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1 :01x01 - Crossed Swords
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: William Lanteau (Clerk), Robert Mandan (Auctioneer)
Lamont discovers that the porcelain figure he has brought is worth a great deal of money and decides auctioning off the piece will bring the best price.
2 :01x02 - Happy Birthday, Pop
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Harold Fong (Waiter), Eddie Carroll (Bartender), Jack Manning (Man in Restaurant), Stefanianna Christopherson (Hat Check Girl)
Fred's 65th birthday is anything but happy when his first Social Security check and Lamont's "night on the town" don't meet his expectations.
3 :01x03 - Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Tina Andrews (Reception Guest #2), Stanley Clay (Reception Guest #1), Bardu Ali (Father), Carol Speed (Crystal), Lance Taylor, Sr. (Uncle Edgar), Royce Wallace (Aunt Rosetta), Paulene Myers (Mother), Alvin Childress (Minister), Dave Turner (Paul), Lillian Randolph (Aunt Hazel)
Fred's protest against Lamont's impending marriage fails to change his son's mind. But as the ceremony begins, the bride to be leaves Lamont standing at the altar.
4 :01x04 - The Copper Caper
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Clancy Cooper (Kelly), Leonard Stone (Otto), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny")
Fred's suspicions about a used-copper salesman are ignored by Lamont, especially after his son checks the metal's going price.
5 :01x05 - A Matter of Life and Breath
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: George Tyne
Guest star: Lillian Lehman (Receptionist), Noreen Gammill (Nurse)
Lamont and Fred, at Lamont's insistence, take advantage of the free test offered by a Breathmoblie. The results convince Fred that he has tuberculosis.
6 :01x06 - We Were Robbed
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Coby Ruskin
Guest star: Jenny Sullivan (Lady Interviewer), Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty")
Fred covers his clumsiness by proclaiming "we were robbed" and he turns into a boastful hero cited for bravery.
7 :01x07 - A Pad for Lamont
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Judyann Elder (Darlene), Tangerine Sublett (Ernestine), Lynn Hamilton (Landlady)
Angered by his father's constant interruption of his dates, Lamont moves out to pursue the life of a swinging bachelor.
8 :01x08 - The Great Sanford Siege
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Dennis Robertson (Deputy #2), Lee Duncan (Deputy #1), Patrick Campbell (Process Server), Dick Van Patten (Mr. Hamlin)
Fred's failure to pay his bills brings threats of turned off utilities and repossessed furniture.
9 :01x09 - Coffins for Sale
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Guest star: Slappy White (Melvin), James Wheaton (Nelson B. Davis)
Lamont buys two coffins at an auction. Very superstition about having coffins in the house, Fred decided to sleep in the back of the truck until they are sold.
10 :01x10 - The Barracuda
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Guest star: Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Slappy White (Melvin)
Lamont strongly objects to his father's proposal of marriage to the widow Donna Harris. Lynn Hamilton Guest stars.
11 :01x11 - TV or Not TV
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Peter Bonerz (Doctor), Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Slappy White (Melvin)
Fred wants a color television and Lamont wants a car, but they can't afford both. Fred enraged to learn that Lamont brought the car, ends up in the hospital with amnesia.
12 :01x12 - The Suitcase Case
Writer: Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Gabriel Dell (Gunman), Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Florida Friebus (Woman)
Lamont stumbles upon a suitcase full of what he's sure is stolen money and calls the police to come take it away. Not wanting to take any chances, Fred locks the find up in the safe.
13 :01x13 - The Return of the Barracuda
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Slappy White (Melvin), Beverly Hope Atkinson (Sheila)
Fred and Donna have reconciled their differences and are once again planning to wed.
14 :01x14 - The Piano Movers
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Lester Fletcher (Man), Rick Hurst (Policeman)
A great deal on a grand piano finds Lamont and Fred lodged in the apartment of a wealthy eccentric.
15 :02x01 - By the Numbers
Writer: Terry Ryan
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Beah Richards (Aunt Ethel), David Moses (Man Robber)
Fred gets that old feeling—not love...the numbers! He's sure he's dreamed up a winner, but Lamont refuses to let him place a bet.
