Directed by Norman Abbott   Written by Jerry Ross   Earl Pomerantz   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford LaWanda Page ... Aunt Esther Anderson Pat Morita ... Ah Chew Fritzi Burr ... Maureen Rai Tasco ... Murray Sarah Fankboner ... Francine Noel De Souza ... Salim Eduardo Ricard ... Harry Jayne Kennedy ... Brenda Uncredited Cast Ted Harris ... Member of Eccentric Group Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Bernie Orenstein   Saul Turteltaub   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: October 11, 1974 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 #4,589 / 21,302 Site Ranking