The WORST episodes of Sanford and Son
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood.
#1 - School Daze
Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/1977
Fred and Bubba take evening classes to earn their high-school equivalency diploma.
#2 - The Family Man
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1975
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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - The Escorts
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1976
Fred starts an escort service but must entertain three ladies at the same time.
#5 - The Older Woman
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1975
Fred tries to convince Lamont to end his romance with an older woman.
#6 - A Matter of Silence
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1977
Fred uses his temporary hearing troubles to attract Donna's attention.
#7 - Della, Della, Della
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1975
An encounter with Della Reese causes Fred to support a political candidate whose opponent is backed by Lamont.
#8 - Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1974
When Julio's sister and nephew visit and must stay with the Sanfords, Fred becomes involved with the nephew's problems at school.
#9 - Sanford and Gong
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1976
Lamont, Fred and Bubba face the music as contestants on The Gong Show.
#10 - Sergeant Gork
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1976
Fred's tall tales about World War II give way to fantasy sequences starring the entire cast.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - The Hawaiian Connection (Part 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/14/1975
Mistakenly believing that Fred is dying, Lamont prepares a party and tries to get Lena Horne to visit.
#16 - The Hawaiian Connection (Part 2)
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1976
A band of jewel thieves lures Fred and Lamont to Hawaii to unwittingly smuggle diamonds off the island.
#17 - Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1975
To help new brother-in-law Rodney, Fred teams up with an old friend to make Rodney's gig as nightclub impresario a success.
#18 - 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.
#19 - A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1976
Fred resorts to desperate measures to overcome his sudden back pain in time for an awards banquet in his honor.
#20 - The Hawaiian Connection (Part 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.
#21 - The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1976
After Lamont pops the question to Janet, Fred worries that the marriage will cause him to be alone.
#22 - 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.
#23 - The Headache
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1975
A psychiatrist tells Lamont that his headaches are caused by a hatred for his father.
#24 - Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1976
To legally keep the elephant left with him by a tenant, Fred must stage a circus in the junkyard.
#25 - The Sanford Arms
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1975
Fred and Lamont open a boarding house and fill the rooms with a variety of strange characters.