@MOS650

3 ай бұрын

lol my Mom had one of his albums kept on the closet shelf

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

😅😂🤣-M@

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

Wow! Didn't know that it was based from the UK. I'm not a fan of modern day UK stuff, but TBH, IDK of any "good" UK shows 🤷 Either way, we're gonna keep it moving with more vids soon! See ya in the next one 🫶🤙-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

@panamafloyd1469

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSilly, original UK show was "Steptoe and Son". Was about social class differences in that nation. Norman Lear saw it and thought, '..yeah, we've got something like that going on in the US..'

@panamafloyd1469

2 ай бұрын

@@MOS650, so did my dad..but I snuck it out of there to listen to it in the middle of the night. 😆

Next thing you're going to tell me you've never seen( flip Wilson show) and that you don't know who Geraldine and killer are. now flip Wilson was like the first comedy celebrity to have his own TV show before any of these black sitcom. I am in my 60s and I still remember the lineup now on Friday. Get Smart. High chaparral The flip Wilson show and The midnight special featuring wolfman Jack

I watched this as a kid and I was always laughing. You two are going to really enjoy watching the entire episodes.

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for kicking it with us and the interaction 🫶🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

Aunt Esther used to call Fred a fish eyed fool. To bad they didn't play when the cops came over. The cops were a black guy and a white guy and when the white guy would talk the black guy would translate into words Fred and Lamont could understand. White Cop: Attempting to sell copper the said burglary may have been perpetrated by the suspect in question Black Cop: There's a dude selling copper that he snatched himself.

"Good times" is another sitcom back in the day that was good.

at 65, a line I still use from this show: something was delivered and the guy stood there waiting for a tip: Fred Sanford: You want a tip? Don't eat egg salad then ride the bus. 😁

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Ahahaha!! 😂 Classic! 👌 Thanks for watching with us and the interaction 🫶-M@

It’s sad and hilarious to say my older sister and I have become just like Fred and Esther🤣 especially when they visit. I’ll let my brother in law in but unapologetically slam the door in her face

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

😯😅-M@

Esther Winfield Anderson and red fox were friends for a long time they did the chitlins circuit. And a fun fact that a lot of people don't know about her she was a showgirl she was a dancer and a pretty good-looking woman in her day, there's pictures of her in her outfits.😊

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Oh someone else said that and I immediately looked her up and W0W! 😯😁🫶-M@

@angelmarcano6747

2 ай бұрын

I said the same thing when I first saw her picture.😃

@slowpoke96Z28

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSillyyou should hear how she created some of Esther’s mannerisms. It’s a heck of a story.

Fun Fact - they were actually really good and longtime friends.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes, we've heard that. He was such a kind man. Thanks for watching with us Queens! 😁 🫶-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

Yall need to do more Sanford and son and Good Times

You guys have no idea, I grew up watching this show as a kid in the 70’s. You guys should truly consider binge watching all episodes. You will crack your sides. Also, love your show! I had to subscribe! Bless you beautiful people!

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Hey James! Thank you so so much for the kind words and sharing your experience with us! 🫶 We will definitely be watching this series ASAP, when we finish another series over at our SillieVerse Page (YT blocks full length reactions per copyright sometimes) but check us out at the link below and we'll see you soon 😁🙏🤙-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

Oh, I forgot the least fun of the fun facts: Fred would often fake a heart attack on the show to get out of working and say "Elizabeth, I'm commin' to join you honey" At the time of his death Redd Foxx played a mailman on a show starring his good friend Della Reese. Redd had a real heart attack & died on the set of the show however, at first Della and the other cast thought that he was joking, maybe bringing that same joke to the new show. Initially it's said that they laughed and even joked as he was dying not realizing that Redd wasn't joking. RIP Redd Fox, LaWanda Page, Della Reese and the many others that made the show a success.

Much funnier when Lamon wore the ripped tan jacket (earlier episodes). Watch the one with Big Money Grip or "I want my daddy's records".

Shows like this, All in the Family and The Jeffersons could not be on TV today.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

No kidding and that's so sad, but at least viewers like yourself found us and can interact with us about these HILARIOUS shows. While new to us, we're old enough to see the humor and laugh along with everyone 😂 Thanks for watching with us and for the interaction 💓🫶-Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

OMG this takes me back! As a kid I was raised on all the Norman Lear TV show reruns. I watched this religiously! Watching this now and listening to your commentary... I never realise the writing. I'm dying laughing right now. Thanks for the memories!

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely!! KF. Thanks for kicking it with us! 🫶🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

I’ve been a fan of this show since 5 years old when the show first started. I’m glad you guys are enjoying it

It's basically All in the Family, but with a legendary comedian playing Archie Bunker, from a black perspective.

@sadiewagstaff890

2 ай бұрын

Wrong

@Tijuanabill

2 ай бұрын

@@sadiewagstaff890 Thanks for your detailed and articulate disagreement. I'm not wrong though. Both shows center around a PIA old guy who pisses everyone off around him, but makes the audience laugh. Then the people around him explain the correct way to do or say things, creating a lesson out of the exchange. It's EXACTLY the same show.