16 :02x02 - Whiplash
Writer: Allan Katz, Don Reo
Director: Rick Edelstein
Guest star: Kelly Thordsen (Lt. Driscoll), Davis Roberts (Dr. Caldwell), Dick O'Neill (Mr. Sanderson), Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
After Fred has an accident in the pick-up truck, he decides he is suffering from whiplash and his friend Bubba convinces him he's is sitting on a gold mine. Don Bexley Guest stars.
17 :02x03 - The Dowry
Writer: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Kathrine McKee (Alberta), Gladys Perry (Betty Jean), Margueritte Ray (Margaret), Albert Reed (Grady)
Fred's cousin and his new bride visit from St. Louis with the idea of finding a husband for his cousin's new stepdaughter. When Fred learns there's a $10,000 dowry involved, he schemes to get Lamont marry her. Marguerite Ray and Albert Reed Guest stars.
18 :02x04 - Jealousy
Writer: Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Roscoe Lee Browne (Osgood Wilcox)
Invited to dinner at the Sanford home, Fred's fiancee Donna brings along a patient who is in her care. The man, apparently a healthy specimen, makes it obvious he thinks of Donna as more than a nurse.
19 :02x05 - Tooth or Consequences
Writer: Adell Stevenson
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Ray Oliver (Hypnotist), Ella Raino (Receptionist), Hal England (Dentist #2), Sid McCoy (Dentist #1), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
When Fred's attempt to have a hypnotist cure his toothache fails, Lamont insists that his "chicken" father go to the free clinic.
20 :02x06 - The Card Sharps
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: David Moses (Rooster), Thalmus Rasulala (Skeeter Matthews), Ron Glass (Hucklebuck)
Fred is convinced that Lamont's card-playing buddies are trying to sock it-to him for every cent he's got, but Lamont won't believe him
21 :02x07 - Have Gun, Will Sell
Writer: Adell Stevenson
Director: Rick Edelstein
Guest star: Dilart Heyson (Burglar), Paula Victor (Customer), William Hansen (Pawnbroker), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty")
Lamont and his friend Rollo scare off a burglar in the Sanford house, but he leaves something behind—a gun.
22 :02x08 - The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Writer: Don Reo, Allan Katz
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Slappy White (Melvin), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes), Larry J. Blake (Mr. Watkins)
Fred is upset because his new neighbor is opening a competing junkyard; but he's beside himself when he learns the neighbor is Puerto Rican.
23 :02x09 - The Shootout
Writer: Allan Katz, Don Reo
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Laurence Haddon (Ronald Hart), Leo Fuchs (Herman Goldstein), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty")
When Lamont brings home an antique gun, Fred pulls the trigger and is surprised to learn that the gun is loaded. The bullet fired careens through his neighbor's window with whom he just had an argument with.
24 :02x10 - Blood is Thicker Than Junk
Writer: Allan Katz, Don Reo
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Roger E. Mosley (Norman Blood), Vernon Weddle (Mr. Clifford)
Lamont seeks employment elsewhere, forcing Fred to find a new partner for the junk yard.
25 :02x11 - Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Writer: Richard Pryor, Paul Mooney
Director: Rick Edelstein
Guest star: Emily Yancy (Alice), Ja'net DuBois (Juantia)
Fred's old flame Juanita brings her daughter Alice to dinner and its love at first sight for Lamont. When Lamont plans to marry Alice, Fred tries to convince his son not to.
26 :02x12 - A Guest in the Yard
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Liam Dunn (Gus), Davis Roberts (Dr. Caldwell)
Fred and Lamont find a bum in their yard and before they know it, the Sanfords are jumping to his every whim for fear he'll make good on his threat.
27 :02x13 - Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna
Writer: Ken Hecht, Lloyd Garver
Director: Rick Edelstein
Guest star: Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Kim Hamilton (Carol Davis)
Fred invites both his fiancee Donna and a door-to-door saleslady to dinner on the same evening.
