FIRST TIME White Family Watches Sanford and Son - Aunt Esther vs Fred - Reaction 😅

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[@mrpragmaticone]

Although the clips were funny, they are in no way the funniest clips from that show! Please watch full episodes (especially from the first few seasons) if you want to belly laugh….. there’s an episode where Fred and Lamont are going over household bills and Fred gets mad at the phone company and calls them up to complain…..HILARIOUS

[@WellHelloSilly]

Ahaha!! That sounds freaking funny! 😂 We'll be starting that show, but we'll have to do it over on our SillieVerse Page because YT blocks our full length reactions on certain shows. We just finished Black Dynamite and currently watching Martin, Chappelle Show, Drawn Together etc. Because we just finished BD, we'll see if I can get ALL the seasons to react to 😁 Check it out and hopefully we'll see ya over there sometime. Thank you so much for the interaction Mr.Pragmaticone🙏-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@VIsidore]

The episode with Lamont and Fred thinking that the other is gay is hilarious. The Gay Blade bar scenes are precious.

[@srinath6247]

The episode on Sanford at traffic court is the most hilarious one of all where Sanford says "there's enough (n word) in here to make a Tarzan movie"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnSmith-de2mz]

That was one of my favorites shows back in the 70's. Couple of good Fred lines to Aunt Esther,, "I could jam your face in cookie dough and make gorilla cookies" and "I could put tracin paper over your face and draw a moose face"

[@min_blogs28landing32]

Fun fact: Paul Mooney was the greatness of this writing material. R.I.P. Paul Mooney

[@chrishamilton9647]

He only wrote one episode with Richard Pryor

[@JoelAdams-j9x]

Yeah Redd Fox did most of the writing but there were several writers involved over the course of the series

[@gsprings43]

i think gary shandling wrote for sanford and son too

[@VIsidore]

So was Richard Prior.

[@michaelmcnamee1980]

Sanford and Son, Chico and the Man, All in the Family, Jefferson GoodTimes all great comedies from the 70's and early 80's

[@cold10er]

Don't forget three's company,welcome back kotter, wkrp..loved all of those shows...

[@canderson2419]

i still watch them today on prime video.

[@kf9346]

and Maude!

[@Lorensr1]

Those shows were groundbreaking and dealt with tough issues. I doubt these shows would have been made today.

[@housepianist]

In real life Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were lifelong friends and cared for each other deeply. What a comedy duo!

[@marvinkennedy725]

Absolutely!!! They was pretty much childhood friends .

[@johnarnold6042]

I heard that the producers didn't want to hire LaWanda Page for Esther. Redd Foxx told them the deal was off he wouldn't do the show without her and they gave in and it was the best decision they ever did,

[@JohnSmith-de2mz]

She was a stripper back in the '30's I believe it was and not bad looking at all

[@monicawitherspoon6627]

The real joke is Lawanda Page was gorgeous in her prime.

[@jameswashington8637]

That’s absolutely true, I saw her earlier age photos. That makes her more beautiful in today’s standards.

[@ericrivera8410]

Yep

[@dannybeaty3486]

My favorite insult is when Fred said to Aunt Esther "Why don't you stick your face in the cookie dough and make some gorilla cookies!"

[@WellHelloSilly]

Hahahahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.... 💓-Ash

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

One of my favorites as well 😄

[@JoelAdams-j9x]

I've been quoting that since around 1977 😂

[@besetterobinson7468]

Yes😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@websitelaunchcourse4061]

Damn!!...classic😂😅😅

[@virgilgeorge6375]

Love this show. One time, Fred told Esther that she was so ugly, she'll make a freight train wanna back up😂

[@min_blogs28landing32]

😂😂😂

[@bizzothagreat]

Or the one where fried said " you so ugly put you face in cookie dough and make gorilla cookies" 😆 that one had me on the floor dying 😂.