@Tijuanabill

2 ай бұрын

@@sadiewagstaff890 Wikipedia: After the show premiered in 1972, newspapers touted Foxx as NBC's answer to Archie Bunker, the bigoted white protagonist of All in the Family. Both shows were adapted by Norman Lear from BBC programmes. Sanford and Son was adapted from Steptoe and Son and All in the Family from Till Death Us Do Part.

I’m from the caribbean I used to watched this as a kid I can never forget the laughs I love it They say that sandford,and Esther we’re very good friends in real life they said,he actually,helped her,get the role.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching with us Sariah! 🙏-M@

@sariahlace5944

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSilly NP 🙂🙂

The iconic Sanford and son !!😂😂😂

This show premiered in 1974 and was hilarious. Another must is "All In The Family" which premiered in 1971. Ask your dad about that show, he'll tell it's a must watch. Probably the greatest sitcom in history. The living room set is on display at the Smithsonian, that's how culturally important the show was. The show revolves around Archie Bunker, his wife Edith, daughter Gloria and son in law (Meathead) Mike. A great start would be "All In The Family, Compilation Of Archie Bunker On Religion" Hilarious! Also, "All In The Family Archie Bunker's Most Racist Comments" it's like 23 minutes long and a must watch. I was born in 1957, so many great shows on in the 60's and 70's. Those days are gone forever. Peace ❤

@sugarspice1689

3 ай бұрын

It premiered in 1972

@MartinMcdonagh-ho4em

2 ай бұрын

Those shows are remakes of British TV shows from the late 60s

How in the hell did anyone ever miss seeing Sanford and son

I’m an Black American 80s baby, this was on my TV all the time 🤣🤣❤️

One of my favorite sitcoms growing up

great writing for a show not knowing that Richard Pryor and Paul Moody were writers for sanford and son

Favorite line from Fred Sanford. "You can call it dumb if you want to." Grady replies, "IT'S DUMB!" Fred says, "You can call the hospital, and tell them to get your room ready."

I'm glad y'all had the pleasure of experiencing Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) and Fred G Sanford (Redd Foxx). Unfortunately, this isn't the funniest of their encounters. Whoever cut this video piece together left out a lot of other funnier stuff. Please explore more Sanford and Son when you can.

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

We ABSOLUTELY will! Thank you for watching with us and the interaction 😁 Some vids have been blocked in the past, so click the link below (if you haven't already) and you can watch Martin, Black Dynamite, Chappelle Show and MORE! Once we finish a series over there, we'll start another! Thank you so much for kicking it with us Mr. Smith 🫶😁-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

@panamafloyd1469

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSilly, full episodes if you can, y'all. I'm white..but grew up poor in the Southern US. This crazy show had a lot to do with the 1970s "..maybe we ain't so different after all!" social change over here. You get a Song Bomb. Turn up the volume. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gWZktc6jqNDfabA.html

@CaliDream1886

2 ай бұрын

They definitely did. Plus, not all jokes translate so it may not be as funny as it was to us growing up in the 70s. Amusing reactions though

I had an ex (we'll call her Patty Ann) in the middle 80's and we lived about 5 miles apart (let's say in Naranja Florida) and I'd make it to her place just before 11 pm to watch Sanford and Son and then the lights and TV would go off. Those were the days. Still love her from afar.

The "dear" line was my first belly laugh at Sanford and Son 😂

My favorite was F-F-F-Fred's best buddy, Grady.

@djaftermath4313

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I liked ol' Grady! The actor who played Woody was type-casted as a drunk or alcoholic.

@panamafloyd1469

2 ай бұрын

"When I put that dollar in, it was worth a dollar. i think they owe me this check, the other check, and another one!" -Grady

Fun fact: the writing was done by Norman Lear and the star of the show, Redd Foxx.

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

Hey awesome!! I can totally see Redd writing a lot of the quick quips he says 😅🤣 Thanks as always Big R 🤙-M@

This is one of the best prime time show back in the day .

you need to watch the episode when a old friend claims to be Lamont's son and Aunt Esther's reaction is hilarious!!

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Just added to our list! (I think it's the right one...) Stay tuned and thanks for the suggestion Rod😁🤙-M@

@marieb0625

2 ай бұрын

That is my favorite episode

@marieb0625

2 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSillyif you have watched All in the Family this is sort of like that. Remember it was the 70s and this is ground breaking

A lot of shows didn't have Q Cards where they can read from. Most of the time (Redd Foxx) Fred did his lines off the top of his head. Say say he could not read, or read too well. Redd Foxx (Fred) was also a very good friend of Malcolm X. They both used to work together in a restaurant , this before they both achieved fame. Both Redd Foxx and Malcom X both had fire red hair. Redd Foxx always kept Malcolm X laughing.. You'll find this in"""The Autobiography of Malcolm X""" Ohh, I almost forgot. I met Redd Foxx and Slappy White when I was a little boy around the age of 11 years old. Great and funny guys, two of them standing side by side.. I knew Louis Armstrong too he lived two blocks from me. Take care """You BIG DUMMY"""

I'm a Black first time watcher, and have the same reactions as you guys.

