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, March 2
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Sunday, March 2
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Sunday, March 2
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Sunday, March 2
The Masquerade Party
Season 4 • Episode 18
Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.
Sunday, March 2
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Sunday, March 2
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Sunday, March 2
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Sunday, March 2
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Sunday, March 2
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, March 2
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Sunday, March 2
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Sunday, March 2
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Sunday, March 2
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, March 2
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Sunday, March 2
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Sunday, March 2
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Monday, March 3
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Monday, March 3
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Monday, March 3
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Monday, March 3
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, March 4
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Tuesday, March 4
The Escorts
Season 5 • Episode 19
Fred and his friends decide to start their own escort service.
Tuesday, March 4
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, March 4
The Director
Season 5 • Episode 21
George Foreman guest stars as Lamont's brother in a community play.
Tuesday, March 4
A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 • Episode 22
Fred is honored with the Watts Businessman of the Year award.
Tuesday, March 4
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Tuesday, March 4
Camping Trip
Season 5 • Episode 24
Fred and Lamont wind up stranded in the forest when they go camping.
Tuesday, March 4
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Tuesday, March 4
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Tuesday, March 4
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, March 4
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Tuesday, March 4
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Tuesday, March 4
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Tuesday, March 4
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Tuesday, March 4
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Tuesday, March 4
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, March 4
Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
Season 3 • Episode 21
Grady tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and orgies.
Wednesday, March 5
Presenting the Three Degrees
Season 3 • Episode 4
Lamont promotes an all-female singing trio from Philadelphia, The Three Degrees.
Wednesday, March 5
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, March 5
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, March 5
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, March 5
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Wednesday, March 5
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Wednesday, March 5
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Wednesday, March 5
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Wednesday, March 5
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Wednesday, March 5
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Wednesday, March 5
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Wednesday, March 5
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Wednesday, March 5
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
Wednesday, March 5
Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 • Episode 17
Fred's lifestyle is disrupted when Lamont runs for state assemblyman.
Wednesday, March 5
The Masquerade Party
Season 4 • Episode 18
Fred, Grady and Bubba become contestants on a television game show.
Wednesday, March 5
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Wednesday, March 5
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.
Wednesday, March 5
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Wednesday, March 5
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Wednesday, March 5
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Wednesday, March 5
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Wednesday, March 5
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Wednesday, March 5
Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt ...
Season 3 • Episode 22
Woodrow moves into the Sanford house when Esther kicks him out.
Wednesday, March 5
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.
Thursday, March 6
Superflyer
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fred makes his first airplane trip when his uncle leaves him an inheritance.
Thursday, March 6
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, March 6
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, March 6
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, March 6
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Thursday, March 6
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Thursday, March 6
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.
Thursday, March 6
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.
Friday, March 7
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, March 7
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, March 7
Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Season 3 • Episode 14
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
Friday, March 7
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 • Episode 15
Lamont goes to court after receiving what he feels is an unfair traffic ticket.
Friday, March 7
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Friday, March 7
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Friday, March 7
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.
Friday, March 7
Ol' Brown Eyes
Season 4 • Episode 3
Fred is sure that the ring Lamont gave him as a present was stolen from Frank Sinatra.
Saturday, March 8
This Land Is Whose Land?
Season 3 • Episode 16
A dispute arises between Fred and Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
Saturday, March 8
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, March 8
The Party Crasher
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fred has different plans when Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls.
Saturday, March 8
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, March 8
Golden Boy
Season 4 • Episode 19
Fred buys half ownership of a professional fighter who can't fight.
Saturday, March 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.
Saturday, March 8
The Headache
Season 4 • Episode 21
Lamont consults a psychiatrist to see what is causing his headaches.
Saturday, March 8
The Stung
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fred asks a professional gambler to teach Lamont and his friends a lesson.
Sunday, March 9
The Older Woman
Season 4 • Episode 23
When Lamont falls for an older woman, Fred schemes to show him how ridiculous it is.
Sunday, March 9
The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 • Episode 24
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think Fred has only six months to live.
Sunday, March 9
The Family Man
Season 4 • Episode 25
Grady feels out of place when he moves in with his daughter and her family.
Sunday, March 9
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Sunday, March 9
Sergeant Gork
Season 5 • Episode 23
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Sunday, March 9
Fred's Extra Job
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
Sunday, March 9
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, March 9
The Winning Ticket
Season 6 • Episode 7
Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.
