Sanford and Son (1972–1977) - episodes with scripts
One of television's all-time classic sitcoms, the Norman Lear-produced "Sanford and Son" debuted just three days after the one-year anniversary of Lear's fabulously successful, "All in the Family." Fred Sanford is a cantankerous 65-year-old, black, widowed junk dealer living in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood. Helping him is his restless son, 34-year-old Lamont; Fred's beloved wife and Lamont's mother, Elizabeth, had died more than 20 years earlier. Fred's schemes and bigotry especially toward Julio, a Puerto Rican who was Lamont's friend, whites and other minorities often frustrated Lamont. Fred also showed overt disdain for his sister-in-law, Aunt Esther (the feeling was mutual). Many times, Lamont threatened to leave for meaningful work, but Fred faked a heart attack each time ("Oh, this time its real, I'm a-comin' 'Lizabeth!") as a sympathy ploy to get his son to stay. By 1977, Fred and Lamont had sold their business (stars Foxx and Wilson wanted to leave the series); it became the Sanford Arms, a rooming house. The show continued as the short-lived "Sanford Arms" (without Foxx or Wilson); it was revived in 1980 on CBS as "Sanford" (starring Foxx and without Wilson).
Season 1
- 1. Crossed Swords
- 2. Happy Birthday, Pop
- 3. Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
- 4. The Copper Caper
- 5. A Matter of Life and Breath
- 6. We Were Robbed
- 7. A Pad for Lamont
- 8. The Great Sanford Siege
- 9. Coffins for Sale
- 10. The Barracuda
- 11. TV or Not TV
- 12. The Suitcase Case
- 13. The Return of the Barracuda
- 14. The Piano Movers
Season 2
- 1. By the Numbers
- 2. Whiplash
- 3. The Dowry
- 4. Jealousy
- 5. Tooth or Consequences
- 6. The Card Sharps
- 7. Have Gun, Will Sell
- 8. The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
- 9. The Shootout
- 10. Blood Is Thicker Than Junk
- 11. Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
- 12. A Guest in the Yard
- 13. Fred & Carol and Fred & Donna
- 14. The Light Housekeeper
- 15. The Big Party
- 16. A Visit from Lena Horne
- 17. Lamont Goes African
- 18. Watts Side Story
- 19. The Infernal Triangle
- 20. Pops 'n' Pals
- 21. Home Sweet Home for the Aged
- 22. Pot Luck
- 23. The Kid
- 24. Rated X
Season 3
- 1. Lamont as Othello
- 2. Libra Rising All Over Lamont
- 3. Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
- 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 Engagment/The Member of the Wedding
- 10. The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection
- 11. A House Is Not a Pool Room
- 12. Grady, the Star Boarder
- 13. Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
- 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
- 20. Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?
- 21. Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
- 22. Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pfftt...
- 23. The Way to Lamont's Heart
- 24. Hello Cousin Emma... Goodbye Cousin Emma
Season 4
- 1. The Surprise Party
- 2. Matchmaker, Matchmaker
- 3. Ol' Brown Eyes
- 4. Grady and His Lady
- 5. There'll Be Some Changes Made
- 6. Going Out of Business
- 7. Home Sweet Home
- 8. My Kingdom for a Horse
- 9. Sanford and Niece
- 10. Julio and Sister and Nephew
- 11. Fred's Treasure Garden
- 12. Tower Power
- 13. A Little Extra Security
- 14. The Merger
- 15. Once a Thief
- 16. The Stand-In
- 17. Strange Bedfellows
- 18. The Masquerade Party
- 19. Golden Boy
- 20. My Brother-In-Law's Keeper
- 21. The Headache
- 22. The Stung
- 23. The Older Woman
- 24. The Over-the-Hill Gag
- 25. The Family Man
Season 5
- 1. Earthquake II
- 2. Divorce, Sanford Style
- 3. Bank on This
- 4. The Sanford Arms
- 5. Steinberg and Son
- 6. Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
- 7. Della, Della, Della
- 8. Donna Pops the Question
- 9. My Fair Esther
- 10. Sanford and Rising Son
- 11. The Olympics
- 12. Ebenezer Sanford
- 13. The Oddfather
- 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. The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
- 21. The Director
- 22. A Pain in the Neck
- 23. Sergeant Gork
- 24. The Camping Trip
Season 6
- 1. The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1
- 2. The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2
- 3. California Crude
- 4. The Stakeout
- 5. I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
- 6. The Winning Ticket
- 7. Committee Man
- 8. Fred's Extra Job
- 9. Carol
- 10. Aunt Esther Has a Baby
- 11. Here Today, Gone Today
- 12. Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
- 13. Sanford and Gong
- 14. Fred Meets Redd
- 15. The Defiant One
- 16. A Matter of Silence
- 17. When John Comes Marching Home
- 18. The Reverend Sanford
- 19. The Will
- 20. Fred the Activist
- 21. The Lucky Streak
- 22. Funny, You Don't Look It
- 23. Fred Sings the Blues
- 24. School Daze