EVERY time Ester walked through that door, the audience would pop loud as hell, because they KNEW the fireworks was gonna start once Fred and Ester locked horns, as it were.

I was just a young white kid watching this and it was funny as, well it's still as funny! Love, Fred😅😂😅

I love how while the characters loathed each other no matter what (Esther never thought Fred was good enough for her sister and Fred simply gave back what he was getting), the actors were the best of friends.

This is based on the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son and was going to be called the same until Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin saw Redd Foxx live whose real name was John Elroy Sanford and offered him the main role and he named the character in honor of his older brother Fred Sanford who had passed away. And that's how it became Sanford and Son.

This is back when comedy was still funny. People didn't get offended about everything like they do now.

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2 ай бұрын

Amen! 🙏🙌-M@

Best tv show of my 70’s childhood

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2 ай бұрын

I can 100% see that!! I may only be 42, but I know TV was a HELL of a lot funnier and meaningful back in the day. Thanks for watching with us 😁🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

Holy Crap your only 42? Well if you missed this. You missed "Chico and The Man", All in the Family and "The Jefferson and Good times with Jimmy Walker..... Dynamite!!!!

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2 ай бұрын

Yup! And because of what we're doing and all the great interactions we're having with viewers, we're learning more and more and watching more and more 😁 Check this link for all the classics we're currently watching that aren't allowed on YT per copyright www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly 🫶-M@

I loved Sanford and son! The Jeffersons , good times!

Oh, Yes Finally Did A Reaction To This Great TV Show,My Late Dad Loved This ,Thanks Guy's,Otis,Katy Will See You Both At The Next One & As Always 🥂 Guy's

@WellHelloSilly

3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure guys 💓🫶-M@ & Ash

@otisroseboro5613

3 ай бұрын

@@WellHelloSilly We Love You Guy's,Katy & Otis

I grew up watching Sanford and son. I loved it.

This show had my dad giggling uncontrollably. lol

LaWanda Page is Aunt Esther and she used to be a very glamorous dancer by the name( the bronze goddess). And she also used to do radio comedy with Skillet and Leroy you're talking about funny

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for watching with us 🫶🙏-M@

Comedic GENIUS!! 😂😂😂

Love love love aunt Esther😂❤❤❤❤❤❤ and whole cast❤❤

Thee Richard Pryor was 1 of the 2 writers

I’m glad that they finally get to enjoy this classic comedy

The theme music was written by Quincy Jones. ❤ Sanford and Son the American version of a British show.

Lawanda Page played Aunt Esther. She was an amazing roaster. You should look for videos of her roasting the likes of Frank Sinatra. She also started out as a dancer and fire performer.

These episodes always got me rolling on the ground laughing.

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2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching with us 🫶🤙-M@

8:39 I like how Redd Foxx was able to use Lawanda to throw in some true social commentary throughout the episodes.

These kids nowadays don't even know what this is!!!!

This is classic. Just like martin and Pam's back and forth insults

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3 ай бұрын

😅😁-M@

I grew up .. watching this show it's the bomb

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2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching with us Richard 💓-Ash

Keaston back with another fun fact! You guys have got to watch the opening credits of the show! One of the most iconic themes in history, which I think was produced by Quincy Jones. This was my dad's favorite show. He would watch it while working out and I rode my rocking horse in the basement. Also, her most famous line from the show is, "Watch it, Sucka!" Or "You Ol' fish-eyed fool!"

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3 ай бұрын

Hey Keaston!! Hope you're having a good day so far. Shes too funny. Heathen! 😅-M@

Sanford and son Iconic TV show. Great episodes. Great guest stars.

@WellHelloSilly

2 ай бұрын

Looks so funny! Can't wait to see more 😁-M@ Thanks William for watching with us 🫶 www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

Glad to see you enjoying a great classic. One of the Best Redd Fox

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2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for watching with us 😊🫶💓-Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

You guys have no idea. I grew up watching Sanford and son in the 70’s!

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2 ай бұрын

😁🫶-M@ & Ash

I was the only white kid in my neighborhood in the 70's. This was one of my favorite shows.

Should’ve shown them a clip from the “Big Money Grip” episode. Aunt Esther was hilarious in that one. Also, Richard Pryor was a sometime writer on the show.

Aunt Esther was also one of the old ladies we was at the front door, by Ice Cube in the first Friday movie, and she was in some episodes of the first season of Martin

Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page (Esther) all grew up together in St Louis, MO. They have a street name Redd Foxx ave. He also knew Malcolm Little aka Malcolm before he become a Muslim.

This is one of my all time favorite shows. I watched as a kid and still watch tiday. It doesn’t matter that it was taped during the 70s. It's funny. Clothes change. Music change. Pop culture changes but funny remains funny. My favorite episode is when Fred was getting married and Lamont told the aunts. The first time I saw it, my cheeks were sore from laughing so much. Favorite line from this episode: Esther: The wrath of God will strike you down. Fred: And this Louisville Slugger (as he picks up the baseball bat) will knock you out! 😅❤

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2 ай бұрын

😆😂🤣😭 That episode sounds freaking funny! Thank you so much for watching with us and the interaction 🫶🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly