Sanford & Son

Sanford & Son - NBC

NBC

Series

1972

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.

Where to Stream

1972–1978 Series 6 Seasons137 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Tuesday, March 26

The Hawaiian Connection

Season 6 • Episode 3

Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.

Tuesday, March 26

California Crude

Season 6 • Episode 4

When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".

Wednesday, March 27

Crossed Swords

Season 1 • Episode 1

Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.

Wednesday, March 27

Happy Birthday, Pop

Season 1 • Episode 2

Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.

Wednesday, March 27

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, March 27

The Copper Caper

Season 1 • Episode 4

Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.

Wednesday, March 27

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, March 27

We Were Robbed

Season 1 • Episode 6

Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.

Wednesday, March 27

A Pad for Lamont

Season 1 • Episode 7

Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.

Wednesday, March 27

The Great Sanford Siege

Season 1 • Episode 8

Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.

Wednesday, March 27

Coffins for Sale

Season 1 • Episode 9

Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.

Wednesday, March 27

The Barracuda

Season 1 • Episode 10

Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.

Wednesday, March 27

TV or Not TV

Season 1 • Episode 11

Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.

Wednesday, March 27

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, March 27

The Return of the Barracuda

Season 1 • Episode 13

Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.

Wednesday, March 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.

Wednesday, March 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.

Wednesday, March 27

Whiplash

Season 2 • Episode 2

Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.

Wednesday, March 27

The Dowry

Season 2 • Episode 3

Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.

Wednesday, March 27

The Stakeout

Season 6 • Episode 5

Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.

Wednesday, March 27

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.

Thursday, March 28

The Winning Ticket

Season 6 • Episode 7

Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.

Thursday, March 28

Committee Man

Season 6 • Episode 8

Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.

Friday, March 29

Fred's Extra Job

Season 6 • Episode 9

Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.

Friday, March 29

Carol

Season 6 • Episode 10

A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.

Saturday, March 30

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.

Saturday, March 30

Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico

Season 3 • Episode 7

Lamont and Julio go into the used auto-parts business and drive Fred to Skid Row.

Saturday, March 30

Superflyer

Season 3 • Episode 8

Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.

Saturday, March 30

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.

Saturday, March 30

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.

Saturday, March 30

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.

Saturday, March 30

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.

Saturday, March 30

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 1

Aunt Esther Has a Baby

Season 6 • Episode 11

Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.

Monday, April 1

Aunt Esther Meets Her Son

Season 6 • Episode 12

Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.

Tuesday, April 2

Crossed Swords

Season 1 • Episode 1

Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.

Tuesday, April 2

Happy Birthday, Pop

Season 1 • Episode 2

Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.

Tuesday, April 2

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, April 2

The Copper Caper

Season 1 • Episode 4

Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.

Tuesday, April 2

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, April 2

We Were Robbed

Season 1 • Episode 6

Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.

Tuesday, April 2

A Pad for Lamont

Season 1 • Episode 7

Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.

Tuesday, April 2

The Great Sanford Siege

Season 1 • Episode 8

Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.

Tuesday, April 2

Coffins for Sale

Season 1 • Episode 9

Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.

Tuesday, April 2

The Barracuda

Season 1 • Episode 10

Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.

Tuesday, April 2

TV or Not TV

Season 1 • Episode 11

Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.

Tuesday, April 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 2

Whiplash

Season 2 • Episode 2

Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.

Tuesday, April 2

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 2

Jealousy

Season 2 • Episode 4

Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.

Tuesday, April 2

Sanford and Gong

Season 6 • Episode 13

Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.

Tuesday, April 2

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 3

Jealousy

Season 2 • Episode 4

Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.

Wednesday, April 3

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 3

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 3

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 3

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 3

The Shootout

Season 2 • Episode 9

Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.

Wednesday, April 3

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, April 3

Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three

Season 2 • Episode 11

Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.

Wednesday, April 3

A Guest in the Yard

Season 2 • Episode 12

A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.

