Aunt Esther VS Fred Part 3: The Ultimate Knockdown! | Compilation | Sanford and Son

[@potheadmike8510]

This has to be one of the top 5 best sitcoms, to ever be on TV. It's not so much to be funny and popular THEN, but to STILL be funny now, is what makes a true classic.

[@robertmason7553]

Unless something burns down. I have the whole series. Bought it from Best Buy ten years ago. And I watch it all the time. I can turn off cable and just watch this, family matters, Gilligans Island, the Jeffersons, and WHats Happening. I was looking for the Land of the lost but I could find thewhole series. I have a vault of old school. I also have Good Times.

[@lenajacobs501]

​@@robertmason7553😂😂😂 My friend bought me the set at best buy too. I watch it religiously. I never get tired of watching the same episodes because they still make me laugh till I cry. Cable is over-rated. I have streaming. Save your your money and invest in streaming.

[@georgegreenberg3784]

Blockbusters which went bankrupt was selling all his episodes at low prices and there were lines around the block to purchase

[@sherrillraymond7595]

Look no matter how many times I watch this it's still funny

[@carlmadlope1177]

Timeless my Brother

[@bennetfox]

I can still hear Aunt Esther calling Fred an "old fish-eyed fool"!

[@ownSystem]

You big dummy 😂

[@LatrieceWilliams-i3z]

And me for real could you please give back my account not that childish fool of a grown women from the state government she still don't make a home hi ester hi Fred this is me I paid extra could I get back a fresh antenna I am stressed over childish games and fools please of a home and accounting

[@davef.2329]

Or a heathen.

[@MC-zu5pg]

Sanford and Son was one of the BEST shows on television when I was in high school. All of us would gather around television just to watch it. One of the best memories of my youth❤❤❤❤

[@dans5940]

I was born in the early 200s but we really need TV like this again. Let's go back to a time where we laughed like crazy 😄

[@davef.2329]

One of the best 1/2 hr. sitcoms ever produced.

[@joepompa9349]

Agreed..i remember yrs ago very late saturday night me,my father,and my grandfather would watch sandford and son followed by the honeymooners...to this day that was the best hr of tv ever

[@louisewilliams-s7e]

@davef2329 right along with Martin Lawrence comedy show

[@preciousn605]

Them two PURE MAGIC!!! Aunt Esther's side eye is LEGENDARY!!!😂😂😂

[@richardfrost416]

Yep.... it's priceless!

[@Fat12219]

Good laughs 😃

[@benpannone6901]

I love the line when Esther says to Woodrow, “Woodrow, you came here with teeth, do you want to leave with teeth?”😂😂

[@Sailormercury1990]

😂😂😂😂😂 love that part

[@jhoward5765]

My favorite

[@MrRickb75645]

I remember sitting in front of the television when this show first came on. And I'd love to listen to my dad roll with laughter till he had tears in his eyes. Hated it when the show went off the air.

[@Kinnakeeter]

I miss Redd Foxx and LaWanda Paige. Their humor was priceless

[@WB-1]

LaWanda Page knew how to milk a joke just enough and not too much. Her timing was awesome. One of the best

[@whitebreaddickwilloughby36]

I love how well she feeds RF the setup for a great insult...:D

[@nicklubrino2606]

The producers wanted to fire LaWanda Page because she was messing up. Soon, the producers realized that would have been a terrible mistake because she is comedy gold.

[@michaelt2606]

This show had me rolling on the floor endless laughter one of the best shows of the 1970’s

[@kepple83]

For sure

[@Fat12219]

Of the 70s 😮

[@miguelrosado7014]

The show producers DID NOT want Lawanda Page for lack of experience and appeal. Fred Sanford vouched and insisted on Lawanda because he had worked with her before and they had great rapport. Good call Fred . The most classic roast battles on any show including Martin vs Pam. Even tho I have them at #2 all time lol

[@triciajohansen7124]

He threatened to quit if they fired Aunt Esther! Bless his heart!

[@CajunManNick1980]

Who is #1? I can't think of a better pairing hurling insults at one another. I'd say Marcy Darcy and Al Bundy, but that was one sided, lol. At least Esther had some great comebacks!

[@blackknight5339]

Redd Fox and Luwanda Page grew up together childhood friends and in real life Donna and Esther's are sisters

[@blackknight5339]

Redd Foxx also got them to hire Rolo and Achoo on the show.

[@blackknight5339]

1st classic to me is Fred and Esther 2nd George Jefferson and Florence. Martin and Genia can't come close to those classics.

[@tombasye1016]

There Is No Way Redd Foxx One Of The Best Comedians, Could Ever Be Replaced, He Will Never Be Forgotten. 😆

[@devorahowze9677]

Fred Sandford is one of a kind.

[@K3RECORDZ]

Absolutely I agree

[@carminemurray6624]

Steptoe & Son the origin of Sanford & Son.

