 | 1x01 Crossed Swords (Air Date: Jan. 14, 1972)
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has brought is worth a great deal of money and decides auctioning off the piece will bring the best price. | | 1x02 Happy Birthday, Pop (Air Date: Jan. 21, 1972)
Fred's 65th birthday is anything but happy when his first Social Security check and Lamont's "night on the town" don't meet his expectations. | | 1x03 Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride (Air Date: Jan. 28, 1972)
Fred's protest against Lamont's impending marriage fails to change his son's mind. But as the ceremony begins, the bride to be leaves Lamont standing at the altar. | | 1x04 The Copper Caper (Air Date: Feb. 04, 1972)
Fred's suspicions about a used-copper salesman are ignored by Lamont, especially after his son checks the metal's going price. | | 1x05 A Matter of Life and Breath (Air Date: Feb. 11, 1972)
Lamont and Fred, at Lamont's insistence, take advantage of the free test offered by a Breathmoblie. The results convince Fred that he has tuberculosis. | | 1x06 We Were Robbed (Air Date: Feb. 18, 1972)
Fred covers his clumsiness by proclaiming "we were robbed" and he turns into a boastful hero cited for bravery. | | 1x07 A Pad for Lamont (Air Date: Feb. 25, 1972)
Angered by his father's constant interruption of his dates, Lamont moves out to pursue the life of a swinging bachelor. | | 1x08 The Great Sanford Siege (Air Date: Mar. 03, 1972)
Fred's failure to pay his bills brings threats of turned off utilities and repossessed furniture. | | 1x09 Coffins for Sale (Air Date: Mar. 10, 1972)
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction. Very superstition about having coffins in the house, Fred decided to sleep in the back of the truck until they are sold. | | 1x10 The Barracuda (Air Date: Mar. 17, 1972)
Lamont strongly objects to his father's proposal of marriage to the widow Donna Harris. Lynn Hamilton Guest stars. | | 1x11 TV or Not TV (Air Date: Mar. 24, 1972)
Fred wants a color television and Lamont wants a car, but they can't afford both. Fred enraged to learn that Lamont brought the car, ends up in the hospital with amnesia. | | 1x12 The Suitcase Case (Air Date: Mar. 31, 1972)
Lamont stumbles upon a suitcase full of what he's sure is stolen money and calls the police to come take it away. Not wanting to take any chances, Fred locks the find up in the safe. | | 1x13 The Return of the Barracuda (Air Date: Apr. 07, 1972)
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed. | | 1x14 The Piano Movers (Air Date: Apr. 14, 1972)
A great deal on a grand piano finds Lamont and Fred lodged in the apartment of a wealthy eccentric. |
| 2x01 By the Numbers (Air Date: Sep. 15, 1972)
Fred gets that old feeling—not love...the numbers! He's sure he's dreamed up a winner, but Lamont refuses to let him place a bet. | | 2x02 Whiplash (Air Date: Sep. 22, 1972)
After Fred has an accident in the pick-up truck, he decides he is suffering from whiplash and his friend Bubba convinces him he's is sitting on a gold mine. Don Bexley Guest stars. | | 2x03 The Dowry (Air Date: Sep. 29, 1972)
Fred's cousin and his new bride visit from St. Louis with the idea of finding a husband for his cousin's new stepdaughter. When Fred learns there's a $10,000 dowry involved, he schemes to ... | | 2x04 Jealousy (Air Date: Oct. 06, 1972)
Invited to dinner at the Sanford home, Fred's fiancee Donna brings along a patient who is in her care. The man, apparently a healthy specimen, makes it obvious he thinks of Donna as more ... | | 2x05 Tooth or Consequences (Air Date: Oct. 13, 1972)
When Fred's attempt to have a hypnotist cure his toothache fails, Lamont insists that his "chicken" father go to the free clinic. | | 2x06 The Card Sharps (Air Date: Oct. 27, 1972)
Fred is convinced that Lamont's card-playing buddies are trying to sock it-to him for every cent he's got, but Lamont won't believe him | | 2x07 Have Gun, Will Sell (Air Date: Nov. 03, 1972)
Lamont and his friend Rollo scare off a burglar in the Sanford house, but he leaves something behind—a gun. | | 2x08 The Puerto Ricans Are Coming! (Air Date: Nov. 10, 1972)
Fred is upset because his new neighbor is opening a competing junkyard; but he's beside himself when he learns the neighbor is Puerto Rican. | | 2x09 The Shootout (Air Date: Nov. 17, 1972)
When Lamont brings home an antique gun, Fred pulls the trigger and is surprised to learn that the gun is loaded. The bullet fired careens through his neighbor's window with whom he just ... | | 2x10 Blood is Thicker Than Junk (Air Date: Nov. 24, 1972)
Lamont seeks employment elsewhere, forcing Fred to find a new partner for the junk yard. | | 2x11 Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three (Air Date: Dec. 01, 1972)
