Comments on: Vintage Television: Fred Sanford Visits a Mexican Restaurant

By: Kalilea

Kalilea — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:50:35 +0000

I caught your reference as soon as I saw the tagline to your site. Funny thing is, as a kid, I always thought it would be great to live in a junkyard. So now, I just live in a house filled with junk instead.

By: J Adamthwaite

J Adamthwaite — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:41:31 +0000

Ah! That explains it then.

By: Michelle Gartner

Michelle Gartner — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:54:16 +0000

Hey Jenny- Sanford & Son is based on Steptoe and Son- which I have never seen.

By: J Adamthwaite

J Adamthwaite — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:24:19 +0000

Now I hadn’t heard of Fred Sanford, but this might be a cultural thing – watching that clip and reading the premise, it is remarkably similar to the British sitcom Steptoe and Son”. It’s fascinating the way we sometimes get different versions of the same thing.

By: Michelle Gartner

Michelle Gartner — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:01:23 +0000

I agree with you completely, I think when I was little I thought the show was boring. Seeing it as an adult- it and All in the Family as well a few others were pure genius.

I saw the Jeffersons the other day when Sammy Davis jr was on there and I laughed so hard I about died.

By: Debo Hobo

Debo Hobo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:26:30 +0000

Talk about reading life literally. He was so funny, never cared for the show as a kid, didn’t get it, but now I can’t get enough of the reruns.

“You here that Elizabeth, I’m coming for ya”

By: Michelle Gartner

Michelle Gartner — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:37:54 +0000

Hi Teeni- did your Dad call you Big Dummy? I used to crack up every time Fred called Lamont Big Dummy?

By: teeni

teeni — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:22:29 +0000

I used to love that show. My dad is definitely the white version of Fred Sanford.

By: Michelle Gartner

Michelle Gartner — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:10:37 +0000

Ahhh I see and you clicked on every one of these ads. You have until midnight to take me up on my offer- I’ll throw in a cat on prozac too.

By: dcr

dcr — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:02:33 +0000

Wow! Now that I posted that I remembered the show, your blog is offering me Sanford and Son ringtones!

And t-shirts.

And vint*ge stickers.