[@virgilgeorge6375]

@@bizzothagreat Yes. That's one of my other favorites.😂

[@sylviapotter6328]

Did you know that Fred Sanford and Esther Winfield Anderson had known each other since they were 5 yrs old? When they were looking for someone to play Aunt Esther Fred suggested her because he said when the writers described Aunt Esther she pop in his head. When Fred started another show he hired Esther in that one too. Aunt Esther in the show knew Fred and didn't like him because she thought he wasn't a good guy, her sister Elizabeth met Fred and they were married. Obviously Esther thought Elizabeth was to good for Fred and hated him.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Aunt Esther was played by LaWanda Page. Just thought you should know.

[@Billy-zv6gv]

Sylvia, that's the sweetest thing I could've heard about these good ol' folks "from my childhood". Thank you!

[@melissagerber7231]

LaWanda Page was very pretty, during her time on the Apollo circuit. There's a poster for her Fire Goddess act. She's recreated the act in later years,on TV.

[@melissagerber7231]

They had great characters. The neighborhood cops,where the black cop had to translation between 'hood jive and official speak for the white cop, the little Mexican boy with the fine mama, Lamont's friend Rollo, Fred's friends...

[@willthomas1819]

I thought her real name was Lawanda Page?

[@toodlescae]

We all watched Sanford & Son, All In The Family, Good Times, The Brady Bunch and The Jeffersons.

[@brierichardson8462]

Fred and Esther were written so perfect as entertaining enemies😂😂😂

[@mikew5144]

This is what Martin and many other shows evolved from. Aunt Ester and Fred are basically Pam and Martin 😂 And she was one of Martin’s mother’s (Mama Payne) friends

[@WellHelloSilly]

OMGosh! 😅🤣-M@

[@patricblack1]

Fun fact for all of you... Aunt Esther ( Esther Winfield Anderson) was the same lady who had the door shut on her as the Jehovah Witness in the movie 'Friday' with Ice Cube.

[@smittybenzo4693]

"Half dead muthaf#*#*" 😂

[@patricblack1]

@@smittybenzo4693 Bwahahahahha Yup! 🤣

[@jamesoblivion]

And Grandma in CB4.

[@3912James]

She had a low key comeback during the 1990s: Martin RuPaul's Supermodel Album Friday Don't Be A Menace....

[@patricblack1]

@@3912James yes.

[@toryliam]

Redd Foxx (Fred) & LaWanda Page (Esther) comedic timing was so on point because they've known each other since elementary school & grew up in the same neighborhood in St. Louis

[@JabbaTheAmerican]

"I said, 'Back to Africa,' with who?! Shit, I've never been to Africa. You want to send me home, send me to St. Louis, Missouri. 4461 Enright, top floor."

[@fredbenz69]

They were close friends

[@bigauntiebreenab]

LaWanda Page also lived and grew up in Cleveland..along with her Sister who plays Fred's girlfriend Donna

[@raygu1818]

​@@bigauntiebreenab They aren't sisters.

[@bigauntiebreenab]

@@raygu1818 I STAND CORRECTED. LIKE Sisters isn't the same.

[@jeffreyblanton9877]

This show was one of my all time favorites! “ I want my daddy’s records” lol

[@barbarajohnson3876]

My brother will occasionally say, I want my daddy's records lol

[@ernestb4473]

Blind Mello Jelly Belly

[@chitasworld7391]

Where were these people hiding if they never saw Sanford and Son

[@Nell_3]

That’s what I was thinking too😅

[@PRB-c5w]

🤔Yesss I looked for this comment. I'm thinking, if his dad suggested it, didn't they watch it while his son was young?? It came out in 1972 and reruns have been out since whenever.😂😂😂

[@taoofgravity]

😂 Exactly. That man looks older than me! It's super weird that this was made about race, too!! As if white people didn't watch the show.

[@lalasmitty4twenty538]

The burbs.😁

[@sams975]

Im a 45 year old black man. I remember watching Sanford and Son as a kid on a black and white tv. I still enjoy watching til this day. I watch about 2 hours of the show daily.