28 :02x14 - The Light Housekeeper
Writer: Lee Kalcheim, Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Mary Wickes (Mary), Beah Richards (Aunt Ethel)
When Fred receives a slight injury in a car accident, Lamont and Fred decide to hire a housekeeper. When she arrives, Fred is aghast to learn she is white, and lazy.
29 :02x15 - The Big Party
Writer: Aaron Ruben, Odie Hawkins
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Gabriel Dell (Leader), Danny "Big Black" Rey (Duane)
Faced with more bills than they can pay, Fred and Lamont decide to give a neighborhood party and charge admission.
30 :02x16 - A Visit From Lena Horne
Writer: Allan Katz, Don Reo
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Billy Allyn (Billy), Arthur Mathews (Art), Robert Munk (Chauffeur), Joan Prather (Tour Guide), John Amos (Luther), Lena Horne (Herself), Ernest Mayhand (Skillet), Leroy Daniels (Leroy)
Fred spots Lena Horne's car in the parking lot while touring the NBC studios and sneaks away to meet "the first lady of his dreams."
31 :02x17 - Lamont Goes African
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Paula Kelly (Olaiya), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
Fred thinks Lamont's fascinations with Africa are Ludicrous, until he meets Olayia, a Nigerian women with definite ideas about parental respect.
32 :02x18 - Watts Side Story
Writer: Lloyd Garver, Ken Hecht
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Harold Fong (Waiter), Migdia Varela (Maria), Alma Beltran (Mrs. Fuentes), Ernest Mayhand (Skillet), Leroy Daniels (Leroy), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes)
Fred is shocked when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor, Julio.
33 :02x19 - The Infernal Triangle
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Sid McCoy
Guest star: Ketty Lester (Judy Edwards)
Lamont is upset when Fred announces that he plans to marry a young woman he has just met. Lamont is shocked when he finds out that she is one of his old girlfriends.
34 :02x20 - Pops 'n' Pals
Writer: Allan Katz, Don Reo
Director: Rick Edelstein
Guest star: Joaquin Garay (Waiter), Cardella Di Milo (Woman), James Wheaton (Nelson B. Davis), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes)
Feeling jealous and neglected, Fred conjours up several ruses that will hopefully keep Lamont from spending so much time with Julio.
35 :02x21 - Home Sweet Home for the Aged
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Cha-Cha Hogan (Old Man), Maida Severn (Miss Ecker), Burt Mustin (Mr. Malloy), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
Fred is caught up in a series of frustrating situations when he becomes a resident of a senior citizens' home as Lamont plans to work and travel the world.
36 :02x22 - Pot Luck
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Herb Voland (Mr. Osborne), Jonathan Harris (Emile Bonnet)
Lamont outsmarts himself when he buys what he believes is a rare antique commode for only $20. It turns out that Lamont is a ploy for a con game.
37 :02x23 - The Kid
Writer: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Lincoln Kilpatrick Jr. (Jason), Marcene Harris (Mother), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty")
A nine-year-old runaway worms his way into the Sanford yard and eventually into Fred's heart.
38 :02x24 - Rated X
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Leo G. Morrell (Detective), Kelly Thordsen (Police Lieutenant), Ralph James (Producer), Jack DeLeon (Director), Cal Wilson (Guard), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
Fred Lamont and Rollo almost become stars in an x-rated movie until they are faced with the "naked" truth and the wrath of Aunt Esther.
39 :03x01 - Lamont as Othello
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Anne Driscoll (Mrs. O'Neill), Jack Manning (Mr. O'Neill), Maureen Arthur (Marilyn), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
Fred returns home unexpectedly and finds Lamont and drama coach Marilyn in the choking scene of Othello.
40 :03x02 - Libra Rising All Over Lamont
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Harvey Jason (Dr. Stewart), Vivian Bonnell (Audrey)
It's in the stars for Lamont in this zany astrological mix-up that involves his father and Aunt Esther.
41 :03x03 - Fred, the Reluctant Fingerman
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes)
Fred is witness to burglary at Julio's house, but he refuses to identify the burglars for the police.