[@carminemurray6624]

@devorahowze9677 Fred Sanford you old heathen !

[@K3RECORDZ]

@@carminemurray6624 yes lmao 🤣 but Fred and Lamont did it better

[@shareofmoney]

Love Sanford and Son! I am glad that there is a community that loves it like I do.

[@kourtneyterry7746]

You're not alone. Probably the greatest sitcom ever.

[@Greg-re7nj]

Actress plays Donna also doing The Walton's at same time. Hal Williams too. Remarkable actors

[@Greg-re7nj]

@@kourtneyterry7746 Sorry pal. Sanford doesn't rank top 80 sitcoms.

[@TCROCK1969]

Dang who voted? cause this was hilarious!!! 80 shows betta than this??? Naw

[@yankee2666]

@@Greg-re7nj I'll bet you got a lot of chuckles out of the Texas Chainsaw Massacres.

[@Originaltuber]

“WOODROW! Put that bottle down before I unscrew your wrist!” LMAO that was funny

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Sanford & Son, and The Jeffersons were some of the best Black sitcoms in television history. Have you all cracked up in stitches and we need that sometimes!

[@MasterYoist]

For me, the best part is knowing that Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page we're very good friends since they were in middle school together.

[@Dark_Helmet734]

Watching this you would never think Redd Foxx and Lawanda Page were best friends in real life

[@philgetdown386]

that's why they were able to make the show so funny....they got their ideas together to make it go

[@debbiebrown1620]

they were

[@Dark_Helmet734]

@@debbiebrown1620 They were childhood friends who grew up in the same neighborhood. He offered her the job on the show. He helped on the stand up comedy circuits

[@debbiebrown1620]

correct @@Dark_Helmet734

[@ashleybritt5356]

Yeah he actually made the network hire her because they were going to get someone else to play the role of Esther and he forced them to pick her

[@MustangGTA390]

I watched Sanford & Son when it originally aired and laughed out loud every episode. Loved it then and now. True comedy that is sadly gone today.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

One of the best legendary rivalries on TV

[@randymillhouse791]

"Whatchyou talkin' 'bout FOOL?"

[@coreyhendricks9490]

@@randymillhouse791 I'm spitting out facts Fool

[@Greg-re7nj]

Yes! Grady too

[@AuraGodMystic]

He's copying aunt esther when she calls Fred a fool ​@@coreyhendricks9490

[@Fat12219]

😂😂😂

[@walihenry4600]

“I don’t like being alone in a house with a unmarried man “the look she gives him is priceless 😂😂😂😂

[@carminemurray6624]

And The Unmarried Man wouldn't like being alone in the house with her either 😆 😂 🤣 😄 😅

[@user-zz4wj8hq1z]

Wali from cville

[@kathrynmccullough1686]

@@carminemurray6624 😅🤣😆

[@NathanielKimbrel-j9i]

2:17 2:22 2:22

[@nicklubrino2606]

And she covers up lol..comedy gold

[@donaldcornley9963]

At least they didn't take this show away from us. Redd Fox is hilarious!

[@3373-g8z]

Only after you learn the back stories, will you know the kindness of Redd Foxx. From paying the royalties, just to sing a few lines of songs by the Ink Spots, to getting fellow comedians on the show, he was beyond awesome. Although Harlem Nights may not be the best movie ever, I highly recommend young people see it ASAP, and many times, to witness the greatness of the generations of masters there-in.

[@nicklubrino2606]

Paid royalties to the ink spots? That was nice of him.

[@rican93]

There needs to be a Part 4! You gotta include Esther's first episode!!

[@Nate2trey]

“The name is Fred G. Sanford and the G is for glad ya going, goodbye”🤣🤣🤣

[@brianwhittig4206]

S..A..N .F..O..R..D

[@walihenry4600]

“Wipe the fingerprints off,& get the heck outta here”😂😂😂😂 My guy, NEDDAWINO

[@user-zz4wj8hq1z]

Wali from cville

[@VictorMiranda-gh7mn]

The combination of Redd Foxx and La Wanda doing comedy was like Scottie Pipen and Michael Jordan playing basketball 🏀 brilliant

[@jenniferc1322]

Used to watch this with my granddaddy and he just laughed and I laughed at him laughing!!! Now I watch it and heehaw! Good ole days of great comedy. 😂

[@coreygeiger81]

I need that clip where Fred asked Esther if he could push her face into some dough and make Gorilla cookies 😂😂😂

[@serfcityherewecome8069]

Lol, yep ..probably the most famous line of the entire series. 😂

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

That was one of the funniest lines on the show. I laughed like a hyena!

