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Sanford Arms
Based on	Steptoe and Son created by Ray Galton Alan Simpson
Developed by	Norman Lear (uncredited)
Starring	Theodore Wilson Tina Andrews John Earl Don Bexley Bebe Drake LaWanda Page
Opening theme	Henry Mancini
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (4 Unaired) ( list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Bernie Orenstein Saul Turteltaub Bud Yorkin
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Tandem Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 19 (1977-09-19) – October 14, 1977 (1977-10-14)
Related
Sanford and Son Sanford

Sanford Arms is an American sitcom television series produced as a spin-off and continuation of Sanford and Son, that aired Fridays at 8:00-8:30 PM on NBC from September 16 to October 14, 1977.

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.

Premise

The new lead character was Phil Wheeler ( Theodore Wilson), a widower and old Army buddy of Fred Sanford. It was explained that Fred and Lamont had moved to Arizona and they sold their property to Phil. Phil now lived in the Sanfords' old house in Los Angeles, with his two teenage children, Angie and Nat. The primary setting of the series, however, was the rooming house next door that Fred named "The Sanford Arms". Fred and Lamont bought the house in the penultimate season of the original series. The new series focused on Phil's attempts to turn the rooming house into a successful hotel.

Most of the recurring characters from the original series also starred in this series. Grady ( Whitman Mayo) was now married to his girlfriend Dolly (who appeared in an episode of the original series). Bubba ( Don Bexley) now worked at the Sanford Arms as a bellman and a maintenance man. Aunt Esther ( LaWanda Page) was left in charge helping Phil and collecting the mortgage payments. Rounding out the cast of characters was Phil's girlfriend, Jeannie.

The attempt to continue a popular series without its two main stars turned out to be a failure. The ratings were low and the show was cancelled after four episodes. When Redd Foxx returned to television as Fred Sanford in the 1980–1981 short-lived spinoff Sanford, the events of Sanford Arms were completely ignored.

Episodes

Syndication

Sanford Arms was not included in the syndication package with Sanford and Son. Eight episodes had been produced, but the final four episodes did not air before the series' abrupt cancellation. In 1991, BET aired reruns of the series. In 2019, CHCH, a Canadian rerun channel, picked up the series for reruns, airing 6 of the 8 episodes.

References

• Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earl (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows. Ballantine Books. ISBN  0-345-45542-8.
• Margulies, Lee (October 5, 1977). "NBC Gives the Ax to Sanford Arms". Los Angeles Times. p. H14. Retrieved February 27, 2010.

External links

• Sanford Arms at IMDb