List of Sanford and Son episodes
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List of Sanford and Son (1972-1977) episodes.
Season 1: 1972
No. | Title | Airdate | Prod. code |
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1 | "Crossed Swords" | 14 January 1972 | TBA |
Lamont buys a porcelain figure for $15 from a silent movie star. After having it appraised, Lamont and Fred decide to sell it at an auction. They attend the auction pretending to be buyers to bid the price even higher. However, things go awry to Lamont's dismay. | |||
2 | "Happy Birthday, Pop" | 21 January 1972 | TBA |
During his birthday celebration, Fred is overwhelmed by a visit to a fancy bar, a movie theater to see Fiddler on the Roof, and dinner at a Chinese restaurant. | |||
3 | "Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride" | 28 January 1972 | TBA |
Lamont is excited about his upcoming, but on the big day he quickly finds himself the only one who is. The bride dumps him at the altar, and his relatives beg to get back their wedding gifts. | |||
4 | "The Copper Caper" | 4 February 1972 | TBA |
Fred and Lamont buy a load of copper from a man who has been stealing it from people in the neighborhood. | |||
5 | "A Matter of Life and Breath" | 11 February 1972 | TBA |
Concerned about his father's smoker's cough, Lamont brings Fred in for a free tuberculosis screening at the American Lung Association's Breathmobile. The test results take his breath away. | |||
6 | "We Were Robbed" | 18 February 1972 | TBA |
O, what a tangled web Fred weaves when he fakes a robbery to cover-up his careless destruction of Lamont's prized porcelain and glass collection. | |||
7 | "A Pad for Lamont" | 25 February 1972 | TBA |
Fed up with his father frustrating his love life, Lamont strikes out on his own and rents a swingin' bachelor pad. | |||
8 | "The Great Sanford Siege" | 3 March 1972 | TBA |
The Sanfords haven't been paying their bills and now find themselves trapped in their home in a standoff with a process server and a collection agency ready to repossess their unpaid furniture. | |||
9 | "Coffins for Sale" | 10 March 1972 | TBA |
Lamont's keeping a pair of coffins in the living room spooks superstitious Fred. | |||
10 | "The Barracuda" | 17 March 1972 | TBA |
Fred's in love and engaged to be married, but not if Lamont can help it. | |||
11 | "TV or Not TV" | 24 March 1972 | TBA |
In need of a new color television, Fred is upset when Lamont decides to spend the money instead on a new car. Lamont has a change of heart, however, when Fred wanders away from home and is taken to the hospital - with an apparent case of amnesia. | |||
12 | "The Suitcase Case" | 31 March 1972 | TBA |
Lamont's daily haul of junk includes a tattered briefcase stuffed with stolen cash. Will Fred and Lamont decide whether to keep it or turn it over to the police before the crook it belongs to comes looking for it? | |||
13 | "The Return of the Barracuda" | 7 April 1972 | TBA |
Fred and Donna kiss and make up, sparking Lamont to hatch new plans for putting the kibosh on Cupid. | |||
14 | "The Piano Movers" | 14 April 1972 | TBA |
It's putting the match to the powder keg when rough and tumble Fred and Lamont are engaged to remove a piano from the lavish Beverly Hills apartment of a cultured antiques collector. |
Season 2: 1972-1973
No. | Title | Airdate | Prod. code |
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1 | "By the Numbers" | 15 September 1972 | TBA |
Freeloading family and friends flock to fleece the golden sheep when Fred plays the numbers. | |||
2 | "Whiplash" | 22 September 1972 | TBA |
Fred's fine following his fender bender with a Cadillac, but Bubba convinces him to claim whiplash and then lay claim to a gold mine in monetary damages. | |||
3 | "The Dowry" | 29 September 1972 | TBA |
Cousin Grady's overweight stepdaughter stands to receive a $10,000 dowry on her wedding day, which sets Fred to playing matchmaker with Lamont. | |||
4 | "Jealousy" | 6 October 1972 | TBA |
