Although the sitcom was short lived , and cut after its first season , it did have two award nominations . At the 9th Youth in Film Awards on December 5 , 1987 , hosted by the Youth In Film Association , '' Sanchez of Bel Air '' was nominated for the Best Cable Series category . Ultimately , it lost to '' The New Leave It to Beaver '' . At the same show Alitzah Wiener was nominated for Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special . Having the same fate as '' Sanchez of Bel Air '' , she lost to Kaleena Kiff of '' The New Leave It to Beaver ''
9th Youth in Film Awards
9th Youth in Film Awards
Sanchez of Bel Air