document_title: Sanford and Son

question_text: sanford and son what was his wife's name

question_tokens: sanford and son what was his wife 's name

text: Sanford and Son

text: Summary[edit]

text: Sanford and Son stars Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford, a widower and junk dealer living at 9114 South Central Avenue in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, and Demond Wilson as his son Lamont Sanford. In his youth, Fred moved to South Central Los Angeles from his hometown of St. Louis.

text: After the show's premiere in 1972, newspaper ads touted Foxx as NBC's answer to Archie Bunker, the bigoted white protagonist of All in the Family. Both shows were adapted by Norman Lear from BBC programs. Sanford and Son was adapted from Steptoe and Son and All in the Family from Till Death Us Do Part.

text: Fred Sanford[edit]

text: Redd Foxx played Fred G. Sanford (named after Redd Foxx's [real name: John Elroy Sanford] brother Fred), portraying him as a sarcastic, streetwise, irascible schemer whose frequent get-rich-quick ideas routinely backfired. His son Lamont longs for independence, but loves his father too much to move out and leave the trouble-prone Fred unsupervised. Though each owns an equal share in the business (technically Fred is the boss), Lamont often finds himself doing all the work and demanding his father complete tasks and duties, which he almost never does. Fred often insults his son, usually calling him "dummy." Lamont returns the favor, referring to Fred as an "old fool." Despite their disagreements, the two share a close bond and regularly come to each other's aid. An episode in the second season featured a plot in which Fred and Lamont had a heated argument over the business; Lamont quit and went to work for one of his father's business competitors. Meanwhile, Fred filled Lamont's position with a slacker who squandered Fred's money on a worthless item. When Lamont quits his new job and Fred fires the slacker, the two decide to reform their partnership, though each is too proud to admit they could not make it without the other.

text: According to Fred, his wife Elizabeth died around 1947. In a running gag in the series, during times of distress, Fred looks up (as to heaven) with his hand across his chest, faking a heart attack and saying, "This is the big one, Elizabeth! I'm coming to join ya honey." No one, however, falls for this transparent ruse. Fred raised Lamont alone and missed Elizabeth deeply. According to Fred, his son was named for Lamont Lomax, a pitcher from the Homestead Grays. In one episode, Lamont asks why he did not have a middle name; Fred tells him that Lamont is his middle name: he and Elizabeth never came up with a first name. However, it was revealed in the third episode of the first season that Lamont was named "Lamont Grady Sanford."

text: Initially, Fred's main antagonist on the show was his sister-in-law and Lamont's aunt Ethel (Beah Richards). Ethel's involvement in the Sanford family squabbles lasted until midway through the second season, where she was replaced in the cast with her more tart-tongued sister Esther (LaWanda Page). Fred and Esther's relationship as in-laws became a major part of the plot. The two frequently trade insults, usually instigated by Fred, who contorts his face upon Esther's entrance and describes her with disparaging and colorful metaphors (such as comparing her to King Kong). The deeply religious, no-nonsense Esther typically responds to Fred's insults by scowling, saying "watch it, sucka!", referring to him as "you old heathen" or "old fish-eyed fool", or even attacking Fred with her purse when he continues his remarks. Esther's disdain for Fred goes back to when he and Elizabeth were dating; she disapproved of Fred's marrying her sister.

text: Despite his stubbornness and irascible nature, Fred sometimes redeems himself with acts of kindness, even to those (like Esther) whom he insists he does not like. In the last episode of the series, Fred earns his high school diploma, and is the valedictorian of his graduating class.

text: Earlier in the show's run, it more closely adhered to the format of its British predecessor Steptoe and Son with 16 episodes (12 in season one and 4 in season two) being re-made from the original "Galton and Simpson" scripts with Fred and Lamont often at odds over various issues. Fred and Lamont also are depicted as being equally manipulative. Fred manipulates with constant threats of "the big one" and avoids manual labor due to his "arthur-itis". In earlier episodes, Lamont through various antics would try and drive a wedge between his father and Fred's girlfriend Donna Harris (Lynn Hamilton), who he disapproves of because he thinks she is trying to usurp his mother's place.

text: Lamont Sanford[edit]

text: Demond Wilson played Lamont Sanford, who is depicted at times as the greedier of the two. In one episode, for example, he refuses to sell two coffins for less than what he thinks they were worth, despite the fact that even possessing them upsets his superstitious father. Lamont sometimes receives his comeuppance for being disdainful of his father's habits and ways. (One example of this is the time Lamont is upbraided by a Nigerian woman who considers his attitude towards Fred to be disrespectful.) There are moments when Lamont is shown to be naive and foolish, such as the episode where he invites his new "friends" over to play poker. His street-savvy father immediately recognizes that they are card sharps, out to cheat Lamont after they gain his confidence by letting him win a few smaller-stakes games. After Lamont has lost all of his money, Fred turns the tables on the scammers by pretending to be ignorant of poker himself, agreeing to play a few hands and then taking all of their money by means of a marked deck of cards and special glasses that allow him to see what he is dealing. A similar predicament befalls Lamont in the second season when he gets involved in an unethical deal by purchasing a possibly valuable Regency commode from a woman for a rock-bottom price, then selling it back to her husband at double the price. He then takes an offer from a third party for quadruple that price while Fred tries over and over again to warn him that he is doing something immoral. Lamont becomes so angry that he threatens to lock Fred in his bedroom. Finally, due to some investigation on Fred's part, it is revealed that Lamont has been scammed, the pot is a fake, and the culprits have made off with several hundred dollars of Lamont's money.

text: One constant with Lamont (particularly in the second season) is that he is always trying to find new ways to move up in the world and away from the junk business, like his British counterpart Harold Steptoe (played by Harry H. Corbett), but he often is thwarted by Fred's interference. In the first episode, he buys a possibly valuable piece of porcelain from an elderly woman in Beverly Hills with the intention of selling at auction. However, Fred messes things up at the auction, and Lamont ends up buying the piece back from himself. In the second season, Lamont buys a war rifle from the American Revolution at an auction with the intent to sell it for thousands. While investigating it, Fred accidentally fires the gun through the front window, and he and Lamont spend all night wondering if he's accidentally killed the neighbor across the street who appears to be missing. In a panic, Lamont melts the gun down before realizing that the neighbor was just out of town. In one episode, he attempts to become an actor, Lamont and Rollo answer an ad for wannabe black film actors for an independent film company only to realize that it is really a pornographic film factory. In another episode, he answers an ad to travel around the world working on a tramp steamer, which would mean putting Fred in a nursing home, but Fred tricks him into not going. During the third season, Lamont attempts to open a side business with Julio, selling used automobile parts. Fred is so upset that he leaves and moves into a flop house. Lamont eventually convinces Fred to come home, but whether or not he left the new business venture never is addressed.

text: The most significant change in Lamont's character throughout the series was his attitude toward his work, his father and his future. In the very first episode, he is portrayed as hostile and angry toward Fred and the life he is forced to live, especially when Fred's interference ruins his plans; similar to the relationship of Harold Steptoe and Albert Steptoe. This would last through the middle of the first season, especially in an episode when he takes Fred out on the town for his birthday and becomes frustrated by Fred's lack of manners and crudeness in public. At the end of the night, he becomes so angry that he abandons Fred at the restaurant, leaving his father to walk home in the rain. His attitude towards Fred would soften by mid-season as episodes tended to focus more on the two working together to solve a problem, as when several bill collectors converged on the house threatening to repossess their belongings. He would change throughout the series and become a man dedicated to his work and to his father, but also who would try new things and new ideas to better himself, such as when he attempts to embrace his African heritage or later when he tries to run for state assemblyman.

text: Series progression[edit]

text: As the series progressed, it focused more on Fred's antics and schemes, with Lamont often adopting the role of the gentler, more open-minded progressive who attempts to broaden his father's horizons. A notable example of the softening of Lamont's character is his change in attitude towards Donna Harris (Lynn Hamilton), Fred's girlfriend. Early in the show's run Lamont derides her as "the barracuda" and is openly hostile towards her, attempting to ruin her relationship with his father at least twice. In a later episode, however, Lamont invites Donna to dinner with himself and his girlfriend, remarking that it would do his reputation good to be seen with "two lovely ladies."

text: Similarly, Fred is initially depicted as a man who, though not always ethically or culturally sensitive, has the wisdom of experience and significant street smarts. As the series progressed, Fred got into increasingly ludicrous situations, such as faking an English accent to get a job as a waiter, convincing a white couple that an earthquake was really the "Watts Line" of the then-nonexistent L.A. subway (a wordplay on the common phrase "WATS line"), taking over a play featuring George Foreman, or sneaking into a celebrity's private area, such as Lena Horne's dressing room or Frank Sinatra's hotel room. Some of these situations revolve around Fred's trying to make a quick buck.