42 :03x04 - Presenting the Three Degrees
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: The Three Degrees (Themselves), Bob Gordon (Gabriel Gordon), Juan DeCarlos (Bouncer), Dwan Smith (Waitress), Kurt Taylor (Himself), Jim Cato (M.C.), Leroy Daniels (Leroy), Ernest Mayhand (Skillet), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
Despite Fred's objections, Lamont and Rollo try to make big stars out of the singing trio "The Three Degrees."
43 :03x05 - This Little TV Went to Market
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Bernie Hamilton (Officer Jones "Jonesy"), Bill McLean (TV Repairman), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy")
Fred buys a "hot" television and gets into hot water. After Fred has made his purchase, his friend Grady visits the Sanford home and declares that the set is the one that was stolen from his house.
44 :03x06 - Lamont is That You?
Writer: Bob Illes, James R. Stein
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Davis Roberts (Dr. Caldwell), Cardella Di Milo (Lucille Pinkney), Jeannie Bell (Judy Ann)
Lamont and Rollo mistakenly go to a gay bar. They are spotted by Fred's friend Bubba who tells Fred that Lamont is gay.
45 :03x07 - Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Louis Guss (Caretaker), Alma Beltran (Mrs. Fuentes), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes)
Lamont and Julio go into the used auto parts business and drive Fred to skid row. Fred thinks Lamont's new venture means his son is deserting their partnership.
46 :03x08 - Superflyer
Writer: Ilunga Adell, Charles T. Williams
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Joseph Hoover (Security Guard), Sherry Boucher (Wendy), Norma Miller (Jackie), Terry Lumley (Carol), Annazette Chase (Susan), Rudy Challenger (Mr. Menton), Wally Taylor (Mr. Barrington), Pat McCormick ("Moose")
It takes some doing to convince Fred to make his first airplane flight.
47 :03x09 - The Members of the Wedding (a.k.a.) The Engagement
Writer: James R. Stein, Bob Illes
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Bobby Johnson (Uncle Edgar), Mel Bryant (Uncle Jake), DeForest Covan (Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), Alvin Childress (Reverend Trimble), Dorothy Meyer (Aunt Flossie), Esther Sutherland (Aunt Minnie), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris)
Fred succumbs to Donna's pressures and agrees to marry her, but Fred's family has other ideas.
48 :03x10 - The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection (a.k.a.) The Chameleon
Writer: Phil Mishkin
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Bryan O'Byrne (Mr. Archibald)
Following the advice of his son Lamont, Fred donates a collection of rare jazz albums to a music library in order to get a tax write-off, but he wants them back when he finds they are valued at $500.
49 :03x11 - A House is Not a Poolroom
Writer: Winston Moss
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (Otis Littlejohn), Leroy Daniels (Leroy), Ernest Mayhand (Skillet), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris)
Lamont buys Fred a pool table for a birthday gift and Fred's buddies turn the Sanford home into a pool hall.
50 :03x12 - Grady, the Star Boarder
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Always trying to make a buck, Fred talks Lamont into letting Grady become a "paying boarder" in their home.
51 :03x13 - Wine, Women and Aunt Esther (a.k.a.) Leaving the Nest
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Leroy Daniels (Leroy), Ernest Mayhand (Skillet), Bhetty Waldron (Fast Fanny)
Disgusted at Aunt Esther endless rehashing of a friend's funeral, Fred and his cronies, Grady, Leroy, Skillet and Bubba plan a cheer-up party.
52 :03x14 - Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Jack Shea
Guest star: Sonny Jim Gaines (Grip), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
A question arises as to whether Fred is really Lamont's father.
53 :03x15 - Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Bob Lahendro
Guest star: James Driskill (Cop), Ed Perry (Bailiff), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (Otis Littlejohn), Billy Allyn (Billy), Sosimo Hernandez (Lopez), Arthur Adams (Judge), Antonio Fargas (Sonny Cochran), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Lamont gets a traffic ticket that he feels he does not deserve and Fred maneuvers himself into a position to be his son's lawyer, leaving Lamont in jeopardy.
