Sanford and Son Trivia Quiz

Sanford and Son: Watts, Junk, and Laughs
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Sanford and Son: Watts, Junk, and Laughs
Salvage-yard schemes, fake emergencies, fierce in-law insults, streetwise friends, goats, and a funky theme.
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Sanford and Son: Watts, Junk, and Laughs follows the original sitcom through its father-and-son salvage yard, sharp insults, fake heart-attack routine, neighborhood conflicts, working-class comedy, and funky opening theme.
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What This Quiz Covers

The questions move through the cranky salvage-yard father, levelheaded adult son, stand-up comic timing, fake chest-clutching routine, fierce in-law insult battles, Grady’s middle-season presence, Rollo’s streetwise friendship, a goat-and-produce neighbor, funky theme music, and the British sitcom format behind the series.

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  1. Which British sitcom supplied the basic father-and-son business format adapted for the American series?
  2. Which first name belonged to the cranky father who ran the salvage business from the family yard?
  3. Which fierce sister-in-law regularly traded insults with the father and called him an old heathen?
  4. Which actor played the easygoing friend who often stepped into the household during the show's middle seasons?
  5. Which actor played the frustrated adult son trying to rise above the family business?
  6. Which neighbor ran a goat and produce business next door, giving the yard another source of conflict?
  7. Which actress played the religious, purse-swinging in-law who could match the father insult for insult?
  8. Which actor played the grumbling father with a stand-up comic's timing and delivery?
  9. Which musician composed the funky opening theme heard over the show's street-and-yard setup?
  10. Which streetwise friend was often viewed suspiciously by the father but remained close to the younger man?
  11. During the famous clutch-the-chest gag, which late wife was usually called to from above?
  12. Which first name belonged to the son who tried to keep the business and household moving forward?
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