text: One constant throughout the show is the loyalty of father and son to each other. Even in the show's earliest episodes when one or the other leaves the house, seemingly for good (Lamont moves out at least twice, and at one point he even puts Fred in a retirement home), something always occurs to return the situation to normal. (Lamont gets homesick and worries about his father, or something does not work out and Lamont schemes his way back in, Lamont feels lonely without his father around the house thanks to a plan Fred hatched with his friend Bubba, etc.)

text: Perhaps the best example of this bond between father and son occurs in the episode where a friend from Fred's past shows up and claims to be Lamont's real father. After hearing the news, Lamont tells a tearful Fred that he is "the only pop I've ever known" and as far as he is concerned, it is "always" going to be Sanford and Son. (In the humorous twist that closes the episode, it turns out the friend had actually slept with Aunt Esther, thinking she was her sister Elizabeth.) Lamont's birthday is mentioned in the third-season episode "Libra Rising All Over Lamont" as September 27, 1940. However, in a season five episode called "Ebenezer Sanford", Lamont says his birthday is in February.

text: Other characters[edit]

text:
Esther Anderson (LaWanda Page), also known as Aunt Esther, is the Bible-toting sister of Fred's late wife Elizabeth. Esther is a staunchly religious Baptist who finds little use for humor, though she is kind and loving towards Lamont. Fred and Esther dislike each other intensely. Fred's trademark response to Esther's entrance is to make an exaggerated grimace followed by colorful insults and comparisons to various animals ("Esther, I could stick your face in some dough and make gorilla cookies") and fictitious monsters such as King Kong (often referring to her as "Esther Kong") and Godzilla. Her usual reaction to his antics is to scowl and exclaim "watch it, sucka!". Other times, she will threaten Fred with violence, with phrases like "I'll knock you so far down in your socks, you'll think you wearing a turtleneck sweater!", or she swings her purse at Fred while angrily calling him "old fish-eyed fool" or "old heathen". When leaving the Sanford home, she often exclaims "oh glory!" or "hallelujah!" Her long-suffering but loving alcoholic husband Woodrow (played by Raymond Allen) began appearing infrequently later in the series. Woodrow eventually became sober so he and Esther could adopt a young orphan, played by Eric Laneuville. Fred and Esther called a temporary truce, of sorts, in the episode "My Fair Esther." Esther first appeared in early 1973, in the 29th episode of the series ("The Big Party"), and would eventually replace her sister Ethel (Beah Richards), the first main in-law character.
Grady Wilson (Whitman Mayo) is Fred's good-natured best friend, who appears regularly on the show. Grady's catchphrase is "Good Googley Goo" He utters this when something good happens or he is in a pleasant mood. Grady is Fred's "sidekick" and often is involved in various get-rich-quick schemes concocted by Fred. In the episode "Hello Cousin Emma, Goodbye Cousin Emma", it is revealed that Grady grew up on the south side of Chicago and in his youth was a lady's man with the nickname "The Sheik of Drexel Avenue." Early in the series, a running gag was that Grady could never remember Lamont's name. Lamont would often correct him with a bogus name like Lucas or Lance. Later in the series, Grady's name-confusion gag was targeted at Esther. When Foxx refused to appear in several episodes due to a contract dispute, Grady became the central character, watching over the business and Lamont while Fred was "away" on vacation in St. Louis. Grady was actually named after actor Demond Wilson, whose full real name is "Grady Demond Wilson." (The character eventually was spun off into his own eponymous TV series in December 1975.)
Bubba Bexley[1] (Don Bexley) is another of Fred's friends who appears frequently. Bubba is known for his infectious belly-laugh and jovial personality. Bubba is primarily a straight man to set up punchlines for Fred. His loud greeting of "Hey Fred!" drives Fred and Lamont crazy. His function in several episodes is to encourage Fred's get-rich-quick schemes, as when he tells Fred to fake having whiplash after he is hit by a white man in a Cadillac while driving the truck. In the episode "Lamont Goes African", Bubba reveals that he is originally from Memphis, Tennessee.
Rollo Lawson (Nathaniel Taylor) is Lamont's best friend. Fred will often make disrespectful remarks towards Rollo, usually stating that he thinks Rollo is a criminal, as Rollo had spent time in jail. At one time, when Rollo introduced Lamont to his African cultural heritage, Fred thought it was a scam and noted that "If there was money to be made, Rollo would become an Eskimo". Rollo's mother Rita is an unseen character sometimes referred to when Rollo's name comes up and someone asks "Is that Rita Lawson's boy Rollo?" and she is also friends with Lamont's aunt Esther.
Donna Harris (Lynn Hamilton) is Fred's on-again, off-again girlfriend who later becomes his fiancée. She is employed as a practical nurse. Donna is an amiable, even-tempered lady who takes in stride Fred's shenanigans and occasional trysts. She also appears to be more sophisticated in contrast to Fred's rather blunt and boorish personality. Lamont, being the overprotective son, mistrusts Donna at first (branding her as "The Barracuda"), but by Season 6 has completely warmed to her. Esther is hostile toward Donna at first, almost coming to blows with her during their first meeting on Donna's and Fred's wedding day (an event that causes the cancellation of the wedding). Eventually, Esther warms to her as well.
Julio Fuentes (Gregory Sierra) is the Sanfords' Puerto Rican next-door neighbor who befriends Lamont. When Julio and his family move in next to the Sanfords, Fred takes an immediate dislike to them and remarks, "There goes the neighborhood." Despite Julio's friendliness, Fred often makes insulting ethnic jokes about Julio and openly wishes he would return to Puerto Rico, despite the fact that Julio is originally from New York City. Despite the contention, Fred does stand up for Julio's nephew at his elementary school, which has threatened to drop him to a lower grade due to lack of proficiency in speaking English; Fred tutors him for some time as well. In the fifth season, Julio moves away. The Sanfords buy his former home and convert it into a boarding house named the Sanford Arms.
Ah Chew (Pat Morita) is a Japanese-American friend of Lamont whom Fred belittles every chance he gets. Fred insults Ah Chew on numerous occasions using clichéd Oriental jokes. Fred actually befriends Ah Chew in a later episode because he wants to use him as a cook when he opens "Sanford and Rising Son", a Japanese restaurant in the Sanford house. Despite this arrangement, Fred still hurls verbal abuse at Ah Chew. In the fifth-season episode "Sergeant Gork", Morita portrays Colonel Hiakowa, in a flashback where Fred tells Roger, Lamont's fiancee's son, of his supposed heroism in World War II.
Officer "Smitty" Smith and Officer Howard "Hoppy" Hopkins are a pair of police officers who occasionally show up at the Sanfords' residence. One officer is African-American, Officer "Smitty" Smith (played by Hal Williams), and one Caucasian, Officer Howard "Hoppy" Hopkins (played by Howard Platt). Often, Hoppy incorrectly uses 'jive' slang, which Smitty corrects — e.g., "cold" instead of "cool" or "right up" instead of "right on." Conversely, the ever-professional Hoppy delivers a speech filled with police jargon and big words, which confuses Fred and/or Lamont thus turning to Smitty, who would translate Hoppy's speech into jive. Later in the series's run, the officers often appear individually. Unlike Ah Chew and Julio, Hoppy remains free of Fred's usual insults. In one episode, "This Little TV Went to Market", Officer "Jonesy" Jones (Bernie Hamilton) appears with Hoppy in place of Smitty. In the sixth-season episode "The Hawaii Connection", Smitty appears with his slow-witted new partner, Percy (Pat Paulsen). In "The Reverend Sanford", comic Freeman King appears as a police officer named Jim, presumably standing in for Smitty, but without Hoppy or any other partner.
Officer "Swanny" Swanhauser (Noam Pitlik) is originally Officer Smitty's Caucasian partner who is replaced early in the second season with Officer Hopkins. Swanny is basically the same as Hoppy, but his demeanor is much more serious and humorless. Like Hoppy, Swanny never is insulted racially by Fred.
May Hopkins (Nancy Kulp) is Officer Hopkins' prim and proper mother who appeared in the fifth season. She is a retired store detective who rents a room at the Sanford Arms next door. Landlord Fred often insults her when she pays a visit. Much like her son, Mrs. Hopkins incorrectly uses jive slang, but the more experienced Hoppy corrects her.
Janet Larson (Marlene Clark) is a divorcee Lamont begins dating in the fifth season. Janet also has a young son, Roger (Edward Crawford). The Larsons appear occasionally until Lamont and Janet break up in the sixth and final season, due to the return of Janet's ex-husband.
Melvin White (Slappy White) is an old buddy of Fred's who appears in the first season. He appears in one second-season episode as well.
Leroy & Skillet (Leroy Daniels & Ernest 'Skillet' Mayhand) are a rambunctious pair of Fred's friends who like to play poker, billiards or joke around. They appear in the second and third seasons.
Otis Littlejohn (Matthew "Stymie" Beard) is a friend of Grady's who appears in the third and fourth seasons.
George "Hutch" Hutton (Arnold Johnson) is an elderly tenant of the Sanford Arms who befriends Fred. When they first meet, Hutch admits to serving a lengthy sentence in prison to avoid his ugly sister-in-law. This immediately endears him to Fred. Fred is then disgusted when Hutch joins Aunt Esther's Bible study group. He appears in the fifth season.
Frank Nelson appears as various comic foils to Fred in the fifth and sixth seasons using his catchphrase, "Yeeees?"
Fritzi Burr appeared as various comic foils to Fred from the fourth season to the sixth.
Dr. Caldwell (Davis Roberts) is the Sanford's family doctor who shows up in several early episodes. He often enters the Sanford residence with an alarming cough and his credentials as a doctor are questionable. Asked if he is really a doctor he claims "On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I'm a doctor. The other days I work in the post office."
Nelson B. Davis (James Wheaton) is a mortician who dropped by the Sanford residence several times in the second season, at one point to look at some caskets that Lamont picked up an auction. With a deep voice and a spooky laugh, he would often make odd quips in reference to his unusual profession: "It's been a slow week, business is dead" and "I must to return to my place, I'm a working stiff." Once he told Lamont that "Burial insurance is something that everybody digs."
Reverend Trimble (Alvin Childress) is the soft-spoken minister of the Central Avenue Baptist Church who dropped by in the first two seasons, usually to officiate a wedding. The running joke was that every time he officiated a wedding for the Sanford family, the family usually ended up in a screaming match over petty disagreements which escalated into a war that left everyone fleeing the house in anger while the Reverend stood by in stunned silence.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
DVD release date

