Written by Quincy Jones and I believe it is called "The Street Beater".
@Ne0_Raven
4 жыл бұрын
I used to watch Sanford and Son with my grandpa. May he rest in peace. Whenever I see Red Foxx, I see a little bit of my grandpa. I get emotional.
@tysonmynhier8801
3 жыл бұрын
Same here! Our grandfathers are still here. Never lost, always here with us.
@Ne0_Raven
3 жыл бұрын
@Owen Bélanger Thank you
@gabby6384
2 жыл бұрын
me too 😞
@kodybeasley2148
8 жыл бұрын
Seeing this again reminds me of my grandpa. Watching this with him when i was younger. This theme song brings tears to my eyes. R.i.p
@tomamahan7907
8 жыл бұрын
I used to watch this with my grandma every night
@jizzaledavis6504
5 жыл бұрын
Toma Mahan same
@truckerpete3595
5 жыл бұрын
kody beasley I used to watch this with my grandpa every night too, and still watch it. It’s on TVONE. Good ol show, and Reddy Freddy is Hilarious.
@NoFaceChase
5 жыл бұрын
kody beasley I watched it with mine, thankfully he’s still alive..
@proudliberal5050
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao bitch
@commandercool465
5 жыл бұрын
♪Freddy Sanford, Freddy Sanford and his son. Freddy Sanford, in a junkyard havin fun, what the devil will they screw up neeeext?!♪
@treyowen9213
5 жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@dukecraig2402
5 жыл бұрын
@@treyowen9213 About 2 months ago I had my picture taken sitting in that very pickup truck, it's not far from where I live.
@chrismc.4437
5 жыл бұрын
Oh the hijinx!
@dewanmdurnto3592
5 жыл бұрын
family guy 🤣🤣🤣
@alexissandoval4394
4 жыл бұрын
OH! So your Kanye West!
@Steven197981
14 жыл бұрын
Sanford and son is one of the best american sitcoms of all time. In my opinion, this show can never get old.
@mattjahnke239
2 жыл бұрын
I know. It ranks among All in the Family, Jefferson's, (maybe Cheers), Fraiser.
@kimmcnear6843
2 жыл бұрын
So hilarious when Fred and Aunt Esther would go at it😄
@mattjahnke239
2 жыл бұрын
@@kimmcnear6843 I know. Just like George and Archie would hit off of each other.
@kimmcnear6843
2 жыл бұрын
Loved All In The Family. I adored Edithw Was she not the sweetest woman ever
@c0zyD
2 жыл бұрын
Malcom in the middle better
@glenosaur
14 жыл бұрын
Quincy Jones did a superb job of describing the entire show's thrust in his title music. A masterful work of music.
@jameshancock7285
Жыл бұрын
Indeed. QJ is a musical genius.
@mommyonthego15
Жыл бұрын
Best theme song ever! I play it for my kids!
@CJ-tx3tm
2 жыл бұрын
This show is 50 years old and better than anything on TV nowadays by far.
@tynian8291
Жыл бұрын
🙌🏾 Happy heavenly Birthday Redd Fox!
@IndyCrewInNYC
Жыл бұрын
Watching a marathon on TVOne Network right now. Every episode is a gem.
@lriv.032
Жыл бұрын
Debatable, there’s still some good stuff on tv but I see what you’re saying
@questworldmatrix
Жыл бұрын
People always say the same thing about every show they like.
@IhaveAknife12
Жыл бұрын
This is true
@aperson2943
4 жыл бұрын
Classic Americana. No matter what age you are, you remember this either when it aired, or in syndication. I remember being a kid watching reruns, and thinking how can this show be so much funnier than the shows we have now. Granted that was in the 90s and the shows were awesome. That goes to show you how much more awesome this show was.
@reneperezjr8383
4 жыл бұрын
Funniest show ever
@Steinstra-vj7wl
2 жыл бұрын
How? Woke "culture"...that's how.
@kendallrivers1119
Жыл бұрын
Just raw talent, man. From in front of the camera to behind the camera. Sanford and Son had one of the all time best ensemble casts in television history!
@chaossol
16 жыл бұрын
No words, no lyrics, just simple music. One reason why it's one of the best openings of all time
@andcasey2
7 ай бұрын
plus, it has a strong bass line.
@matthewguilliom6933
4 ай бұрын
@chaossol and @andcasey2. Everything about Quincy Jones' theme makes it a super intro to the show. I like the bass harmonica, too.
@BlayzedBlue
4 жыл бұрын
"Elizabeth.... I'm comin' to join you, honey!"
