The BEST episodes directed by Bud Yorkin
#1 - The Birthday Present
What's Happening!! - Season 1 - Episode 2
To earn money to buy Mama a birthday present, Roger resorts to playing dice and is accused of shoplifting along with Dwayne and Rerun.
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#2 - The Copper Caper
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 4
Fred and Lamont fall victim to a copper scam.
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#3 - Lamont Goes Karate
Sanford and Son - Season 3 - Episode 19
Beaten up by a barroom bully, Lamont takes karate lessons to defend himself against the thug.
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#4 - Maude and the Radical
Maude - Season 1 - Episode 5
Maude throws a fund raising party for a black militant leader and invites rich white liberals but doesn't tell them it is a fund raising party. Meanwhile, Maude does her best to get a black couple to attend the party but must settle for a disguised Florida. Arthur doesn't help the situation either after prescribing tranquilers to Maude who during the party mixes them with alcohol.
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#5 - Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 3
When Lamont is jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be, his relatives try to recover their wedding gifts.
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#6 - Happy Birthday, Pop
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 2
Lamont takes Fred out on the town to celebrate his father's birthday but only ends up being embarrassed.
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#7 - Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt...
Sanford and Son - Season 3 - Episode 22
Woody comes to stay with Lamont and Grady after a fight with Esther.
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#8 - Crossed Swords
Sanford and Son - Season 1 - Episode 1
When Lamont and Fred put a porcelain figure up for auction, their shill bidding attempts backfire on them.
#9 - The Family Man
Sanford and Son - Season 4 - Episode 25
In this backdoor pilot for the '"Grady" spinoff series, Grady gives his daughter a tasteless painting to hang over the fireplace just in time for a high-class party.