Sanford Arms (1977)

Name: Sanford Arms
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Teddy Wilson, Tina Andrews, Don Bexley, Bebe Drake, LaWanda Page

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.

IMDb rating: 5.1 (127 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +2.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1977)

7.92 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 7.7 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bye, Fred, Hi, Phil	7.8	14
2	Phil's Assertion School	7.9	11
3	The Grandparents	7.4	11
4	Phil's Past	8.8	9
5	The TV Show	7.7	11