54 :03x16 - This Land is Whose Land?
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes), Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. (Surveyor)
Fred gets into a dispute with his neighbor Julio over the boundary dividing their properties.
55 :03x17 - Fred's Cheating Heart
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Raymond O'Keefe (Orderly #2), Juan DeCarlos (Orderly #1), Harry Basch (Dr. Jamison), Joan Pringle (Nurse #2), Helen Verbit (Nurse #1), Thalmus Rasulala (Heart Fund Man), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Lamont checks Fred into the hospital for tests to see why he has four or five heart attacks every day.
56 :03x18 - The Party Crasher
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Della Thomas (Della), Angela Gibbs (Angel)
Lamont and Rollo plan a romantic evening with two girls and without Fred.
57 :03x19 - Lamont Goes Karate (aka Charley's Tea)
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Casey Brown (Cookie), Stan Haze (Jo-Jo Johnson), Hugh Van Putten (Gus Thomas), Pamela Jones (Candy), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
The affections of a young lady become very painful for Lamont—he gets punched in the nose by a "big" rival. To help get his revenge, Lamont gives his all to Karate.
58 :03x20 - Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?
Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Talya Ferro (Rose), Vivian Bonnell (Betty), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Grady sets involved in a case of mistaken identity with Betty Hairston who thinks she's engaged to him.
59 :03x21 - Tyranny, Thy Name is Grady
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Brenda Sutton (Girl #2), Beverly Hope Atkinson (Girl #1)
Grady who is still house-sitting for Fred, tries to keep the Sanford home free of Bible meetings and social gatherings.
60 :03x22 - Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow Pffttt . . .
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), Dorothy Meyer (Aunt Flossie), Hilda Haynes (Aunt Minnie), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Esther kicks Woodrow out of their house and much to Grady's distress, Lamont gives his uncle permission to move in with them.
61 :03x23 - The Way to Lamont's Heart
Writer: George Burditt, Paul Wayne
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes), Judy Pace (Judy), Norma Miller (Roxie)
Determined to get Lamont to the altar, his latest girl Judy schemes to gain the support of his godfather Grady by making advances toward him.
62 :03x24 - Hello, Cousin Emma . . . Goodbye, Cousin Emma
Writer: Bill Manhoff
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: Kathrine McKee (Lorraine), Clarice Taylor (Cousin Emma), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Grady's cousin Emma gets an invitation to lodge at the Sanford home, triggering a plot to get her out.
63 :04x01 - The Surprise Party
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Fuddle Bagley (Jesse), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Fred returns from a long trip only to find that he's spoiled a homecoming party Lamont and Grady had planned for him.
64 :04x02 - Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: John Hawker (William), Gloria Delaney (Janet), Cathy Cooper (Woman), Beverly Sanders (Nora Simpson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Lamont's Uncle George dies and bequeaths him $7,000—if he produces a son within the next 12 months and names him George.
65 :04x03 - Ol' Brown Eyes
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Dee Carroll (Cleaning Lady), Morris Buchanan (Police Detective), Milt Kogan (Hotel Detective), George O'Hanlon (Drunk), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
Fred is sure that the ring Lamont gave him as a present is the one he has heard was stolen from Frank Sinatra.
66 :04x04 - Grady and His Lady
Writer: Gene Farmer
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Norma Miller (Dolly), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Fred puts his foot down between Grady and his finance when the bride to be announces that after their marriage, Grady will no longer be spending his evenings at the Sanford home.
67 :04x05 - There'll Be Some Changes Made
Writer: Earl Pomerantz, Jerry Ross
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Jayne Kennedy (Brenda), Eduardo Ricard (Harry), Noel de Souza (Salim), Sarah Fankboner (Francine), Rai Tasco (Murray), Fritzi Burr (Maureen), Pat Morita (Ah Chew), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Lamont may be in for a fight when he tries to change Fred's bigoted attitude toward other minorities.