Season premiere
Season finale

1
14
January 14, 1972 (1972-01-14)
April 14, 1972 (1972-04-14)
August 6, 2002

2
24
September 15, 1972 (1972-09-15)
March 16, 1973 (1973-03-16)
February 4, 2003

3
24
September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14)
March 29, 1974 (1974-03-29)
October 7, 2003

4
25
September 13, 1974 (1974-09-13)
April 25, 1975 (1975-04-25)
March 30, 2004

5
24
September 12, 1975 (1975-09-12)
March 19, 1976 (1976-03-19)
September 14, 2004

6
24
September 24, 1976 (1976-09-24)
March 25, 1977 (1977-03-25)
June 7, 2005

text: Reception and cancellation[edit]

text: Sanford and Son was enormously popular during most of its run, and was one of the top 10 highest-rated series on American television from its first season (1971–72) through the 1975–76 season.

text: With its coveted 8 p.m. Eastern Friday night time slot, Sanford and Son put enough of a dent into the middling audience of ABC's The Brady Bunch to drive it off the air in 1974. Sanford and Son peaked at #2 in the Nielsen ratings during the 1972–73 season and the 1974–75 season. The series was second only to All in the Family in terms of ratings during those years. By the 1974–75 season, Sanford and Son's high lead-in helped the entire NBC Friday night lineup to place in the coveted bracket of the Top 15 shows (Chico and the Man, following Sanford, ranked #3 for the season, while the police dramas The Rockford Files and Police Woman aired later in the evening and ranked at #12 and #15, respectively).

text: In the midst of taping episodes for the 1973–74 season, Redd Foxx walked off the show in a salary dispute. In 1974, Foxx was earning $19,000 per episode. His character was written out of the series for the rest of the season. The continuity of the show explained that Fred Sanford was away in St. Louis attending his cousin's funeral and leaving his friend Grady (Whitman Mayo) in charge of the business. NBC sued Foxx and as part of the settlement, Foxx later returned. Foxx had taped 18 of that season's 24 episodes before Fred "left for St. Louis." The show was still quite popular when it was cancelled in 1977.

text: Ratings[edit]

text: Sanford and Son was a ratings hit through its six-season run on NBC. Despite airing in the Friday night death slot, it managed to peak at #2 in the ratings (behind All in the Family, and ranked less than one ratings point behind during the 1974-75 season).

text:
Season
Time slot (ET)
Rank
Rating

1971–72
Friday at 8:00-8:30 PM
#6
25.2

1972–73
#2
27.6

1973–74
#3
27.5

1974–75
#2
29.6

1975–76
#7
24.4 (Tied with Rhoda)

1976–77
Friday at 8:00-8:30 PM (Episodes 1, 3-11, 13-25)
Friday at 8:30-9:00 PM (Episode 2)[4]
Tuesday at 8:00-8:30 PM (Episode 12)[5]
#27
20.3

text: Production notes[edit]

text: The series was produced by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin's Tandem Productions, which were also responsible for All in the Family. The two shows had a number of things in common. Both were based on popular British sitcoms and both were pioneers of edgy, racial humor that reflected the changing politics of the time. Both series also featured outspoken, working class protagonists with overt prejudices. However, Sanford and Son differed from All in the Family and other Norman Lear shows of the era in that it lacked the element of drama. Sanford and Son helped to redefine the genre of black situation comedy. Due to Lear's commitments to his other series that were on the air at the time, and the relative distance among taping locations of other Tandem shows (as Sanford and Son taped at NBC's now-former Burbank facility, while the other shows such as All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, and One Day at a Time were recorded at either CBS Television City or Metromedia Square, both in Hollywood), he did not have as much day-to-day involvement in Sanford and Son as he did with the other Tandem series, leaving the show-running to Yorkin.

text: As noted, the show was taped at the NBC Studios in Burbank, California; an exterior shot of the NBC Burbank lot was featured in the season five episode, "Steinberg and Son". The storefront seen only in the opening credits still stands, although extensively remodeled, at 10654 West Magnolia Boulevard in North Hollywood. This same storefront, minus the "Sanford and Son" sign, can also be seen in Emergency!, in the episode titled "Alley Cat," filmed in 1973.

text: Foxx did not appear in nine episodes due to his conflicts with the series producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear. Foxx was absent from the third season's final six episodes and the first three episodes of the fourth season (in which the episodes were held back from broadcast and aired later in the season). The series continued with Fred's best friend Grady Wilson stepping in to serve as guardian for Lamont.[6]

text: The pickup truck depicted in the series is a 1951 Ford F1. It was purchased at auction after the series ended and was later leased back to NBC for the spin offs Sanford Arms and Sanford. It has changed hands a few times over the years, eventually purchased by a real life junk dealer, Donald Dimmitt of Dimmitts Auto Salvage, in Argos, Indiana. Most recently it was purchased from Dimmitts Auto Salvage by Tim Franko and Jeff Canter, owners of BlueLine Classics, a classic car dealership in North Royalton, Ohio. The truck has been preserved by BlueLine Classics to its true condition as seen on the TV series and is proudly displayed in the BlueLine Classics showroom. It is often seen at car shows or chugging down the road in Ohio driven by the proud owners.[7]

text: Redd Foxx's death[edit]

text: On October 11, 1991, during a break from rehearsals for Foxx's last sitcom The Royal Family he suffered a fatal heart attack on the set. Reportedly, co-star Della Reese and the rest of the cast and crew thought he was doing his classic: "It's the big one... you hear that, Elizabeth... I'm comin' to join ya, honey!"[8] fake heart attack routine he made famous on Sanford and Son, even going as far as collapsing to the floor, although that was not part of the usual schtick.[9] However, this heart attack was real, and Foxx never regained consciousness.

text: Theme music[edit]

text: Titled "The Streetbeater", the theme music was composed by Quincy Jones through A&M Records and released on record in 1973.[10] Although the song did not reach Billboard status, it has maintained mainstream popularity and is featured on Jones' greatest hits album.[11]

text: Spin-offs and 1980–81 revival[edit]

text: After the series was canceled in 1977, a short-lived continuation featuring the supporting characters titled Sanford Arms aired. Whitman Mayo starred in a spin-off series, Grady, during the 1975–76 season.

text: In 1980–81, Foxx attempted to revive the show with the short-lived Sanford, but Demond Wilson refused to reprise his role as Lamont Sanford for the new series.

text: DVD releases[edit]

text: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released all six seasons of Sanford and Son on Region 1 DVD between August 2002 and June 2005, with a Complete Series box set following in 2008.

text:
DVD Name
Ep #
Release Date

First Season
14
August 6, 2002

Second Season
24
February 4, 2003

Third Season
24
October 7, 2003

Fourth Season
24
March 30, 2004

Fifth Season
24
September 14, 2004

Sixth and Final Season
24
June 7, 2005

Complete Series
136
October 28, 2008


document_title: Wedding Crashers

question_text: where does the movie wedding crashers take place

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text: Wedding Crashers

text: Plot[edit]

text: John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are divorce mediators in Washington D.C. who "crash" wedding parties to meet and bed women. At the end of a season of successful crashes, Jeremy takes John to a wedding for a daughter of the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, William Cleary (Christopher Walken). Once inside, the pair set their sights on Cleary's other daughters, Gloria (Isla Fisher) and Claire (Rachel McAdams). Jeremy ends up having sex with Gloria on a nearby beach during the reception. Gloria is possessive and quickly becomes obsessed with Jeremy, and Jeremy urges John to escape the reception with him.

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text: Meanwhile, John attempts to court Claire, the maid of honor, but is interrupted by her hotheaded boyfriend, Sack Lodge (Bradley Cooper), who is unfaithful and disrespectful behind her back. When Gloria invites Jeremy and John to an extended weekend party at their family compound, Jeremy tries to refuse due to him being extremely uncomfortable with Gloria. John overrules Jeremy to accept as it would be great to get to know the family. Jeremy reluctantly accepts, although he is suspicious that John only wanted to go just to get closer to Claire.

text: John and Jeremy become acquainted with the Clearys at their home: the Secretary's wife (Jane Seymour) sexually harasses John; Gloria's brother Todd (Keir O'Donnell) tries to seduce Jeremy during the night; Gloria continues to lavish unwanted sexual attention on Jeremy; and Sack repeatedly injures Jeremy during a game of touch football. During dinner, as a means to get even with Sack for injuring Jeremy along with more time to connect with Claire, John spikes Sack's wine with eye-drops to make him sick and he spends the rest of his night throwing up in the toilet.

text: John and Claire continue to bond the next day on a sailing trip. The suspicious Sack calls his friend, Trapster, to privately investigate John and Jeremy. He then takes Jeremy hunting, where he is shot in the buttocks. While he recovers, John and Claire go on a bike ride to a secluded beach. Claire finally admits she is unsure how she feels about Sack and ends up kissing John passionately. Meanwhile, Gloria tends to Jeremy's wounds and reveals to him that she is not as innocent or inexperienced as she initially let on. Jeremy realizes that he himself has been played and that he may be in love with Gloria. When Sack falsely claims that he and Claire are engaged, John isn't fooled by this attempt knowing how unhappy she is with the former.

text: Ready to confess everything to Claire about his feelings for her and convince her not to marry Sack, John is interrupted by Jeremy being chased out of the house: Sack has investigated and revealed John and Jeremy's identities to the family. Betrayed, Claire turns away from John and the Secretary tells them to leave. Before leaving, Gloria and Jeremy briefly professes their love for each other.

text: Over the following months, Jeremy manages to keep his relationship with Gloria a secret. Meanwhile, John attempts to reach Claire but she refuses to see him. He comes up with a plan to see her by disguising himself as a waiter at her and Sack's engagement party. Concerned about John's behavior, Jeremy tries to talk some sense into him by reminding him that his last attempts to speak to her has failed and that he needs to accept the fact that it's over. He also warns John against attempting to crash Claire and Sack's engagement party because of the high security Secretary Cleary has put on to ensure no crashers. Jeremy mentions that their only chance of avoiding jail time is to keep a low profile and stay away. John ignores the warning and attempts to crash Claire and Sack's engagement party by disguising himself as a waiter. He is caught by Sack who was alerted by his friends and beats John up. He then warns John to stay away from Claire forever or else he will press charges against John. John visits Jeremy at his house to confront him for his absence and catches him having sex with Gloria. Betrayed, John walks out of the house and Jeremy follows trying to explain himself, while Gloria leaves to go to the engagement party. Outside, John demanded why he didn't appear to stop Sack and learns that Jeremy had continued his secret relationship with Gloria. John spirals into depression, crashing weddings alone and becoming nihilistic and suicidal. Meanwhile, as Claire and Sack plan their wedding, Claire's doubts grow. Jeremy proposes to Gloria and tries to ask John to be his best man, but a depressed John refuses.

text: John visits Jeremy's former wedding crashing mentor, Chazz Reinhold (an uncredited Will Ferrell), who convinces him to crash a funeral. While there, he reconsiders his belief in love and marriage after witnessing a grieving widow. He rushes to Jeremy's wedding and joins the wedding mid-ceremony to Jeremy's delight. Claire is upset by his appearance, prompting John to profess his love to her and his regret for his past behavior in front of the congregation. Sack interrupts, but Claire finally tells him that she cannot marry him. Senator Cleary supports Claire's decision and even admits his disgust over Sack's recent behavior. He also comes to the realization that unlike Sack, John actually cared for Claire and made her happy. Sack tries to attack John, but Jeremy intervenes to knock him out, and John and Claire kiss.

text: After the wedding, the two couples drive away from the ceremony together, discussing crashing another wedding together.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Owen Wilson as John Beckwith, one half of the wedding crasher duo; a bachelor who is a divorce mediator, riding high on his success with Jeremy.
Vince Vaughn as Jeremy Grey, the other half of the wedding crasher duo; an arrogant lothario. He remains a loyal friend to John.
Christopher Walken as United States Secretary of the Treasury William Cleary, a big sailing fan and oblivious head of the dysfunctional but loving Cleary household; a generally friendly man, but punishes anyone who insults his wife or four children.
Rachel McAdams as Claire Cleary, middle daughter of William Cleary; sweet girl and full-time environmental activist.
Isla Fisher as Gloria Cleary, youngest daughter of William Cleary; an emotionally unstable nymphomaniac who is obsessed with Jeremy.
Jane Seymour as Kathleen "Kitty Kat" Cleary, the "social alcoholic" wife of Secretary Cleary and daughter-in-law of "Grandma" Mary Cleary; she appears to try and hit on younger men, including John and an ex-boyfriend of Claire (this last one revealed by Todd).
Ellen Albertini Dow as "Grandma" Mary Cleary, William's mother, Kathleen's mother-in-law, and the siblings' grandmother who lives in the compound; she is kind but obscene.
Keir O'Donnell as Todd Cleary, William and Kathleen's reclusive, hyper-sensitive son; a homosexual artist and family black sheep.
Bradley Cooper as Sack Lodge, Claire's testosterone-fueled, manly, and violent boyfriend who is obsessed with winning at any cost.
Henry Gibson as Father O'Neil, the Cleary family priest.
Ron Canada as Randolph, the Clearys' Jamaican butler; he seems completely aware of Gloria's obsessive behaviors and does not approve of Sack's hotheadedness.
Jenny Alden as Christina Cleary, the eldest daughter of William Cleary.
Will Ferrell (uncredited) as Chazz Reinhold, the sage who passed on the wedding crashing rules to his protege Jeremy in 1993. When John actually meets him, Chazz is revealed to be a lazy man-child who still lives with his mother.
Diora Baird as Vivian
Dwight Yoakam and Rebecca De Mornay in the beginning mediation scene as Mr. and Mrs. Kroger
Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Reinhold
Naureen Zaim as Hindu Woman
Richard Riehle (uncredited) as Funeral guest

tag: ul

text: Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic strategist and CNN contributor James Carville both have a brief cameo appearance in the film towards the beginning, where both are seen congratulating the secretary and his wife on their daughter's wedding.

text: Production[edit]

text:
The film was written by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher and produced through New Line Cinema, with shooting taking place on location in Washington, D.C. and Maryland's Eastern Shore.[5]
Principal photography began on March 22, 2004 and the movie had a 52-day shooting schedule.
The main Cleary wedding reception scene was filmed at the Inn at Perry Cabin in Saint Michaels, Maryland.[6]

text: Dobkin has said that the script originally set the film around Cape Cod, but a need to film in spring made this impractical.[7] He suggested moving the shoot to Washington, his home town, feeling that his knowledge of the area would make choosing locations easier, and that using the city as the setting for a comedy would be an unexpected choice.[8]

text: Release[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Wedding Crashers received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 76%, based on 184 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Wedding Crashers is both raunchy and sweet, and features top-notch comic performances from Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson."[9] On Metacritic the film has a score of 64 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

text:
Carina Chocano of the Los Angeles Times wrote a favorable review and said "underneath the diarrhea gags, the long lens at close range of Vaughn's pants and the handcuffs, it's really just a love story about a couple of buddies who live happily ever after. And it couldn't have happened to a nicer, more charming couple".[11]
Manohla Dargis of the New York Times said "It's crude, yes, but also funny; too bad these lost boys can't stay lost.  Like clockwork, the film soon mutates from a guy-oriented sex comedy into a wish-fulfillment chick flick".[12]

text: Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of four; although he wrote that "there are individual moments that are very funny" he added that the director, David Dobkin, "has too much else on his mind".[13] British Movie magazine Empire awarded it three out of five stars and were complimentary to Vaughn and Wilson, saying "Sharing an easy chemistry and free of the usual joker/straight-guy dynamic, Wilson and Vaughn quip, riff and banter to hilarious effect. And both get their fair share of money moments, the latter’s muggings are particularly hysterical in a raunchy dinner-party sequence. The laidback stars are funny and sweet, but they’re let down by a patchy script which squanders some potentially priceless set-ups."[14]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The film was released in North America on July 15, 2005, and became an immediate hit, grossing $33,900,720 in its first weekend,[15] hitting #2 in the box office, behind Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Fairly well received by critics, the film eventually grossed over $209,255,921 domestically, narrowly outgrossing Charlie. Considering its modest budget ($40 million) and competition with heavily advertised blockbusters during the summer season, the studio did not expect the movie's astounding level of success. It grossed $75,920,820 overseas, totaling $285,176,741 worldwide.[16]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: On April 24, 2006, Wedding Crashers topped the nominations for the year's MTV Movie Awards with five including Best Movie. It won Best Movie, On-Screen Team (Vaughn and Wilson), and Breakthrough Performance (Isla Fisher). The financial success of the film has been credited along with The 40-Year-Old Virgin for reviving the popularity of adult-aimed R-rated comedies.[4]

text: Bradley Cooper was mentioned in the August 2006 issue of GQ as one of "The Top Twelve Movie Dicks". [17]

text: Controversies[edit]

text: The film was criticized[18][19] for depicting the forcible rape of Vince Vaughn's character in a humorous light. The film has been accused of "turn(ing) graphic sexual assault into a punchline."[20]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The DVD was released in the United States on January 3, 2006, and a Blu-ray was released on December 30, 2008. It is available in an unrated version ("Uncorked Edition") and in an R-rated version (the Blu-ray has both versions on one disc). It features eight new minutes integrated into the film and DVD-ROM bonuses. Also included are two audio commentaries (one by the stars, one by the director), four deleted scenes, two featurettes, a "Rules of Wedding Crashing" text gallery, trailers, Budweiser Wedding Crashers commercials, a track listing for the official soundtrack on 20th Century Fox Records, a music video by The Sights, and a jump-to-a-song sample feature.[21]

text: Television version[edit]

text: The creators of the film made a reality TV version, called The Real Wedding Crashers and shown on NBC in April and May 2007. NBC only showed four episodes.[22]

text: Discussed sequel[edit]

text: In a 2014 post on the website Quora, Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin said that he, Vaughn and Wilson once came up with an idea for a sequel in which John and Jeremy find themselves competing with a superior wedding crasher, played by Daniel Craig; but that this idea never went beyond the discussion phase.[23]

text: The 2013 film The Internship, which also starred Vaughn and Wilson, was sometimes described by critics as an unofficial sequel to Wedding Crashers.[24]

text: In November 2016, Fisher was a guest on The Today Show and while talking about Nocturnal Animals, she revealed from her Wedding Crashers co-star Vaughn that a sequel is in the works.[25]


document_title: Blue Bloods (season 1)

question_text: who plays nicky on blue bloods season 1

question_tokens: who plays nicky on blue bloods season 1

text: Blue Bloods (season 1)

text: Production[edit]

text: The first season of Blue Bloods was produced by Panda Productions, Paw In Your Face Productions and CBS Productions. The series aired in the United States on CBS Friday nights at 10:00 P.M. EST and Canada on CTV via simulcast. Internationally, season one aired in New Zealand on TV3 Saturday nights at 9:30 P.M., in Australia on Network Ten for the first twelve episodes (Wednesday nights at 8:30 P.M. for the first six and Friday nights at 9:30 P.M.) and on One for the rest of the season.[1][2] In a deal with CBS Studios International, the series was acquired by the UK channel Sky Atlantic on January 5, 2011 and was one of the first series to air on the new channel, which launched on February 1, 2011.[3] The series was created by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green and executive produced by Burgess, Green, producer Leonard Goldberg and director Michael Cuesta. The show was initially run by director Ken Sanzel, but Sanzel left in August 2010 amid alleged creative tension with series star Tom Selleck.[4] Staff directors for the season include Cuesta, Félix Alcalá, Jan Eliasberg, Karen Gaviola, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Ralph Hemecker, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Frederick K. Keller, Matt Penn, John Polson, Michael Pressman, Rosemary Rodriguez, and Alex Zakrzewski. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Burgess, Green, Brian Burns, Siobhan Byrne-O'Connor, Amanda Green, Julie Hébert, Thomas Kelly, Gwendolyn M. Parker, Mark Rosner, Ken Sanzel, Diana Son, and Kevin Wade. Cinematographers hired for the season included Craig DiBona, David Insley, Tim Ives and Teodoro Maniaci.[5] Composers Mark Morgan and Rob Simonsen provided the background music for the season.[5]

text: Cast[edit]

text: The first season featured a cast of five main actors who received star billing. Tom Selleck portrays Francis "Frank" Reagan, the patriarch of the Reagan family, a former Marine, and current Police Commissioner who is notably silent about his political beliefs.[6] Donnie Wahlberg acted as Frank's eldest son Daniel "Danny" Reagan, a hard-nosed NYPD Detective and former Marine who often roughs up his suspects, despite being prohibited to do so.[6] Bridget Moynahan portrays Frank's daughter Erin Reagan-Boyle, an assistant district attorney who abides by the law in her dealings with criminal justice.[6] Will Estes portrayed Frank's youngest son Jamison "Jamie" Reagan, a rookie police officer and graduate from Harvard Law before entering the police academy.[6] Len Cariou played Frank's father Henry Reagan, a retired police commissioner and former Marine who, like Danny, is very vocal about his political beliefs.[6]

text: In addition to the regular cast, the season also featured actors who received the "also starring" billing, appearing in almost every episode of the season. Jennifer Esposito portrayed Jackie Curatola, an NYPD detective at the precinct and Danny's partner.[7] Nicholas Turturro portrayed Sergeant Anthony Renzulli, Jamie's partner and mentor, who had been a partner of Joe Reagan.[7]

text: Several recurring characters appeared in the first season. Amy Carlson appeared as Linda Reagan, Danny's wife and mother of two children Jack and Sean.[7] Sami Gayle portrayed Erin's teenage daughter Nicole "Nikki" Reagan-Boyle[7] (Marlene Lawston played this role in the pilot episode).[8] Abigail Hawk portrayed Abigail Baker, Frank's primary aide. Brothers Andrew and Tony Terraciano portray Sean and Jack Reagan, Danny and Linda's sons.[9] Gregory Jbara acted as Garrett Moore, the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.[9] Robert Clohessy played Sgt. Sidney Gormley, the immediate supervisor of Danny and the other detectives at the precinct.[9] Actress Dylan Moore appeared in the first six episodes as Jamie's brief fiance Sydney Davenport.[7] Bruce Altman portrayed Mayor Frank Russo, Frank's superior.[9] Andrea Roth appeared in four episodes as Kelly Davidson, a television news reporter who dated Frank. Yvonna Kopacz Wright portrayed Ava Hotchkiss, a detective at the precinct and Danny's temporary partner.[10] Noelle Beck appeared in three episodes as Frank's Deputy Press Secretary Sue Connors.[9] Nick Sandow recurred in four episodes as Lieutenant Alex Bello, an officer at Internal Affairs.[11] Michael T. Weiss portrayed Sonny Malevsky, a detective who had worked with Joe Reagan before his murder.[11] Colleen Clinton appeared as Agent Anderson, an FBI agent who attempts to recruit Jamie for her investigation into the Blue Templar.[12] Bobby Cannavale appeared in three episodes as Charles Rosselini, Erin's boss who becomes romantically involved with her.[13] Robert John Burke portrayed Jyle Hogan in three episodes.[14]

text: Main Cast[edit]

text:
Tom Selleck as Police Commissioner Francis "Frank" Reagan
Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Daniel "Danny" Reagan
Bridget Moynahan as ADA Erin Reagan-Boyle
Will Estes as Officer Jamison "Jamie" Reagan
Len Cariou as Henry Reagan

text: Recurring Cast[edit]

text:
Jennifer Esposito as Detective Jackie Curatola
Amy Carlson as Linda Reagan
Sami Gayle as Nicole "Nicky" Reagan-Boyle

text: Reception[edit]

text: Viewership and ratings[edit]

