Redd Foxx: Fred G. Sanford

Quotes 

• Fred G. Sanford : [On the phone]  Operator? Give me the police.

  Eddie : Oh, man, you ain't gonna turn me over to the cops, are ya?

  Fred G. Sanford : Naw, I'm callin' for your protection.

  Eddie : My protection?

  Fred G. Sanford : That's right. I'm doin' it because if the police don't get here on the double, your butt is in a lot of trouble.

• Miss Pender : [the social worker pleads with the judge]  Your honor, Eddie really hasn't had much of a chance. Why, he even lives with an uncle who's a hopeless alcoholic.

  Fred G. Sanford : He'd drive anybody to drink.

  Miss Pender : Mr. Sanford! Where is your heart?

  Fred G. Sanford : Probably in that little thief's pocket.

• Fred G. Sanford : [Describing his underprivileged childhood]  When I was his age, Christmas 1936, my Dad gave me an empty box. Later that night came back and took it, gave it to my brother. It was six of us kids slept in the same bed. I was never cold and I was never dry. One December it rained and snowed. It was so cold. I didn't even have a sled, so I slid down the hill on my cousin.

• Fred G. Sanford : The point is, your honor, I always did the right thing. That's what led to my present position at Sanford Industries, Incorporated. You might say I'm at the top of the heap.

  Miss Pender : That's all fine, Mr. Sanford, but what you're saying is not germane to the issue.

  Fred G. Sanford : What does Germany got to do with this? The war is over!