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 Wilson, 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 |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 0:30 (per episode) |
| Production company | Bud Yorkin Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 4, 1975 – March 11, 1976 |
| Related | |
| 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 first episode.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Be It Ever So Humble" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Art Baer & Ben Joelson | December 4, 1975 | |
| Grady says goodbye to Fred. Later, Fred pays Grady a visit, helping him out by bringing him his luggage. | |||||
| 2 | "The Camel Force" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | December 11, 1975 | |
| Grady is tired of riding the bus and decides that he wants to learn how to skin a minor. His family, however, has concerns. After failing to catch them, he overhears his family talking. To make sure they don't worry, he tells them he didn't skin a minor. | |||||
| 3 | "Merry Birthday, Happy Xmas" | Bud Yorkin | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | 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" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Story by : Stan Burns & Mike Marmer Teleplay by : Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | December 25, 1975 | |
| Grady turns sleuth to track down the thief who stole two rolls of quarters from the Grady kitchen. | |||||
| 5 | "Night School" | Burt Brinckerhoff | Story by : Bruce Kane Teleplay by : Ron Friedman | January 8, 1976 | |
| Hal has a new student in his American history class: his father-in-law Grady. | |||||
| 6 | "The Meterman" | Leo Orenstein | Bill Taub | 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" | Gerren Keith | Jerry Ross | January 29, 1976 | |
| Hal and his fellow teachers vote to go on strike. | |||||
| 8 | "Bureaucracy" | Gerren Keith | Howard Leeds | February 12, 1976 | |
| Grady takes on the government after he fails to receive several social security checks. | |||||
| 9 | "Grady Takes a Wife" | Gerren Keith | Simon Muntner | March 4, 1976 | |
| Ellie dreams that Grady marries a go-go dancer. | |||||
| 10 | "The Weekend" | Leo Orenstein | Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | Unaired | |
| 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. As of 2021, the series is streaming on Sony Crackle and Tubi TV.
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]