The Best Episodes Featuring Grady Wilson

If you are talking about television shows from the 1970s, then you best not leave out Sanford and Son, starring Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson. The show was a smash hit with fans ranging from the famous (Frank Sinatra) to the everyman. Foxx played cranky junkman Fred Sanford opposite Wilson, who played his son LaMont. Yet Sanford and Son also did a good job of creating other characters. One Sanford and Son character who stands out is Grady Wilson, played by Whitman Mayo. Grady was a good friend of Fred’s who had a knack for visiting the Sanford home at the wrong time.

But Grady became more than Fred’s friend. He ostensibly filled a void when Foxx walked off the show in a salary dispute. The show’s writers retooled the scripts to make Grady more involved in it. What resulted was a sold group of episodes with Grady. For some giggles, let’s check out a few of the Grady Wilson-centric episodes of Sanford and Son.

Sanford and Sons: ‘Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady’

In this episode of Sanford and Son, Grady ends up laying the law down on both LaMont and Aunt Esther, played by LaWanda Page. It seems LaMont wants to have some fun with girls at home with Rollo, played by Nathaniel Taylor. But Esther wanted to set up shop for a bible meeting on Sanford and Son.

Neither thing happened because Grady wouldn’t let it happen. He’s watching the Sanford household while Fred is gone. Fred instructed Grady that there will be “no bible meetings or orgies” while he’s visiting family in St. Louis.

‘Aunt Esther And Uncle Woodrow Pfftt…’

Aunt Esther has decided to throw Uncle Woodrow, played by Raymond Allen, out of the house. Woodrow ends up over at Fred’s house. He gets a strong dose of Grady’s wisdom as well on Sanford and Son. Grady starts spouting off about how Woodrow should stand up to his wife. Yeah, that doesn’t work out too hot. But it’s sure funny to watch.