Sanford & Son
TVPG
Sitcom
A cantankerous junk dealer and his long-suffering son manage their salvage yard while navigating the humorous trials of their working-class life in Los Angeles.
Cast & Crew
Redd Foxx Fred Sanford
Demond Wilson Lamont Sanford
Whitman Mayo Grady Wilson
LaWanda Page Aunt Esther Anderson
Slappy White Melvin
Don Bexley Bubba Hoover
Noam Pitlik Officer Swanhauser
Hal Williams Officer Smith
Beah Richards Aunt Ethel
Gregory Sierra Julio Fuentes
Nathaniel Taylor Rollo Larson
Lynn Hamilton Donna Harris
Howard Platt Officer Hopkins
Pat Morita Ah Chew
Marlene Clark Janet Lawson
Raymond Allen Woody Anderson
Edward Crawford Roger Lawson
Norman Lear Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, June 12
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Thursday, June 12
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Thursday, June 12
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Thursday, June 12
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Thursday, June 12
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Thursday, June 12
When John Comes Marching Home
Season 6 • Episode 18
Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.
Thursday, June 12
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Thursday, June 12
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Season 4 • Episode 5
Lamont leaves after Fred refuses to allow a sensitivity group to meet at the Sanford home.
Friday, June 13
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Friday, June 13
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Friday, June 13
The Sanford Arms
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fred and Lamont take in boarders to pay the mortgage, but the prospects don't look good.
Friday, June 13
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Friday, June 13
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Friday, June 13
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Friday, June 13
Going Out of Business
Season 4 • Episode 6
Fred sees the beginning of the end of his junk business when Lamont takes a job in a clothing store.
Friday, June 13
Home Sweet Home
Season 4 • Episode 7
Fred holds out for more money when a Japanese land development company offers to buy his house.
Saturday, June 14
Brother, Can You Spare an Act
Season 5 • Episode 6
Fred goes into show business in order to get his brother-in-law out of the house.
Saturday, June 14
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Saturday, June 14
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Saturday, June 14
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Saturday, June 14
Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
Season 3 • Episode 21
Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.
Saturday, June 14
Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...
Season 3 • Episode 22
Woodrow moves into the Sanford house when Esther kicks him out.
Saturday, June 14
The Way to Lamont's Heart
Season 3 • Episode 23
Judy makes advances toward Grady to win his support in her scheme to marry Lamont.
Saturday, June 14
Hello, Cousin Emma ... Goodbye, Cousin Emma
Season 3 • Episode 24
Grady invites cousin Emma to the Sanfords', hoping that she will do the cooking and cleaning.
Sunday, June 15
The Surprise Party
Season 4 • Episode 1
When Fred returns early from a long trip, he spoils a homecoming party Lamont and Grady had planned.
Sunday, June 15
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Season 4 • Episode 2
Lamont will inherit $7,000 if he produces a son within the next 12 months and names him George.
Sunday, June 15
Ol' Brown Eyes
Season 4 • Episode 3
Fred is sure that the ring Lamont gave him as a present was stolen from Frank Sinatra.
Sunday, June 15
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Sunday, June 15
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Sunday, June 15
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Sunday, June 15
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Sunday, June 15
The Suitcase Case
Season 1 • Episode 12
When Lamont finds a suitcase full of money, he puts it in the safe until the police arrive.
Sunday, June 15
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Sunday, June 15
The Piano Movers
Season 1 • Episode 14
Lamont is offered a grand piano by a wealthy eccentric if he will move it out of his apartment.
Sunday, June 15
By the Numbers
Season 2 • Episode 1
Lamont refuses to let Fred place a bet; Fred finds out that his number was the winner of the day.
Sunday, June 15
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Sunday, June 15
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Sunday, June 15
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Sunday, June 15
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Sunday, June 15
The Card Sharps
Season 2 • Episode 6
Fred is convinced that Lamont's card-playing buddies are trying to take him for all his money.
Monday, June 16
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Monday, June 16
The Lucky Streak
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fred hits a lucky gambling streak when he and Lamont need money to buy the Sanford Arms.
Monday, June 16
The Lucky Streak
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fred hits a lucky gambling streak when he and Lamont need money to buy the Sanford Arms.
Monday, June 16
Funny, You Don't Look It
Season 6 • Episode 23
Fred traces his background and is told he is Jewish and a descendant of King Solomon.
Monday, June 16
Fred Sings the Blues
Season 6 • Episode 24
Fred invites B.B. King to dinner and gives him another reason to sing the blues.
Monday, June 16
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Monday, June 16
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Monday, June 16
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Monday, June 16
Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Season 1 • Episode 3
Much to Fred's delight, Lamont's bride-to-be decides not to marry him.
Monday, June 16
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Monday, June 16
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Monday, June 16
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Tuesday, June 17
A Matter of Life and Breath
Season 1 • Episode 5
When Lamont and Fred take advantage of a Breathmobile, Fred is convinced that he has TB.