[@WellHelloSilly]

It looks freaking hilarious and we're anxious to watch more. Thanks ma for watching with us Sam 🫶🙏-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@righteousdivine7]

LOL IF YOU'RE 45 YEARS OLD, BOTH BLACK AND WHITE TELEVISION, SANFORD AND SON WERE WERE GONE BY THE TIME YOU WERE BORN. NEVERTHELESS I'M SURE YOU ENJOYED THE RERUNS AS NOSTALGIA LATER ON. TAKE IT FROM A 66 YEAR OLD THAT WAS ACTUALLY AROUND WHEN SANFORD AND SON FIRST HIT BLACK AND WHITE TELEVISION.

[@sams975]

@@righteousdivine7 I lived with a country ass grandma who wasn't with the times. They limited t.v time with us. She was not spending money on a new t.v when the old one still works

[@sams975]

Right now my great aunt still have the floor model t.v with the eight track and record player and everything still works. Its super heavy. Im from a old school family. If it's not broke, don't fix it! They are from the backwoods of Georgia from a farm. Im a city boy born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida.

[@missswint35]

49 black female this was a staple in our house

[@danielwong5378]

Fred and Ester are the inspiration for the Hateocracy characters from the boondocks.

[@WellHelloSilly]

I can totally see that! 🤙-M@

[@peterdavis8471]

Nice reaction not to many interruptions

[@robertepps2834]

This was my father's favorite show in the 70s. As a matter of fact my middle name is LaMonte. 😅🤣! Rest in Peace to my Father Dennis G. Epps. Great reaction video!

[@WellHelloSilly]

Hey Robert! Thanks for watching again with us and remembering fun times 🫶-M@

[@im-gi2pg]

What did the G stand for??😂

[@slowpoke96Z28]

@@im-gi2pggaagaa-googoo. And gynecologist.

[@slowpoke96Z28]

That’s lit.

[@ferrelallan9575]

I remember Fred telling Esther, " I could take your face, press into dough and make GORILLA COOKIES"

[@warrenbfeagins]

If you were alive in the 70s, Sanford and Son was the shiznit. Great reaction! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WellHelloSilly]

I can 100% see that and I bet it was a great time! I was born in 82, so I still think I grew up in a fun time 😁🤙-M@

[@reanimated]

Or in re-runs in the 80s!

[@warrenbfeagins]

@@WellHelloSilly Definitely more fun than today. You may have been the last generation to actually play outside instead of inside on a video game.

[@deedeelovesiceasmrandmore2037]

I was born in '75!! I remember the re-runs in the 80's great T.V.❤

[@donchawannano818]

Here we are 40 years later and STILL laughing at Sanford and Son!!! I miss these types of shows. 😂😂😂

[@BlackOwnedSoulSistah]

I am a 33 yr old black woman and my mother knows ALL THESE EPISODES VERBATIM 😂😂 this was a show that was in all black homes growing up. It feels good to just laugh 😆 through all our pain… real talk 😂 glad yall enjoyed this

[@4toesleft7688]

The show was also in plenty of white homes like mine. Funny is funny no matter who you are

[@carlcofr]

P.S. Redd Fox (Fred Sanford) paved the road for Richard Prior, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle!!! On the comedy clubs road.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Oh I can totally see that. Thanks for watching with us Carl 🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@MarcG7424]

Fun Fact : Sanford & Son was a adaptation of a British sitcom called Steptoe & Son

[@jeffmorse645]

Red Foxx and LaWanda Page grew up together in St. Louis and worked the comedy circuit over the years. When the network offered Foxx a show he told them he wanted Page to play Aunt Esther and they didn't since she had no TV acting experience. Red Foxx told them if they didn't give her the part he wasn't doing the show. They were great friends in RL.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Yeah, we heard that. Very nice man. Thanks for watching with us 🫶🤙-M@

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Yep. Told the studio flat out if they didn’t hire her, he’d walk. Some of the significance is lost on many. In that time, for any actor, especially a black comedian turned actor, to basically tell the studio to suck it, was legendary.

[@deedeelovesiceasmrandmore2037]

I was going to write this, thanks for letting others know. They grew up together and was close friends.Rip. to them both❤❤

[@ntgetitgirl76]

I’m glad you guys are enjoying it. Esther was my godmother her and my mother were very good friends.

