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Original Title :
Sanford Arms
Genre :
TV Series / Comedy
Cast :
Teddy Wilson,Tina Andrews,John Earl
Type :
TV Series
Time :
30min
Rating :
5.6/10
Sanford Arms Online

A widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.
Series cast summary:
Teddy Wilson Teddy Wilson - Phil Wheeler 8 episodes, 1977
Tina Andrews Tina Andrews - Angie Wheeler 8 episodes, 1977
John Earl John Earl - Nathaniel 'Nat' Wheeler 8 episodes, 1977
Don Bexley Don Bexley - Bubba Bexley 8 episodes, 1977
Bebe Drake Bebe Drake - Jeannie 8 episodes, 1977
LaWanda Page LaWanda Page - Aunt Esther Anderson 8 episodes, 1977

The show was canceled after four episodes. There were four unaired episodes that were later shown on BET in 1991.

When Redd Foxx returned to the role of Fred Sanford for Sanford (1980), all the events of Sanford Arms (1977) were completely ignored.

After Redd Foxx left Sanford and Son (1972) to star in his own variety series for ABC, the series was set to continue with Demond Wilson (Lamont Sanford) as the lead. Wilson later backed out of the series over what he felt was a low-ball offer from NBC.

Whitman Mayo, Don Bexley, and LaWanda Page were kept on as regular characters in an attempt to cover for the losses of Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson.


User reviews

SoSok

SoSok

Sanford Arms (1977) was a spin-off from the highly successful Sanford and Son. Instead of kow-towing to the demands of the star Redd Foxx and not offering the salary that Demond Wilson deserved for carrying the show, the producers in their infinite wisdom decided to change the format of the show. A single father and his children become the new owner and residents of the Sanford Arms Hotel, a boarding house that was owned by Fred Sanford and managed by Aunt Esther. Despite the appearances of the latter series guest stars, the show never was a ratings winner and it died after the first four episodes. Next time the producers should open up their check books instead of pulling the purse strings.

Lame attempt to keep a successful series on the air.

Not recommended.
I_LOVE_228

I_LOVE_228

Sanford Arms had nothing to do with Sanford and Son, other than some new characters were now living in the Sanford house and running the apartment building next door. Teddy Wilson, who had roles on That's My Mama and Good Times, was the new owner of the house, and he stayed there with his daughter. Aunt Esther, Grady and Bubba were still around, but they were the only connection to the old show.