Tuesday, June 17
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Tuesday, June 17
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Tuesday, June 17
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Tuesday, June 17
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, June 17
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Tuesday, June 17
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Tuesday, June 17
The Suitcase Case
Season 1 • Episode 12
When Lamont finds a suitcase full of money, he puts it in the safe until the police arrive.
Tuesday, June 17
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Tuesday, June 17
The Piano Movers
Season 1 • Episode 14
Lamont is offered a grand piano by a wealthy eccentric if he will move it out of his apartment.
Tuesday, June 17
By the Numbers
Season 2 • Episode 1
Lamont refuses to let Fred place a bet; Fred finds out that his number was the winner of the day.
Tuesday, June 17
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Tuesday, June 17
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Tuesday, June 17
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, June 17
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Tuesday, June 17
The Card Sharps
Season 2 • Episode 6
Fred is convinced that Lamont's card-playing buddies are trying to take him for all his money.
Tuesday, June 17
Funny, You Don't Look It
Season 6 • Episode 23
Fred traces his background and is told he is Jewish and a descendant of King Solomon.
Tuesday, June 17
Fred Sings the Blues
Season 6 • Episode 24
Fred invites B.B. King to dinner and gives him another reason to sing the blues.
Tuesday, June 17
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Tuesday, June 17
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Wednesday, June 18
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Wednesday, June 18
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Wednesday, June 18
Fred Sanford Has a Baby
Season 5 • Episode 16
Fred rents Lamont's room to a pregnant woman while Lamont is on a fishing trip.
Wednesday, June 18
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Wednesday, June 18
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Wednesday, June 18
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Wednesday, June 18
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Wednesday, June 18
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Wednesday, June 18
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Wednesday, June 18
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Wednesday, June 18
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Wednesday, June 18
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Wednesday, June 18
The Sanford Arms
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fred and Lamont take in boarders to pay the mortgage, but the prospects don't look good.
Wednesday, June 18
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Wednesday, June 18
Brother, Can You Spare an Act
Season 5 • Episode 6
Fred goes into show business in order to get his brother-in-law out of the house.
Wednesday, June 18
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Wednesday, June 18
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Wednesday, June 18
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Thursday, June 19
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Thursday, June 19
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Thursday, June 19
The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
Season 5 • Episode 20
Fred is happy with Lamont's wedding plans until he learns the couple doesn't plan to live with him.
Thursday, June 19
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Thursday, June 19
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Thursday, June 19
Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Season 1 • Episode 3
Much to Fred's delight, Lamont's bride-to-be decides not to marry him.
Thursday, June 19
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Thursday, June 19
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Friday, June 20
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Friday, June 20
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Friday, June 20
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Friday, June 20
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Friday, June 20
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Friday, June 20
A Matter of Life and Breath
Season 1 • Episode 5
When Lamont and Fred take advantage of a Breathmobile, Fred is convinced that he has TB.
Friday, June 20
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Friday, June 20
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Saturday, June 21
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Saturday, June 21
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Saturday, June 21
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Saturday, June 21
I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
Season 6 • Episode 6
To impress Lamont's future mother-in-law, Fred decides to get into the book of world records.
Saturday, June 21
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Saturday, June 21
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Season 4 • Episode 5
Lamont leaves after Fred refuses to allow a sensitivity group to meet at the Sanford home.
Saturday, June 21
Going Out of Business
Season 4 • Episode 6
Fred sees the beginning of the end of his junk business when Lamont takes a job in a clothing store.
Saturday, June 21
Home Sweet Home
Season 4 • Episode 7
Fred holds out for more money when a Japanese land development company offers to buy his house.
Sunday, June 22
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Sunday, June 22
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Sunday, June 22
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Sunday, June 22
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Sunday, June 22
Have Gun, Will Sell
Season 2 • Episode 7
A burglar leaves his gun in the Sanford house after Lamont and Rollo scare him off.
Sunday, June 22
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Sunday, June 22
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Sunday, June 22
Blood Is Thicker Than Junk
Season 2 • Episode 10
Fred is forced to find a new partner for the junkyard when Lamont seeks employment elsewhere.
Sunday, June 22
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Sunday, June 22
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Sunday, June 22
Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna
Season 2 • Episode 13
Fred invites his fiancee and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.
Sunday, June 22
The Light Housekeeper
Season 2 • Episode 14
When Fred receives a slight injury in a car mishap, Lamont hires a housekeeper to help out.
Sunday, June 22
The Big Party
Season 2 • Episode 15
Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.
Sunday, June 22
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Sunday, June 22
Lamont Goes African
Season 2 • Episode 17
Fred thinks that Lamont's African dress and customs are ludicrous until he hears what they include.
Sunday, June 22
Watts Side Story
Season 2 • Episode 18
Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.
Monday, June 23
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Monday, June 23
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Monday, June 23
Have Gun, Will Sell
Season 2 • Episode 7
A burglar leaves his gun in the Sanford house after Lamont and Rollo scare him off.
