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“Sanford
& Son: Season Six“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Situation
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.33: Full
screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
5.1 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
None |
| Length |
Approximately
200 minutes |
| Rating |
NR |
| Release Date |
6/7/05 |
| Studio |
Columbia-Tristar
Home Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Previews for “The Partridge
Family”, “Hitch”, “Are We There Yet?” and “Classic Urban Comedies”
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| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Limited edition
scrapbook |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Red Foxx,
Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Don Bexley, LaWanda Page, Chuck
Barris, B. B. King, Ross Martin, Pat Paulsen, Sheldon Leonard
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| Written
By: |
Bill Manhoff,
Paul Mooney, Richard Pyror, Garry Shandling |
| Produced
By: |
Bud Yorkin
and Norman Lear |
| Directed
By: |
Alan Rakin,
John Rich, Bill Foster, Bud Yorkin |
| Music:
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Quincy Jones
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| The
Review: |
“Steptoe & Son” crossed the Atlantic,
went from Caucasian to African-American and became “Sanford
& Son”. The series had as much impact as “All in the Family”.
In fact, it was the racial flipside of “All in the Family”.
Sanford (Red Foxx) a junk dealer in Los Angeles and his son
Lamont (Demond Wilson) constantly conflict since Sanford isn’t
the most enlightened individual but, ultimately, love keeps
them bound together. “Sanford & Son” broke down racial stereotypes
much as “All in the Family” did and dealt with a variety of
issues in a comedic format.
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| Image
and Sound: |
The series
is over 30 years old and was recorded on analog videotape so
there are some limitations as to what can be done with the picture
for the show. Add in the fact that modern TVs have better detail
than color TVs 30 years ago and you’re expectations will be
adjusted accordingly. The images are soft and the colors muted
and a bit murky. Colors also tend to bleed into each other quite
a bit. This is to be expected given the age and quality of analog
videotape when this show was recorded. The mono sound comes
cross with nice clarity and nothing has been done to enhance
or expand the original soundtrack. Spreading the full season
over 3 dual layered discs means that the image quality is quite
good given the source material. --- |
| The
Extras: |
There are
no extras related to the series except for a limited edition
scrapbook available with the first pressings of the series.
There are previews for “The Partridge Family: Season One”,
“Hitch”, “Are We There Yet?” and “Classic Urban TV” with clips
from “What’s Happening!”, “The Jeffersons”, “Sanford & Son”
and “Good Times”. ---
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| Commentary:
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No commentary
tracks are on any of the discs. |
| Final
Words: |
A very funny
show where writer/performers like Garry Shandling and Richard
Pryor got their start, “Sanford & Son” continues to be humorous.
Many of the issues that it addressed 30 odd years ago still
continue to dog our society. Although the slang may have changed,
the series still has quite a bit of humor. Much of the humor
based on the relationship of the characters continues to remain
timeless (which is why the show during its first season was
able to adapt many of the plots for the British series to the
American one). |
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