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Status: Ended
First Aired: January 14, 1972
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 136
Networks: NBC
Genres: Comedy

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Sanford and Son(1972)
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You big dummy!

TMDB Rating: 7.4 (90 votes)

Overview

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

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Season 1

14 episodes • 1972Avg: 6.6

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Crossed Swords	Jan 14, 1972	3.8
2	Happy Birthday, Pop	Jan 21, 1972	4.2
3	Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride	Jan 28, 1972	8.0
4	The Copper Caper	Feb 4, 1972	4.2
5	A Matter of Life and Breath	Feb 11, 1972	8.0
6	We Were Robbed	Feb 18, 1972	8.0
7	A Pad for Lamont	Feb 25, 1972	6.0
8	The Great Sanford Siege	Mar 3, 1972	7.0
9	Coffins for Sale	Mar 10, 1972	3.8
10	The Barracuda	Mar 17, 1972	7.0
11	TV or Not TV	Mar 24, 1972	8.0
12	The Suitcase Case	Mar 31, 1972	8.0
13	The Return of the Barracuda	Apr 7, 1972	7.0
14	The Piano Movers	Apr 14, 1972	9.0

Season 2

24 episodes • 1972Avg: 8.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	By the Numbers	Sep 15, 1972	0.0
2	Whiplash	Sep 22, 1972	0.0
3	The Dowry	Sep 29, 1972	0.0
4	Jealousy	Oct 6, 1972	0.0
5	Tooth or Consequences	Oct 13, 1972	0.0
6	Card Sharps	Oct 27, 1972	0.0
7	Have Gun, Will Sell	Nov 3, 1972	0.0
8	The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!	Nov 10, 1972	0.0
9	The Shootout	Nov 17, 1972	0.0
10	Blood is Thicker Than Junk	Nov 24, 1972	0.0
11	Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three	Dec 1, 1972	0.0
12	A Guest in the Yard	Dec 8, 1972	0.0
13	Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna	Dec 15, 1972	0.0
14	The Light Housekeeper	Dec 22, 1972	9.0
15	The Big Party	Jan 5, 1973	0.0
16	A Visit From Lena Horne	Jan 12, 1973	0.0
17	Lamont Goes African	Jan 19, 1973	0.0
18	Watts Side Story	Jan 26, 1973	0.0
19	The Infernal Triangle	Feb 2, 1973	0.0
20	Pops 'n' Pals	Feb 9, 1973	0.0
21	Home Sweet Home for the Aged	Feb 16, 1973	7.0
22	Pot Luck	Feb 23, 1973	0.0
23	The Kid	Mar 9, 1973	0.0
24	Rated X	Mar 16, 1973	0.0

Season 3

24 episodes • 1973Avg: 9.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Lamont as Othello	Sep 14, 1973	0.0
2	Libra Rising All Over Lamont	Sep 21, 1973	0.0
3	Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman	Sep 28, 1973	0.0
4	Presenting the Three Degrees	Oct 5, 1973	0.0
5	This Little TV Went to Market	Oct 12, 1973	0.0
6	Lamont is That You?	Oct 19, 1973	0.0
7	Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico	Oct 26, 1973	0.0
8	Superflyer	Nov 2, 1973	0.0
9	The Members of the Wedding (a.k.a.) The Engagement	Nov 9, 1973	0.0
10	The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection (a.k.a.) The Chameleon	Nov 16, 1973	0.0
11	A House is Not a Poolroom	Nov 23, 1973	0.0
12	Grady, the Star Boarder	Nov 30, 1973	0.0
13	Wine, Women and Aunt Esther (a.k.a.) Leaving the Nest	Dec 14, 1973	0.0
14	Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe	Jan 4, 1974	9.0
15	Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle	Jan 11, 1974	0.0
16	This Land is Whose Land?	Jan 18, 1974	0.0
17	Fred's Cheating Heart	Feb 1, 1974	0.0
18	The Party Crasher	Feb 8, 1974	0.0
19	Lamont Goes Karate	Feb 15, 1974	0.0
20	Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?	Feb 22, 1974	0.0
21	Tyranny, Thy Name is Grady	Mar 1, 1974	0.0
22	Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt . . .	Mar 8, 1974	0.0
23	The Way to Lamont's Heart	Mar 15, 1974	0.0
24	Hello, Cousin Emma . . . Goodbye, Cousin Emma	Mar 29, 1974	0.0