Monday, June 23
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Monday, June 23
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Monday, June 23
Blood Is Thicker Than Junk
Season 2 • Episode 10
Fred is forced to find a new partner for the junkyard when Lamont seeks employment elsewhere.
Monday, June 23
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Monday, June 23
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Monday, June 23
Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna
Season 2 • Episode 13
Fred invites his fiancee and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.
Monday, June 23
The Light Housekeeper
Season 2 • Episode 14
When Fred receives a slight injury in a car mishap, Lamont hires a housekeeper to help out.
Monday, June 23
The Masquerade Party
Season 4 • Episode 18
Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.
Monday, June 23
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Tuesday, June 24
The Big Party
Season 2 • Episode 15
Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.
Tuesday, June 24
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Tuesday, June 24
Lamont Goes African
Season 2 • Episode 17
Fred thinks that Lamont's African dress and customs are ludicrous until he hears what they include.
Tuesday, June 24
Watts Side Story
Season 2 • Episode 18
Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.
Tuesday, June 24
The Infernal Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 19
Lamont is upset when Fred announces that he plans to marry a young woman he has just met.
Tuesday, June 24
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Tuesday, June 24
Home Sweet Home for the Aged
Season 2 • Episode 21
Fred moves to a senior citizens home when Lamont decides to travel around the world.
Tuesday, June 24
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
Tuesday, June 24
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, June 24
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Tuesday, June 24
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Tuesday, June 24
Libra Rising All Over Lamont
Season 3 • Episode 2
Lamont runs afoul of the stars in an astrological mix-up involving his father and Aunt Esther.
Tuesday, June 24
Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
Season 3 • Episode 3
Fred witnesses a burglary at Julio's house but is too scared to identify the criminals.
Tuesday, June 24
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Tuesday, June 24
This Little TV Went to Market
Season 3 • Episode 5
Fred's new color television set may be the same one that was stolen from Grady.
Tuesday, June 24
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Tuesday, June 24
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, June 24
My Brother-in-Law's Keeper
Season 4 • Episode 20
Fred awaits a visit from his sister until he finds out that her new husband is white.
Tuesday, June 24
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Wednesday, June 25
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Wednesday, June 25
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Wednesday, June 25
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Wednesday, June 25
Here Today, Gone Today
Season 6 • Episode 14
Fred thinks that all his furniture has been stolen when Lamont and Esther send it to be upholstered.
Wednesday, June 25
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Wednesday, June 25
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Wednesday, June 25
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Wednesday, June 25
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Wednesday, June 25
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Wednesday, June 25
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Wednesday, June 25
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Wednesday, June 25
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Wednesday, June 25
Fred Sanford Has a Baby
Season 5 • Episode 16
Fred rents Lamont's room to a pregnant woman while Lamont is on a fishing trip.
Wednesday, June 25
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Wednesday, June 25
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Wednesday, June 25
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Wednesday, June 25
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Wednesday, June 25
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Thursday, June 26
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Thursday, June 26
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Thursday, June 26
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Thursday, June 26
When John Comes Marching Home
Season 6 • Episode 18
Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.
Thursday, June 26
The Suitcase Case
Season 1 • Episode 12
When Lamont finds a suitcase full of money, he puts it in the safe until the police arrive.
Thursday, June 26
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Thursday, June 26
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Thursday, June 26
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Friday, June 27
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Friday, June 27
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Friday, June 27
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Friday, June 27
The Lucky Streak
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fred hits a lucky gambling streak when he and Lamont need money to buy the Sanford Arms.
Friday, June 27
The Piano Movers
Season 1 • Episode 14
Lamont is offered a grand piano by a wealthy eccentric if he will move it out of his apartment.
Friday, June 27
By the Numbers
Season 2 • Episode 1
Lamont refuses to let Fred place a bet; Fred finds out that his number was the winner of the day.
Friday, June 27
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Friday, June 27
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Saturday, June 28
Funny, You Don't Look It
Season 6 • Episode 23
Fred traces his background and is told he is Jewish and a descendant of King Solomon.
Saturday, June 28
Fred Sings the Blues
Season 6 • Episode 24
Fred invites B.B. King to dinner and gives him another reason to sing the blues.
Saturday, June 28
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Saturday, June 28
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Saturday, June 28
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Saturday, June 28
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Saturday, June 28
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Saturday, June 28
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Sunday, June 29
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Sunday, June 29
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Sunday, June 29
The Masquerade Party
Season 4 • Episode 18
Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.
Sunday, June 29
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Sunday, June 29
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Sunday, June 29
The Infernal Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 19
Lamont is upset when Fred announces that he plans to marry a young woman he has just met.
Sunday, June 29
Home Sweet Home for the Aged
Season 2 • Episode 21
Fred moves to a senior citizens home when Lamont decides to travel around the world.
Sunday, June 29
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
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