I liked it a lot more than the original (below)
Posted on 03/03/2019 10:33:41 AM PST by ETL
Nathaniel Taylor, the actor best known as Rollo Lawson, the street-smart best friend of the son on the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son," has died.
Taylor died Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after a heart attack, his son Kaedi Taylor told The Associated Press Saturday. The elder Taylor was 80.
Taylor's character, Rollo, was the sidekick to Lamont Sanford, played by actor Demond Wilson, and often drew the skepticism of TV patriarch Fred Sanford, who thought Rollo was a bad influence on Lamont because he'd spent time in jail.
The fast-talking but good-hearted Rollo dressed in colorful suits and hats and called Fred — played by actor and comedian Redd Foxx — "Pops."
Taylor went on to act in other shows and movies, later opening a performing arts studio for young actors. But his son said Taylor never tired of people recognizing him as Rollo.
"It was a time and an era — just to be on TV as a black man, it was an honor," said Kaedi Taylor, who works in the television and film industry behind the scenes.
"It was an honor for people to remember him."
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Sad to hear about his passing. Loved Sanford & Son, one of the funniest TV shows of all time.
The hilarious black guy who played Kingfish on A&A was a big inspiration for Redd Foxx. Foxx was a guest on a TV special honoring the show.
I still watch the “Sanford & Son” reruns on a regular basis. Redd Foxx was awesome. The entire cast was awesome.
It was like watching the Mel Brooks masterpiece “Blazing Saddles” Neither of these productions would be allowed to be broadcast today.
However, the greatness, common sense, reality and comedy of these shows and movies was to to teach us all that we are all the same regardless of skin color. There are still valid, useful lessons of getting along with each other, to be learned from these works of art.
My favorite episode with him was when he and Lamont brought those two girls to the house and they got busted by Aunt Esther and her friends who came there to do a Bible study!
Rest In Peace, Mr. Taylor. Thanks for the laughs.
I only heard the radio version, and they were white.
I absolutely loved the Sanford & Son series. Had a TV crush on Lamont. Have the entire series on dvd. Rollo was cool dude !
Yes but he looked ancient.
Foxx did concerts during this time, and he had a shaved head.
It actually made him look younger.
As to Rollo, I never understood why Fred hated and distrusted him so much.
Maybe it was explained in an early episode that I missed.
I also never understood why Fred hated Puerto Ricans.
He about has a coronary when Julio moves in next door.
Then again, Fred hated just about everyone, except his son, Bubba, and Grady.
I liked it a lot more than the original (below)
Amos & Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983)
His show had scores of white fans.
It was a time when people were actually working to
bring us together and not the reverse.
RIP Mr. Taylor.
Thanks for the memories Nathaniel Taylor, and RIP.
Fred: Say, what was this movie about, anyway? I don’t know.
Lamont: I’m going to meet with the director and the producer.
In fact, Rollo should have been here ten minutes ago.
Fred: What? Rollo? Did you say Rollo?
Lamont: Yeah, he’s the one that told me about it.
Fred: If you and Rollo gonna be in a movie, I got the perfect name for it.
“Super Dummies.
Lamont: I’m not gonna be a dummy much longer.
Fred: Listen, as long as there’s a Rollo, you’ll be a dummy.
He takes advantage of you ‘cause you got an empty head.
Your head is empty.
That’s why you make a good pair.
Rollo and Hollow.
https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=sanford-and-son-1972&episode=s02e24
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Here it is on YouTube:
Sanford and Son
Title: Rated X
Episode: S02E24
245,274 views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K46dL_b-Cd4
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