Sunday, March 9
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, March 9
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 2
While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.
Sunday, March 9
The Hawaiian Connection
Season 6 • Episode 3
Jewel thieves pursue Fred when they think he has abandoned their jewels.
Sunday, March 9
The Stakeout
Season 6 • Episode 5
Fred discovers that the tenant he has a crush on is a man and a criminal.
Sunday, March 9
California Crude
Season 6 • Episode 4
When Fred learns of the possibility of oil on his property, he starts spending his "millions.".
Sunday, March 9
Committee Man
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fred is chosen for a community-relations committee, and is offered a bribe.
Sunday, March 9
Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 • Episode 11
Fred plays an important role when Esther tries to adopt a child.
Sunday, March 9
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Monday, March 10
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Monday, March 10
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.
Monday, March 10
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Monday, March 10
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, March 11
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, March 11
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 • Episode 12
Esther and Woodrow are not pleased with their newly adopted son.
Tuesday, March 11
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Tuesday, March 11
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Tuesday, March 11
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Tuesday, March 11
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Tuesday, March 11
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, March 11
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Tuesday, March 11
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Tuesday, March 11
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Tuesday, March 11
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, March 11
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, March 11
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, March 11
School Daze
Season 6 • Episode 25
Fred is caught spending a lot of time with a white schoolteacher.
Tuesday, March 11
Crossed Swords
Season 1 • Episode 1
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has bought is worth a great deal of money.
Tuesday, March 11
Happy Birthday, Pop
Season 1 • Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out for a night on the town for his 65th birthday.
Tuesday, March 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.
Tuesday, March 11
The Copper Caper
Season 1 • Episode 4
Lamont buys some copper on speculation, only to discover the goods are stolen.
Tuesday, March 11
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, March 11
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, March 12
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, March 12
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, March 12
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, March 12
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, March 12
Earthquake II
Season 5 • Episode 1
Fred puts his home and business up for sale when he hears that an earthquake will hit.
Wednesday, March 12
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Wednesday, March 12
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Wednesday, March 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.
Wednesday, March 12
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Wednesday, March 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.
Wednesday, March 12
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Wednesday, March 12
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Wednesday, March 12
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Wednesday, March 12
Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 • Episode 10
Despite Lamont's objections, Fred opens a Japanese restaurant in his living room.
Wednesday, March 12
The Olympics
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fred goes out for the Senior Olympics to compete for Donna's affection.
Wednesday, March 12
Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fred has a dream in which Lamont is the spirit of Christmas past.
Wednesday, March 12
The Oddfather
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fred is injured and hospitalized while witnessing an attempted murder.
Wednesday, March 12
Can You Chop This
Season 5 • Episode 14
Fred interrupts a TV cooking show to advertise a device he is selling.
Wednesday, March 12
Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 • Episode 15
Fred stages a circus in the junkyard after he inherits an elephant.
Wednesday, March 12
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, March 12
The TV Addict
Season 5 • Episode 17
Fred is put under hypnosis to cure his addiction to television.
Wednesday, March 12
Lamont in Love
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fred and Esther investigate Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend.
Wednesday, March 12
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Wednesday, March 12
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Thursday, March 13
Grady and His Lady
Season 4 • Episode 4
Grady's fiancee declares the Sanfords off-limits after the wedding.
Thursday, March 13
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.
Thursday, March 13
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, March 13
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, March 13
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Thursday, March 13
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Thursday, March 13
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Thursday, March 13
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Friday, March 14
My Kingdom for a Horse
Season 4 • Episode 8
Fred buys a racehorse with an impressive history in hopes of breeding him.
Friday, March 14
Sanford and Niece
Season 4 • Episode 9
Fred's niece, the spitting image of his late wife, visits the Sanford home.
Friday, March 14
Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 • Episode 10
Julio's sister and nephew stay with the Sanfords temporarily.
Friday, March 14
Fred's Treasure Garden
Season 4 • Episode 11
Grady serves his friends, including two policemen, a salad made with marijuana.
Friday, March 14
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Friday, March 14
The Lucky Streak
Season 6 • Episode 22
Fred hits a lucky gambling streak when he and Lamont need money to buy the Sanford Arms.