[@WellHelloSilly]

How cool! Thanks for sharing🫶-M@

[@DexterHudson-c6r]

She was such a beautiful woman in her early years. I always thought she was so beautiful.

[@DMobi]

I'm just going to say this you will hear the name Elizabeth in just about every episode.

[@melissafields3376]

Oh yes!! Elizabeth being Fred's deceased wife and mother of Lamont (their son)

[@mcoguyaj]

Aunt Esther used to call Fred a fish eyed fool. To bad they didn't play when the cops came over. The cops were a black guy and a white guy and when the white guy would talk the black guy would translate into words Fred and Lamont could understand. White Cop: Attempting to sell copper the said burglary may have been perpetrated by the suspect in question Black Cop: There's a dude selling copper that he snatched himself.

[@Bigran36]

Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page are comedy legends. Redd’s comedy albums are a must have (not for kids!!)

[@sugarspice1689]

Watching a whole episode is better than just clips

[@WellHelloSilly]

I can see that for sure. Need to know the characters and we def will be watching more soon 😁-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@marieb0625]

@@WellHelloSillyyou can stream on peacock. They have the whole series

[@blindsurvival8570]

I watched this as a kid and I was always laughing. You two are going to really enjoy watching the entire episodes.

[@WellHelloSilly]

That's awesome! Thanks for kicking it with us and the interaction 🫶🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@marcgoff7881]

Red Fox aka John Sanford his birth name had a brother who died in prison. His name was Fred Sanford.

[@victorjohnson7512]

Demond Wilson who played Lamont, was a Viet Nam vet. In the 1980's he became a minister and does outreach to paroles.

[@NickEclipse]

It’s sad and hilarious to say my older sister and I have become just like Fred and Esther🤣 especially when they visit. I’ll let my brother in law in but unapologetically slam the door in her face

[@WellHelloSilly]

😯😅-M@

[@davidbarnes1113]

I grew up watching that show. My mom would allow me to watch it, but when her and her friends would play Redd Foxx comedy albums , I got sent up to my room 😂 also this show was based on a show from the U.K.

[@MOS650]

lol my Mom had one of his albums kept on the closet shelf

[@WellHelloSilly]

😅😂🤣-M@

[@WellHelloSilly]

Wow! Didn't know that it was based from the UK. I'm not a fan of modern day UK stuff, but TBH, IDK of any "good" UK shows 🤷 Either way, we're gonna keep it moving with more vids soon! See ya in the next one 🫶🤙-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@panamafloyd1469]

@@WellHelloSilly, original UK show was "Steptoe and Son". Was about social class differences in that nation. Norman Lear saw it and thought, '..yeah, we've got something like that going on in the US..'

[@panamafloyd1469]

@@MOS650, so did my dad..but I snuck it out of there to listen to it in the middle of the night. 😆

[@brianharris9949]

Shows like this, All in the Family and The Jeffersons could not be on TV today.

[@WellHelloSilly]

No kidding and that's so sad, but at least viewers like yourself found us and can interact with us about these HILARIOUS shows. While new to us, we're old enough to see the humor and laugh along with everyone 😂 Thanks for watching with us and for the interaction 💓🫶-Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@coxwagan]

Next thing you're going to tell me you've never seen( flip Wilson show) and that you don't know who Geraldine and killer are. now flip Wilson was like the first comedy celebrity to have his own TV show before any of these black sitcom. I am in my 60s and I still remember the lineup now on Friday. Get Smart. High chaparral The flip Wilson show and The midnight special featuring wolfman Jack

[@Skee-wl2pt]

Yall need to do more Sanford and son and Good Times

[@3912James]

Back in the day I laughed my way to a migraine headache after watching Fred cover his face while trying to watch TV because Aunt Esther's picture was blocking his view. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WellHelloSilly]

OMGosh Wow! 😅-M@

[@finster1968]

The producer was initially reluctant to hire Lewanda Page as Aunt Esther. She had been a stand up comic in raunchy clubs her entire career, but didn’t have any acting experience. Because Redd Foxx had known her since childhood, he threatened to pull out from the show if they didn’t sign her on. I’m glad he stood his ground!

