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* Officer " Smitty " Smith and Officer " Hoppy " Hopkins are a pair of police officers who occasionally show up at the Sanfords ' residence.

One officer is African-American, Officer " Smitty " Smith ( played by Hal Williams ), and one Caucasian, Officer " Hoppy " Hopkins ( played by Howard Platt ).

Often, Hoppy incorrectly uses ' Jive ' slang, which Smitty corrects — e. g., " cold " instead of " cool " or " right up " instead of " right on.

" Conversely, the ever-professional Hoppy delivers a speech filled with police jargon and big words, which confuses Fred and / or Lamont thus turning to Smitty, who would then translate Hoppy's speech into Jive.

Later in the series's run, the officers often appear individually.

Unlike Ah Chew and Julio, Hoppy remains free of Fred's usual insults.

In one episode, " This Little TV Went to Market ", Officer " Jonesy " Jones ( Bernie Hamilton ) appears with Hoppy in place of Smitty.

In the sixth season episode " The Hawaii Connection ", Smitty appears with his slow-witted new partner, Percy ( Pat Paulsen ).

In " The Reverend Sanford ", comic Freeman King appears as a police officer named Jim, presumably standing in for Smitty, but without Hoppy or any other partner.