Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Redd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageDon BexleyWhitman MayoNathaniel TaylorLynn HamiltonHal WilliamsHoward PlattGregory SierraFritzi BurrRaymond AllenPat MoritaNoam PitlikMarlene ClarkFrank NelsonSlappy WhiteNancy Kulp


1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Lamont as Othello

Fri, Sep 14, 1973

Fred is uneasy with Lamont's rehearsing Othello with a white actress in their home, so Marilyn invites Fred and Lamont to come to her home in Beverly Hills.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Libra Rising All Over Lamont

Fri, Sep 21, 1973

As an astrologer tells Lamont that as a Libra he must avoid strife and arguing, hypochondriac Fred is home suffering from gas after eating eight-day-old collard greens.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman

Fri, Sep 28, 1973

Fred, fearing retaliation after witnessing a robbery at Julio's, is unwilling to get involved by describing the burglars to the police.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Presenting the Three Degrees

Fri, Oct 5, 1973

The Three Degrees, the Philadelphia-based singing trio, are the Sanfords' house-guests. The ladies perform "I Didn't Know" for Fred.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ This Little TV Went to Market

Fri, Oct 12, 1973

Grady claims the television Fred got for a steal from Guy's Groovy Grabbag was indeed stolen--from him.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Lamont, Is That You?

Fri, Oct 19, 1973

Fred fears Lamont and Rollo are homosexuals after Bubba reports seeing them go into the Gay Blade Bar.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico

Fri, Oct 26, 1973

Feeling betrayed when Lamont starts a sideline business with Julio, Fred moves out and into a downtown flophouse.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Superflyer

Fri, Nov 2, 1973

Fred's Uncle Leotis dies and leaves him $1,500, but the catch to collecting it is Fred and Lamont must fly to St. Louis and oversee the funeral arrangements. But steady Freddy isn't sure he's ready to take his first flight in an airplane.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ The Engagement

Fri, Nov 9, 1973

Fred and Donna are to be married on Sunday, but Lamont plots to put them asunder before the Lord joins them together by inviting to the wedding his Aunt Esther and the rest of Fred's irascible in-laws.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection

Fri, Nov 16, 1973

Lamont becomes annoyed that Fred is constantly playing old blues records featuring a band named Blind Mellow Jelly. Then, he finds out the records are rare and could be worth several hundred dollars.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ A House Is Not a Pool Room

Fri, Nov 23, 1973

Lamont suffers buyer's remorse after the pool table he gave Fred for his birthday brings the boys over for billiards every day while Fred's work and girlfriend Donna go neglected.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Grady, the Star Boarder

Fri, Nov 30, 1973

Fred seizes a financial opportunity when Grady gripes about his neighbors' fighting: invite Grady to come live in serenity for $60 a month with him and Lamont.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Wine, Women and Aunt Esther

Fri, Dec 14, 1973

Depressed about death and growing old, Fred and his drinking buddies determine to think young and go for the gusto by throwing a wild party, inviting topless waitress Fast Fanny and four of her fast friends to spice it up.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe

Fri, Jan 4, 1974

Fred's feathers get ruffled when an old friend from St. Louis comes to town claiming to be Lamont's actual father.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle

Fri, Jan 11, 1974

When Lamont gets a traffic ticket, Fred convinces him to fight it in court, where the poor man's Perry Mason steps up to defend his son against the system.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ This Land Is Whose Land?

Fri, Jan 18, 1974

Fred, petty and prejudiced against his Puerto Rican neighbor, hires a surveyor to mark the legal property line to ensure Julio keeps his stuff off the Sanford side.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Fred's Cheating Heart

Fri, Feb 1, 1974

After learning about the dangers and high risk of heart disease, Lamont plots to get his heart attack-prone father to the hospital for a cardio check-up.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Party Crasher

Fri, Feb 8, 1974

Lamont and Rollo don't want to invite fuddy-duddy Fred to their party with a pair of live-wire women from Detroit.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Lamont Goes Karate

Fri, Feb 15, 1974

Lamont learns karate to defend himself against bully Jo Jo Jackson.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?

Fri, Feb 22, 1974

A woman Fred wooed over one too many boilermakers comes looking to take him up on his marriage proposal. Betty is bent on getting satisfaction and skeptical of Grady's insisting he's not Fred

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady

Fri, Mar 1, 1974

With Fred away in St. Louis, Grady is put in charge of the house. He quickly makes his presence known by keeping Aunt Esther out and preventing Lamont from bringing girls home.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pfftt...

Fri, Mar 8, 1974

"I'm not a cream puff!" declares Uncle Woody after Grady gives him an empowering man-to-man talk and sends him home to reclaim his castle. But Aunt Esther doesn't appreciate Grady's making a man of her mouse and shows that hell hath no fury like the wife of a worm turned.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ The Way to Lamont's Heart

Fri, Mar 15, 1974

Lamont's looking for a little lovin', but new girlfriend Judy is looking to settle down. When Lamont tells Judy he can't get married because his godfather Grady would disapprove, Judy sets to winning Grady's approval with a smile and a smoked pork butt, which sets Grady jumping to conclusions.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Hello Cousin Emma... Goodbye Cousin Emma

Fri, Mar 29, 1974

Grady's cousin Emma blows in from the Windy City and promises to make the living easy for the two men, but Lamont has his doubts, especially after being bumped from his bedroom and having to share a bed with Grady.