Like any US adaptation after Sanford and Son, I imagine the US version will be funny at times, but ultimately nowhere near as good as the UK version (tho I never saw an episode of Steptoe and Son, Sanford and Son was a riot). The British do so much better with this kind of dark humor. More @Wikipedia
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