Grady

30min

Comedy

Grady is an spin-off of the sitcom, Sanford and Son. In this series, Fred Sanford's widower friend Grady moves out of Watts and moves in with his daughter and her family in Westwood. Executive producer Norman Lear served as a consultant to the show. Redd Foxx made a special guest appearance as Fred Sanford in the second episode. The series never found a solid audience, and was canceled after just ten episodes. Whitman Mayo returned to Sanford and Son and would go on to star in the revival series The Sanford Arms.

Episodes

Cast

Be It Ever So Humble

1. Be It Ever So Humble

30min

4th Dec 1975

Grady says goodbye to Fred. Later, Fred pays Grady a visit, helping him out by bringing him his luggage.

Grady Learns to Drive

2. Grady Learns to Drive

30min

11th Dec 1975

Grady is tired of riding the bus and decides that he wants to learn to drive. His family, however, has concerns. After passing his test, he overhears his family talking. To make sure they don't worry, he tells them he didn't take the test and resolves not to drive.

Merry Birthday, Happy Xmas

3. Merry Birthday, Happy Xmas

30min

18th Dec 1975

Grady's Night In

4. Grady's Night In

30min

25th Dec 1975

Night School

5. Night School

30min

8th Jan 1976

The Meterman

6. The Meterman

30min

22nd Jan 1976

The Strike

7. The Strike

30min

29th Jan 1976

Bureaucracy

8. Bureaucracy

30min

12th Feb 1976

Grady Takes a Wife

9. Grady Takes a Wife

30min

4th Mar 1976

The Weekend

10. The Weekend

30min

First air date

4th Dec 1975

Last air date

4th Mar 1976

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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