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.

Sunday, May 5

The Merger

Season 4 • Episode 14

Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.

Sunday, May 5

Once a Thief

Season 4 • Episode 15

Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.

Sunday, May 5

The Stand-In

Season 4 • Episode 16

Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.

Sunday, May 5

Strange Bedfellows

Season 4 • Episode 17

Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.

Sunday, May 5

The Masquerade Party

Season 4 • Episode 18

Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.

Sunday, May 5

Golden Boy

Season 4 • Episode 19

Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.

Monday, May 6

Pot Luck

Season 2 • Episode 22

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

Monday, May 6

The Kid

Season 2 • Episode 23

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

Tuesday, May 7

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, May 7

Steinberg and Son

Season 5 • Episode 5

The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.

Tuesday, May 7

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, May 7

Della, Della, Della

Season 5 • Episode 7

Della Reese guest stars as a campaign worker for a political candidate.

Tuesday, May 7

Donna Pops the Question

Season 5 • Episode 8

Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.

Tuesday, May 7

My Fair Esther

Season 5 • Episode 9

Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.

Tuesday, May 7

Sanford and Rising Son

Season 5 • Episode 10

Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.

Tuesday, May 7

The Olympics

Season 5 • Episode 11

Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.

Tuesday, May 7

Ebenezer Sanford

Season 5 • Episode 12

Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.

Tuesday, May 7

The Oddfather

Season 5 • Episode 13

Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.

Tuesday, May 7

Can You Chop This

Season 5 • Episode 14

Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.

Tuesday, May 7

Greatest Show in Watts

Season 5 • Episode 15

Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.

Tuesday, May 7

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.

Tuesday, May 7

The TV Addict

Season 5 • Episode 17

Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.

Tuesday, May 7

Lamont in Love

Season 5 • Episode 18

Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.

Tuesday, May 7

The Escorts

Season 5 • Episode 19

Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.

Tuesday, May 7

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, May 7

The Director

Season 5 • Episode 21

George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.

Tuesday, May 7

A Pain in the Neck

Season 5 • Episode 22

Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.

Tuesday, May 7

Sergeant Gork

Season 5 • Episode 23

Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.

Tuesday, May 7

Rated X

Season 2 • Episode 24

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

Tuesday, May 7

Lamont as Othello

Season 3 • Episode 1

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

Wednesday, May 8

Greatest Show in Watts

Season 5 • Episode 15

Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.

Wednesday, May 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, May 8

The TV Addict

Season 5 • Episode 17

Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.

Wednesday, May 8

Lamont in Love

Season 5 • Episode 18

Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.

Wednesday, May 8

The Escorts

Season 5 • Episode 19

Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.

Wednesday, May 8

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.

Wednesday, May 8

The Director

Season 5 • Episode 21

George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.

Wednesday, May 8

A Pain in the Neck

Season 5 • Episode 22

Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.

Wednesday, May 8

Sergeant Gork

Season 5 • Episode 23

Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.

Wednesday, May 8

Camping Trip

Season 5 • Episode 24

Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.

Wednesday, May 8

California Crude

Season 6 • Episode 4

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

Wednesday, May 8

The Stakeout

Season 6 • Episode 5

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

Wednesday, May 8

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.

Wednesday, May 8

The Winning Ticket

Season 6 • Episode 7

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

Wednesday, May 8

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 8

Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman

Season 3 • Episode 3

Fred witnesses a burglary at Julio's house but is too scared to identify the criminals.

Thursday, May 9

Presenting the Three Degrees

Season 3 • Episode 4

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

Thursday, May 9

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.

Friday, May 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.

Friday, May 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.

Saturday, May 11

The Older Woman

Season 4 • Episode 23

When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.

Saturday, May 11

The Stung

Season 4 • Episode 22

Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.

Saturday, May 11

The Family Man

Season 4 • Episode 25

Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.

Saturday, May 11

The Over-the-Hill Gag

Season 4 • Episode 24

Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.