text: Blue Bloods premiered with the pilot episode, which attracted 13.01 million viewers. After four episodes, the season received a full order of 22 episodes.[15] The series was the most watched program on Friday nights during its duration and was the second most watched program during its short move to the Wednesday timeslot. Apart from the pilot episode, the most-watched episode of the season was "Little Fish", which accrued a viewership of 12.30 million viewers. The series finale was watched by 11.78 million viewers. The season averaged over 12.58 million viewers and a 7.8/14 household rating, becoming the 19th most-watched series of the 2010-2011 primetime television season.[16] In the 18-49 adult demographic, the season averaged a 2.2 Nielsen rating, equating to 2.88 million viewers and ranking number 85th for the 2010-2011 primetime television season.[17]

text: In Canada, Blue Bloods stood as a solid performer on CTV, landing within the top twenty of the top programs in Canada. The show ended its first season as the most watched new drama series as well as second most watched new series of the season. The season ranked number five in the 18-49 and 25-54 age demographics.[18] In the United Kingdom, the series was among the weekly top five most viewed program on Sky Atlantic, amassing an audience between 450,000 and 630,000 viewers. In Australia, the series premiered with a strong 1.11 million viewers, but viewership fell to 288,000 viewers by April, prompting Network Ten to move the series to its HD channel One, which premiered the second half of the season on October 31, 2011.[2]

text: Critical reviews[edit]

text: Upon the premiere of the pilot episode, the series received positive reviews from television critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from television critics, the show received an average score of 70, which indicates "generally favorable review", based on 25 reviews.[19] Reviews for the full season were generally positive.

text: Nick Hartel of DVD Talk deemed the DVD release of the season as "Recommended", writing that it "should wisely be approached as a family drama that utilizes the police angle as a common bonding element." Hartel lauded Selleck, Wahlberg and Cariou's performances and the family dinners, noting that "the arguments and interruptions that garnish the meals give "Blue Bloods" its most human qualities." Hartel also noted that the series "quickly resort to genre story staples", adding that the "identity crisis of cop drama versus family drama results in the former getting the short end of the stick with many cases feeling like an afterthought or plot contrivance for the Reagans to discuss at the weekly family dinner."[20] C.S. Stonebridge of The Numbers wrote, "The regular crimes are also intriguing enough to carry most episodes, although there were a few too many times where there were pretty big coincidences that strained credibility. But this storyline made watching each episode more important, as opposed to a show like Law & Order, where you could almost literally grab any episode in the show's 20 year run and watch it without having to have seen any of the earlier episodes to know what's going on."[21] Stuart Cummins of What Culture called the series "entertaining police drama that combines the best elements of shows such as Numbers, CSI and Law & Order with the family crises and dramas found in shows like Brothers & Sisters."[22] Chuck Barney of San Jose Mercury News found the cases on the series to "don't carry much of a wow factor" and the show overall lacked "the kind of grittiness that might make it more powerful." Barney however praised the actors' performances and the family dynamic of the Reagans.[23]

text: Some reviewers, however, share mixed to negative opinion concerning the shows format. DVD Verdict writer Adam Arseneau wrote positively about the season, praising the actors' performances, the family dynamic and the multi-generational police family plot while deeming the family dinners and the lessons doled out from them "smacks of self-righteousness and lazy writing." Arseneau concluded about the season, "If we had genuinely solid material to engage the Reagans, Blue Bloods could be one of the best cop shows on television. As it stands, it rarely transcends average."[24] David Brown from Radio Times gave the season release three stars (out of five), writing "Imagine something that mixes the best elements of Law & Order and Brothers & Sisters and you get the idea."[25] The Guardian writer Michael Hann wrote negatively of the series, noting that "one can know what is happening without even watching the show, since each episode follows the same template."[26]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
Michael Cuesta
Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess
September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)
101
13.01[27]

Jamie graduates from the Police Academy and joins the NYPD on the same day Teresa Campos, a nine-year-old hispanic girl, is abducted while on her way home from school. Frank addresses the press regarding the case, and Danny is questioned about his interrogation tactics.

2
2
"Samaritan"
Ralph Hemecker
Ken Sanzel
October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
102
11.32[28]

The Reagans contemplate the rights and wrongs of taking matters into their own hands after a good Samaritan shoots a criminal on the subway.

3
3
"Privilege"
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Brian Burns
October 8, 2010 (2010-10-08)
103
11.15[29]

Erin, Frank, and Danny seek justice for a rape victim.

4
4
"Officer Down"
Ralph Hemecker
Thomas Kelly
October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15)
104
10.39[30]

The NYPD is dispatched to track down the robbery suspect connected with the killing a police officer during a jewelry store heist.

5
5
"What You See"
Félix Alcalá
Julie Hébert
October 22, 2010 (2010-10-22)
105
11.15[31]

The Reagans object about the pros and cons of profiling as Frank, Danny, Jamie and the rest of the NYPD search for a bomb that is set to go off in Manhattan.

6
6
"Smack Attack"
Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Siobhan Byrne-O'Connor
October 29, 2010 (2010-10-29)
106
11.62[32]

After three teenage boys die from a drug overdose, Danny sets out to find their narcotic source.

7
7
"Brothers"
Frederick K. Keller
Mark Rosner
November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05)
107
10.31[33]

When Erin tries to take down a gang leader, using his law-abiding brother, the family debates her methods. Meanwhile, Danny tries to protect Jamie by being tough on the rookie.

8
8
"Chinatown"
Michael Cuesta
Diana Son
November 12, 2010 (2010-11-12)
108
10.57[34]

After meeting with federal agents in Chinatown, Jamie witnesses a crime in progress, which results in a suspect getting killed during a pursuit. To avoid Jamie undergoing an investigation by Internal Affairs, Danny works to solve the case and clear Jamie's name.

9
9
"Re-Do"
Rosemary Rodriguez
Julie Hébert
November 19, 2010 (2010-11-19)
109
11.36[35]

Erin is jeopardized when three dangerous criminals are released from prison, one of whom is Richard Reed, a convicted rapist and murderer.

10
10
"After Hours"
Alex Zakrzewski
Brian Burns
December 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
110
11.32[36]

Danny attends to the murder of a popular bouncer outside a nightclub, while Frank deals with controversy when it comes to light that his former partner is artificially tampering with arrest records.

11
11
"Little Fish"
Michael Pressman
Siobhan Byrne-O'Connor
January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
111
12.30[37]

Danny and Jackie investigate the murder of a high-end escort after her body is found floating in the East River. Meanwhile at the crime scene, Jamie meets Det. Sonny Malevsky (Michael T. Weiss), his late brother Joe's old partner and is suspicious of him. Frank vows to bring a killer to justice when a missing boy's remains are finally found from a 25-year-old case that he was emotionally involved in.

12
12
"Family Ties"
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Mark Rosner
January 26, 2011 (2011-01-26)
112
12.10[38]

Danny explores the world of the Russian Mob in Brighton Beach and their politics after the son of a gangster is killed. While Erin is handed a high-profile case of political corruption by her boss, the district attorney.

13
13
"Hall of Mirrors"
Frederick K. Keller
Thomas Kelly
February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)
113
11.31[39]

Danny is assigned to investigate the attempted assassination of an undercover counterterrorism agent and must solve the case without disrupting the police activity in the sleeper cell.

14
14
"My Funny Valentine"
John Polson
Diana Son
February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09)
114
11.80[40]

When a teenager is kidnapped, Danny and Jackie suspect her older boyfriend with a criminal past is involved. Erin's relationship with her boss takes an unexpected turn when her daughter sets them up on a dinner date for Valentine's Day.

15
15
"Dedication"
Jan Eliasberg
Kevin Wade
February 18, 2011 (2011-02-18)
115
11.16[41]

When Frank is almost assassinated in a drive-by shooting, the police force begins a citywide manhunt. The search points Danny towards a dying crime boss with a grudge against Frank, sparked by a tragic event from their past. The Reagan family attend a ceremony at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to dedicate their atrium in Joe's memory.

16
16
"Age of Innocence"
Félix Alcalá
Amanda Green
February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25)
116
11.65[42]

When an unidentified young girl is found murdered at a debutante ball, Danny and Jackie interrogate a prostitute that was seen on the hotel's surveillance footage giving the girl a hard time. Also, Danny gets into an argument with Erin for bringing Nicky to the crime scene.

17
17
"Silver Star"
Ralph Hemecker
Thomas Kelly
March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
117
11.60[43]

When a highly decorated war veteran from Iraq is found dead on the streets and his Silver Star missing, Danny, a former Marine, finds himself emotionally involved.