[@michaelschmotzer1]

Oh my god, I was just thinking of that episode and then I read your entry

[@craigprice1598]

@@serfcityherewecome8069 , no argument there 👍🏼

[@CandysChannel]

That’s my favorite line!! 😂😂😂

[@mariefisher8695]

I have so many favorites in the 70s snd early 80s i love Sanford and son, the jeffersons. Threes company etc. So funny can not stop laughing ♥️🥰🥰🥰

[@dougabrams3264]

Just now realizing the influence this show had on the Bundy's. The way Al battled with Marci Darcy was surely from this. Love both shows

[@cityhawk]

No coincidence. Sanford and Son was developed by Norman Lear. Norman Lear was the one that gave Michael G. Moye (Married With Children) his start on Good Times. So I can definitely see the influence.

[@thsarethbreaks]

That show "Benson" with Robert Guillaume was good also.Lots of roasts between Benson and Kruase and the other casts.

[@donald8525]

Aunt Esther: help help Fred I need help!!! Fred: I'm a junk man not a plastic surgeon Hahaha lol 🤣

[@menkabyrd289]

Oh that funny

[@og-wj8hj]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@thelovechild_1285]

Raw comedy for television at it's Finest!😂😂😂 Runner up was Archie Bunker...Facts

[@jacquesviau6165]

Weren’t there episodes of 😂😂😂 Fred vs Archie

[@TheHelado36]

The actress playing Donna was in my opinion a beautiful woman !

[@alexisrose1457]

Yes she was a natural beauty

[@kevinhoffman8112]

She was also on 17 episodes of The Waltons. She was doing two shows at the same time. Her name is Lynn Hamilton.

[@lukemincey6095]

"Her behine is mine". Lamont spits out his drink. That was not acting, that was gold. LMFAO

[@Vee316]

I feel Fatherly, don’t you feel Sonly! 😂😂

[@chrisnizer]

Those 2 together wouldn't have to say a word, not one single syllable, and they're STILL friggin' hilarious! Just the way they look at each other cracks me up.

[@stevelee4653]

Esther and Fred and Lamont were so entertaining!!! Love the show it was awesome!!!

[@yasminvaughn2975]

I loved the episode with Esther and Grip Matlock! She told him off!

[@septemberwashington2629]

My absolute faves! Love them both like a crazy aunt and uncle 😂

[@jasimmosa7795]

I immigrated to US in 1981 at the age of 15….this was the first show I watched…. It was hilarious and I learned English through this show….. best of best

[@terr777]

Hope you didn't start calling everybody SUCKA right off the bat. 🤣

[@JohnDoe-ie1fe]

Or If You Are Legal or Not,,, It Wouldn't Matter Now Because Lousy Joe Biden Is In There Now And AMERICA IS NOT AMERICA ANYMORE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leeleea4164]

​@@terr777 Right! And fish eyed fool 😅

[@christopherburns791]

Love that evil look she gives to Fred

[@majohns7462]

One of my favorite shows growing up in the 80s 😂

[@karessamarshall985]

SLEEP WELL SANFORD N AUNT ESTHER NONE LIKE U BOTH THANKS FOR GREAT GREAT LAUGHTER N FUN💐💐❤️❤️

[@brendadufaur37]

Esther and Sanford are immortal Aunt Esther is a character for the ages.

[@williamlinington9166]

Fred and Esther must have had a blast doing these scenes.

[@glenncarver3896]

I loved Esther ………She made the show………I don’t know how she kept a straight face……….

[@tonimcdonald9353]

I wonder how Demond Wilson kept a straight face also?😂😂😂😂

[@RedneckAdonis]

Still one of my fav shows ever.

[@kenyattacoley1208]

Rest In Paradise Mr.Sanford .A True Legend !!

[@MattX28025]

This show could NEVER be made today, and thats a good thing. Forever classic television

[@Fat12219]

Classic

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

“Sandford & Son” was so funny and had so much dialogue, that it could pass for a radio show!

[@randymillhouse791]

For those too young to recall, Aunt Ester was THE "Upside the head" lady of television in the 1970's. Do not taunt Aunt Ester, or, for that matter, Happy Fun Ball!

[@mikelgeren149]

Best cast ever assembled ! Watch how Lawana Page uses timming . Incredible skill .

[@ECO473]

And they loved each other like brother and sister in real life.

[@robertomoscoso8942]

I wonder how Red Foxx managed to keep a straight face whenever she looked at LaWanda... because I just laugh out loud whenever I see her mean face, and the pouting she does😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonimcdonald9353]

I'm trying to figure out how Demond Wilson kept a straight face throughout this show?😂😂😂

[@andieslive669]

Wow, really missed Red Fox and Esther so much very funny and entertaining with great laughter.

[@jaimegonzalez355]

Their confrontations were priceless, real knee slappers.

[@frankieclayton9303]

This show was so funny!! This TV show is gold

[@LCculater]

Soo funny 😄 they don’t make comedy like this any more 😂

[@JasonTate86]

If only TV was ever this good again

[@docthemetalfreak]

King Kong VS Godzilla. Freddy VS Jason. Fred VS Aunt Esther.

