Editing Redd Foxx (section)

===Post-''Sanford and Son''===
[[File:Redd Foxx 1977.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Redd Foxx in 1977]]

In 1977, Foxx left ''Sanford and Son'' after six seasons to star in a short-lived ABC variety show, resulting in the cancellation of the NBC series. In 1980 he was back playing [[Fred G. Sanford]] in a short-lived [[revival (television)|revival]]/spin-off, ''[[Sanford (TV series)|Sanford]]''. In 1986, he returned to television in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[The Redd Foxx Show]]'', which was canceled after 12 episodes due to low ratings. Foxx appeared as an [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]]-like character in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' special of the ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'' show. In an homage to his show, he mentioned the planet Sanford, which has no sun.

In 1989, Foxx was featured in the film ''[[Harlem Nights]]'', written, directed, produced and starring [[Eddie Murphy]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Murphy|first=Eddie|title=Harlem Nights|date=November 17, 1989|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097481/|type=Comedy, Crime, Drama|others=Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello|publisher=Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures|access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref>

Foxx made a comeback with the short-lived series ''[[The Royal Family (TV series)|The Royal Family]]'', in which he co-starred with [[Della Reese]].

At some point in the late 1970s and/or early 1980s, Foxx had a business on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood where car owners could have their vehicles' roofs "velvetized"—a process that added a fuzzy, velvety texture to the brougham vinyl tops of some cars of that period. It was called "Redd Foxx's Car Velvetizing".{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}