Grady
Developed byRedd Foxx
Saul Turteltaub
Bernie Orenstein
StarringWhitman Mayo
Carole Cole
Joe Morton
Rosanne Katon
Haywood Nelson
Jack Fletcher
Opening themeJohn Addison
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running timeapprox. 0:30 (per episode)
Production companyBud Yorkin Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 4, 1975 (1975-12-04) –
March 11, 1976 (1976-03-11)
Related
Sanford and Son
Sanford Arms
Sanford

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.

The series never found a solid audience, and was canceled after ten episodes. Whitman Mayo returned to Sanford and Son and would go on to star in the spinoff series Sanford Arms.

Cast

Redd Foxx made a special guest appearance as Fred Sanford in the first episode.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Be It Ever So Humble"Burt BrinckerhoffArt Baer & Ben JoelsonDecember 4, 1975 (1975-12-04)
Grady says goodbye to Fred. Later, Fred pays Grady a visit, helping him out by bringing him his luggage.
2"The Camel Force"Burt BrinckerhoffSaul Turteltaub & Bernie OrensteinDecember 11, 1975 (1975-12-11)
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 YorkinSaul Turteltaub & Bernie OrensteinDecember 18, 1975 (1975-12-18)
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 BrinckerhoffStory by : Stan Burns & Mike Marmer
Teleplay by : Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein		December 25, 1975 (1975-12-25)
Grady turns sleuth to track down the thief who stole two rolls of quarters from the Grady kitchen.
5"Night School"Burt BrinckerhoffStory by : Bruce Kane
Teleplay by : Ron Friedman		January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08)
Hal has a new student in his American history class: his father-in-law Grady.
6"The Meterman"Leo OrensteinBill TaubJanuary 22, 1976 (1976-01-22)
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 KeithJerry RossJanuary 29, 1976 (1976-01-29)
Hal and his fellow teachers vote to go on strike.
8"Bureaucracy"Gerren KeithHoward LeedsFebruary 12, 1976 (1976-02-12)
Grady takes on the government after he fails to receive several social security checks.
9"Grady Takes a Wife"Gerren KeithSimon MuntnerMarch 4, 1976 (1976-03-04)
Ellie dreams that Grady marries a go-go dancer.
10"The Weekend"Leo OrensteinSaul Turteltaub & Bernie OrensteinUnaired (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]

References


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