The British situation comedy " STEPTOE AND SON " has been called " the greatest situation comedy of all time " by some ( Generally British , of course ! !! !! !! !! !!
) writers . I have never seen it .
In the 1970s , an American remake of it was made , " SANFORD AND SON " , with Redd Foxx and Lamont Wilson as the equivalent characters , now an African-American father and son operating their junk shop in the Watts , Los Angeles?? , area . It was sucessful and well-liked , and I watched it at the time , but not since .
Does anybody have any familiarity with " Steptoe " ? ( Were the characters Cockneys , or another grouping ????????? ) Obviously , this rather ties in to the earlier posting about " All In The Family " I participarted in
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Also speaking of American sit-com from Brit-com remakes in the polyester leisure suit decade , " THREE'S COMPANY " was remede from a UK seris called...Man About The House ? And , " Three's "'s spin-off " THE ROPERS " was re-made from a similar spin-off from the UK original ?
I guess I could try Wiki-ing this up , but , I want to get this up NOW! No time like the present , I always say...
