The Royal Family

I seem to remember watching this show on a Monday night in the early '90s on CBS..I swear that I seen Redd Foxx have a heart attack and the crew running onto the sound-stage.I remember this as if it was yesterday as opposed to 15 years ago(time flies when you're not having fun-hay)This seemed like it would of been a great show, it had an awesome premise and also a certain someone that Mahalia Jackson discovered-a certain someone named Della Reese.They had the perfect fit together-I was just as impressed with those two in Harlem Nights also. Della Reese in my opinion is a strong black female actor- I wish she would do more stuff like Touched By Angel..I can't front-I watch that on PAX just for her.

Seems like from what I have seen and heard that at least one producer or more from this show was not very nice to the man and was quite disrespectful towards him which may have caused his heart attack. I use to watch him when I was a little kid and I thought he was pretty funny. It's too bad there is so many morons out in the world who have a brain IQ of two. Respect is something you should know at an early stage in life and obviously some producers of this show lacked it. They just cared about money and had no care for the man at all. I hope those producers from this show who disrespected the man get what they deserve. (I'm pretty sure they will)

A could have been show that looked promising. In this take Redd wasn't a rigid junkyard pop. He was a laid back and cool character that meant well for his family.

Quality of the show looked brilliant. The Supporting cast were on the verge of development then Redd Foxx's number was up.

What can be learned? Not much. The show collapsed too soon to be given a chance to learn something.

Verdict: Mr. Sanford without son.

They don't make them like they used to, it's such a brilliant series and well worth a watch, it's so familiar and real.. it's definitely one of my go to programmes.

Had Redd Foxx not died a few months after the series premiered, I felt it would have been successful. Foxx and Della Reese had great chemistry together as a retired postal worker and his wife who are forced to look after their grandchildren, instead of enjoying retirement. Sadly after Foxx's death it was canceled after only one season.