beah richards played aunt ethel on sanford and son.
beah richards played aunt ethel on sanford and son.
who played aunt ethel on sanford and son?
beah richards
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, when 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 traded 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 elizabeth and he were dating; she disapproved of fred's marrying her sister.
sanford and son
bullet::::- git on board: miss pat, a flight attendant, welcomes the audience aboard the fictional “celebrity slaveship,” whose savannah-bound journey from the ivory coast demands that passengers (audience) are to obey the “fasten shackles” sign and are not to rebel. the sketch explores and critiques the history of african americans, from slavery to the regency of the basketball star.









































bullet::::- cooking' with aunt ethel: mammy aunt ethel host a cooking show in which she sings the recipe on how to “bake yourself a batch of negros.”
the colored museum