Fred's old flame Juanita brings her daughter Alice to dinner and its love at first sight for Lamont. When Lamont plans to marry Alice, Fred tries to convince his son not to. | | 2x12 A Guest in the Yard (Air Date: Dec. 08, 1972)
Fred and Lamont find a bum in their yard and before they know it, the Sanfords are jumping to his every whim for fear he'll make good on his threat. | | 2x13 Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna (Air Date: Dec. 15, 1972)
Fred invites both his fiancee Donna and a door-to-door saleslady to dinner on the same evening. | | 2x14 The Light Housekeeper (Air Date: Dec. 22, 1972)
When Fred receives a slight injury in a car accident, Lamont and Fred decide to hire a housekeeper. When she arrives, Fred is aghast to learn she is white, and lazy. | | 2x15 The Big Party (Air Date: Jan. 05, 1973)
Faced with more bills than they can pay, Fred and Lamont decide to give a neighborhood party and charge admission. | | 2x16 A Visit From Lena Horne (Air Date: Jan. 12, 1973)
Fred spots Lena Horne's car in the parking lot while touring the NBC studios and sneaks away to meet "the first lady of his dreams." | | 2x17 Lamont Goes African (Air Date: Jan. 19, 1973)
Fred thinks Lamont's fascinations with Africa are Ludicrous, until he meets Olayia, a Nigerian women with definite ideas about parental respect. | | 2x18 Watts Side Story (Air Date: Jan. 26, 1973)
Fred is shocked when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor, Julio. | | 2x19 The Infernal Triangle (Air Date: Feb. 02, 1973)
Lamont is upset when Fred announces that he plans to marry a young woman he has just met. Lamont is shocked when he finds out that she is one of his old girlfriends. | | 2x20 Pops 'n' Pals (Air Date: Feb. 09, 1973)
Feeling jealous and neglected, Fred conjours up several ruses that will hopefully keep Lamont from spending so much time with Julio. | | 2x21 Home Sweet Home for the Aged (Air Date: Feb. 16, 1973)
Fred is caught up in a series of frustrating situations when he becomes a resident of a senior citizens' home as Lamont plans to work and travel the world. | | 2x22 Pot Luck (Air Date: Feb. 23, 1973)
Lamont outsmarts himself when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode for only $20. It turns out that Lamont is a ploy for a con game. | | 2x23 The Kid (Air Date: Mar. 09, 1973)
A nine-year-old runaway worms his way into the Sanford yard and eventually into Fred's heart. | | 2x24 Rated X (Air Date: Mar. 16, 1973)
Fred Lamont and Rollo almost become stars in an x-rated movie until they are faced with the "naked" truth and the wrath of Aunt Esther. |
| 3x01 Lamont as Othello (Air Date: Sep. 14, 1973)
Fred returns home unexpectedly and finds Lamont and drama coach Marilyn in the choking scene of Othello. | | 3x02 Libra Rising All Over Lamont (Air Date: Sep. 21, 1973)
It's in the stars for Lamont in this zany astrological mix-up that involves his father and Aunt Esther. | | 3x03 Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman (Air Date: Sep. 28, 1973)
Fred is witness to burglary at Julio's house, but he refuses to identify the burglars for the police. | | 3x04 Presenting the Three Degrees (Air Date: Oct. 05, 1973)
Despite Fred's objections, Lamont and Rollo try to make big stars out of the singing trio "The Three Degrees." | | 3x05 This Little TV Went to Market (Air Date: Oct. 12, 1973)
Fred buys a "hot" television and gets into hot water. After Fred has made his purchase, his friend Grady visits the Sanford home and declares that the set is the one that was stolen from ... | | 3x06 Lamont is That You? (Air Date: Oct. 19, 1973)
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly go to a gay bar. They are spotted by Fred's friend Bubba who tells Fred that Lamont is gay. | | 3x07 Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico (Air Date: Oct. 26, 1973)
Lamont and Julio go into the used auto parts business and drive Fred to skid row. Fred thinks Lamont's new venture means his son is deserting their partnership. | | 3x08 Superflyer (Air Date: Nov. 02, 1973)
It takes some doing to convince Fred to make his first airplane flight. | | 3x09 The Members of the Wedding (a.k.a.) The Engagement (Air Date: Nov. 09, 1973)
Fred succumbs to Donna's pressures and agrees to marry her, but Fred's family has other ideas. | | 3x10 The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection (a.k.a.) The Chameleon (Air Date: Nov. 16, 1973)
Following the advice of his son Lamont, Fred donates a collection of rare jazz albums to a music library in order to get a tax write-off, but he wants them back when he finds they are valued ... | | 3x11 A House is Not a Poolroom (Air Date: Nov. 23, 1973)
Lamont buys Fred a pool table for a birthday gift and Fred's buddies turn the Sanford home into a pool hall. | | 3x12 Grady, the Star Boarder (Air Date: Nov. 30, 1973)