[@boomshakalaka-jp6yf]

Much funnier when Lamon wore the ripped tan jacket (earlier episodes). Watch the one with Big Money Grip or "I want my daddy's records".

[@Tijuanabill]

It's basically All in the Family, but with a legendary comedian playing Archie Bunker, from a black perspective.

[@sadiewagstaff890]

Wrong

[@Tijuanabill]

@@sadiewagstaff890 Thanks for your detailed and articulate disagreement. I'm not wrong though. Both shows center around a PIA old guy who pisses everyone off around him, but makes the audience laugh. Then the people around him explain the correct way to do or say things, creating a lesson out of the exchange. It's EXACTLY the same show.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@sadiewagstaff890 Wikipedia: After the show premiered in 1972, newspapers touted Foxx as NBC's answer to Archie Bunker, the bigoted white protagonist of All in the Family. Both shows were adapted by Norman Lear from BBC programmes. Sanford and Son was adapted from Steptoe and Son and All in the Family from Till Death Us Do Part.

[@WillLlamas]

My favorite was F-F-F-Fred's best buddy, Grady.

[@djaftermath4313]

Yeah, I liked ol' Grady! The actor who played Woody was type-casted as a drunk or alcoholic.

[@panamafloyd1469]

"When I put that dollar in, it was worth a dollar. i think they owe me this check, the other check, and another one!" -Grady

[@nitajean9885]

at 65, a line I still use from this show: something was delivered and the guy stood there waiting for a tip: Fred Sanford: You want a tip? Don't eat egg salad then ride the bus. 😁

[@WellHelloSilly]

Ahahaha!! 😂 Classic! 👌 Thanks for watching with us and the interaction 🫶-M@

[@edwardcorrigan4775]

"Good times" is another sitcom back in the day that was good.

[@angelmarcano6747]

Esther Winfield Anderson and red fox were friends for a long time they did the chitlins circuit. And a fun fact that a lot of people don't know about her she was a showgirl she was a dancer and a pretty good-looking woman in her day, there's pictures of her in her outfits.😊

[@WellHelloSilly]

Oh someone else said that and I immediately looked her up and W0W! 😯😁🫶-M@

[@angelmarcano6747]

I said the same thing when I first saw her picture.😃

[@slowpoke96Z28]

@@WellHelloSillyyou should hear how she created some of Esther’s mannerisms. It’s a heck of a story.

[@Ghettobank69]

A lot of shows didn't have Q Cards where they can read from. Most of the time (Redd Foxx) Fred did his lines off the top of his head. Say say he could not read, or read too well. Redd Foxx (Fred) was also a very good friend of Malcolm X. They both used to work together in a restaurant , this before they both achieved fame. Both Redd Foxx and Malcom X both had fire red hair. Redd Foxx always kept Malcolm X laughing.. You'll find this in"""The Autobiography of Malcolm X""" Ohh, I almost forgot. I met Redd Foxx and Slappy White when I was a little boy around the age of 11 years old. Great and funny guys, two of them standing side by side.. I knew Louis Armstrong too he lived two blocks from me. Take care """You BIG DUMMY"""

[@cardman493]

great writing for a show not knowing that Richard Pryor and Paul Moody were writers for sanford and son

[@BrianDorobiala]

I was just a young white kid watching this and it was funny as, well it's still as funny! Love, Fred😅😂😅

[@sariahlace5944]

I’m from the caribbean I used to watched this as a kid I can never forget the laughs I love it They say that sandford,and Esther we’re very good friends in real life they said,he actually,helped her,get the role.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Thank you so much for watching with us Sariah! 🙏-M@

[@sariahlace5944]

@@WellHelloSilly NP 🙂🙂

[@StoptheInsanityofRegressivism]