18
18
"To Tell the Truth"
Alex Zakrzewski
Siobhan Byrne-O'Connor
April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
119
10.92[44]

Just before Danny prepares to testify at narcotic kingpin Raymundo Salazar's murder trial, he witnesses the shooting of a young man perpetrated by the felon with a history of witness intimidation. Matters become personal when the criminal's goons abducts Linda in a daring attempt to force Danny's silence.

19
19
"Model Behavior"
Matt Penn
Brian Burns
April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)
118
10.71[45]

At a fashion show, someone attempts to poison Linda's niece Sophie (Sonya Harum), an up-and-coming model, and succeeds at killing another model. Danny investigates the case while Linda must deal with animosity between herself and her older sister, Sophie's mother. Meanwhile, Frank is on a personal mission to discover why a popular local priest is being suddenly reassigned.

20
20
"All That Glitters"
Michael Pressman
Gwendolyn M. Parker
April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)
120
10.06[46]

Frank's frustrations rise when the media sensationalizes the murder of a tourist outside a trendy Lower East Side restaurant.

21
21
"Cellar Boy"
Karen Gaviola
Diana Son and Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess
May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)
121
10.38[47]

Danny's next-door neighbors are murdered and their son becomes the prime suspect. Jamie becomes convinced of being pursued by the Blue Templar when his gun goes missing and the brakes of his car were sabatoged.

22
22
"The Blue Templar"
Frederick K. Keller
Kevin Wade
May 13, 2011 (2011-05-13)
122
11.79[48]

In his attempt to expose the Blue Templar, Frank chooses to bypass Internal Affairs after a drug bust indicates dirty cops are involved.

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text: Ratings[edit]

text: United States[edit]

text:
No. in
Episode
Air date
Time slot (EST)
18-49 rating
Viewership
Live+7
Ref

series
season
Rating
Share
in
millions
Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
18-49
rating
Viewership

1
1
Pilot
September 24, 2010
Fridays
10:00 P.M.
2.2
7
13.01
#1
#17
N/A
15.27
[27][49][50]

2
2
Samaritan
October 1, 2010
2.0
7
11.32
#1
#23
2.6
13.83
[28][51][52]

3
3
Privilege
October 8, 2010
1.8
6
11.15
#1
#23
2.5
13.51
[29][53][54]

4
4
Officer Down
October 15, 2010
1.7
6
10.40
#1
N/A
2.3
12.69
[30][55]

5
5
What You See
October 22, 2010
1.8
6
11.15
#1
#22
2.4
13.32
[31][56][57]

6
6
Smack Attack
October 29, 2010
1.8
6
11.62
#1
#21
2.4
13.86
[32][58][59]

7
7
Brothers
November 5, 2010
1.8
6
10.31
#1
#25
2.4
12.74
[33][60][61]

8
8
Chinatown
November 12, 2010
1.6
5
10.57
#1
#24
N/A
12.79
[34][62][63]

9
9
Re-Do
November 19, 2010
1.6
5
11.36
#1
#22
2.2
13.63
[35][64][65]

10
10
After Hours
December 3, 2010
1.7
6
11.32
#1
#12
2.3
13.71
[36][66][67]

11
11
Little Fish
January 19, 2011
Wednesdays
10:00 P.M.
2.0
6
12.30
#2
#13
2.7
14.94
[37][68][69]

12
12
Family Ties
January 26, 2011
2.1
6
12.10
#2
#7
2.7
14.51
[38][70][71]

13
13
Hall of Mirrors
February 2, 2011
1.6
5
11.31
#2
#12
2.3
13.73
[39][72][73]

14
14
My Funky Valentine
February 9, 2011
2.1
6
11.80
#4
#16
N/A
14.24
[40][74][75]

15
15
Dedication
February 18, 2011
Fridays
10:00 P.M.
1.5
5
11.16
#1
#14
2.2
13.78
[41][76][77]

16
16
Age of Ignorance
February 25, 2011
1.7
6
11.65
#1
#14
2.4
14.25
[42][78][79]

17
17
Silver Star
March 11, 2011
1.8
6
11.60
#1
#11
2.5
14.15
[43][80][81]

18
18
To Tell the Truth
April 1, 2011
1.7
5
10.92
#1
#19
2.5
13.85
[44][82][83]

19
19
Model Behavior
April 8, 2011
1.6
5
10.71
#1
#19
2.2
13.42
[45][84][85]

20
20
All That Glitters
April 29, 2011
1.6
5
10.06
#1
#17
2.4
13.01
[46][86]

21
21
Cellar Boy
May 6, 2011
1.5
5
10.38
#1
#17
2.2
12.77
[47][87][88]

22
22
The Blue Templar
May 13, 2011
1.8
5
11.79
#1
#12
2.6
14.60
[48][89][90]

text: Canada[edit]

text:
No. in
Episode title
Air date
Time slot (EST)
Viewership
Ref

series
season
in millions
Weekly
rank

1
1
Pilot
September 24, 2010
Fridays
10:00 pm
2.126
#12
[91]

2
2
Samaritan
October 1, 2010
1.585
#21
[92]

3
3
Privilege
October 8, 2010
1.744
#16
[93]

4
4
Officer Down
October 15, 2010
1.937
#12
[94]

5
5
What You See
October 22, 2010
1.767
#13
[95]

6
6
Smack Attack
October 29, 2010
1.720
#17
[96]

7
7
Brothers
November 5, 2010
1.602
#20
[97]

8
8
Chinatown
November 12, 2010
1.630
#19
[98]

9
9
Re-Do
November 19, 2010
1.608
#25
[99]

10
10
After Hours
December 3, 2010
1.756
#11
[100]

11
11
Little Fish
January 19, 2011
Wednesdays
10:00 pm
1.598
#15
[101]

12
12
Family Ties
January 26, 2011
1.662
#11
[102]

13
13
Hall of Mirrors
February 2, 2011
1.576
#19
[103]

14
14
My Funky Valentine
February 9, 2011
1.769
#17
[104]

15
15
Dedication
February 18, 2011
Fridays
10:00 pm
1.769
#17
[105]

16
16
Age of Ignorance
February 25, 2011
1.963
#11
[106]

17
17
Silver Star
March 11, 2011
1.479
#20
[107]

18
18
To Tell the Truth
April 1, 2011
1.794
#10
[108]

19
19
Model Behavior
April 8, 2011
1.664
#15
[109]

20
20
All That Glitters
April 29, 2011
1.486
#15
[110]

21
21
Cellar Boy
May 6, 2011
1.456
#20
[111]

22
22
The Blue Templar
May 13, 2011
1.799
#17
[112]

text: United Kingdom[edit]

text: All viewing figures and ranks are sourced from BARB.[113]

text:
No. in
Episode
Air date
Time slot (UTC)
Sky Atlantic

series
season
Viewers
(millions)
Weekly
rank

1
1
Pilot
February 1, 2011
Tuesdays
10:00 pm
N/A
N/A

2
2
Samaritan
February 8, 2011
0.626
#1

3
3
Privilege
February 15, 2011
0.584
#2

4
4
Officer Down
February 22, 2011
0.551
#2

5
5
What You See
March 1, 2011
0.582
#2

6
6
Smack Attack
March 8, 2011
0.530
#2

7
7
Brothers
March 15, 2011
0.499
#2

8
8
Chinatown
March 22, 2011
0.452
#2

9
9
Re-Do
March 29, 2011
0.451
#2

10
10
After Hours
April 5, 2011
0.517
#2

11
11
Little Fish
April 12, 2011
0.540
#1

12
12
Family Ties
April 19, 2011
0.489
#2

13
13
Hall of Mirrors
April 26, 2011
0.521
#2

14
14
My Funky Valentine
May 3, 2011
0.473
#2

15
15
Dedication
May 10, 2011
0.465
#2

16
16
Age of Ignorance
May 17, 2011
0.472
#2

17
17
Silver Star
May 24, 2011
0.539
#2

18
18
To Tell the Truth
May 31, 2011
0.503
#2

19
19
Model Behavior
June 7, 2011
0.525
#2

20
20
All That Glitters
June 14, 2011
0.493
#2

21
21
Cellar Boy
June 21, 2011
0.478
#3

22
22
The Blue Templar
June 28, 2011
0.471
#1

text: Australia[edit]

text:
No. in
Episode title
Air date
Time slot
Viewership
Ref

series
season
in
millions
Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank

1
1
Pilot
February 2, 2011
Wednesdays
8:30 P.M.
1.107
#8
#23
[114][115][116]

2
2
Samaritan
February 9, 2011
0.701
#17
#63
[117][118]

3
3
Privilege
February 16, 2011
0.653
#20
#74
[119][120]

4
4
Officer Down
February 23, 2011
0.467
#22
#74
[121][122]

5
5
What You See
February 23, 2011
0.377
#27
N/A
[121]