Always trying to make a buck, Fred talks Lamont into letting Grady become a "paying boarder" in their home. | | 3x13 Wine, Women and Aunt Esther (a.k.a.) Leaving the Nest (Air Date: Dec. 14, 1973)
Disgusted at Aunt Esther endless rehashing of a friend's funeral, Fred and his cronies, Grady, Leroy, Skillet and Bubba plan a cheer-up party. | | 3x14 Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe (Air Date: Jan. 04, 1974)
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father. | | 3x15 Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle (Air Date: Jan. 11, 1974)
Lamont gets a traffic ticket that he feels he does not deserve and Fred maneuvers himself into a position to be his son's lawyer, leaving Lamont in jeopardy. | | 3x16 This Land is Whose Land? (Air Date: Jan. 18, 1974)
Fred gets into a dispute with his neighbor Julio over the boundary dividing their properties. | | 3x17 Fred's Cheating Heart (Air Date: Feb. 01, 1974)
Lamont checks Fred into the hospital for tests to see why he has four or five heart attacks every day. | | 3x18 The Party Crasher (Air Date: Feb. 08, 1974)
Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls and without Fred. | | 3x19 Lamont Goes Karate (aka Charley's Tea) (Air Date: Feb. 15, 1974)
The affections of a young lady become very painful for Lamont—he gets punched in the nose by a "big" rival. To help get his revenge, Lamont gives his all to Karate. | | 3x20 Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something? (Air Date: Feb. 22, 1974)
Grady sets involved in a case of mistaken identity with Betty Hairston who thinks she's engaged to him. | | 3x21 Tyranny, Thy Name is Grady (Air Date: Mar. 01, 1974)
Grady who is still house-sitting for Fred, tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and social gatherings. | | 3x22 Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt . . . (Air Date: Mar. 08, 1974)
Esther kicks Woodrow out of their house and much to Grady's distress, Lamont gives his uncle permission to move in with them. | | 3x23 The Way to Lamont's Heart (Air Date: Mar. 15, 1974)
Determined to get Lamont to the altar, his latest girl Judy schemes to gain the support of his godfather Grady by making advances toward him. | | 3x24 Hello, Cousin Emma . . . Goodbye, Cousin Emma (Air Date: Mar. 29, 1974)
Grady's cousin Emma gets an invitation to lodge at the Sanford home, triggering a plot to get her out. |
| 4x01 The Surprise Party (Air Date: Sep. 13, 1974)
Fred returns from a long trip only to find that he's spoiled a homecoming party Lamont and Grady had planned for him. | | 4x02 Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Air Date: Sep. 20, 1974)
Lamont's Uncle George dies and bequeaths him $7,000—if he produces a son within the next 12 months and names him George. | | 4x03 Ol' Brown Eyes (Air Date: Sep. 27, 1974)
Fred is sure that the ring Lamont gave him as a present is the one he has heard was stolen from Frank Sinatra. | | 4x04 Grady and His Lady (Air Date: Oct. 04, 1974)
Fred puts his foot down between Grady and his finance when the bride to be announces that after their marriage, Grady will no longer be spending his evenings at the Sanford home. | | 4x05 There'll Be Some Changes Made (Air Date: Oct. 11, 1974)
Lamont may be in for a fight when he tries to change Fred's bigoted attitude toward other minorities. | | 4x06 Going Out of Business (Air Date: Oct. 18, 1974)
Fred sees the beginning of the end of his junk business when Lamont takes a salesman job in a men's clothing store. | | 4x07 Home Sweet Home (Air Date: Oct. 25, 1974)
Greed gets in the way when a Japanese land development company offers to buy the Sanford house. | | 4x08 My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out (Air Date: Nov. 01, 1974)
When Fred buys a horse with an impressive racing history in order to breed him and make millions, he fails to notice that the broken-down animal has been gelded. | | 4x09 Sanford and Niece (Air Date: Nov. 08, 1974)
Fred is determined to avoid a visit by his niece Elizabeth, the "spitting image" and namesake of his late wife. | | 4x10 Julio and Sister and Nephew (Air Date: Nov. 15, 1974)
Fred's anti-Puerto Rican attitude suddenly changes after Julio's nephew is the victim of discrimination in school. | | 4x11 Fred's Treasure Garden (Air Date: Nov. 29, 1974)
A fun time is had by all when Grady serves his friends a salad made with home-grown parsley. | | 4x12 Tower Power (Air Date: Dec. 06, 1974)
Fred creates an idea of his own after Lamont's art-conscious friend Sandra takes the Sanfords on a tour of an art museum. Janee Michelle Guest stars. | | 4x13 A Little Extra Security (Air Date: Dec. 13, 1974)
To lie or not to lie? That is the question that Grady must answer when he receives too many Social Security checks. |
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