Saturday, May 11

The Oddfather

Season 5 • Episode 13

Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.

Saturday, May 11

Donna Pops the Question

Season 5 • Episode 8

Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.

Saturday, May 11

The Olympics

Season 5 • Episode 11

Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.

Saturday, May 11

Divorce, Sanford Style

Season 5 • Episode 2

Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.

Sunday, May 12

The Older Woman

Season 4 • Episode 23

When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.

Sunday, May 12

The Stung

Season 4 • Episode 22

Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.

Sunday, May 12

The Family Man

Season 4 • Episode 25

Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.

Sunday, May 12

The Over-the-Hill Gag

Season 4 • Episode 24

Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.

Sunday, May 12

The Oddfather

Season 5 • Episode 13

Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.

Sunday, May 12

Donna Pops the Question

Season 5 • Episode 8

Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.

Monday, May 13

Superflyer

Season 3 • Episode 8

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

Monday, May 13

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.

Tuesday, May 14

Camping Trip

Season 5 • Episode 24

Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.

Tuesday, May 14

California Crude

Season 6 • Episode 4

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

Tuesday, May 14

The Stakeout

Season 6 • Episode 5

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

Tuesday, May 14

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, May 14

The Winning Ticket

Season 6 • Episode 7

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

Tuesday, May 14

Committee Man

Season 6 • Episode 8

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

Tuesday, May 14

Fred's Extra Job

Season 6 • Episode 9

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

Tuesday, May 14

Carol

Season 6 • Episode 10

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

Tuesday, May 14

Aunt Esther Has a Baby

Season 6 • Episode 11

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

Tuesday, May 14

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, May 14

Aunt Esther Meets Her Son

Season 6 • Episode 12

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

Tuesday, May 14

Sanford and Gong

Season 6 • Episode 13

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

Tuesday, May 14

Fred Meets Redd

Season 6 • Episode 15

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

Tuesday, May 14

The Defiant One

Season 6 • Episode 16

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

Tuesday, May 14

A Matter of Silence

Season 6 • Episode 17

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

Tuesday, May 14

When John Comes Marching Home

Season 6 • Episode 18

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

Tuesday, May 14

The Reverend Sanford

Season 6 • Episode 19

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

Tuesday, May 14

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.

Tuesday, May 14

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, May 15

Committee Man

Season 6 • Episode 8

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

Wednesday, May 15

Fred's Extra Job

Season 6 • Episode 9

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

Wednesday, May 15

Carol

Season 6 • Episode 10

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

Wednesday, May 15

Aunt Esther Has a Baby

Season 6 • Episode 11

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

Wednesday, May 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.

Wednesday, May 15

Aunt Esther Meets Her Son

Season 6 • Episode 12

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

Wednesday, May 15

Sanford and Gong

Season 6 • Episode 13

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

Wednesday, May 15

Fred Meets Redd

Season 6 • Episode 15

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

Wednesday, May 15

The Defiant One

Season 6 • Episode 16

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

Wednesday, May 15

A Matter of Silence

Season 6 • Episode 17

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

Wednesday, May 15

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, May 15

The Reverend Sanford

Season 6 • Episode 19

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

Wednesday, May 15

The Will

Season 6 • Episode 20

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

Wednesday, May 15

Fred the Activist

Season 6 • Episode 21

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

Wednesday, May 15

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 15

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 15

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 15

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, May 15

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, May 16

Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe

Season 3 • Episode 14

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

Thursday, May 16

Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle

Season 3 • Episode 15

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

Friday, May 17

This Land Is Whose Land?

Season 3 • Episode 16

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

Friday, May 17

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 18

Bank on This

Season 5 • Episode 3

Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.

Saturday, May 18

The TV Addict

Season 5 • Episode 17

Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.

Saturday, May 18

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, May 18

Earthquake II

Season 5 • Episode 1

Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.

