The BEST episodes of Sanford and Son season 6

Every episode of Sanford and Son season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanford and Son season 6!

The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood.

Last Updated: 11/27/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Here Today, Gone Today
star
7.89
19 votes

#1 - Here Today, Gone Today

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1977

To reupholster Fred's furniture as a gift, Lamont and Esther convince him the furniture was stolen, but Fred buys tacky new pieces with the insurance money.

Directors: Bill Foster
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The Lucky Streak
star
7.87
24 votes

#2 - The Lucky Streak

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/4/1977

In order to keep The Sanford Arms, Fred turns to gambling to raise funds.

Directors: Russ Petranto
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The Stakeout
star
7.81
26 votes

#3 - The Stakeout

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1976

The new tenant at the Sanford Arms is a wanted fence disguised in drag.

Directors: Norman Abbott
Writer: Earl Barret
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Carol
star
7.79
24 votes

#4 - Carol

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1976

A strange man visits and claims that he and Fred robbed a bank years ago.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Earl Barret
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Aunt Esther Has a Baby
star
7.57
21 votes

#5 - Aunt Esther Has a Baby

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1976

When Woody gets drunk just before a visit from the adoption agency, Fred must stand in as Esther's husband.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
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Funny, You Don't Look It
star
7.55
22 votes

#6 - Funny, You Don't Look It

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/1977

After Fred receives his family crest, he becomes convinced he is a descendant of Jewish African royalty.

Directors: Russ Petranto
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I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
star
7.50
26 votes

#7 - I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1976

Fred tries to set the world record for continuous hours without sleep.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
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Fred Meets Redd
star
7.45
22 votes

#8 - Fred Meets Redd

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1977

Fred enters a Redd Foxx look-alike contest.

Directors: Bill Foster
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The Winning Ticket
star
7.42
26 votes

#9 - The Winning Ticket

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1976

After Fred falls victim to a sweepstakes scam, he devises a plan to con the con men.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Bob DeVinney
Chinese Torture (a.k.a.) The Defiant One
star
7.41
17 votes

#10 - Chinese Torture (a.k.a.) The Defiant One

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1977

Grady's attempt at magic results in Fred and Esther being handcuffed together.

Directors: Russ Petranto
Fred's Extra Job
star
7.39
18 votes

#11 - Fred's Extra Job

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1976

To keep Lamont from quitting the business, Fred takes out a loan and must secretly work as a waiter to pay it off.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
The Hawaiian Connection (1)
star
7.35
34 votes

#12 - The Hawaiian Connection (1)

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1976

A band of jewel thieves lures Fred and Lamont to Hawaii to unwittingly smuggle diamonds off the island.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
The Hawaiian Connection (3)
star
7.29
21 votes

#13 - The Hawaiian Connection (3)

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1976

When Fred and Lamont discover stolen diamonds intended to be smuggled to the mainland, the thieves chase them all over Hawaii.

Directors: Alan Rafkin
star
7.25
24 votes

#14 - The Hawaiian Connection (2)

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1976

California Crude
star
7.25
24 votes

#15 - California Crude

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1976

Fred's outdoor garden may actually be the site of a lucrative crude oil strike.

Directors: Norman Abbott
Committee Man
star
7.24
21 votes

#16 - Committee Man

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1976

Fred's position as a community councilman draws the attention of a crooked slumlord looking to pass a bribe.

Directors: Chuck Liotta
Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
star
7.21
19 votes

#17 - Aunt Esther Meets Her Son

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1976

Esther and Woody adopt a teenage boy whose attitude and beliefs don't sit well with Esther.

Directors: Al Rabin
Fred Sings the Blues
star
7.21
24 votes

#18 - Fred Sings the Blues

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/1977

The Sanfords meet blues legend B.B. King, who has something significant in common with Fred.

Directors: Russ Petranto
Fred the Activist
star
7.19
21 votes

#19 - Fred the Activist

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/1977

Angered by a local store's discriminatory credit policy, Fred organizes a group of fellow senior citizens.

Directors: Russ Petranto
The Reverend Sanford
star
7.17
18 votes

#20 - The Reverend Sanford

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1977

To avoid paying taxes, Fred becomes a clergyman in a disreputable church that could cost him dearly.

Directors: Russ Petranto
Writer: Jim Belcher
When John Comes Marching Home
star
7.00
18 votes

#21 - When John Comes Marching Home

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1977

The surprise appearance of Janet's ex-husband threatens to spoil Lamont's plans to marry her.

Directors: Russ Petranto
A Matter of Silence
star
7.00
20 votes

#22 - A Matter of Silence

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1977

Fred uses his temporary hearing troubles to attract Donna's attention.

Directors: Russ Petranto
Writer: John T. Bell
Sanford and Gong
star
6.94
17 votes

#23 - Sanford and Gong

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1976

Lamont, Fred and Bubba face the music as contestants on The Gong Show.

Directors: Bill Foster
The Will
star
6.83
18 votes

#24 - The Will

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1977

Fred draws up his will and holds a reading of it in the living room.

Directors: Russ Petranto
School Daze
star
6.64
11 votes

#25 - School Daze

Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/1977

Fred and Bubba take evening classes to earn their high-school equivalency diploma.

Directors: Carl McCarthy