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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Grady Was a Popular Neighbor on “Sanford and Son,” With a Theme Song by Quincy Jones


TV’s Sanford and Son spawned not only a theme song by a future music legend, but a beloved supporting character who headlined a spinoff show.
by Rich Watson 


This post is for the Neighbors Blogathon, a blog event spotlighting neighbor characters on TV and in film. At the end I’ll tell you where you can find more posts like this.

Sanford and Son was an American remake of the sixties British sitcom Steptoe and Son. It had an instrumental theme song composed by musician and record producer Quincy Jones.

Redd Foxx, a former nightclub comedian made famous through his raunchy comedy records, starred. His supporting cast included a character who starred in a spinoff series of his own.