@user-mv4be1tc2u
4 ай бұрын
This is the big one! Lol
@masteredpancake
4 жыл бұрын
“You Don’t Look Like Kanye West” “Yeah That’s What I Said”
@christopherthorkon3997
7 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that they didn't "dress up" the audio here but it sounds just like it did in the 1970s -- the audio going through the tiny little speaker on our family TV.
@LaCheleWallace
4 жыл бұрын
This theme song done played in my head about 5 times today. My grandfather and I used to watch the reruns and just crack up. I miss him so much.😥
@juliansmith4352
3 жыл бұрын
My late father 💕 watching the Sanford and son reruns now I when the theme plays I gotta watch Miss u pops
@BabyLambCreations
2 жыл бұрын
My condolences to the both of you for your losses. May they continue to be in your heart, now and always.
@mayhemjr.803
Жыл бұрын
My condolences but that's a great memory of your grandfather 😂
@FindTheBody
12 жыл бұрын
I love this intro song. It's the first song that's lasted throughout the years where, for less than a minute, no matter what, EVERYTHING is okay.
@mikemickypeterdavy
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@Ariesguy41499
6 жыл бұрын
I'm eighteen and I grew up watching this show along with other amazing iconic shows such as The Golden Girls, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Mama's Family, The Big Valley, M.A.S.H., Roseanne, I Love Lucy (plus Lucille Ball's following sitcom the Lucy Show), etc. I'm really glad I got to grow up watching shows like that cause it really made me appreciate the classics. 👍✌️
@kendallrivers1119
Жыл бұрын
Same here, man. Grew up watching all these classics on nostalgic stations like Nick @ Nite and Tv Land etc. Also Good Times, Taxi, The Munsters, I Dream of Jeanie, The Wonder Years, 227, Cheers, Frasier, The Cosby Show, What's Happening and What's Happening Now etc.
@GregBartlesbyProductions
11 ай бұрын
Same. Don't care what anyone says, The Golden Girls will always hit different!
@garryspellman7342
5 жыл бұрын
Yet another masterpiece from Quincy Jones.
@AllRequired
3 жыл бұрын
The Streetbeater, I believe I heard it called.
@ClassicTVMan1981X
2 жыл бұрын
And Tommy Morgan, the man who played both harmonica and bass harmonica on this.
@Blackphillipsupporter
2 жыл бұрын
Apparently he was high as shit when he wrote it too lol
@huskerfan4life
3 жыл бұрын
Only recently have I heard Fred Sanford's stand up. He was a comedic genius
@data007studios2
9 жыл бұрын
I wasn't raised in this time but I like this show
@caltom1427
3 жыл бұрын
Fred, Lamont, aunt Esther, Slappy, Grady, what a cast of characters.
@juanchristianaltamirabruno9994
5 ай бұрын
Smitty and Hoppy were also great
@AshlynGerman
8 жыл бұрын
look at that quality
@mightymallardz768
8 жыл бұрын
XD
@djlink111
8 жыл бұрын
its what we had.... and it was beautiful
@bigboyej183
8 жыл бұрын
man! get out of here with that crap
@bigboyej183
8 жыл бұрын
it's old and that's what you gots to realize
@djlink111
8 жыл бұрын
"Gots"?
@proudgamer3430
3 жыл бұрын
My dad introduced me to this show and i love it so much. Its just pure innocent comedy.
@PhillipConleyJr.
4 жыл бұрын
Whoever was on bass on this is my hero. They played the heck out of this. I know Quincy Jones wrote and produced it.
@Psergiorivera
2 жыл бұрын
This theme is so badass! I’ll never forget my mom running from the kitchen to watch it. That’s how my mom learned how to speak English.
@jabmolou
11 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Redd in the night clubs in St Louis where I lived way way back in the late 50 early 60. Sorry to say there will not be another like him. He was a class act.
@gabbacadabra07
13 жыл бұрын
If this song could play as I'm walking to my car for work in the morning, I think my entire day would be AWESOME
@natebrady414
Ай бұрын
Yes!
@rang3r34
15 жыл бұрын
This show was TOO DAMN FUNNY! Man, I miss the old days of sitcoms! Very few of them today are worth watching. I'd ALWAYS run into the living room when I heard the funky 70s music on in this intro! Most probably the FUNNIEST sitcom that EVER existed!!
@kaywaters474
Жыл бұрын
I'm really happy that someone saw what geniuses Ray Galton and Alan Simpson were for someone to want to take the original Steptoe and Son and share that British comedy with the world.
