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.
Friday, April 10
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, April 10
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Saturday, April 11
The Big Party
Season 2 • Episode 15
Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.
Saturday, April 11
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Monday, April 13
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Monday, April 13
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Monday, April 13
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, April 13
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, April 13
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Monday, April 13
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Monday, April 13
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Monday, April 13
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, April 13
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Monday, April 13
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.
Monday, April 13
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.
Monday, April 13
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Monday, April 13
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Monday, April 13
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Tuesday, April 14
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Tuesday, April 14
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Tuesday, April 14
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Tuesday, April 14
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, April 14
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Tuesday, April 14
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Tuesday, April 14
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, April 14
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Tuesday, April 14
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, April 14
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, April 14
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Tuesday, April 14
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Tuesday, April 14
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, April 14
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Tuesday, April 14
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, April 14
Have Gun, Will Sell
Season 2 • Episode 7
A burglar leaves his gun in the Sanford house after Lamont and Rollo scare him off.
Tuesday, April 14
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Tuesday, April 14
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Tuesday, April 14
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, April 14
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Wednesday, April 15
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Wednesday, April 15
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Wednesday, April 15
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Wednesday, April 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.
Wednesday, April 15
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, April 15
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Wednesday, April 15
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Wednesday, April 15
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Wednesday, April 15
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.
Wednesday, April 15
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Wednesday, April 15
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Wednesday, April 15
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Wednesday, April 15
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Wednesday, April 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Wednesday, April 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Wednesday, April 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Wednesday, April 15
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Wednesday, April 15
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Wednesday, April 15
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Wednesday, April 15
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Wednesday, April 15
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Wednesday, April 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.
Thursday, April 16
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Thursday, April 16
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.
Thursday, April 16
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Thursday, April 16
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Thursday, April 16
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Thursday, April 16
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, April 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.
Friday, April 17
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Friday, April 17
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Friday, April 17
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.
Friday, April 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.
Friday, April 17
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Saturday, April 18
Lamont Goes African
Season 2 • Episode 17
Fred thinks that Lamont's African dress and customs are ludicrous until he hears what they include.
Saturday, April 18
Watts Side Story
Season 2 • Episode 18
Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.
Monday, April 20
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Monday, April 20
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Monday, April 20
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Monday, April 20
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Monday, April 20
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, April 20
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Monday, April 20
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Monday, April 20
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, April 20
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, April 20
The Big Party
Season 2 • Episode 15
Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.
Monday, April 20
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Monday, April 20
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Monday, April 20
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Monday, April 20
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, April 21
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Tuesday, April 21
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, April 21
Watts Side Story
Season 2 • Episode 18
Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.
Tuesday, April 21
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, April 21
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Tuesday, April 21
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, April 21
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, April 21
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, April 21
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Tuesday, April 21
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Tuesday, April 21
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, April 21
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, April 21
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Tuesday, April 21
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, April 21
Lamont Is That You?
Season 3 • Episode 6
Lamont and Rolla go into a gay bar by mistake during a night out on the town.
Tuesday, April 21
Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico
Season 3 • Episode 7
Lamont and Julio go into the used auto-parts business and drive Fred to Skid Row.
Tuesday, April 21
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Tuesday, April 21
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.
Tuesday, April 21
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Tuesday, April 21
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.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Wednesday, April 22
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Wednesday, April 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.
Wednesday, April 22
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Wednesday, April 22
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Wednesday, April 22
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Wednesday, April 22
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, April 22
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Wednesday, April 22
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Wednesday, April 22
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Wednesday, April 22
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Wednesday, April 22
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Wednesday, April 22
When John Comes Marching Home
Season 6 • Episode 18
Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.
Wednesday, April 22
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Wednesday, April 22
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Wednesday, April 22
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Wednesday, April 22
The Lucky Streak
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fred hits a lucky gambling streak when he and Lamont need money to buy the Sanford Arms.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Wednesday, April 22
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Wednesday, April 22
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Wednesday, April 22
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Wednesday, April 22
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Wednesday, April 22
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Wednesday, April 22
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Wednesday, April 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.
Wednesday, April 22
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Thursday, April 23
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Thursday, April 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.
Thursday, April 23
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Thursday, April 23
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Thursday, April 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.
Thursday, April 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.
Thursday, April 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.
Thursday, April 23
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Thursday, April 23
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Thursday, April 23
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Thursday, April 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.
Thursday, April 23
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Friday, April 24
Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna
Season 2 • Episode 13
Fred invites his fiancee and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.
Friday, April 24
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Friday, April 24
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Friday, April 24
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Friday, April 24
Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna
Season 2 • Episode 13
Fred invites his fiancee and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.
Friday, April 24
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Saturday, April 25
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Saturday, April 25
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Sunday, April 26
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, April 26
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Sunday, April 26
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Sunday, April 26
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, April 26
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Sunday, April 26
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Sunday, April 26
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, April 26
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, April 26
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, April 26
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Monday, April 27
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Monday, April 27
The Members of the Wedding/The Engagement
Season 3 • Episode 9
Fred and Donna plan to wed in a private ceremony, and Lamont tries to get rid of Donna.
Monday, April 27
The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection
Season 3 • Episode 10
Fred donates a collection of rare jazz albums to a music library in order to get a tax write-off.
Monday, April 27
A House Is Not a Poolroom
Season 3 • Episode 11
Fred's buddies turn his house into a pool hall when Lamont buys him a pool table.
Monday, April 27
Grady, the Star Boarder
Season 3 • Episode 12
Grady is sick of being a boarder for the bickering Ferguson's and vents his frustrations to Fred.
Monday, April 27
Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fred and his friends plan a cheer-up party after attending a friend's funeral.
Monday, April 27
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Monday, April 27
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Monday, April 27
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Monday, April 27
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Tuesday, April 28
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
Tuesday, April 28
Fred's Cheating Heart
Season 3 • Episode 17
Lamont takes his father to the hospital to find out why he's had so many heart attacks.
Tuesday, April 28
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Tuesday, April 28
Lamont Goes Karate
Season 3 • Episode 19
When Lamont is hit in the nose over the affections of a girl, he decides to take karate lessons.
Tuesday, April 28
Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?
Season 3 • Episode 20
A woman with whom Grady had a drunken fling mistakes him for her fiance, Fred Sanford.
Tuesday, April 28
Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
Season 3 • Episode 21
Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.
Tuesday, April 28
Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...
Season 3 • Episode 22
Woodrow moves into the Sanford house when Esther kicks him out.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
Tuesday, April 28
Ol' Brown Eyes
Season 4 • Episode 3
Fred is sure that the ring Lamont gave him as a present was stolen from Frank Sinatra.
Tuesday, April 28
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
Tuesday, April 28
Home Sweet Home
Season 4 • Episode 7
Fred holds out for more money when a Japanese land development company offers to buy his house.
Tuesday, April 28
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Tuesday, April 28
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.
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