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, July 8
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Tuesday, July 8
The Masquerade Party
Season 4 • Episode 18
Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.
Tuesday, July 8
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Tuesday, July 8
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, July 8
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Tuesday, July 8
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Tuesday, July 8
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Tuesday, July 8
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Tuesday, July 8
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Tuesday, July 8
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Tuesday, July 8
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Tuesday, July 8
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Tuesday, July 8
The Sanford Arms
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fred and Lamont take in boarders to pay the mortgage, but the prospects don't look good.
Tuesday, July 8
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Tuesday, July 8
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.
Tuesday, July 8
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Tuesday, July 8
The Light Housekeeper
Season 2 • Episode 14
When Fred receives a slight injury in a car mishap, Lamont hires a housekeeper to help out.
Tuesday, July 8
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Tuesday, July 8
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, July 8
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Tuesday, July 8
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, July 9
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Wednesday, July 9
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Wednesday, July 9
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.
Wednesday, July 9
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Wednesday, July 9
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Wednesday, July 9
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Wednesday, July 9
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Wednesday, July 9
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Wednesday, July 9
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, July 9
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Wednesday, July 9
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Wednesday, July 9
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Wednesday, July 9
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Wednesday, July 9
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Wednesday, July 9
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, July 9
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Wednesday, July 9
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Wednesday, July 9
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Thursday, July 10
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Thursday, July 10
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, July 10
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, July 10
The Big Party
Season 2 • Episode 15
Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.
Thursday, July 10
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.
Thursday, July 10
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Thursday, July 10
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Thursday, July 10
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.
Friday, July 11
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Friday, July 11
Lamont Goes African
Season 2 • Episode 17
Fred thinks that Lamont's African dress and customs are ludicrous until he hears what they include.
Friday, July 11
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.
Friday, July 11
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Friday, July 11
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
Friday, July 11
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Friday, July 11
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Friday, July 11
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Saturday, July 12
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
Saturday, July 12
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Saturday, July 12
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Saturday, July 12
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Saturday, July 12
The Sanford Arms
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fred and Lamont take in boarders to pay the mortgage, but the prospects don't look good.
Saturday, July 12
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Saturday, July 12
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, July 12
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Sunday, July 13
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Sunday, July 13
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Sunday, July 13
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Sunday, July 13
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Sunday, July 13
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Sunday, July 13
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, July 13
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, July 13
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
Sunday, July 13
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Sunday, July 13
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Sunday, July 13
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Sunday, July 13
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.
Sunday, July 13
Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
Season 3 • Episode 3
Fred witnesses a burglary at Julio's house but is too scared to identify the criminals.
Sunday, July 13
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Sunday, July 13
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.
Sunday, July 13
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.
Monday, July 14
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Monday, July 14
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Monday, July 14
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Monday, July 14
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Monday, July 14
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Monday, July 14
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Monday, July 14
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Monday, July 14
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Monday, July 14
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.
Monday, July 14
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Monday, July 14
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Monday, July 14
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Tuesday, July 15
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Tuesday, July 15
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Tuesday, July 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.
Tuesday, July 15
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Tuesday, July 15
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Tuesday, July 15
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Tuesday, July 15
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Tuesday, July 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Tuesday, July 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Tuesday, July 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Tuesday, July 15
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Tuesday, July 15
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Tuesday, July 15
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, July 15
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Tuesday, July 15
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Tuesday, July 15
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Tuesday, July 15
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Tuesday, July 15
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Tuesday, July 15
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.
Tuesday, July 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Tuesday, July 15
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 16
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Wednesday, July 16
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.
Wednesday, July 16
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Wednesday, July 16
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 16
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Wednesday, July 16
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Wednesday, July 16
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 16
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Wednesday, July 16
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Wednesday, July 16
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Thursday, July 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.
Thursday, July 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.
Thursday, July 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.
Thursday, July 17
Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fred and his friends plan a cheer-up party after attending a friend's funeral.
Thursday, July 17
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, July 17
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, July 17
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Thursday, July 17
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.
Friday, July 18
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Friday, July 18
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Friday, July 18
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
Friday, July 18
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.
Friday, July 18
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Friday, July 18
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, July 18
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Friday, July 18
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Saturday, July 19
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Saturday, July 19
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.
Saturday, July 19
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.
Saturday, July 19
Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
Season 3 • Episode 21
Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.
Saturday, July 19
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Saturday, July 19
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Saturday, July 19
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Saturday, July 19
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Sunday, July 20
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.
Sunday, July 20
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Sunday, July 20
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Sunday, July 20
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Sunday, July 20
Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico
Season 3 • Episode 7
Lamont and Julio go into the used auto-parts business and drive Fred to Skid Row.
Sunday, July 20
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Sunday, July 20
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.
Sunday, July 20
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.
Sunday, July 20
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.
Sunday, July 20
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.
Sunday, July 20
Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fred and his friends plan a cheer-up party after attending a friend's funeral.
Sunday, July 20
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Sunday, July 20
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Sunday, July 20
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
Sunday, July 20
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.
Sunday, July 20
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Monday, July 21
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Monday, July 21
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Monday, July 21
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Monday, July 21
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Monday, July 21
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Monday, July 21
When John Comes Marching Home
Season 6 • Episode 18
Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.
Monday, July 21
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Monday, July 21
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Monday, July 21
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Monday, July 21
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Tuesday, July 22
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Tuesday, July 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.
Tuesday, July 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.
Tuesday, July 22
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, July 22
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Tuesday, July 22
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Tuesday, July 22
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Tuesday, July 22
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.
Tuesday, July 22
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Tuesday, July 22
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, July 22
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Tuesday, July 22
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Tuesday, July 22
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Tuesday, July 22
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, July 22
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Tuesday, July 22
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Tuesday, July 22
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 23
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Wednesday, July 23
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.
Wednesday, July 23
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.
Wednesday, July 23
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Wednesday, July 23
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Wednesday, July 23
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Wednesday, July 23
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Wednesday, July 23
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Wednesday, July 23
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Wednesday, July 23
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, July 23
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Wednesday, July 23
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.
Wednesday, July 23
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Wednesday, July 23
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.
Thursday, July 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.
Thursday, July 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.
Thursday, July 24
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Thursday, July 24
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Thursday, July 24
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Thursday, July 24
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Friday, July 25
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Friday, July 25
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Friday, July 25
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Friday, July 25
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Friday, July 25
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Friday, July 25
When John Comes Marching Home
Season 6 • Episode 18
Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.
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