The WORST episodes of Sanford and Son

#1 - 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.

#2 - 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.

#3 - 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.

#4 - Fred Meets Redd

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

Fred enters a Redd Foxx look-alike contest.

#5 - Sanford and Gong

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

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

#6 - 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.

#7 - 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.

#8 - 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.

#9 - 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.

#10 - My Brother-in-Law's Keeper

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1975

Fred is mortified to meet his new brother-in-law Rodney, a white impresario with an overabundance of affection.

#11 - 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.

#12 - The Older Woman

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1975

Fred tries to convince Lamont to end his romance with an older woman.

#13 - 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.

#14 - 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.

#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.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - 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.

#19 - The Hawaiian Connection (2)

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

#20 - Fred Sanford Has a Baby

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1976

When Lamont goes out of town, Fred rents his room to a pregnant woman who goes into labor.

#21 - The Surprise Party

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1974

Fred returns from his extended trip to St. Louis but feels unwanted because Grady took better care of the house and Lamont.

#22 - My Kingdom for a Horse (a.k.a. First Night Out)

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1974

Fred buys a racehorse for breeding purposes but soon finds the animal isn't fit for the task.

#23 - The Escorts

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1976

Fred starts an escort service but must entertain three ladies at the same time.

#24 - Camping Trip

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1976

Fred and Lamont go camping and reminisce, leading to several flashback scenes.

#25 - 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.