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Having earned financial success, self-made business man Ricardo Sanchez has moved his working-class, east-LA-born Chicano family into California's affluent Bel Air community. Following the pilot episode, they encounter much the same wacky fun you would expect from any sitcom of the mid-1980s, only rarely returning to any humor rooted specifically in the premise (i.e. Latino fish out of water in Anglo pond).

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    • Author: Malalanim
    I can't believe nobody seems to remember Sanchez of Bel-Air. Not suggesting that the show was particularly memorable, and it certainly was not particularly good. But it was a key part of an era of cable when USA Network was getting its legs, long before they began showing "Law & Order" repeats or developing decent shows like "Monk." You could turn to USA back in the mid-80s and watch some real low-rent productions, of which "Sanchez" was one. The three that stick out in my mind — original productions of the network from this time period — are "Sanchez," "Check It Out" with Don Adams running a supermarket, and "Madame's Place" featuring puppet superstar combo Wayland Flowers and Madame. Otherwise, the network was good for "USA Up All Night" and game-show repeats before GSN came around.

    As for Sanchez, I mainly remember pretty lame humor and overly excited canned laughter. But I never was able to think of "The Fresh Prince" without thinking first of you, Sanchez.
  • Series cast summary:
    Alitzah Alitzah - Gina Sanchez 13 episodes, 1986
    Richard Coca Richard Coca - Miguel Sanchez 13 episodes, 1986
    Marcia del Mar Marcia del Mar - Rita Sanchez 13 episodes, 1986
    Reni Santoni Reni Santoni - Ricardo Sanchez 13 episodes, 1986
    Bobby Sherman Bobby Sherman - Frankie Rondell 13 episodes, 1986
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