Saturday, May 18

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, May 18

Steinberg and Son

Season 5 • Episode 5

The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.

Saturday, May 18

My Fair Esther

Season 5 • Episode 9

Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.

Saturday, May 18

Greatest Show in Watts

Season 5 • Episode 15

Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.

Saturday, May 18

Della, Della, Della

Season 5 • Episode 7

Della Reese guest stars as a campaign worker for a political candidate.

Saturday, May 18

Can You Chop This

Season 5 • Episode 14

Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.

Saturday, May 18

Sanford and Rising Son

Season 5 • Episode 10

Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.

Saturday, 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 19

Bank on This

Season 5 • Episode 3

Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.

Sunday, May 19

The TV Addict

Season 5 • Episode 17

Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.

Sunday, 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.

Sunday, May 19

Earthquake II

Season 5 • Episode 1

Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.

Sunday, May 19

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.

Sunday, May 19

Steinberg and Son

Season 5 • Episode 5

The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.

Monday, May 20

The Party Crasher

Season 3 • Episode 18

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

Monday, May 20

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 21

The Will

Season 6 • Episode 20

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

Tuesday, May 21

Fred the Activist

Season 6 • Episode 21

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

Tuesday, 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.

Tuesday, 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.

Tuesday, 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.

Tuesday, May 21

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 21

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 21

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 21

Grady and His Lady

Season 4 • Episode 4

Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.

Tuesday, May 21

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 21

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 21

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 21

My Kingdom for a Horse

Season 4 • Episode 8

Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.

Tuesday, May 21

Sanford and Niece

Season 4 • Episode 9

Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.

Tuesday, May 21

Julio and Sister and Nephew

Season 4 • Episode 10

Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.

Tuesday, May 21

Fred's Treasure Garden

Season 4 • Episode 11

Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.

Tuesday, May 21

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 21

A Little Extra Security

Season 4 • Episode 13

Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.

Tuesday, May 21

The Merger

Season 4 • Episode 14

Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.

Tuesday, May 21

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 21

Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?

Season 3 • Episode 20

A woman with whom Grady had a drunken fling mistakes him for her fiance, Fred Sanford.

Tuesday, May 21

Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady

Season 3 • Episode 21

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

Wednesday, May 22

School Daze

Season 6 • Episode 25

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

Wednesday, May 22

Earthquake II

Season 5 • Episode 1

Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.

Wednesday, May 22

Divorce, Sanford Style

Season 5 • Episode 2

Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.

Wednesday, May 22

Bank on This

Season 5 • Episode 3

Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.

Wednesday, May 22

The Sanford Arms

Season 5 • Episode 4

Fred and Lamont take in boarders to pay the mortgage, but the prospects don't look good.

Wednesday, May 22

Steinberg and Son

Season 5 • Episode 5

The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.

Wednesday, May 22

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.

Wednesday, May 22

Della, Della, Della

Season 5 • Episode 7

Della Reese guest stars as a campaign worker for a political candidate.

Wednesday, May 22

Donna Pops the Question

Season 5 • Episode 8

Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.

Wednesday, May 22

My Fair Esther

Season 5 • Episode 9

Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.

Wednesday, May 22

Sanford and Rising Son

Season 5 • Episode 10

Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.

Wednesday, May 22

The Olympics

Season 5 • Episode 11

Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.

Wednesday, May 22

Ebenezer Sanford

Season 5 • Episode 12

Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.

Wednesday, May 22

The Oddfather

Season 5 • Episode 13

Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.

Wednesday, May 22

Can You Chop This

Season 5 • Episode 14

Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.

Wednesday, May 22

Greatest Show in Watts

Season 5 • Episode 15

Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.

Wednesday, May 22

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, May 22

Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...

Season 3 • Episode 22

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

Wednesday, May 22

The Way to Lamont's Heart

Season 3 • Episode 23

Judy makes advances toward Grady to win his support in her scheme to marry Lamont.

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