Created by bob comfort, rick kellard, stuart sheslow With redd foxx, rosanna desoto, pamela adlon, sinbad The series premiered on january 18, 1986 on the abc television network and was canceled after 13 episodes. On “the redd foxx show,” he played al hughes, a likeable, friendly newsstand owner His style of comedy, which featured foul language and highly adult subject matter, influenced generations of comics He was also a television actor, star of the hit tv series sanford and son, which ran from 1972 to 1977.
The show ended after four months on air, due in part to a saturday night timeslot.
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