When Donna said she would be bringing a patient to dinner, Fred didn't expect the spry and sophisticated Osgood Wilcox. | |||
5 | "Tooth or Consequences" | 13 October 1972 | TBA |
After all else fails, fraidy-cat Fred finally agrees to see a dentist for his toothache. | |||
6 | "The Card Sharps" | 27 October 1972 | TBA |
Lamont won't heed Fred's warnings that he's being played for a sucker by some canny card sharps. | |||
7 | "Have Gun, Will Sell" | 3 November 1972 | TBA |
After Fred and Lamont scare away a burglar, they realize that he left his gun at their house. Lamont and Rollo then pressure Fred into going to a pawn shop to try and sell the gun. | |||
8 | "The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!" | 10 November 1972 | TBA |
Fred's fighting mad to find that his new neighbor is a Puerto Rican man with a goat. | |||
9 | "The Shootout" | 17 November 1972 | TBA |
Lamont brings home an antique Revolutionary War rifle and Fred finds out whether it can still fire after 200 years. | |||
10 | "Blood Is Thicker Than Junk" | 24 November 1972 | TBA |
After a nasty spat Sanford and Son split up. Fred hires a new man to replace Lamont, who signs on to work with a competing junk dealer. | |||
11 | "Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three" | 1 December 1972 | TBA |
A husband-seeking old flame of Fred's returns with a shocking revelation about her daughter, who has sparked a flaming passion in Lamont's heart. | |||
12 | "A Guest in the Yard" | 8 December 1972 | TBA |
Fred and Lamont discover that no good deed goes unpunished when the homeless man they help plays the Sanfords for suckers, resisting their every effort to throw him out. | |||
13 | "Fred & Carol and Fred & Donna" | 15 December 1972 | TBA |
Two-timing Fred's in the soup when he accidentally double books his dining room table by inviting both his fiancée Donna and the attractive saleswoman Carol over for supper on the same evening. | |||
14 | "The Light Housekeeper" | 22 December 1972 | TBA |
Lamont hires a housekeeper, but Fred isn't wild about her being white. | |||
15 | "The Big Party" | 5 January 1973 | TBA |
Behind on their bills, Fred and Lamont look to raise money by throwing a house party and charging admission. | |||
16 | "A Visit from Lena Horne" | 12 January 1973 | TBA |
Fast-thinking Fred fools Lena Horne into visiting the Sanford home after he spins her a sob story about little lame Lamont who looks upon Lena as a second mother. | |||
17 | "Lamont Goes African" | 19 January 1973 | TBA |
Lamont looks to reinvent himself by adopting an African name and lifestyle. | |||
18 | "Watts Side Story" | 26 January 1973 | TBA |
Lamont just met a girl named Maria, but she's Julio's Puerto Rican sister, and the possibility of an interracial romance ruffles the feathers of both Fred and Mrs. Fuentes. | |||
19 | "The Infernal Triangle" | 3 February 1973 | TBA |
Fred announces his engagement to Judy, a woman young enough to have been his daughter-in-law. | |||
20 | "Pops 'n' Pals" | 9 February 1973 | TBA |
Jealous of Lamont's friendship with Julio, Fred tries to be a buddy to his son. | |||
21 | "Home Sweet Home for the Aged" | 16 February 1973 | TBA |
Before setting off to sail the world aboard a tramp steamer, Lamont must convince Fred to move into a retirement home. | |||
22 | "Pot Luck" | 23 February 1973 | TBA |
Lamont takes advantage of an ignorant seller and buys an antique commode for $20, greedily anticipating reselling it for a tremendous profit. | |||
23 | "The Kid" | 9 March 1973 | TBA |
A lonely latchkey kid stows away on Lamont's truck and spends a day with the Sanfords. | |||
24 | "Rated X" | 16 March 1973 | TBA |
Fred tags along to a movie casting call that Lamont and Rollo hope will make them respected black actors, not suspecting this film is blue. |
Third season, 1973 - 1974
- 1. Lamont As Othello
- 2. Libra Falling All Over Lamont
- 3. Fred, the Reluctant Finger Man
- 4. Presenting the Three Degrees
- 5. This Little TV Went to Market
- 6. Lamont Is That You?
