Favorite black sitcom from the 70's

[Bishop82 61]

Pretty sure this will be a one horse race, but why not?

[MDC 7,099]

The Jeffersons or What's Happening are the only ones I liked.

[mobb_deep 920]

Diff'rent Strokes was the only one I watched.

 

I especially liked it towards the end, when ginger step brother Sam moved in, because Natalie was always off getting high in her trailer.

[shotsup 832]

Diff'rent Strokes was the only one I watched.

 

I especially liked it towards the end, when ginger step brother Sam moved in, because Natalie was always off getting high in her trailer.

Did u watch it in Juvenille hall ?? And who is Natalie ?

[shotsup 832]

The Jeffersons or What's Happening are the only ones I liked.

There were more ? Besides these and Good Times ?

[NorthernVike 2,083]

Sanford and son.

 

 

 

 

And it's not even close

[rholio 339]

Benson was one of the funniest shows on television during it's run.

[Bishop82 61]

Sanford and son.

 

And it's not even close

Whatchutalkinabout NorthernVike?

 

Also I agree.

[jerryskids 6,531]

Watched them all except the last one; never heard of it.

 

I was pretty young to get the more subtle adult humor of shows like the Jeffersons in the early days, but I still watched it. Sanford and Good Times as well. I'd have to go with Different Strokes -- I went through puberty during the show's heydey and had a few "different strokes" to Dana Plato.

[mobb_deep 920]

Did u watch it in Juvenille hall ?? And who is Natalie ?

Kimberly, whatever. And no, I was only 11 when the series originally ended. I watched the entire series on repeat from start to end. Me and my stoner roommates in 95 or 96, watched it every night mon-fri at like 2-3 am. Good times.

[Voltaire 5,160]

Sanford & Son

 

Redd Foxx is already hysterically funny playing off of straight man Desmond Wilson but his battle of wits with LaWanda Page are off the charts.

[Voltaire 5,160]

Watched them all except the last one; never heard of it.

 

 

exact same thing. Knew them all then got to the bottom of the list and figured it was before my time and not in syndication or something.

[Thornton Melon 603]

Watched them all except the last one; never heard of it.

 

 

First show I thought of when I read the thread title. It's got 1 vote so far

[Bishop82 61]

Sanford & Son

 

Redd Foxx is already hysterically funny playing off of straight man Desmond Wilson but his battle of wits with LaWanda Page are off the charts.

The Rerun and Big Shirley back and forth, from What's Happen was pretty good too.

[SUXBNME 1,454]

Benson was one of the funniest shows on television during it's run.

Can't argue with that

 

I voted for Whass Happening, though.

More of a true "black: sitcom

[tubby_mcgee 700]

Good times.

 

 

Well make up your goddam mind.

[shotsup 832]

Good times.

I thought you like DS with Kimberely but Joe you say Good Times ?? U sweet on Penny ?

[Reality 3,086]

Sanford and son.

 

 

 

 

And it's not even close

This

[TimmySmith 2,782]

I can honestly say that Sanford and Son has never even made me chuckle. Back then until today, totally unfunny.

 

The Jeffersons, on the other hand, had the same exact premise as S&S and was funny every week.

[ROCKFORD 134]

I can honestly say that Sanford and Son has never even made me chuckle. Back then until today, totally unfunny.

 

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[Cruzer 1,995]

1. Sanford and Son

2. Good Times

3. What's Happening

4. Jeffersons

[DankNuggs 305]

no 227 no care

[Bert 1,128]

Sanford and Son and it isn't close.

 

 

Fred Sanford: Listen, why don't you arrest some white drivers?

Cop: I do.

Fred Sanford: You do? Well, where are they? Look at all these niggas in here! Look around here! There's enough niggas in here to make a Tarzan movie!

[Bishop82 61]

no 227 no care

I thought about adding 227 but its from the 80s.

[ROCKFORD 134]

 

2. Good Times

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UrDqfoZph4

[kutulu 1,659]

I don't know what it was about Sherman Hensley but I always thought he was hilarious...funnier then the rest put together. Foxx was funny as a stand up though.

[BiPolarBear 483]

Theresa Merritt was the star of That's My Mamma. I never saw the show and didn't know she was part of it until recently.

 

She came into the music store that I managed about 1979. Bob Seger was playing on our stereo and she asked me who it was. I told her and she said he was incredible and bought the record (Stranger In Town). She told me that she was playing the dinner theater in town and I said I would come down to see her.

 

It was a good show and afterwards me and my date met her in the bar. There was a piano player and she went over and talked to him for a few seconds and then grabbed a mic and came over and sang "Deed I Do" to me while he played. I went to the head and when I came back I heard her telling my date that she was nine kinds of a fool if she didn't realize what a fine man I was.

 

She was also in "Good Bye Girl" with Richard Dreyfuss.

[ROCKFORD 134]

Theresa Merritt was the star of That's My Mamma. I never saw the show and didn't know she was part of it until recently.

 

She came into the music store that I managed about 1979. Bob Seger was playing on our stereo and she asked me who it was. I told her and she said he was incredible and bought the record (Stranger In Town). She told me that she was playing the dinner theater in town and I said I would come down to see her.

 

It was a good show and afterwards me and my date met her in the bar. There was a piano player and she went over and talked to him for a few seconds and then grabbed a mic and came over and sang "Deed I Do" to me while he played. I went to the head and when I came back I heard her telling my date that she was nine kinds of a fool if she didn't realize what a fine man I was.

 

She was also in "Good Bye Girl" with Richard Dreyfuss.

 

LOOK AT ME I WORKED IN A RECORD STORE !!!

[GobbleDog 975]

Sanford & Son was the funniest, but I always liked What's Happening best. Jeffersons was good too. Good Times was way too angry-black for me.

 

I never considered Different strokes and Benson or "black sitcoms." Never heard of "That's my mamma."