@juanchristianaltamirabruno9994
5 ай бұрын
The 70s was the golden decade for sitcoms
@postmastersgt1670
3 жыл бұрын
I related to this show somewhat due to the fact in my neighborhood we had a Fred Sanford he was a junk yard man only he sold use lawnmowers and lawnmower parts. He was a cool old man who made an honest living and provided a much needed service in the community May he Rest In Peace.
@elanianiyvwia8687
3 жыл бұрын
We have a local junk dealer good ole Vietnam war vet 🇺🇸🇺🇸 that has so so much stuff on display he’s the real life Fred Sanford!!!! It’s great!! You walk past his things at the local open air market and you hear this playing in the background in your mind!!! 🇺🇸LIVING THE DREAM MY BROTHER!! 🇺🇸
@tyrondavis6727
2 жыл бұрын
Happy 50th Birthday 🎂 Anniversary to the sitcom Sanford and Son RIP Redd Foxx 1922-1991
@BrownBrother27
14 жыл бұрын
I always crack a smile with the Sanford and Son intro
@dgray9020
6 ай бұрын
Rest In Peace Mr Norman Lear.
@johnsalazar245
Жыл бұрын
This was my grandpa's favorite TV show
@GabyGalvan13
10 жыл бұрын
"Oh My God, I married Fred Sanford...banam banam, banam banam banam banam banam banam.." - CHANDLER (FRIENDS)
@UltimateJustin94
4 жыл бұрын
I did that to my aunt while helping her clean her room! XD
@quincycampbell9828
3 жыл бұрын
One overrated sitcom references another.
@quincycampbell9828
3 жыл бұрын
@@haydennault5342I never cared for The Jeffersons although I did like "Taxi", "Sledge Hammer", "Dinosaurs" and "Coach" to name a few. All four have been forgotten with surviving actors playing in material beneath them, the said new material proving to be extremely popular. Go figure.
@vikasshakya7412
3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@Zach-eo8ru
3 жыл бұрын
@@quincycampbell9828 most of the shows you mentioned are pretty popular… why are you trying to use less popular shows to show you’re “quirky” or something, it’s dumb.
@michaelflory9519
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Watched that show all the time as a kid! My favorite lines from old man Sanford were, "Why did you do that, you BIG DUMMY!!!!" And when he faked his heart attacks, "I feel the big one now! I'm coming home, Elizabeth!!!"
@kaitlynnetanner2811
Ай бұрын
This was my grandpa's ringtone the last few years of his life. Watched a lot of episodes together when I was a kid. I miss you, old man ❤️💙
@halo2party
12 жыл бұрын
I totally played this in my school's jazz band. It was righteous on so many levels
@actormanic
14 жыл бұрын
All In The Family, The Jeffersons, and Sanford & Son...The golden age of TV comedy!
@ACLTony
14 жыл бұрын
What fond memories this show brings back! Inspite of the slow economy back then, the 70s was a great time for quality tv shows that offered great comedy or drama.
@defblinders9585
2 жыл бұрын
One of my dad's favorite shows when I was a kid back in the 80s.
@nakedfaves
10 жыл бұрын
And for those that still don't know............... This song is called "The Streetbeater" and it was recorded by Quincy Jones in 1973.
@DackupDoo
6 жыл бұрын
nakedfaves Actually it was recorded in 1972. It was released as a single in 1973
@jarmalporter1017
5 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! I definitely didn't know that
@user-qb9dq5su9w
6 ай бұрын
I was just humming this randomly looking for it and just searched up old black people tv show theme songs 😂
@philliptivis3082
2 жыл бұрын
Love this show, but the theme is amazing. Doesn't matter how bad my day is going: I hear it and it puts a smile on my face. Never fails.
@davidyancey2807
Жыл бұрын
Theme song soaked with soul.
@SMPSMLParodies_
2 жыл бұрын
Bro this is nostalgic, brings back memories, i remember my uncle watching this back in the days and we would watch it with him, idk i randomly found this tho💀
@bluto1992
14 жыл бұрын
I may be a modern american teen but this show is better than everything made now, it's my favorite show of all time
@sgb7769
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve had this stuck in my head for all of quarantine as I obsessively build a Rube Goldberg machine in my room. There’s only so much of this chaotic energy I can endure. Make it stop.
@DSmashify
3 жыл бұрын
Jd and turks version from Scrubs is pure gold
@destinedbykay4982
3 жыл бұрын
I'm young with a old soul☀️🔥💞 My dad loved this show. May he rest in peace🙏
@jacquelineiona1996
3 жыл бұрын
Loved this show as a kid 😂😁☺️❤️
@PeterSmith-lo4rd
4 жыл бұрын
Channel 9 in Australia used to broadcast this program during the Summer when all our regular programs were off the air til around February. Very funny & entertaining.
