The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood.
Fred and Bubba take evening classes to earn their high-school equivalency diploma.
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.
Fred draws up his will and holds a reading of it in the living room.
Fred starts an escort service but must entertain three ladies at the same time.
Fred tries to convince Lamont to end his romance with an older woman.
Fred uses his temporary hearing troubles to attract Donna's attention.
An encounter with Della Reese causes Fred to support a political candidate whose opponent is backed by Lamont.
When Julio's sister and nephew visit and must stay with the Sanfords, Fred becomes involved with the nephew's problems at school.
Lamont, Fred and Bubba face the music as contestants on The Gong Show.
Fred's tall tales about World War II give way to fantasy sequences starring the entire cast.
The surprise appearance of Janet's ex-husband threatens to spoil Lamont's plans to marry her.
Fred's position as a community councilman draws the attention of a crooked slumlord looking to pass a bribe.
When Fred and Lamont discover stolen diamonds intended to be smuggled to the mainland, the thieves chase them all over Hawaii.
The Sanfords meet blues legend B.B. King, who has something significant in common with Fred.
Mistakenly believing that Fred is dying, Lamont prepares a party and tries to get Lena Horne to visit.
A band of jewel thieves lures Fred and Lamont to Hawaii to unwittingly smuggle diamonds off the island.
To help new brother-in-law Rodney, Fred teams up with an old friend to make Rodney's gig as nightclub impresario a success.
Fred's outdoor garden may actually be the site of a lucrative crude oil strike.
Fred resorts to desperate measures to overcome his sudden back pain in time for an awards banquet in his honor.
A band of jewel thieves lures Fred and Lamont to Hawaii to unwittingly smuggle diamonds off the island.
After Lamont pops the question to Janet, Fred worries that the marriage will cause him to be alone.
To avoid paying taxes, Fred becomes a clergyman in a disreputable church that could cost him dearly.
A psychiatrist tells Lamont that his headaches are caused by a hatred for his father.
To legally keep the elephant left with him by a tenant, Fred must stage a circus in the junkyard.
Fred and Lamont open a boarding house and fill the rooms with a variety of strange characters.