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Sanford and Son was a great American show. It was racist, and it was stereotypical, and it wasn't flattering but it was mesmerizing and a joy to watch. This show was a staple on TV reruns for years. Pretty much it was everybody's dad's favorite TV show before Married With Children. I was delighted one day to find the series on sale at Walmart for 20.00 and snatched it up immediately. It was also a venue for the star, Red Foxx, to showcase his friends from the vaudeville days to come on and play bit roles as extras hanging out with him and son, Demond Wilson in various scenes. He would often tell his old friends to just show up on the set during taping and he'd tell the director to put them in the scene. You can read about these antics and other interesting back stage facts in this book which may be available as an ebook from your local library,

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XAQ1O7Y/ref=dp-kindle

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Woodrow, or "Woody", owned a hardware store not far from the Sanford and Son Salvage Yard, and was generally a good-natured soul who often hit the bottle to sometimes escape the rantings and ravings of Bible-thumping, loudmouthed, sometimes domineering religious wife Esther.

Woody later repented of his boozing ways later in the series as both his and Esther's characters were developed, even to the point where they were able to adopt an orphaned teen son named <em>Daniel</em>, who was played by actor <em>Eric Laneuville</em>. The role of Woodrow was originally played by veteran black actor and former black vaudeville entertainer <em>DeForest Covan</em>, who was replaced after one episode by <em>Raymond Allen</em> in 1973, who then assumed the part for the rest of the show's run.

https://sanfordandson.fandom.com/wiki/Woodrow_%22Woody%22_Anderson