Directed by Bill Foster   Written by Saul Turteltaub   Bernie Orenstein   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford LaWanda Page ... Aunt Esther Anderson Scatman Crothers ... Bowlegs (as Scat Man Crothers) Joe Silver ... Mr. Stone Al Williams ... Al Bernie Orenstein ... Stan Taylor Billy Eckstine ... The Nightclub Singer Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Bernie Orenstein   Saul Turteltaub   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: January 17, 1975 DVD Release: March 30, 2004 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 #4,598 / 21,322 Site Ranking