Fred G. Sanford is a fictional character portrayed by actor/comedian Redd Foxx on the 1972-1977 NBC sitcom Sanford and Son. The character Fred is an elderly, widowed, sarcastic, and cantankerous junk dealer. He is the proprietor of "Sanford and Son", a junk and antique dealership which he ran out of his home, along with his son Lamont.
Fred G. Sanford was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 20, 1908. (the episode "Happy Birthday, Pop" celebrated his 65th birthday that aired in 1972) In 1946, he, his wife Elizabeth Winfield,[3] and their son Lamont (Demond Wilson) moved to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Fred was left with the responsibility of rearing Lamont alone after his wife suddenly died the following year. Lamont dropped out of high school, subsequently joining his father in the junk business. Lamont, as he was known, was actually his middle name. Fred and Elizabeth could never decide on a first name. Lamont was also however known as "Lamont Grady Sanford".
Fred is portrayed as being irritable and wanting everything done his way. He is known for grouchy disposition, his bad cooking, and his innumerable delusions of grandeur. He is bow-legged and walks with an affected stagger, presumably brought on by arthritis or perhaps, given his penchant for the ladies, syphilitic myelopathy, which can cause difficulty in walking.[3] Fred never gives much credit to his son Lamont, believing him to be gullible and unintelligent. He most often refers to Lamont as a "big dummy". Unhappy about his calling as a junk man, Lamont accepts his plight more for the love of his father than the junk business itself. Fred often involves himself in various get-rich-quick schemes, and as such, Lamont has to keep constant watch over his father. When Lamont would express an interest in having a life for himself, Fred would try to convince him of the importance of running the family business (which he referred to as "the empire") after he is gone. Fred often feigned illness in attempt to guilt his son into staying home and taking care of him whenever Lamont had plans to go out.
James "J.J." Evans, Jr. is one of the main characters of the series Good Times. He is the oldest son of James and Florida Evans. J.J. is known to be the breakout character in the show.
A gifted artist, J.J. dreams of becoming famous and one day taking his family out of poverty. Until that day, J.J.'s responsibilities include doing well in school and looking out for his younger siblings. Unfortunately, he doesn't do too well at either one. With the exception of art class, he's a less-than-average student. He's not much of a help around in the house, and his constant bickering with Thelma keeps his parents refereeing. Instead of being the model son, J.J. is more concerned with using his good looks, sweet talk and clever wit to attract the ladies and outrun the muggers. But no matter what J.J. does, he makes sure that everything is always "Dyn-o-mite!"
George Jefferson is a fictional character played by Sherman Hemsley on the American television sitcomsAll in the Family (from 1973 until 1975) and its spin-offThe Jeffersons (1975–1985), in which he serves as the program'sprotagonist. George Jefferson was born in Harlem in 1929, an ambitious African-Americanentrepreneur who started and managed a successful chain of seven dry cleaning stores in New York City. George Jefferson was frequently opinionated, rude, bigoted, prone to scheming and not particularly intelligent in a scholastic sense.
Arnold Jackson is a breakout character on the television series Diff'rent Strokes. He was portrayed by Gary Coleman.
Arnold John Jackson is the younger brother of Willis Jackson (Todd Bridges), and was born in Harlem, New York Cityon July 19, 1970. Arnold is a "precocious moppet," who was practically known for his catch phrase, "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?, which became a part of popular culture and in 2006 was included in TV Lands "The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catch Phrases" special.[4]
Arnold's father died in 1975, and his mother died in 1977. His mother worked as a housekeeper for a wealthy Whitewidower, named Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain). Before her death, his mother expressed her wish for her 2 boys to be cared for by Mr. Drummond. He agreed, and in 1979, he officially adopted Willis and Arnold.
Arnold is the main character in the television series. In many episodes, he is shown as being a selfish younger brother, or coming up with or being suckered into some scheme to keep out of trouble or obtain his desire of the episode.
Frederick (Freddy) "Rerun" Stubbs (Fred Berry) is an overweight, bumbling, comedic young man, commonly seen wearing a red beret and matching suspenders. He is often teased by his friends for being overweight and unintelligent. However, Rerun is a very skilled dancer and is commonly seen entering dance contests or trying to get on TV commercials. He is nicknamed "Rerun" because, due to his failing grades in school, "every summer he has to go to school to rerun the stuff he did all winter." In the third season, Rerun shares an apartment with Raj and works as a page for ABC. His trademark phrase is "WHAT'S HAPPENING?!?!?!?!"
Sandra Clark was "227's" young, sexy, man-hungry vamp, who donned tight, flashy dresses, mile-high, teased hair, and cooed liked a modern-day Mae West. She had a career as a secretary at her neighbor Lester Jenkins's construction business, Schumer & Nathan. She got along with everybody except for Mary Jenkins, who was a housewife, and for a fact, Sandra would gradually rub "Mary's face in it". Although their relationship eventually warmed over time.
Sandra is most notably identified by her walk (which is mostly a wiggle) and her high pitched voice. She would often knock on the Jenkin's apartment door and shout "Mary, open up! It's me, SANDRA!"
Sandra never really had much of a relationship with her mother, Rita (portrayed by Marla's real-life best friend Della Reese), until the episode when Rita visits and explains that in reality she favored Sandra over her other children because they were so much like. It is also revealed in this episode that her father is a preacher.
Steven Quincy Urkel (generally known as Steve Urkel or just simply Urkel) is a fictional character on the ABC/CBSsitcom, Family Matters, who was portrayed by Jaleel White. Originally slated to have been a one-time only character on the show, he soon became its most popular character and gradually became its protagonist.
Steve is the epitome of a geek/nerd, with large, thick eyeglasses, flood pants held up by suspenders, multi-coloredcardigan sweaters, and a high-pitched voice.[6] He professes an unrequited love for his neighbor Laura Winslow, perpetually annoys her father, Carl, and tries to befriend her brother, Eddie.
Steve maintains his extreme infatuation with Laura and regularly invites himself over for unwanted visits to her house, much to the annoyance of the Winslows. Among Steve's other famed character traits are his exceptional scientific skills, crafting devices that would be impossible to construct in reality, his absurdly destructive clumsiness, and his kind heart.Although he is often portrayed positively for being a kind and virtuous person compared to other repentant characters, Steve is not a flawless character. While he is indeed kind and good-natured, Steve tends to be needy, overbearing, and often demonstrates very poor empathy, understanding, and consideration of other people's feelings, especially when they feel negatively towards him (whether those feelings are justifiable or not).
Steve's random awareness of his own overbearing presence is addressed multiple times throughout the series, yet even when he is aware of the agony he causes to others, his overbearing need for attention is easily greater than any desire to correct his own flaws for the comfort of other people.
He lives very strictly the way he feels most comfortable, and unintentionally forces people around him to tolerate him or adapt around his lifestyle. Because his feelings are too sensitive to rejection by the people he loves most, the Winslows are very hesitant to leave him heartbroken. Although easily prone to having his feelings hurt, he remains rarely ever concerned about why people get so angry at him. So while he is considerably vulnerable to emotional pain, he is almost completely immune to guilt, regret, and any chance to learn from his mistakes, the way the Winslows do.
Nonetheless, Steve is kind, bears no hatred for anyone, and is extremely loyal to the Winslow family, whom he is always ready to be there for. He would always be ready to forgive the Winslows when they take advantage of him, behave coldly towards him, harshly reject him and then learn that they hurt his feelings. Steve loves the Winslows like they were his real family, and whether through kindness, persistence or force, he is seen working tirelessly to become as much a part of their lives as a genuine family member.
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