Directed by Stan Lathan   Written by Aaron Ruben   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford (credit only) Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford Whitman Mayo ... Grady Wilson Vivian Bonnell ... Betty Hester Hal Williams ... Officer 'Smitty' Smith Howard Platt ... Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins (as Howard T. Platt) Talya Ferro ... Rose (credit only) Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Aaron Ruben   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: February 22, 1974 DVD Release: October 07, 2003 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Tandem Productions Distributors National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1972-1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Amazon Prime Video   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) (season 1) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 4 and 5) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 6) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) (re-release) (complete series) Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)   (1979-1995) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,599 / 21,424 Site Ranking