Friday, March 14
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Friday, March 14
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Saturday, March 15
Tower Power
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fred tries to sculpt a work of art from junk when he discovers the value of sculpture.
Saturday, March 15
A Little Extra Security
Season 4 • Episode 13
Grady must decide whether to lie when he receives too many Social Security checks.
Saturday, March 15
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Saturday, March 15
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Saturday, March 15
Divorce, Sanford Style
Season 5 • Episode 2
Fred turns Cupid when Esther fights with Woodrow and moves into the Sanford house.
Saturday, March 15
Bank on This
Season 5 • Episode 3
Fred is inside the bank when it gets robbed, and becomes a hostage.
Saturday, March 15
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, March 15
Steinberg and Son
Season 5 • Episode 5
The Sanfords sue a television network for doing a series about them.
Sunday, March 16
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, March 16
Della, Della, Della
Season 5 • Episode 7
Della Reese asks Fred for permission to use his home as her candidate's campaign headquarters.
Sunday, March 16
Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 • Episode 8
Donna wants to marry Fred, but another man proposes to her first.
Sunday, March 16
My Fair Esther
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fred tries to transform Esther into a lady for a beauty contest.
Sunday, March 16
Sanford and Gong
Season 6 • Episode 13
Fred gets an act together for a TV amateur show with Lamont and Bubba.
Sunday, March 16
Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 • Episode 15
Fred debates competing in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest in town.
Sunday, March 16
Carol
Season 6 • Episode 10
A person comes to visit, claiming that he and Fred were friends 40 years ago.
Sunday, March 16
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, March 16
The Defiant One
Season 6 • Episode 16
Grady tries an ancient magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther.
Sunday, March 16
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Sunday, March 16
A Matter of Silence
Season 6 • Episode 17
Seeking Donna's sympathy, Fred decides to prolong his temporary deafness.
Sunday, March 16
The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 • Episode 19
Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.
Sunday, March 16
The Will
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fearful that his days are numbered, Fred prepares a will and summons everyone to an advance reading.
Sunday, March 16
Fred the Activist
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fred organizes a protest against a store that discriminates against older citizens.
Sunday, March 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.
Sunday, March 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.
Monday, March 17
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.
Monday, March 17
Fred Sings the Blues
Season 6 • Episode 24
Fred invites B.B. King to dinner and gives him another reason to sing the blues.
Monday, March 17
The Merger
Season 4 • Episode 14
Julio and the Sanfords decide to merge their junk businesses into one.
Monday, March 17
Once a Thief
Season 4 • Episode 15
Grady steps in to protect the Sanford "treasures" when Lamont invites an ex-convict friend home.
Tuesday, March 18
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, March 18
We Were Robbed
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fred accidentally breaks Lamont's porcelain and glass collection.
Tuesday, March 18
A Pad for Lamont
Season 1 • Episode 7
Lamont decides to get his own apartment when Fred keeps invading his privacy.
Tuesday, March 18
The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 • Episode 8
Two deputies come to repossess the furniture when Fred defaults on the payments.
Tuesday, March 18
Coffins for Sale
Season 1 • Episode 9
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction hoping to sell them at a profit.
Tuesday, March 18
The Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 10
Lamont objects to Fred's plan to propose marriage to widowed Donna Harris.
Tuesday, March 18
TV or Not TV
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fred fakes amnesia in a scheme to get a color television set.
Tuesday, March 18
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, March 18
The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 • Episode 13
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
Tuesday, March 18
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, March 18
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, March 18
Whiplash
Season 2 • Episode 2
Fred pretends to suffer from whiplash when he has an accident in the pickup truck.
Tuesday, March 18
The Dowry
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fred schemes to get Lamont to marry a distant cousin in the hopes of obtaining her dowry.
Tuesday, March 18
Jealousy
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fred's fiancee brings a patient who is under her care to dinner at the Sanford home.
Tuesday, March 18
Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 • Episode 5
When Fred gets a toothache, he insists that Lamont find a white dentist to cure him.
Tuesday, March 18
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, March 18
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, March 18
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Season 2 • Episode 8
Fred is beside himself when his new Puerto Rican neighbor opens a competing junkyard.
Tuesday, March 18
The Stand-In
Season 4 • Episode 16
Father and son nightclub performers are injured in Fred's house.
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