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Sanford Arms

Comedy

Sanford Arms is an American sitcom that aired from September to October 1977 on NBC. The series is an attempted continuation of the sitcom Sanford and Son. After six seasons, Redd Foxx left Sanford and Son to star in a variety show for ABC. The producers planned to continue the series with Demond Wilson as Lamont, but Wilson left the project in a dispute over his expected salary as the star of the series. The producers decided to continue the project with a new character. Norman Lear stepped down from his position as executive producer but stayed on as a consultant.

Sep 16, 19771 seasons8 episodesEndedEN

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Teddy Wilson

Phil Wheeler

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Tina Andrews

Angie Wheeler

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Bebe Drake

Jeannie

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LaWanda Page

Aunt Esther Anderson

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Seasons

Season 1

8 episodes

Premiered Sep 16, 1977

Episodes

1–6 of 8

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Ep 1

Bye, Fred, Hi, Phil

Sep 16, 1977

30m

Fred and Lamont are gone, and Phil Wheeler takes control of ""The Sanford Arms"" hotel. When Esther comes to collect the rent money, it is explained that Fred and Lamont moved to Arizona due to Fred's health.

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Ep 2

Phil's Assertion School

Sep 23, 1977

30m

Phil's plan to teach people to be more assertive backfires when a student decides to sue him. The matter is worked out when Phil, with the help of one of his daughter's friends, gets the student to realize he can be assertive.

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Ep 3

The Grandparents

Sep 30, 1977

30m

Nathaniel's grandparents come for a visit. As usual, they tell Phil that Watts is no place for a child to live. Nat decides that he must go to San Diego with his grandparents to stop them from asking. After a short time, Nat returns.

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Ep 4