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stayuplateandtalk t1_jbnh972 wrote
Reply to comment by the_hell_you_say in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Been stuck in my head since 1972.
RockonWeinerdog t1_jbngh9g wrote
Reply to comment by SaltyDogBill in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
"You big dummy" was also a standard Fred Sanford insult you big dummy.
Historical_Exchange t1_jbng2ek wrote
Reply to comment by Snogafrog in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Like Tommy :(
Yeti_of_the_Flow t1_jbnf40x wrote
Reply to comment by squeevey in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Don’t be lickin’ me no mo’.
truth123ok t1_jbneu3z wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
This means Pedro Pascal now is the same age as Redd Foxx then ....i feel so confused
SaltyDogBill OP t1_jbneooy wrote
Reply to comment by greatgildersleeve in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Sorry… stupid auto-correct. It changed Foxx to Fox, but I missed Redd to Red. Sorry
JimC29 t1_jbneitl wrote
Reply to comment by greatgildersleeve in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
So glad this is the top comment.
Happydivanerd t1_jbneh8d wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
I'm with you on this. Maybe it's the combination of frizzy gray hair and dentures that made him look older than 47 in this photo. Just guessing.
EternamD t1_jbne0cj wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Is that the USA version of Steptoe and Son?
Snogafrog t1_jbndsw1 wrote
Reply to comment by BenovanStanchiano in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
It’s true I can’t believe it
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-12-me-105-story.html
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PurpleRavenX11 t1_jbnczhv wrote
Reply to comment by AtebYngNghymraeg in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Not streaming anywhere either, unfortunately.
Business-Emu-6923 t1_jbncujw wrote
Reply to comment by JonPButter in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
You have to follow the arrow, and look at everything. Shortcuts just lead you further into the store, or back in time, I’m not sure how IKEA works.
Business-Emu-6923 t1_jbncp48 wrote
Reply to comment by DblClickyourupvote in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
Its… exactly this. Like, not even just a funny parallel, this is exactly what they are doing.
We are NPCs, trapped in their rollercoaster park.
I used to play Theme Park way back in time. I did the same thing, also made zig zag paths that went past the same burger joint four times so the peeps would eventually buy one. Mmm, Mc Donald’s…
Business-Emu-6923 t1_jbncgqr wrote
Reply to comment by cruel_delusion in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
I bet there is a long list…
In a related bit of Trivia, the Beastie Boys hated Fight For Your Right to Party.
They wrote it as a parody of “brat rock” which they saw as whiney boys complaining that they want to party but “mom said no”. It was their biggest hit, and the song they will be remembered for.
AtebYngNghymraeg t1_jbnc9iu wrote
Reply to comment by PurpleRavenX11 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
You could watch Steptoe and Son. It's the British original that Sandford and Son was a rewrite of.
TruckNuts_But4YrBody t1_jbnbuub wrote
the_hell_you_say t1_jbnbujc wrote
Reply to comment by the_hell_you_say in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
I was a toddler when this show was real time, and family legend has it that I would dance my ass off when they played this song
MGC00992 t1_jbnbsuw wrote
Reply to TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree
This explains why I dislike these kinds of environments and avoid them if at all possible
the_hell_you_say t1_jbnbo89 wrote
Reply to comment by mookie825 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Yes it was
eatabean t1_jbnaiwn wrote
Reply to comment by aleph32 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Hold me back!
AdobayAkeechayWah t1_jbn9tmr wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
His real name was John Sanford, and his character was named in honor of his late brother Fred.
ElJamoquio t1_jbn9occ wrote
Reply to comment by Edge_of_the_Wall in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
The day Morgan Freeman was born, he was a 60 year old man.
dethblud t1_jbn9a39 wrote
Reply to comment by the_hell_you_say in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
The Streetbeater has been my ringtone for an entire decade. The same MP3 just moves from phone to phone.
[deleted] t1_jbnhbuz wrote
Reply to comment by youcallthesefritters in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Now that’s a way to go out