Directed by Rick Edelstein   Written by Allan Katz   Don Reo   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford Noam Pitlik ... Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser Hal Williams ... Officer 'Smitty' Smith Dick O'Neill ... Mr. Sanderson Don Bexley ... Bubba Bexley Davis Roberts ... Dr. Caldwell Kelly Thordsen ... Lt. Driscoll Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Aaron Ruben   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: September 22, 1972 DVD Release: February 04, 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 #4,551 / 21,103 Site Ranking