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Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4, Episode 11
With Fred in St. Louis, Grady has been put in charge of taking care of his garden. Grady quickly notices a strange plant growing and assumes that it's wild parsley. However, Rollo is convinced it's marijuana and Lamont decides to turn it into the police. However, when Smitty and Hoppy arrive, the plants are gone but Grady has made dinner for everyone, a nice big salad for everyone.
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1974
English
Comedy
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Demond Wilson
(Actor)
.. Lamont Sanford
Nathaniel Taylor
(Actor)
.. Rollo Larson
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
.. Grady Wilson
Howard Platt
(Actor)
.. Off. Hopkins
Raymond Allen
(Actor)
Don Bexley
(Actor)
Marlene Clark
(Actor)
LaWanda Page
(Actor)
Hal Williams
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Demond Wilson
(Actor)
.. Lamont Sanford
Born:
October 13, 1946
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Trivia:
Began his acting career at the age of 4 with an appearance in the Broadway play Green Pastures. Was drafted by the Army and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Guest-starred on an Emmy-winning episode of All in the Family, which helped him earn a lead role on the popular sitcom Sanford and Son. Scaled back his acting work after experiencing a spiritual awakening and becoming a minister in 1983. Is also a writer whose works include several children's books and the memoir Second Banana: The Bitter Sweet Memoirs of the Sanford & Son Years.
Nathaniel Taylor
(Actor)
.. Rollo Larson
Born:
March 31, 1938
Whitman Mayo
(Actor)
.. Grady Wilson
Born:
November 15, 1930
Howard Platt
(Actor)
.. Off. Hopkins
Born:
June 05, 1938
Trivia:
For years, character actor Howard Platt qualified as one of the small screen's most familiar faces. Devoted viewers of 1970s television will easily remember Platt; he played Hoppy the Cop, the quintessentially weird, by-the-book white police officer who made frequent stops at Fred Sanford's junkyard on the hit NBC sitcom Sanford and Son (1972-1977). Additional recurring roles included Dr. Phil Newman on The Bob Newhart Show and Marvin the Jewelry Salesman on Alice. Platt briefly enjoyed a main starring role as airline pilot Captain Doug March on the CBS adventure drama Flying High (1978) opposite Pat Klous and Connie Sellecca; unfortunately, it was canceled in late January 1979, soon after it premiered. He remained active for the following several decades, however, and extended his work into occasional features such as The Cat from Outer Space (1978), Nixon (1995), and The Rock (1996) while establishing himself as a nearly constant presence in theater as an actor and director. In 2008, Platt starred opposite Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams in the Iraq veteran-themed drama The Lucky Ones.
Raymond Allen
(Actor)
Don Bexley
(Actor)
Born:
March 10, 1910
Died: April 15, 1997
Died: April 15, 1997
Marlene Clark
(Actor)
Born:
December 19, 1937
Died: May 18, 2023
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: May 18, 2023
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Trivia:
Marlene Clark, a black supporting actress and occasional lead, appeared on screen beginning in the '70s.
LaWanda Page
(Actor)
Born:
October 19, 1920
Died: September 14, 2002
Died: September 14, 2002
Trivia:
A comedienne turned actress who rose to fame as outspoken bible-thumper Aunt Ester in Redd Foxx's hit sitcom Sanford and Son, LaWanda Page performed with such other famous contemporaries as Richard Pryor and Rudy Ray Moore before finding success on the small screen. A native of Cleveland who grew up in St. Louis, Page first hit the stage as an exotic dancer and chorus girl billed "the Bronze Goddess of Fire" (due to her penchant for playing with fire on-stage) before fully realizing her talents as a standup comic. Subsequently approached by Foxx to star in Sanford and Son, Page tickled television viewers' funny bones with her memorable role as Foxx's aggressively religious sister-in-law in the original series' spin-off The Sanford Arms, and the 1980 revival Sanford. Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Page crafted a feature-film career with minor roles in such comedies as Zapped! (1982), My Blue Heaven (1990), Friday (1995), and Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996). Always retaining her fiery approach to comedy, Page also performed on-stage in productions of The Inquest of Sam Cooke and Take It to the Lord...Or Else. On September 14, 2002, LaWanda Page died from complications of diabetes in Los Angeles, CA. She was 81.
Hal Williams
(Actor)
Born:
December 14, 1938
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Trivia:
Moved to LA from his native Ohio in 1968; worked for the California Youth Authority while trying to break into show business. First TV guest role was in a 1970 episode of That Girl. Had a recurring role on Sanford and Son as Officer "Smitty" Smith. Reprised his role of Sgt. L.C. Ross from Private Benjamin in the 1981-83 CBS sitcom version of the film. Costarred with Marla Gibbs in 227 on-stage in Los Angeles before it became an NBC series in 1985. Set up a scholarship fund for minority students studying TV communications in memory of his son Mark, who died in a camping accident in 1977. With 227 costar Gibbs, was honored at the Giving Back Corporation's spring 2010 Celebrity Roast & Toast.
