Directed by James Sheldon   Written by Jay Burton   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford Lynn Hamilton ... Donna Harris Nathaniel Taylor ... Rollo Larson Howard Platt ... Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins Don Bexley ... Bubba Bexley Bonnie Banfield ... Louella Evans Fritzi Burr ... Nurse Skip Cunningham ... Don Evans Mel Bryant ... Pacing Man Renny Roker ... Man Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Bernie Orenstein   Saul Turteltaub   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: January 23, 1976 DVD Release: September 14, 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 #4,528 / 20,936 Site Ranking