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Pot Luck

Pot Luck

1973TV Episode⏱️ 30mTV-PG
Comedy
7.5
IMDB Rating
156 votes

Lamont takes advantage of an ignorant seller and buys an antique commode for $20, greedily anticipating reselling it for a tremendous profit.

Director
Peter Baldwin
Writers
Aaron Ruben, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Stars
Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Jonathan Harris
Release Date
February 23, 1973
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
as Fred G. Sanford
Demond Wilson
Demond Wilson
as Lamont Sanford
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris
as Emile Bonnet
Herb Voland
Herb Voland
as Mister Osborne

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Stage 4, Stage 1, NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Tandem Productions, Tandem Productions

🏷️ Keywords

potted plantartificial flowerantique commodechamber potfeigning a heart attack

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Were Lamont and Fred Drinking Before Shooting?
by christmashtn2008-08-31
10/10

"My roommate and I have been thoroughly enjoying this classic series on DVD, episode by episode. As soon as Lamont exits the Sanford + Son pick up truck in this "Pot Luck" episode, it is apparent that he is drunk for at least the first half of this episode. It does not take long to figure that he is not acting. Lamont slurs his words, has huge bags under his eyes, and behaves and speaks more angrily than accustomed. His attire is also worn somewhat more ragged if one looks closely. Fred though not drunk is obviously tipsy, and even forgets a line. He ad libs it all brilliantly like a ..."

💡 Did You Know?

A couple of possibly unfamiliar references include (1) Mr. Osborne's threat to contact Ralph Nader. Nader was an aggressive consumer activist who later became a political activist, running unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. (2) Fred refers to Tito wearing knickers while hunting. Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980) was Yugoslavia's Communist ruler from 1943 to 1980.

📖 Synopsis

Lamont takes advantage of an ignorant seller and buys an antique commode for $20, greedily anticipating reselling it for a tremendous profit.