Season 4

25 episodes • 1974Avg: 2.3Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Surprise Party	Sep 13, 1974	0.0
2	Matchmaker, Matchmaker	Sep 20, 1974	0.0
3	Ol' Brown Eyes is Back	Sep 27, 1974	0.0
4	Grady and His Lady	Oct 4, 1974	0.0
5	There'll Be Some Changes Made	Oct 11, 1974	0.0
6	Going Out of Business	Oct 18, 1974	0.0
7	Home Sweet Home	Oct 25, 1974	0.0
8	My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out	Nov 1, 1974	0.0
9	Sanford and Niece	Nov 8, 1974	0.0
10	Julio and Sister and Nephew	Nov 15, 1974	0.0
11	Fred's Treasure Garden	Nov 29, 1974	0.0
12	Tower Power	Dec 6, 1974	0.0
13	A Little Extra Security	Dec 13, 1974	0.0
14	The Merger	Dec 20, 1974	0.5
15	Once a Thief	Dec 27, 1974	0.0
16	The Stand-Ins	Jan 17, 1975	0.0
17	Strange Bedfellows	Jan 24, 1975	0.0
18	The Masquerade Party	Jan 31, 1975	0.0
19	Golden Boy	Feb 7, 1975	0.0
20	My Brother-in-Law's Keeper	Feb 14, 1975	4.0
21	The Headache	Feb 21, 1975	0.0
22	The Stung	Feb 28, 1975	0.0
23	The Older Woman	Mar 7, 1975	0.0
24	The Over-the-Hill Gag	Mar 14, 1975	0.0
25	The Family Man	Apr 25, 1975	0.0

Season 5

24 episodes • 1975Avg: 2.8Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Earthquake II	Sep 12, 1975	0.0
2	Divorce, Sanford Style (a.k.a.) Divorcee, Sanford Style	Sep 19, 1975	0.0
3	Bank on This	Sep 26, 1975	0.0
4	The Sanford Arms	Oct 3, 1975	1.0
5	Steinberg and Son	Oct 10, 1975	0.0
6	Brother, Can You Spare an Act?	Oct 17, 1975	0.0
7	Della, Della, Della	Oct 31, 1975	0.0
8	Donna Pops the Question	Nov 7, 1975	7.0
9	My Fair Esther	Nov 14, 1975	0.0
10	Sanford and Rising Son	Nov 21, 1975	0.0
11	The Olympics	Dec 5, 1975	0.0
12	Ebenezer Sanford	Dec 12, 1975	0.0
13	The Oddfather	Jan 2, 1976	0.0
14	Can You Chop This?	Jan 9, 1976	0.0
15	Greatest Show in Watts	Jan 16, 1976	0.0
16	Fred Sanford Has a Baby	Jan 23, 1976	0.0
17	The TV Addict	Jan 30, 1976	0.0
18	Lamont in Love	Feb 6, 1976	0.0
19	The Escorts	Feb 13, 1976	0.5
20	The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice	Feb 20, 1976	0.0
21	The Director	Feb 27, 1976	0.0
22	A Pain in the Neck	Mar 5, 1976	0.0
23	Sergeant Gork	Mar 12, 1976	0.0
24	Camping Trip	Mar 19, 1976	0.0

Season 6

25 episodes • 1976Avg: 0.7Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Hawaiian Connection (1)	Sep 24, 1976	1.0
2	The Hawaiian Connection (2)	Sep 24, 1976	0.0
3	The Hawaiian Connection (3)	Oct 1, 1976	0.0
4	California Crude	Oct 8, 1976	0.0
5	The Stakeout	Oct 15, 1976	0.0
6	I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz	Oct 22, 1976	0.5
7	The Winning Ticket	Nov 5, 1976	0.0
8	Committee Man	Nov 12, 1976	0.0
9	Fred's Extra Job	Nov 19, 1976	0.0
10	Carol	Nov 26, 1976	0.0
11	Aunt Esther Has a Baby	Dec 3, 1976	0.0
12	Aunt Esther Meets Her Son	Dec 10, 1976	0.0
13	Sanford and Gong	Dec 17, 1976	0.0
14	Here Today, Gone Today	Jan 7, 1977	0.0
15	Fred Meets Redd	Jan 14, 1977	0.0
16	Chinese Torture (a.k.a.) The Defiant One	Jan 21, 1977	0.0
17	A Matter of Silence	Jan 28, 1977	0.0
18	When John Comes Marching Home	Feb 4, 1977	0.0
19	The Reverend Sanford	Feb 11, 1977	0.0
20	The Will	Feb 18, 1977	0.0
21	Fred the Activist	Feb 25, 1977	0.0
22	The Lucky Streak	Mar 4, 1977	0.0
23	Funny, You Don't Look It	Mar 11, 1977	0.0
24	Fred Sings the Blues	Mar 18, 1977	0.0
25	School Daze	Mar 25, 1977	0.5

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