[@3618499]

@docthemetalfreak 😄 (lol) “ …. Kramer vs Kramer. “

[@tomg6284]

I am a white guy who thinks this was the best show of all time. Redd was awesome, and he helped his friends.

[@johnshields6852]

I was a young 10/12 yr old back when this show aired, Fred,u Lamont, aunt Esther, Grady where some of my favorite characters.

[@justintime7673]

I am literally laughing out loud on a cold nyc Saturday afternoon 😆😆😆😆

[@gueronva]

One of the Best TV Shows During my Childhood.

[@paultaylor2689]

I grew up watching that show, excellent show.

[@larryaldama1673]

Me too 🇺🇸😔

[@KristopherTicknor-jg1bv]

I got a crack out laughing when Freddy put the brown bag over Aunt Esther head😂

[@chuck9397]

All the cast members from Sanford and son who died. Rest in peace 😊

[@bettyebeulah3340]

Best comedy series ever

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Grew up watching this with family 😄

[@JD-kg3mx]

This show used to put me in stitches every week.

[@miketheknife2]

One of the best shows ever, when we can make fun of each and not get offended.

[@erictheredgoodman7330]

I truly love to listen to Redd Foxx sing!

[@marktuyet]

Great show with really talented actors . When we still had a sense of humor. TV today sucks .

[@SaltySouthTexan]

WINNING COMMENT

[@adrienebailey9010]

These were the good Ole days.

[@ywoulduchoosetousethis]

Just saw the images and came to say, Aunt Esther's side eye could kill

[@kwynnmccallumbega4705]

Sanford & Son was one of my favorite shows growing up❣️ Aloha from Hawaii 🌈🌴🌺🤙

[@bonitaphinney1529]

Simply the best !! This is when comedy was hilarious .

[@NathanBrooken]

Redd Foxx one of the all-time greats.

[@PaulKimani-tv8hq]

I can't get enough of these two

[@tonimcdonald9353]

Me either.😂😂😂😂

[@blaynejericoswanwings]

What I just came to understand better is that Fred didn't want to be alone. He would entertain company, angels, and himself with any that was there. Lol

[@KennyRider137]

He always pouted when he was alone.

[@cupcakejonez7923]

From the theme music (Quincy Jones) to all of the actors this show never missed. Things said in 70s sitcoms would never fly now.

[@4tuartt]

Tis guy legit one of my role models he has always will have that gift , love you dude rest easy 💪🏾💪🏾

[@apedradasygarrotazos.yunaq6068]

Why there is no more TV shows like this anymore?

[@mikekeeler6362]

Because now it's just reality shows

[@ralphabreu5022]

It has to be said That in real life Lawanda Paige and Redd Foxx where childhood friends and grew up together. And at one point the Esther character was going to be off the show. Redd Foxx came to her defense. I can't imagine the show without Fred and Esther going at it..

[@bryancondrey6457]

Two enemies working in the same room could never had such a good accord. Only friends could ever feel comfortable enough to rib each other so viciously.

[@ralphabreu5022]

@@bryancondrey6457 You're so right

[@MattMorris481]

What really gets me is his wife and aunt ester were supposed to be twins.😂😂😂

[@tomservo5347]

Best part of Fred and Esther shackled together was them trying to eat corn on the cob. Esther says "I like a little butter on my end" and Grady starts cracking up.

[@orthotech9758]

Ngl, Lamont looked more like Grip than he looked like Fred. Maybe Grip was tapping Esther and Elizabeth 😂

[@Pamplemousse82322]

I'm 54 and still laughing

[@joseyeastwood]

“ Her behind is mine” 😂😂😂😂

[@SeaofMadness-lz6ig]

These two were freaking hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂 Aunt Esther and Fred Sanford!! The best! I heard that in real life they grew up together how cute is that!🎉

[@janicex7976]

I still watch this and it's 2023 Fred and Ester they know they were funny

[@birther1968]

In real life they were close friends.

[@mdit21]

It's the bantor, interaction, and exchange between LaWanda Page and Redd Foxx that was one reason I tuned in.

[@mmurph617]

They walked so Martin and Pam could run. George and Florence got nothing on them!

[@tjrubicon5463]

One of the greatest of all TV shows.

[@johnny4048reads]

Sanford and Son kept NBC comedy dept afloat.

[@Youtuber-xi6qo]

These two and Grady made the show!

[@tammyammons195]

I have watched every episode with my dad. It's always funny.

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

R.I.P. Norman Lear He had the right people for this In Law rivalry.

[@christypatton6572]

I LOVED that woman. She was so funny!

[@davidkarr5119]

One thing about it, Fredd & Ester made that show indeed. They both are hilarious indeed. May they RIP!