Sanford & Son
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
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, May 18
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, May 18
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, May 18
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Sunday, May 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.
Sunday, May 18
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Sunday, May 18
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Sunday, May 18
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Sunday, May 18
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Sunday, May 18
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Sunday, May 18
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Sunday, May 18
Fred Sanford Has a Baby
Season 5 • Episode 16
Fred rents Lamont's room to a pregnant woman while Lamont is on a fishing trip.
Sunday, May 18
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Sunday, May 18
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Sunday, May 18
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Sunday, May 18
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.
Sunday, May 18
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Monday, May 19
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Monday, May 19
The Sanford Arms
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fred and Lamont take in boarders to pay the mortgage, but the prospects don't look good.
Monday, May 19
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Monday, May 19
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, May 20
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Tuesday, May 20
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, May 20
Watts Side Story
Season 2 • Episode 18
Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.
Tuesday, May 20
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, May 20
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Tuesday, May 20
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, May 20
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, May 20
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, May 20
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Tuesday, May 20
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, May 20
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, May 20
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, May 20
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Tuesday, May 20
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, May 20
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, May 20
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, May 20
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Tuesday, May 20
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Tuesday, May 20
Watts Side Story
Season 2 • Episode 18
Fred is aghast when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor.
Tuesday, May 20
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, May 21
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Wednesday, May 21
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Wednesday, May 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, May 21
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, May 21
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, May 21
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, May 21
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, May 21
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Wednesday, May 21
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Wednesday, May 21
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Wednesday, May 21
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, May 21
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Wednesday, May 21
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, May 21
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Wednesday, May 21
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Wednesday, May 21
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Wednesday, May 21
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Wednesday, May 21
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Wednesday, May 21
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Wednesday, May 21
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, May 21
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Wednesday, May 21
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, May 21
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Wednesday, May 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.
Thursday, May 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, May 22
The Shootout
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fred accidentally fires an antique gun and fears the worst when his neighbor doesn't answer.
Thursday, May 22
Blood Is Thicker Than Junk
Season 2 • Episode 10
Fred is forced to find a new partner for the junkyard when Lamont seeks employment elsewhere.
Thursday, May 22
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lamont discovers that his new fiancee may actually be his half sister.
Thursday, May 22
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Thursday, May 22
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Thursday, May 22
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
Thursday, May 22
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Friday, May 23
A Guest in the Yard
Season 2 • Episode 12
A bum threatens to sue Fred when he accidentally injures himself in the junkyard.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 23
The Big Party
Season 2 • Episode 15
Fred and Lamont throw a neighborhood party in an effort to raise money to pay their bills.
Friday, May 23
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Friday, May 23
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Friday, May 23
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Friday, May 23
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Saturday, May 24
A Visit From Lena Horne
Season 2 • Episode 16
Fred invades Lena Horne's television studio dressing room during a tour of NBC.
Saturday, May 24
Lamont Goes African
Season 2 • Episode 17
Fred thinks that Lamont's African dress and customs are ludicrous until he hears what they include.
Saturday, May 24
The Infernal Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 19
Lamont is upset when Fred announces that he plans to marry a young woman he has just met.
Saturday, May 24
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Saturday, May 24
The Infernal Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 19
Lamont is upset when Fred announces that he plans to marry a young woman he has just met.
Saturday, May 24
Pops 'n' Pals
Season 2 • Episode 20
Fred schemes to make Lamont feel guilty when he feels that his son is ignoring him.
Saturday, May 24
Pot Luck
Season 2 • Episode 22
Lamont gets involved in a con game when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode.
Saturday, May 24
The Kid
Season 2 • Episode 23
A 9-year-old boy begins spending all his time at the Sanford home.
Sunday, May 25
Rated X
Season 2 • Episode 24
A newspaper ad leads Fred and Lamont to try out for a low-budget movie.
Sunday, May 25
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Sunday, May 25
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, May 25
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, May 25
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Sunday, May 25
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Sunday, May 25
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Sunday, May 25
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Sunday, May 25
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.
