Sanford & Son's Lamont wore Aldens!

prettybigguy · Post by **prettybigguy** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:43 am

I was working on some video packaging @ work and I noticed that Demond Wilson, who played Lamont on Sanford and Son is wearing a pair of boots that look like Alden 405s.! Take a look:

Okay I admit that it's pretty lame, but until they make that new Indy film, pickins are slim!

PBG

IndyMo · Post by **IndyMo** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:28 am

Yup - those look like Aldens all right.

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 8:42 am

405's for sure, I would say, and a with nice distressing job on them too!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 9:46 am

Maybe they can have a cameo of a young Sanford, Sr. in Indy IV! After all, one man's trash is another man's treasure!

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 10:32 am

Oh, my! I always wanted a pair of Sanford Shoes. I didn't even know that Indiana Jones ever wore these. Thanks for pointing this out to me. Now, when I get them, I will have two reasons to be proud to wear them.

Dr._J · Post by **Dr._J** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 2:31 pm

Geez, PBG, EVERYBODY knows THAT! It's clearly stated on the main page of Sanfordgear.com. If not there, then it's on the forum aptly titled Club Big Dummy.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 3:57 pm

Hey, Dr. J, have you gotten the official Sandford Sweater yet? It's made by the original maufacturer from the original pattern used for Redd Foxx! Mine fits me great!

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 4:36 pm

So sanford and son is a US remake of 'Steptoe and son' I take it?

''Arold!!!'

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:30 pm

ob1al wrote:

So sanford and son is a US remake of 'Steptoe and son' I take it?

Yep, the good old 70's britcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The Swedish version was called "Albert & Herbert" and was, um, not very good.

Apparently, the 405's were used in the U.S. remake. What shoes were used in the original series? Doc Martens, perhaps? The Sanfordgear mirror site - Steptoegear.com - is quite unclear on this. Seems they have problems with updating the site...

/SJ

schwammy · Post by **schwammy** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:59 am

ob1al wrote:So sanford and son is a US remake of 'Steptoe and son' I take it?

''Arold!!!'

Yeah, apparently so. Being Yankish, I had never heard of Steptoe and Son until I watched The Making of A Hard Day's Night. After that, all those 'Clean Old Man' jokes made a whole lot more sense.

Sanford and Son was one of those 70s US 'urban' sitcoms with really grungy sets, like Taxi and Barney Miller. A far cry from Mayberry. But it also had one of the funkiest theme songs ever.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 3:04 am

One of the funkiest yet also one of the best. It also had some great acting and really good scripts/lines. :junior: -IJ

Glurrk · Post by **Glurrk** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:14 pm

Just to keep this thread Indy-related, how about picturing the truck-chase scene from Raiders with the Sanford & Son theme playing, especially when they drive through that little construction site.

Or, when Donovan shoots Dr. Jones Sr, Sean Connery grasps his chest and staggers about , yelling "Oh, Elizabeth! It's the BIG ONE!"

When confronted by Hovitos, Indy doesn't pull out his gun. Instead, he asks Belloq, "How would you like one across your lip?"

When asked about the Grail Diary, Dr. Jones Sr. looks at his son and replies, "Did you think my son would be so stupid as to bring it all the way back to where I sent it? You didn't, did you? You DID? You BIG DUMMY!"

Indy doesn't tell Mola Ram to "meet Kali Ma in ####". Instead, he says, "Mola Ram... I oughtta push your face in some dough, and make me some gorilla cookies!"

Or how about this classic scene:
Sallah: "Please, what is it with this "Big Dummy?"
Dr.Jones Sr.: "That's his name. Big Dummy Jones."
Indy: "I LIKE Indiana..."
Dr.Jones Sr.: "We named the DOG Indiana, you big dummy!"

One last one-
Dr.Jones Sr.:"Remember, only in the Word of God will he proceed..."
Indy: "Word of God...hmm...letters on the floor...how about Gazinta?"
Dr.Jones Sr.: "Gazinta? Gazinta's not a word!"
Indy: "Sure it is! Two gazinta four twice, four gazinta eight twice..."

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:00 am

Now THAT made my Monday morning!

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:35 am

<img src=http://www.british-sitcom.co.uk/steptoe ... about1.jpg>

Check it out: 'You dirty old man!'

He's quite a clean old man really.......

Jack Flanders · Post by **Jack Flanders** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:29 pm

Geez, by the looks of the placement of that gun, if it goes off, they're both dead.

JerseyJones · Post by **JerseyJones** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:39 pm

Glurrk wrote:Just to keep this thread Indy-related, how about picturing the truck-chase scene from Raiders with the Sanford & Son theme playing, especially when they drive through that little construction site.

Or, when Donovan shoots Dr. Jones Sr, Sean Connery grasps his chest and staggers about , yelling "Oh, Elizabeth! It's the BIG ONE!"

When confronted by Hovitos, Indy doesn't pull out his gun. Instead, he asks Belloq, "How would you like one across your lip?"

When asked about the Grail Diary, Dr. Jones Sr. looks at his son and replies, "Did you think my son would be so stupid as to bring it all the way back to where I sent it? You didn't, did you? You DID? You BIG DUMMY!"

Indy doesn't tell Mola Ram to "meet Kali Ma in ####". Instead, he says, "Mola Ram... I oughtta push your face in some dough, and make me some gorilla cookies!"

Or how about this classic scene:
Sallah: "Please, what is it with this "Big Dummy?"
Dr.Jones Sr.: "That's his name. Big Dummy Jones."
Indy: "I LIKE Indiana..."
Dr.Jones Sr.: "We named the DOG Indiana, you big dummy!"

One last one-
Dr.Jones Sr.:"Remember, only in the Word of God will he proceed..."
Indy: "Word of God...hmm...letters on the floor...how about Gazinta?"
Dr.Jones Sr.: "Gazinta? Gazinta's not a word!"
Indy: "Sure it is! Two gazinta four twice, four gazinta eight twice..."

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !

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HAHAHA !

Oh MAN that was nice ! Topped anything I could do today !

Ken

SkyChief · Post by **SkyChief** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:09 pm

The number of eyelets aren't consistent with Aldens.

I see only 4 "ringed" eyelets here (3 which are being used), and 3 "hook" eyelets on top. Don't Aldens have 5 ringed eyelets and 4 hook?

Paul_Stenhouse · Post by **Paul_Stenhouse** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:37 pm

Glurrk,

That's awesome! Reminds me of robotic Indiana Jones!

Thanks for the chuckle. I had to stiffle it so as not to irritate the coworkers.

Best Regards,

Paul Stenhouse

Glurrk · Post by **Glurrk** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:24 am

Always glad to brighten up a Monday morning!

Thanks for the compliments, guys, and I'm genuinely sorry I couldn't work in an "Aunt Esther" joke in there somewhere...

P.S. - I guess this is what happens when your "Sanford & Son" DVD collection sits too close to your Indy DVDs...

Sanford & Son's Lamont wore Aldens!

Sanford & Son's Lamont wore Aldens!

You call thish archeology?