Wednesday, April 3

Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna

Season 2 • Episode 13

Fred invites his fiancee and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.

Wednesday, April 3

The Light Housekeeper

Season 2 • Episode 14

When Fred receives a slight injury in a car mishap, Lamont hires a housekeeper to help out.

Wednesday, April 3

The Big Party

Season 2 • Episode 15

Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.

Wednesday, April 3

A Visit From Lena Horne

Season 2 • Episode 16

Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.

Wednesday, April 3

Lamont Goes African

Season 2 • Episode 17

Fred thinks that Lamont's African dress and customs are ludicrous until he hears what they include.

Wednesday, April 3

Watts Side Story

Season 2 • Episode 18

Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.

Wednesday, April 3

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.

Wednesday, April 3

Pops 'n' Pals

Season 2 • Episode 20

Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.

Wednesday, April 3

Fred Meets Redd

Season 6 • Episode 15

Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.

Wednesday, April 3

The Defiant One

Season 6 • Episode 16

Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.

Thursday, April 4

A Matter of Silence

Season 6 • Episode 17

Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.

Thursday, April 4

When John Comes Marching Home

Season 6 • Episode 18

Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.

Friday, April 5

The Reverend Sanford

Season 6 • Episode 19

Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.

Friday, April 5

The Will

Season 6 • Episode 20

Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.

Saturday, April 6

Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe

Season 3 • Episode 14

A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.

Saturday, April 6

Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle

Season 3 • Episode 15

Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.

Saturday, April 6

This Land Is Whose Land?

Season 3 • Episode 16

A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.

Saturday, April 6

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.

Saturday, April 6

The Party Crasher

Season 3 • Episode 18

Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.

Saturday, April 6

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, April 6

Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady

Season 3 • Episode 21

Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.

Saturday, April 6

Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...

Season 3 • Episode 22

Woodrow moves into the Sanford house when Esther kicks him out.

Monday, April 8

Fred the Activist

Season 6 • Episode 21

Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.

Monday, April 8

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, April 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!

Season 2 • Episode 8

Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.

Tuesday, April 9

The Shootout

Season 2 • Episode 9

Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.

Tuesday, April 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.

Tuesday, April 9

Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three

Season 2 • Episode 11

Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.

Tuesday, April 9

A Guest in the Yard

Season 2 • Episode 12

A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.

Tuesday, April 9

Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna

Season 2 • Episode 13

Fred invites his fiancee and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.

Tuesday, April 9

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, April 9

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, April 9

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 9

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 9

Watts Side Story

Season 2 • Episode 18

Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.

Tuesday, April 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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 9

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, April 9

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, April 10

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.

Wednesday, April 10

Pot Luck

Season 2 • Episode 22

Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.

Wednesday, April 10

The Kid

Season 2 • Episode 23

A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.

Wednesday, April 10

Rated X

Season 2 • Episode 24

A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.

Wednesday, April 10

Lamont as Othello

Season 3 • Episode 1

A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.

Wednesday, April 10

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, April 10

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, April 10

Presenting the Three Degrees

Season 3 • Episode 4

Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.

Wednesday, April 10

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.

Wednesday, April 10

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, April 10

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, April 10

Superflyer

Season 3 • Episode 8

Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.

Wednesday, April 10

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, April 10

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.

Wednesday, April 10

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.

Wednesday, April 10

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.

Wednesday, April 10

Wine, Women and Aunt Esther

Season 3 • Episode 13

Fred and his friends plan a cheer-up party after attending a friend's funeral.

Wednesday, April 10

School Daze

Season 6 • Episode 25

Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.

Wednesday, April 10

Crossed Swords

Season 1 • Episode 1

Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.

Thursday, April 11

Happy Birthday, Pop

Season 1 • Episode 2

Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.

Thursday, April 11

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.

Friday, April 12

The Copper Caper

Season 1 • Episode 4

Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.

Friday, April 12

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.

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