The BEST episodes of Sanford and Son
Every episode of Sanford and Son ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanford and Son!
The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood.
#1 - We Were Robbed
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/1972
After knocking over Lamont's glass figurine collection, Fred pretends the house was robbed and is treated as a hero.
#2 - A Matter of Life and Breath
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/1972
Lamont forces Fred to quit smoking and visit the doctor, but Fred becomes convinced he has tuberculosis.
#3 - Rated X
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/1973
After Lamont, Rollo and Fred unwittingly show up at an adult movie shoot, a police raid lands them all in jail.
#4 - Card Sharps
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1972
After Lamont loses his shirt to some crooked poker players, Fred saves the day by turning the tables on them.
#5 - Pot Luck
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1973
Lamont tries to turn a fast buck on a commode that he thinks is a valuable antique.
#6 - This Little TV Went to Market
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1973
Fred's new TV turns out to be one stolen from Grady, so Fred tries to unload it on Julio.
#7 - Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1974
When Lamont tries to contest a traffic ticket, Fred creates disorder in the court.
#8 - The Members of the Wedding (a.k.a. The Engagement)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1973
To spoil Fred's wedding plans with Donna, Lamont uses Esther and other family members to wreak havoc.
#9 - Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/1972
When Lamont is jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be, his relatives try to recover their wedding gifts.
#10 - Lamont, Is That You?
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1973
After Bubba spots Lamont and Rollo mistakenly entering a gay bar, an incredulous Fred tries to find out if his son has become a homosexual.
#11 - Grady and His Lady
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1974
Fred schemes to break up Grady's new romance with a homely woman.
#12 - Blood Is Thicker Than Junk
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1972
A fed-up Lamont quits the business and takes a job with a competitor while Fred tries to replace his son.
#13 - Wine, Women and Aunt Esther (a.k.a. Leaving the Nest)
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1973
After the death of a friend, Fred and his buddies throw a party to feel young again but run out of gas long before they can make time with a group of younger women.
#14 - Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1973
After Fred witnesses a burglary at Julio's place but refuses to identify the culprits, Lamont and Julio turn the tables to show Fred the value of being a good neighbor.
#15 - Fred's Cheating Heart
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1974
Fed up with all of Fred's fake heart attacks, Lamont forces his father to check into the hospital for tests.
#16 - Superflyer
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1973
To claim an inheritance in St. Louis, a nervous Fred must take his first airplane flight.
#17 - Libra Rising All Over Lamont
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1973
Inspired by a visit to an astrologist, Lamont seeks peace with his father, but Fred is convinced that his indigestion may be fatal.
#18 - Tooth or Consequences
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1972
Fred's toothache leads him to the dental clinic, where he insists on a white dentist but soon ends up with his foot in his mouth.
#19 - The Return of the Barracuda
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/1972
With Fred and Donna once again planning marriage, Lamont cooks up a scheme to drive them apart.
#20 - TV or Not TV
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/24/1972
Fred fakes amnesia to get Lamont to buy him a color television.
#21 - Lamont Goes African
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/19/1973
Lamont gets in touch with his roots but soon learns that Africanism is about more than just clothes and slogans.
#22 - Hello, Cousin Emma...Goodbye, Cousin Emma
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/29/1974
Grady's cousin Emma comes to visit and tries to take advantage of his hospitality.
#23 - The Great Sanford Siege
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/1972
After Fred ignores all the household bills, debt collectors descend on the house from every direction.
#24 - The Party Crasher
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1974
Lamont and Rollo set up a rendezvous at Rollo's place with two girls that doesn't go as planned, but Fred stops by and saves the day.
#25 - The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection (a.k.a. The Chameleon)
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1973
Fred donates a collection of Blind Mellow Jelly records to a library for a tax deduction, but after learning of the records' monetary value, he cooks up a scheme to get them back.