I grew up watching this show and loved it!!! Oh my gosh It was hilarious and the best bits tended to be the fighting between Fred and Aunt Esther. One of the things that made it so funny is that both Redd Fox and LaWanda Page were already successful stand up comics and their comedy was pretty dirty. So you half expect them to unleash a tidalwave of vulgarity, so you tend to start laughing at the jokes they don't say because your mind automatically fills it in ( if you're familiar with their comedy). Otherwise its as you said, brilliant writing, great character acting, and great television. When i need to laugh i put on a DVD of this show or a few others and go back to a nostalgic time filled with this kind of fun and hilarity. I don't think there wasn't one of us kids who didn't imitate Fred Sandfor'd's over-the-top dramatic fake heart attacks and quoted the line "You hear that Elizabeth, I'm coming to join you honey" while clutching his chest and staggering around all over the he place. LOL!

[@WellHelloSilly]

Omgosh! That is too funny and you're right. Such a nostalgic time to be alive! My Dad has shown me some really funny YT shorts clips from this show and I can't BELIEVE what we were able to say and get away with on TV (before everyone became too sensitive over the smallest ish) Thank you so so much for watching with us, Stop 🙏 And if you haven't already, peep out our other library of vids that can't be here per copyright... :/ Thanks again for the interaction and have a great weekend! 😁🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@txzbelle75]

The "dear" line was my first belly laugh at Sanford and Son 😂

[@Redbone228]

I’ve been a fan of this show since 5 years old when the show first started. I’m glad you guys are enjoying it

[@carlcofr]

Holy Crap your only 42? Well if you missed this. You missed "Chico and The Man", All in the Family and "The Jefferson and Good times with Jimmy Walker..... Dynamite!!!!

[@WellHelloSilly]

Yup! And because of what we're doing and all the great interactions we're having with viewers, we're learning more and more and watching more and more 😁 Check this link for all the classics we're currently watching that aren't allowed on YT per copyright www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly 🫶-M@

[@carolyneasley8980]

The theme music was written by Quincy Jones. ❤ Sanford and Son the American version of a British show.

[@ampthefreethinker5335]

The iconic Sanford and son !!😂😂😂

[@dougsusie2319]

This show premiered in 1974 and was hilarious. Another must is "All In The Family" which premiered in 1971. Ask your dad about that show, he'll tell it's a must watch. Probably the greatest sitcom in history. The living room set is on display at the Smithsonian, that's how culturally important the show was. The show revolves around Archie Bunker, his wife Edith, daughter Gloria and son in law (Meathead) Mike. A great start would be "All In The Family, Compilation Of Archie Bunker On Religion" Hilarious! Also, "All In The Family Archie Bunker's Most Racist Comments" it's like 23 minutes long and a must watch. I was born in 1957, so many great shows on in the 60's and 70's. Those days are gone forever. Peace ❤

[@sugarspice1689]

It premiered in 1972

[@MartinMcdonagh-ho4em]

Those shows are remakes of British TV shows from the late 60s

[@rodbacote8607]

you need to watch the episode when a old friend claims to be Lamont's son and Aunt Esther's reaction is hilarious!!

[@WellHelloSilly]

Just added to our list! (I think it's the right one...) Stay tuned and thanks for the suggestion Rod😁🤙-M@

[@marieb0625]

That is my favorite episode

[@marieb0625]

@@WellHelloSillyif you have watched All in the Family this is sort of like that. Remember it was the 70s and this is ground breaking

[@aprodutube]

Should’ve shown them a clip from the “Big Money Grip” episode. Aunt Esther was hilarious in that one. Also, Richard Pryor was a sometime writer on the show.

[@jameswashington8637]

You guys have no idea. I grew up watching Sanford and son in the 70’s!

[@WellHelloSilly]

😁🫶-M@ & Ash

[@QUEENSBRIDGE_10TH_ST231]

Fun Fact - they were actually really good and longtime friends.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Oh yes, we've heard that. He was such a kind man. Thanks for watching with us Queens! 😁 🫶-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@AlfredHawthornBennyHill]

This is based on the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son and was going to be called the same until Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin saw Redd Foxx live whose real name was John Elroy Sanford and offered him the main role and he named the character in honor of his older brother Fred Sanford who had passed away. And that's how it became Sanford and Son.

