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.
Tuesday, October 14
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Tuesday, October 14
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, October 14
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, October 14
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Tuesday, October 14
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Tuesday, October 14
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Tuesday, October 14
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, October 14
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Wednesday, October 15
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Wednesday, October 15
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.
Wednesday, October 15
Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
Season 3 • Episode 3
Fred witnesses a burglary at Julio's house but is too scared to identify the criminals.
Wednesday, October 15
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Wednesday, October 15
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Wednesday, October 15
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Thursday, October 16
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.
Thursday, October 16
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.
Thursday, October 16
Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico
Season 3 • Episode 7
Lamont and Julio go into the used auto-parts business and drive Fred to Skid Row.
Thursday, October 16
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Thursday, October 16
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Thursday, October 16
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Friday, October 17
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.
Friday, October 17
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.
Friday, October 17
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.
Friday, October 17
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.
Friday, October 17
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Friday, October 17
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Saturday, October 18
Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fred and his friends plan a cheer-up party after attending a friend's funeral.
Saturday, October 18
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Saturday, October 18
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Saturday, October 18
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
Saturday, October 18
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Saturday, October 18
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Saturday, October 18
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Saturday, October 18
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Sunday, October 19
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Sunday, October 19
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Sunday, October 19
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Sunday, October 19
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Monday, October 20
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Monday, October 20
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Tuesday, October 21
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, October 21
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Tuesday, October 21
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, October 21
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, October 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.
Tuesday, October 21
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Wednesday, October 22
Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
Season 3 • Episode 21
Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.
Wednesday, October 22
Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...
Season 3 • Episode 22
Woodrow moves into the Sanford house when Esther kicks him out.
Wednesday, October 22
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.
Wednesday, October 22
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.
Wednesday, October 22
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Wednesday, October 22
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Thursday, October 23
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.
Thursday, October 23
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.
Thursday, October 23
Ol' Brown Eyes
Season 4 • Episode 3
Fred is sure that the ring Lamont gave him as a present was stolen from Frank Sinatra.
Thursday, October 23
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Thursday, October 23
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Thursday, October 23
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Friday, October 24
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, October 24
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, October 24
Home Sweet Home
Season 4 • Episode 7
Fred holds out for more money when a Japanese land development company offers to buy his house.
Friday, October 24
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Friday, October 24
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Friday, October 24
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Saturday, October 25
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Saturday, October 25
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Saturday, October 25
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Saturday, October 25
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Saturday, October 25
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Saturday, October 25
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Saturday, October 25
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Saturday, October 25
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.
Sunday, October 26
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Sunday, October 26
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Sunday, October 26
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Sunday, October 26
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Monday, October 27
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.
Monday, October 27
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Tuesday, October 28
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Tuesday, October 28
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Tuesday, October 28
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Tuesday, October 28
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Tuesday, October 28
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Tuesday, October 28
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Wednesday, October 29
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Wednesday, October 29
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Wednesday, October 29
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.
Wednesday, October 29
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Wednesday, October 29
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, October 29
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Thursday, October 30
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Thursday, October 30
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Thursday, October 30
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Thursday, October 30
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Thursday, October 30
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Thursday, October 30
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Friday, October 31
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Friday, October 31
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Friday, October 31
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Friday, October 31
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, October 31
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, October 31
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.
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