<P> As noted, the show was taped at the NBC Studios in Burbank, California; an exterior shot of the NBC Burbank lot was featured in the season five episode, "Steinberg and Son". The storefront, seen only in the opening credits, stood at 10659 West Magnolia Boulevard in North Hollywood . This same storefront, minus the "Sanford and Son" sign, can also be seen in Emergency!, in the episode titled "Alley Cat," filmed in 1973 . </P> <P> Foxx did not appear in nine episodes due to his conflicts with the series producers Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear . Foxx was absent from the third season's final six episodes and the first three episodes of the fourth season (in which the episodes were held back from broadcast and aired later in the season). The series continued with Fred's best friend Grady Wilson stepping in to serve as guardian for Lamont . </P> <P> The pickup truck depicted in the series is a 1951 Ford F1 . It was purchased at auction after the series ended and was later leased back to NBC for the spin offs Sanford Arms and Sanford . It has changed hands a few times over the years, eventually purchased by a real life junk dealer, Donald Dimmitt of Dimmitts Auto Salvage, in Argos, Indiana . Most recently it was purchased from Dimmitts Auto Salvage by Tim Franko and Jeff Canter, owners of BlueLine Classics, a classic car dealership in North Royalton, Ohio . The truck has been preserved by BlueLine Classics to its true condition as seen on the TV series and is displayed in the BlueLine Classics showroom . </P> <P> On October 11, 1991, during a break from rehearsals for Foxx's sitcom The Royal Family, he suffered a fatal heart attack on the set . Reportedly, co-star Della Reese and the rest of the cast and crew thought he was doing his "It's the big one ..." fake heart attack routine he made famous on Sanford and Son, even when he collapsed on the floor, although that was not part of the usual shtick . However, this heart attack was real, and Foxx never regained consciousness . </P>

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