[@9rivers]

How in the hell did anyone ever miss seeing Sanford and son

[@sandymason4737]

Redd Foxx named his character on Sanford & Son after his deceased brother.

[@MrSmith-ot9ei]

I'm glad y'all had the pleasure of experiencing Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) and Fred G Sanford (Redd Foxx). Unfortunately, this isn't the funniest of their encounters. Whoever cut this video piece together left out a lot of other funnier stuff. Please explore more Sanford and Son when you can.

[@WellHelloSilly]

We ABSOLUTELY will! Thank you for watching with us and the interaction 😁 Some vids have been blocked in the past, so click the link below (if you haven't already) and you can watch Martin, Black Dynamite, Chappelle Show and MORE! Once we finish a series over there, we'll start another! Thank you so much for kicking it with us Mr. Smith 🫶😁-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@panamafloyd1469]

@@WellHelloSilly, full episodes if you can, y'all. I'm white..but grew up poor in the Southern US. This crazy show had a lot to do with the 1970s "..maybe we ain't so different after all!" social change over here. You get a Song Bomb. Turn up the volume. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWOThJ-grdKsb68

[@CaliDream1886]

They definitely did. Plus, not all jokes translate so it may not be as funny as it was to us growing up in the 70s. Amusing reactions though

[@John-d4x3e]

I had an ex (we'll call her Patty Ann) in the middle 80's and we lived about 5 miles apart (let's say in Naranja Florida) and I'd make it to her place just before 11 pm to watch Sanford and Son and then the lights and TV would go off. Those were the days. Still love her from afar.

[@nawlinsman]

I remember watching this when I was a child. They always had me laughing.

[@slowpoke96Z28]

8:39 I like how Redd Foxx was able to use Lawanda to throw in some true social commentary throughout the episodes.

[@chuckhawksworth3849]

Favorite line from Fred Sanford. "You can call it dumb if you want to." Grady replies, "IT'S DUMB!" Fred says, "You can call the hospital, and tell them to get your room ready."

[@sharj76ify]

I’m an Black American 80s baby, this was on my TV all the time 🤣🤣❤️

[@gerald4384]

I'm a Black first time watcher, and have the same reactions as you guys.

[@michaelavila9963]

You must watch the clips that feature the two cops, "Hoppy and Smitty".

[@WellHelloSilly]

Just added some short clips to our list. Thanks for the recommendation Michael 🫶🤙-M@

[@jamesmorgan8273]

One of my favorite sitcoms growing up

[@coxwagan]

LaWanda Page is Aunt Esther and she used to be a very glamorous dancer by the name( the bronze goddess). And she also used to do radio comedy with Skillet and Leroy you're talking about funny

[@WellHelloSilly]

Wow! Thanks for watching with us 🫶🙏-M@

[@ericawebb96]

My husband and I watched Sanford and Son on Prime until they took it off. So freaking sad!! Super funny!!❤❤

[@jameswashington8637]

You guys have no idea, I grew up watching this show as a kid in the 70’s. You guys should truly consider binge watching all episodes. You will crack your sides. Also, love your show! I had to subscribe! Bless you beautiful people!

[@WellHelloSilly]

Hey James! Thank you so so much for the kind words and sharing your experience with us! 🫶 We will definitely be watching this series ASAP, when we finish another series over at our SillieVerse Page (YT blocks full length reactions per copyright sometimes) but check us out at the link below and we'll see you soon 😁🙏🤙-M@ & Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@TheCastellan]

EVERY time Ester walked through that door, the audience would pop loud as hell, because they KNEW the fireworks was gonna start once Fred and Ester locked horns, as it were.

[@kf9346]

OMG this takes me back! As a kid I was raised on all the Norman Lear TV show reruns. I watched this religiously! Watching this now and listening to your commentary... I never realise the writing. I'm dying laughing right now. Thanks for the memories!

