The Sanford Arms

Infobox Television
show_name = The Sanford Arms


caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes (per episode; including commercials)
creator =
executive_producer = Bernie Orenstein
Saul Turteltaub
Bud Yorkin
starring = Theodore Wilson
LaWanda Page
Don Bexley
Whitman Mayo
Raymond Allen
opentheme = Henry Mancini
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = September 16, 1977
last_aired = October 14, 1977
num_episodes = 8 (4 unaired)
imdb_id = 0075576

"The Sanford Arms" is a 1977 NBC sitcom that was an attempted continuation of the sitcom "Sanford and Son".

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 an old Army buddy of Fred Sanford's. It was explained that Fred and Lamont had moved to Arizona and they sold their property to Phil. Phil now lived in the Sanford's old house with his two teenage children, Angie and Nat. The primary setting of the series, however, was the rooming house next door which Fred named "The Sanford Arms". Fred and Lamont bought the house in the 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 one episode of the original series). Bubba (Don Bexley) now worked at the Sanford Arms as a bellboy 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 dismal and the show was cancelled after four episodes.

Reruns

"The 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. It has not been rerun since.

See also

* "Sanford"

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