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Grady (1975)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Grady is an spin-off of the sitcom, Sanford and Son. In this series, Fred Sanford's widower friend Grady moves out of Watts and moves in with his daughter and her family in Westwood. Executive producer Norman Lear served as a consultant to the show.
Redd Foxx made a special guest appearance as Fred Sanford in the second episode. The series never found a solid audience, and was canceled after just ten episodes. Whitman Mayo returned to Sanford and Son and would go on to star in the revival series The Sanford Arms.
Style:
sitcom, situational comedy, lighthearted, nostalgic
Plot:
black, african american, fish out of water, comedy of manners, middle class, family relations, father daughter relationship, male protagonist, father in law son in law relationship, grandfather grandson relationship, grandfather granddaughter relationship, african american protagonist, american culture
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles, california
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