6
6
Smack Attack
March 2, 2011
0.565
#20
#83
[123][124]

7
7
Brothers
March 11, 2011
Fridays
9:30 P.M.
0.283
#32
N/A
[125][126]

8
8
Chinatown
March 18, 2011
0.387
#21
N/A
[127]

9
9
Re-Do
March 25, 2011
0.337
#25
N/A
[128]

10
10
After Hours
April 1, 2011
0.318
#28
N/A
[129]

11
11
Little Fish
April 8, 2011
0.286
#30
N/A
[130]

12
12
Family Ties
April 15, 2011
0.288
#31
N/A
[131]

text: DVD release[edit]

text:
Blue Bloods - The 1st Season

Set details
Special features

22 episodes
6-disc set (DVD)
1.78:1 aspect ratio
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Stereo
French: Stereo

Featurettes

"Analyzing the Scene"
"Code Blue"
"Creating the Characters"
"Empire State of Mind"
"Keeping it in the Family"
"Keeping it Real"

Deleted scenes
Gag reel
Network on-air promos

DVD release date

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)[132]
September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)[133]
September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)[134]


document_title: Master Blaster

question_text: who is known as master blaster in cricket

text: Master Blaster

text: Film[edit]

text: Master Blaster, a pair of characters from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

text: Television[edit]

text:
"Master Blaster", a Beast Wars episode
Master Blaster, a character from Kidd Video
Master Blasters, an American game show that debuted on July 27, 2005

text: Music[edit]

text:
"Master Blaster (Jammin')", a 1980 song by Stevie Wonder
"Masterblaster 2000", a hit cover of "Master Blaster (Jammin')" by DJ Luck & MC Neat
"Master Blaster", a 1996 song by Nikka Costa from Butterfly Rocket
Master Blaster (band), a German dance band
Master Blaster (musician), former Ugandan dance-hall musician

text: Fiction[edit]

text: Master Blaster, a member of the Legion of Net.Heroes

text: Sports[edit]

text:
Master Blaster, nickname of Viv Richards, retired West Indian Cricketer
Master Blaster, nickname of Sanath Jayasuriya, retired Sri Lankan Cricketer
Master Blasters, a type of Cricket
Master Blaster, nickname of Sachin Tendulkar, retired Indian Cricketer

text: Other uses[edit]

text:
Masterblaster, a video game series
The Master Blasters, a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling from 1990-1991 that consisted of Steel (Kevin Nash), Iron, and Blade (Al Green)
The Master Blaster, a ring name used by professional wrestler Kevin Nash in World Championship Wrestling in 1991
Master Blaster, an uphill water coaster at Schlitterbahn, New Braunfels, Texas
Master Blaster, a roller coaster at Sandcastle Waterworld, England
Master Blaster, the job title of a senior explosives engineer working with materials such as Tovex
Master Blasters, a type of water coaster
Master Blaster, a theme deck from the Mirrodin block in Magic: The Gathering


document_title: World Trigger

question_text: where did world trigger anime end in manga

text: World Trigger

text: Plot[edit]

text: In Mikado City (三門市, Mikado-shi) (280 000 inhabitants), a "gate" to a different world suddenly opens one day. Monsters called "Neighbors" (近界民（ネイバー）, Neibā, lit. "Near-world people") start appearing from the gate. Humans are overwhelmed at first when their weapons are found to be useless against Neighbors, until a mysterious organization appears that is able to repel the Neighbors' attacks. The organization is called the National Defense Agency, or "Border," and has appropriated the Neighbor technology called "Triggers," which allows the user to channel an internal energy called Trion and use it as a weapon or for other purposes. By activating a trigger, the body of users is replaced by a battle-body made of trion which is stronger and more resistant. Members of Border are divided in three ranks, A, B, and C, with only the members of rank A possessing the most powerful triggers, comparable in strength to those of Neighbors.

text: Four years later, people in Mikado City have grown used to the occasional battles with the Neighbors, and have returned more or less to their everyday lives. Border has become popular. One day, a mysterious white-haired student transfers to the local school, named Yūma Kuga (空閑 遊真, Kuga Yūma). Kuga is in fact a strong humanoid Neighbor, a fact that he wants to hide from Border. In the school he meets another student, Osamu Mikumo (三雲 修, Mikumo Osamu), who is secretly a C-class Border trainee. Since Kuga is completely oblivious about life in Mikado City, it falls to Mikumo to guide him through it, and to prevent him from being discovered by Border.

text: Media[edit]

text: Manga[edit]

text: The manga was written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. Individual chapters have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 2013, and are collected into tankōbon volumes published by Shueisha. As of March 2017, eighteen volumes have been released in Japan. Viz Media has licensed the series.[2] Due to health issues, on the part of the author, it was put on hiatus after the 50th issue of 2016.[3] The series will return in issue #48 of Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 29, 2018 and will run until issue #52 on November 29, then it will be transferred to Jump Square on December 4.[4]

text: Anime[edit]

text: An anime adaptation of World Trigger was announced on May 27, 2014[5] and was to start airing in October 2014.[6]

text: On July 8, 2014, it was revealed that the anime adaptation would be produced by Toei Animation.[7]

text: On August 4, 2014, the anime's official website revealed the voice cast (in Japanese alphabetical order): Nobuhiko Okamoto, Rie Kugimiya, Hideyuki Tanaka, Nao Tamura, Jun Fukuyama, Tomo Muranaka and Yūki Kaji. It also revealed that the anime would be broadcast on TV Asahi. An event was held on Roppongi Hills Arena (TV Asahi's "Summer Festival" venue) revealing the full cast and the characters they would be playing.[8] On August 6, 2014, the combined 37-38th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump revealed the roles for some of the cast, as well announcing the addition of Yūichi Nakamura as Yuichi Jin.[9] On August 11, 2014, the official website for the anime was updated to reveal the rest of the cast members' roles and a PV for the anime was posted.[10]

text: On August 20, 2014, Weekly Shōnen Jump's 39th issue revealed more of the anime's cast.[11] On August 25, 2014, the anime's official website revealed the anime would premier in October 5, 2014.[12]

text: On August 29, Weekly Shōnen Jump's 39th issue revealed the staff, with Mitsuru Hongo directing the anime at Toei Animation with series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino. Toshihisa Kaiya and Hitomi Tsuruta were announced as character designers and animation directors, and Kenji Kawai composing the music for the soundtrack.[13] The series was slated to run for 50 episodes,[14]but ended up having 73 episodes.

text: On September 10, it was revealed that the Nagoya trio Sonar Pocket would perform the anime's opening theme, "GIRIGIRI" (ギリギリ, lit. "Borderline").[15]

text: Like in most of the TV anime that are broadcast on TV Asahi in Japan, the World Trigger anime incorporates all the credits into the opening theme and there is only an opening for the show and no ending for the show.

text: In summer 2015, the "World Trigger Natsu Matsuri 2015" (World Trigger Summer Festival 2015) event announced World Trigger: Isekai Kara no Tōbōsha, a brand new series with an original story not presented in the World Trigger manga, and with new characters and concepts.[16] This "new series" actually ended up being the "Fugitve Arc" of the anime, which ran from Episodes 49 to 63.

text: In July 2015, it was announced that Toei would be producing an English dub with Ocean Productions.[17][18] The series began airing in the United States on Primo TV on January 16, 2017.[19]

text: On March 7, 2016, it was confirmed that the World Trigger anime would end, after it was announced that TV Asahi would be replacing the time slot airing it with sports programming.[20]

text: Video games[edit]

text: A PlayStation Vita action game developed by Artdink titled World Trigger: Borderless Mission was released in Japan on September 17, 2015.[21] An iOS and Android game developed by Ganbarion titled World Trigger: Smash Borders was released on July 21, 2015.[22] It was later released on PlayStation Vita on February 17, 2016.[23] Both were published by Bandai Namco Games.

text: Reception[edit]

text: In the year of 2016, a survey conducted by Oricon found that World Trigger was the 18th best-selling manga, with about 2,234,851 copies sold.[24] Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network said that "World Trigger is an exciting read that distributes its information organically rather than relying on info-dumps."[25] In a 2016 reader's poll on goo, the series ranked the fifth most likely to become a Weekly Shonen Jump signature series.[26]

text: However, the anime received criticism stemming from Toei's handling of the adaptation. Gabriella Ekens from Anime News Network referred to the production as "incompetent" and "baffling", stating "World Trigger isn't a bad show, but it's a terrible adaptation."[27] The series ranked 10th in the Tokyo Anime Award Festival's top 100 TV anime series of 2016.[28] During NHK'S top 100 anime voting, World Trigger placed 158 out of 400, tied with Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare.[29]