@martindugan2505
3 жыл бұрын
It’s based off an English show titled “steptoe and son”
@elanianiyvwia8687
3 жыл бұрын
Best tv theme of all time!!!
@tremainebarbour4396
5 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite theme songs of all time
@Kidz24
15 жыл бұрын
I remember king of the hill, when Dale was watching the show xD
@rustyshackleford2703
4 жыл бұрын
It's the voting van, yes the voting van.
@Idai19
4 жыл бұрын
Literally same rn
@guyfartin8847
4 жыл бұрын
Also Turk and JDs favorite show on Scrubs
@lb2.0.45
2 жыл бұрын
So glad my dad hooked me on to this show. Love it so much!
@cielo2027
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'm from Chicago and we grew up watching this and loved it!
@Obaking
Жыл бұрын
I will always remember I would always watch this with my grandma
@robr2309
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Sanford and son! I remember watching it with my grandpa when I was little! Now that I'm 40, I watch it on stream cause can't find it on any channels! Where the hell did my life go?
@jameshancock7285
Жыл бұрын
I'm almost 60. I remember when this show first came on. I thought the opening theme was awesome. In my opinion, the harmonica makes the song. My dad and I, never missed an episode. Those were the good old days.
@marcvondark
7 жыл бұрын
gonna make this my alarm clock :D
@001GenLee
14 жыл бұрын
Yep, i always did love the Sanford & Son Theme song! It was awesome, as was all shows back in those days into the 80's! The future isn't "all that and a bag of chips" if you ask me. I'd take that Sanford & Son truck ANYDAY over what's out there on the road now days!! Those really were much simpler times, as you see in the opening, Fred is taking his lovely time to see what Lamont brought back to his salvage collection. Now days, it's rush, rush, rush...2000's, YOU SUCK!
@XHuntinatorX
8 жыл бұрын
Wicked bass line... Remember watching this with my sisters and brother. I think Maude came on after... or maybe Chico and the Man?
@michaelglickman1300
2 жыл бұрын
Maude was on CBS.
@Festivex1
2 ай бұрын
I'm 23 now and I used to watch sitcoms like this with my parents when I was little. Those were the days, I almost shed tears thinking about it again. If anyone remembers the funny episode with the property line just comment it below hahaha
@Sh4d0wAntrax1TTV
6 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest shows of all time
@davidmoore4019
4 жыл бұрын
I love this theme!! It's #33 on Television's Greatest Hits CD vol.3!!
@kendallrivers1119
Жыл бұрын
Should've been wayyyy higher than that. At least top five along with The Jeffersons, Good Times , The Rockford Files and Perry Mason.
@clockwisecirclepit
8 жыл бұрын
Greatest song ever written.
@chrismc.4437
5 жыл бұрын
Highly debatable, if not outright wrong
@wjc9600
4 жыл бұрын
It's up there but The Jeffersons theme may very well be the greatest theme of all time.
@kendallrivers1119
3 жыл бұрын
@@wjc9600 I'd toss in the themes of Good Times, Perry Mason and The Rockford Files to that list.
@hoodmistressreloaded
2 жыл бұрын
I would say one of the greatest (that, and What's Happening)
@agrobison3386
Жыл бұрын
There will never be comedy like this again.
@donnietello
Ай бұрын
the way my dad used to watch this show when i was little and still watches it now always brings me back, and he even had everything on dvd. so much nostalgia here.
@jclbuxfan
Жыл бұрын
Lamont driving around lookin like someone gave him an unfamiliar address.
@dnasty312
6 жыл бұрын
Love that there's no *Sanford and Son* title card, just their business sign 🏬
@kendallrivers1119
3 жыл бұрын
Huh, I never noticed this before! Lol that's very original too. Love it!
@riteshnalmar8345
2 жыл бұрын
i still watch the reruns and i watch the episodes i have already seen over and over again, i love this show
@marcdewey1242
11 күн бұрын
Sanford and son is one of the few sitcoms that kept the same intro and ending though out the entire series.
@madisonciara361
10 жыл бұрын
omg i remember watching this back in the day what a good show....
@demid6907
6 жыл бұрын
Hzj
@n7cromancyy
4 жыл бұрын
madison ciara I love ur pfp
@natlogue
4 жыл бұрын
I was raised on shows like this. Used to watch it with my mom. Great times. Miss those times and great shows like Sanford and Son 💙
@jasonsixtyeight
9 ай бұрын
Been watching every evening after wheel and jeopardy 2023. Give me 1972 any day.
