One of my dad's favorite television shows was "Sanford and Son," which aired through most of the 1970s. I was a little kid then, but what I remember most about the show, other than its iconic theme ...

It was a show, given its audacity and premise, that probably should not have worked. But 50 years ago, fresh off of their success with “All in the Family,” producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin ...