In 1971, Producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear, who are also responsible for creating other hit 1970s TV shows such as "All In The Family", "Maude", "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times" developed the show from the hit British ITV series "Steptoe and Son" which was created by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, in 1963.
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I believe Redd Foxx's real name at birth was John Elroy Sanford. His real life brother was named Fred. Sanford and Son was taken from Steptoe and Son, the show that it was patterned after.
What happen to sanford and son on tv land
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