Grady (American TV series)
Grady is an American sitcom and a spin-off of Sanford and Son that aired on NBC from December 4, 1975 to March 11, 1976. Whitman Mayo reprises his role as Fred Sanford's widower friend Grady, who leaves Watts to move in with his daughter and her family in Westwood. Executive producer Norman Lear served as a consultant to the show.
| Grady | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Redd Foxx Saul Turteltaub Bernie Orenstein |
| Starring | Whitman Mayo Carole Cole Joe Morton Rosanne Katon Haywood Nelson Jack Fletcher |
| Opening theme | John Addison |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 0:30 (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Bud Yorkin Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 4, 1975 – March 11, 1976 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sanford and Son Sanford Arms Sanford |
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 spinoff series Sanford Arms.
Cast
- Whitman Mayo as Grady Wilson
- Carole Cole as Ellie Wilson Marshall, Grady's daughter
- Joe Morton as Hal Marshall, Grady's son-in-law
- Rosanne Katon as Laurie Marshall, Grady's granddaughter
- Haywood Nelson as Haywood Marshall, Grady's grandson
- Jack Fletcher as Mr. Pratt
Redd Foxx made a special guest appearance as Fred Sanford in the second episode.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Be It Ever So Humble" | December 4, 1975 | |
| Grady says goodbye to Fred. Later, Fred pays Grady a visit, helping him out by bringing him his luggage. | |||
| 2 | "The Driving Force" | December 11, 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. | |||
| 3 | "Merry Birthday, Happy Xmas" | December 18, 1975 | |
| While Ellie greets the guests for Grady's surprise birthday party, Hal keeps the guest of honor occupied at a local bar. | |||
| 4 | "Grady's Night In" | December 25, 1975 | |
| Grady turns sleuth to track down the thief who stole two rolls of quarters from the Grady kitchen. | |||
| 5 | "Night School" | January 8, 1976 | |
| Hal has a new student in his American history class: his father-in-law Grady. | |||
| 6 | "The Meterman" | January 22, 1976 | |
| Grady's scheme of feeding expired parking meters, then asking the car owners for reimbursement, earns him unwanted attention in the news. | |||
| 7 | "The Strike" | January 29, 1976 | |
| Hal and his fellow teachers vote to go on strike. | |||
| 8 | "Bureaucracy" | February 12, 1976 | |
| Grady takes on the government after he fails to receive several social security checks. | |||
| 9 | "Grady Takes a Wife" | March 4, 1976 | |
| Ellie dreams that Grady marries a go-go dancer. | |||
| 10 | "The Weekend" | March 11, 1976 | |
| Hal and Ellie have a chance for a second honeymoon after Grady takes the kids away for the weekend. | |||
Broadcast
The pilot episode was repackaged as an episode of Sanford and Son and is a part of its syndication package. An episode of this series aired on TV Land during a Norman Lear tribute in 2003.
Home media
On July 12, 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment released The Best of Grady on DVD in Region 1 as a manufacture on demand release. It has every episode excluding episode #3 "Merry Birthday, Happy Christmas".[1][2]