Sunday, May 25
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Sunday, May 25
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Jewel thieves in Honolulu think of the perfect patsy to smuggle their stolen gems into Los Angeles.
Sunday, May 25
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Sunday, May 25
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Sunday, May 25
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Sunday, May 25
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Sunday, May 25
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Monday, May 26
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Monday, May 26
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Monday, May 26
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.
Monday, May 26
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Monday, May 26
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Monday, May 26
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Monday, May 26
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Monday, May 26
The Card Sharps
Season 2 • Episode 6
Fred is convinced that Lamont's card-playing buddies are trying to take him for all his money.
Monday, May 26
Lamont as Othello
Season 3 • Episode 1
A drama coach comes to the Sanford home to tutor Lamont for an acting role.
Monday, May 26
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.
Monday, May 26
Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
Season 3 • Episode 3
Fred witnesses a burglary at Julio's house but is too scared to identify the criminals.
Monday, May 26
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Monday, May 26
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.
Monday, May 26
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, May 26
Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico
Season 3 • Episode 7
Lamont and Julio go into the used auto-parts business and drive Fred to Skid Row.
Monday, May 26
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Monday, May 26
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, May 26
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, May 26
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, May 26
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, May 26
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, May 26
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Monday, May 26
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Monday, May 26
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.
Monday, May 26
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Tuesday, May 27
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, May 27
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Tuesday, May 27
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Tuesday, May 27
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Tuesday, May 27
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Tuesday, May 27
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Tuesday, May 27
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Tuesday, May 27
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Tuesday, May 27
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Tuesday, May 27
The Masquerade Party
Season 4 • Episode 18
Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.
Tuesday, May 27
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Tuesday, May 27
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, May 27
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Tuesday, May 27
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Tuesday, May 27
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Tuesday, May 27
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Tuesday, May 27
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Tuesday, May 27
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Tuesday, May 27
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Tuesday, May 27
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Tuesday, May 27
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Tuesday, May 27
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, May 28
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, May 28
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, May 28
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Wednesday, May 28
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, May 28
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Wednesday, May 28
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Wednesday, May 28
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, May 28
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, May 29
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, May 29
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, May 29
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Thursday, May 29
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.
Thursday, May 29
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Thursday, May 29
The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
Season 5 • Episode 20
Fred is happy with Lamont's wedding plans until he learns the couple doesn't plan to live with him.
Thursday, May 29
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Thursday, May 29
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, May 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.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 30
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Friday, May 30
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Friday, May 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.
Friday, May 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, May 31
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Saturday, May 31
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
Saturday, May 31
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, May 31
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Saturday, May 31
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Saturday, May 31
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.
Saturday, May 31
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, May 31
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, June 1
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Sunday, June 1
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, June 1
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, June 1
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, June 1
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Sunday, June 1
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Sunday, June 1
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Sunday, June 1
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Sunday, June 1
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Sunday, June 1
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.
Sunday, June 1
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Sunday, June 1
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Sunday, June 1
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Sunday, June 1
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Sunday, June 1
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Sunday, June 1
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Monday, June 2
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Monday, June 2
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 1
Three jewel thieves look for someone to smuggle their gems out of Hawaii.
Monday, June 2
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, June 2
Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fred and his friends plan a cheer-up party after attending a friend's funeral.
Tuesday, June 3
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Tuesday, June 3
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Tuesday, June 3
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Wednesday, June 4
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, June 4
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, June 4
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.
Wednesday, June 4
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, June 4
Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
Season 3 • Episode 21
Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.
Wednesday, June 4
Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...
Season 3 • Episode 22
Woodrow moves into the Sanford house when Esther kicks him out.
Wednesday, June 4
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, June 4
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, June 4
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.
Wednesday, June 4
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, June 4
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, June 4
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Wednesday, June 4
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, June 4
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.
Wednesday, June 4
Home Sweet Home
Season 4 • Episode 7
Fred holds out for more money when a Japanese land development company offers to buy his house.
Wednesday, June 4
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Wednesday, June 4
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
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