@anthonyjbarbutojrbarbuto3107
7 жыл бұрын
me and my brother watched this with my dad all the time miss them days
@gregorisgod
12 жыл бұрын
I really wish I could get this on DVD here in the UK, what a great show.
@Cida79
10 жыл бұрын
friends brought me here
@maramiranello
7 жыл бұрын
Chandler to be precise
@wiloma3658
6 жыл бұрын
Chandler ❤️❤️❤️
@jonatasmartins404
6 жыл бұрын
Chandler of course
@kendallrivers1119
4 жыл бұрын
Ugh, don't mention Friends on a Sanford and Son vid, man LOL.
@shadowking1380
5 жыл бұрын
Even though I never met the man my mother tells me one of the main ways I’m like my grandpa is that he and I both loved this show
@ignaziobowen9217
Ай бұрын
I remember sitting back watching that CLASSIC with many MEMORIES and wishing I had that truck with original parts and all original condition...
@ronnypaul1400
3 жыл бұрын
Kevin Samuels elluding to this theme song in his stream today.
@briansanders7122
4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest theme aongs ever
@rosiegigglesestablished1969
2 жыл бұрын
The good ol days, when there were good shows on TV.
@Bneby
6 ай бұрын
My dad watches this all th time and I love hearing it❤❤
@northseapirate2313
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Kanye for making this banger of a theme
@BenDover-lg4wv
Жыл бұрын
“Freddy sanford, freddy sanford and his son”
@gibsy4843
6 ай бұрын
anyone else come to listen to this masterpiece after watching the family guy clip "Freddy sanford, freddy sanford and his son, freddy sanford, in a junkyard havin fun, what the devil will they screw up neeeeeeext"
@Ktonrider
3 жыл бұрын
I had a parrot that whistled bits and pieces of this theme 😂
@KcLegendary
3 жыл бұрын
🤣 What a show this was and still is.
@stevesalzano942
7 жыл бұрын
I like how at :30 Lamont is looking around as if he is driving, but we can tell by the reflections in the windshield that his truck is not moving
@ryoamora8655
7 жыл бұрын
He looks like he's at a stop sign... Probably waiting to see if it's safe to go.
@jeromeholloman8089
7 жыл бұрын
if it wasn't for good times no Sanford and son lol
@38ddkelly
7 жыл бұрын
Lamont is probably checking out some ladies!
@DackupDoo
6 жыл бұрын
steve salzano He obviously was coming to a stop at that point. He’s stopped and waited for a car to pass going from his left to his right. Not rocket science.
@MrWolfSnack
5 жыл бұрын
He looking for the five-o for that stolen stuff he's haulin' for Rollo'
@mindtrap3147
8 жыл бұрын
Quincy Jones always kills it
@Childhooddreamer
3 ай бұрын
Who else here grew up living with grandparents in the 2000s and remember hearing this theme song from the TV ? ✋
@brettburkett3747
6 жыл бұрын
"you big dummy" timeless, classic, and a masterpiece right there, r.i.p. redd foxx...
@meowthchu7307
6 жыл бұрын
i loved this show plus the theme was catchy
@SmileyMusic403
10 жыл бұрын
i remember watching this with my dad good time before he became an alcoholic and i couldn't see him anymore but at least this clips bring back the good memories
@Yui-dv1qx
10 жыл бұрын
That's deep D:
@SmileyMusic403
10 жыл бұрын
Rachy yep that the way life goes :) but i became a better person from those experience
@mattbowers9832
10 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Adams Indeed one can make someone else's illness about themselves pretty easily ;)
@szuperrosszarcu
6 жыл бұрын
Matt Bowers Ice cold, man
@jimmysonic9893
6 жыл бұрын
Illness affects everyone involved, not just the user. It's toxic, like your comment. ;) -In response to Matt Bowers
@f1guremeout
13 жыл бұрын
the theme is gold. that funk bass is soo nice. love the show like all the classics, red fox is hilarious.
@phoenixv2460
Жыл бұрын
POV: watching TV with your dad on the weekends
@MississippiRed1
13 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday John Elroy Sanford, greatest comedian that ever lived!!!!!!
@MakiyahMagee
Ай бұрын
I love this
@natebrady414
Ай бұрын
So much
@partslig123
6 жыл бұрын
The greatest comedy sitcom ever to air on TV.
@michaelramnarine
Жыл бұрын
Man this was my childhood with me and my dad 🥹 man the good old days
@jaywar69
10 жыл бұрын
Still running episodes on Antenna TV... Classic show!
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