- 7. Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford, & Chico
- 8. Superflyer
- 9. The Members of the Wedding (a.k.a. The Engagements)
- 10. The Blind Mellow Jelly Connection (a.k.a. The Chameleon)
- 11. A House Is Not a Poolroom
- 12. Grady, the Star Boarder
- 13. Wine, Women, and Aunt Esther (a.k.a. Leaving the Nest)
- 14. Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
- 15. Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
- 16. This Land Is Whose Land
- 17. Fred's Cheating Heart
- 18. The Party Crasher
- 19. Lamont Goes Karate (sans Fred)
- 20. Will The Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something
- 21. Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
- 22. Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt
- 23. The Way to Lamont's Heart
- 24. Hello, Cousin Emma... Goodbye, Cousin Emma
Fourth season, 1974 - 1975
- 1. Matchmaker, Matchmaker
- 2. Ol' Brown Eyes
- 3. Grady and His Lady
- 4. There'll Be Some Changes Made
- 5. Going Out of Business
- 6. Fred's Treasure Garden
- 7. Once a Thief
- 8. A Little Extra Security (sans Fred)
- 9. Home Sweet Home
- 10. My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out
- 11. Sanford and Niece
- 12. Julio and Sister and Nephew
- 13. Strange Bedfellows
- 14. The Merger
- 15. Tower Power
- 16. The Surprise Party
- 17. The Stand-In
- 18. The Masquerade Party
- 19. My Brother-in-Law's Keeper
- 20. Golden Boy
- 21. The Headache
- 22. The Older Woman
- 23. The Stung
- 24. The Family Man (sans Fred & Lamont) (Grady pilot)
Fifth season, 1975 - 1976
- 1. Earthquake II
- 2. Divorce, Sanford Style
- 3. Bank on This
- 4. The Sanford Arms
- 5. Steinberg & Son
- 6. Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
- 7. Della, Della, Della
- 8. Donna Pops the Question (sans Lamont)
- 9. My Fair Esther
- 10. Sanford and Rising Son
- 11. The Olympics
- 12. Ebenezer Sanford
- 13. The Oddfather (sans Lamont)
- 14. Can You Chop This?
- 15. Greatest Show in Watts
- 16. Fred Sanford Has a Baby
- 17. The TV Addict
- 18. Lamont in Love
- 19. The Escorts
- 20. Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
- 21. The Director
- 22. A Pain in the Neck
- 23. Sergeant Gork
- 24. Camping Trip
Sixth season, 1976 - 1977
- 1. The Hawaiian Connection 1
- 2. The Hawaiian Connection 2
- 3. The Hawaiian Connection 3
- 4. California Crude
- 5. The Stakeout
- 6. I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
- 7. The Winning Ticket
- 8. Committee Man
- 9. Fred's Extra Job
- 10. Carol
- 11. Aunt Esther Has a Baby
- 12. Her Today, Gone Today
- 13. Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
- 14. Sanford and Gong
- 15. Fred Meets Redd
- 16. Chinese Torture
- 17. A Matter of Silence
- 18. When John Comes Marching Home
- 19. The Reverend Sanford
- 20. The Will
- 21. Fred the Activist
- 22. The Lucky Streak
- 23. Funny, You Don't Look It
- 24. Fred Sings the Blues
- 25. School Daze
List of Sanford episodes, March 15, 1980 - July 10, 1981
- 1. The Meeting (1)
- 2. The Meeting (2)
- 3. The Meeting (3)
- 4. The Still of the Night
- 5. Dinner at George's
- 6. Younger Than Springtime Am I
- 7. Retrospective (1)
- 8. Retrospective (2)
- 9. Perfect Husband
- 10. The Ring Finger
- 11. Cissy and the Nephew
- 12. Cal's Diet (1)
- 13. Cal's Diet (2)
- 14. The Benefit
- 15. Here Comes the Bride (1)
- 16. Here Comes the Bride (2)
- 17. Fred Has the Big One
- 18. Cal the Coward
- 19. Love Is Blind
- 20. Cal's Dad
- 21. Gaslight
- 22. Freeway
- 23. Jury Duty
- 24. Cal's Legal Alien
- 25. Private Lives
- 26. To Keep a Thief