[@WellHelloSilly]

Absolutely!! KF. Thanks for kicking it with us! 🫶🤙-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@Bigran36]

Fun fact: the writing was done by Norman Lear and the star of the show, Redd Foxx.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Hey awesome!! I can totally see Redd writing a lot of the quick quips he says 😅🤣 Thanks as always Big R 🤙-M@

[@TheCastellan]

For a recommendation, I would suggest both "The Carol Brunette Show", and it's TV spin off series, "Mama's Family". Also, I'd suggest the "Dorf" series, played by Tim Conway, who was a semi regular guest on Burnette's show.

[@jayrock6818]

This is classic. Just like martin and Pam's back and forth insults

[@WellHelloSilly]

😅😁-M@

[@otisroseboro5613]

Oh, Yes Finally Did A Reaction To This Great TV Show,My Late Dad Loved This ,Thanks Guy's,Otis,Katy Will See You Both At The Next One & As Always 🥂 Guy's

[@WellHelloSilly]

Our pleasure guys 💓🫶-M@ & Ash

[@otisroseboro5613]

@@WellHelloSilly We Love You Guy's,Katy & Otis

[@eustacerobinson1773]

Glad to see you enjoying a great classic. One of the Best Redd Fox

[@WellHelloSilly]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching with us 😊🫶💓-Ash www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@brynneholt1990]

Lawanda Page played Aunt Esther. She was an amazing roaster. You should look for videos of her roasting the likes of Frank Sinatra. She also started out as a dancer and fire performer.

[@GenesisFan01]

Here's a little factoid: Redd Foxx's real name is John G. Sanford. His older brother IRL is named Fred.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Oh no freaking way! That's a really cool fun fact! Thanks for sharing with us Genesis 🫶🙏-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@williamlynn6084]

Sanford and son Iconic TV show. Great episodes. Great guest stars.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Looks so funny! Can't wait to see more 😁-M@ Thanks William for watching with us 🫶 www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly

[@carolschmeer8595]

Love love love aunt Esther😂❤❤❤❤❤❤ and whole cast❤❤

[@thunderbolts2438]

This show had my dad giggling uncontrollably. lol

[@keithbell9348]

Fred: "Esther, I can take your face stick it in some dough and make gorilla cookies!"

[@billd7453]

I grew up watching Sanford and son. I loved it.

[@creamone]

These episodes always got me rolling on the ground laughing.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Thanks for watching with us 🫶🤙-M@

[@dancingwheels8494]

Keaston back with another fun fact! You guys have got to watch the opening credits of the show! One of the most iconic themes in history, which I think was produced by Quincy Jones. This was my dad's favorite show. He would watch it while working out and I rode my rocking horse in the basement. Also, her most famous line from the show is, "Watch it, Sucka!" Or "You Ol' fish-eyed fool!"

[@WellHelloSilly]

Hey Keaston!! Hope you're having a good day so far. Shes too funny. Heathen! 😅-M@

[@DeeBraynt2010]

I love how while the characters loathed each other no matter what (Esther never thought Fred was good enough for her sister and Fred simply gave back what he was getting), the actors were the best of friends.

[@artisan06]

He was able to insult her, on account off the camera, Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were the best of friends!

[@karensmith6557]

I fondly remember watching Sanford and Son. Fred grabbing his chest, and Aunt Ethel.

[@antonioponder6298]

Fred facial expressions every time aunt Esther walk in😂

[@WellHelloSilly]

I know right! 💓-Ash

[@juliemccauslin5807]

70s sitcoms were/are pure gold

[@vontebrown1284]

Aunt Esther was also one of the old ladies we was at the front door, by Ice Cube in the first Friday movie, and she was in some episodes of the first season of Martin

[@lh8956]

Fred and Esther ironically were super close and really good friends in real life. They grew up together and went to the same schools. Producers had wanted to fire her because of her lack of experience, but he threatened to leave the show if they did. True friendship.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Such a stand up Man. And you're right, that's a True Friendship. Thanks for the interaction 😁-M@ www.patreon.com/WellHelloSilly