68 :04x06 - Going Out of Business
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Helene Winston (Lady Customer), Basil Hoffman (Store Owner), Philip Bruns (Calvin), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Pat Morita (Ah Chew)
Fred sees the beginning of the end of his junk business when Lamont takes a salesman job in a men's clothing store.
69 :04x07 - Home Sweet Home
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Nathan Jung (Saburyo), Yuki Shimoda (Mr. Funai), Helen Funai (Miss Funai), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes), Bob Okazaki (Grandfather Masaki)
Greed gets in the way when a Japanese land development company offers to buy the Sanford house.
70 :04x08 - My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out
Writer: Arnie Rosen
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Ned Wertimer (Mr. Crenshaw), Philip Bruns (Calvin)
When Fred buys a horse with an impressive racing history in order to breed him and make millions, he fails to notice that the broken-down animal has been gelded.
71 :04x09 - Sanford and Niece
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Robin James (Joan), Ray Vitte (Lewis), Berlinda Tolbert (Delores), Tina Andrews (Elizabeth), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris)
Fred is determined to avoid a visit by his niece Elizabeth, the "spitting image" and namesake of his late wife.
72 :04x10 - Julio and Sister and Nephew
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Graham Brown (Principal), Manuel Carrasco (Roberto), Corinne Conley (Woman), Miriam Colon (Carlotta), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes)
Fred's anti-Puerto Rican attitude suddenly changes after Julio's nephew is the victim of discrimination in school.
73 :04x11 - Fred's Treasure Garden
Writer: Ilunga Adell
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Guest star: Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
A fun time is had by all when Grady serves his friends a salad made with home-grown parsley.
74 :04x12 - Tower Power
Writer: Calvin Kelly
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Lester Fletcher (Man in Museum), Diane Hill (Woman in Museum), Janee Michelle (Sandra), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Fred creates an idea of his own after Lamont's art-conscious friend Sandra takes the Sanfords on a tour of an art museum. Janee Michelle Guest stars.
75 :04x13 - A Little Extra Security
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Guest star: John Hawker (Postman), Fred D. Scott (Mr. Hastings), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (Otis Littlejohn), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
To lie or not to lie? That is the question that Grady must answer when he receives too many Social Security checks.
76 :04x14 - The Merger
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Dick Whittington (TV Voice), Danny Wells (Haywood Jones), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes)
Three proves to be a crowd when Lamont decides on a merger that would form one big "junkpire."
77 :04x15 - Once a Thief
Writer: Winston Moss
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Guest star: Don Rickles (Announcer #1), Ron Glass (Herman), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
When Lamont invites his ex-convict friend to stay at the Sanford home, a most protective Grady steps in to defend the Sanford "treasures."
78 :04x16 - The Stand-In
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Billy Eckstine (Nightclub Singer), Bernie Orenstein (Stan Taylor), Al Williams (Al), Joe Silver (Mr. Stone), Scatman Crothers (Bowlegs), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Fred and Lamont's friends pay a visit to the Sanford home to show off their new nightclub act.
79 :04x17 - Strange Bedfellows
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Brunetta Barnett (Harriet Radner), Richard Balin (Newscaster), Margaret Avery (Denise), Daxson Thomas (Newsman), Ed Cambridge (Mr. Cambridge), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Pat Morita (Ah Chew), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
To impress a politically minded girlfriend, Lamont sounds off about community problems on a local radio show and is subsequently talked into running for state assemblyman.
80 :04x18 - The Masquerade Party
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Maida Severn (Woman), Johnny Jacobs (Himself), Dap Sugar Willie (Himself), June Christopher (Brenda), John Barbour (Harry Monte), Pat Morita (Ah Chew), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
Fred, Grady and Bubba become television game show contestants on "Wheel and Deal" to try and win a birthday present for Lamont.
81 :04x19 - Golden Boy
Writer: George Yanok, Bob Garland
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Barry Wright (Junior), Hank Rolike (Yerby), David Doyle (Clancy Fitzgerald), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
With the money that Lamont was going to use to repair the junk truck, Fred buys half ownership of professional boxer Junior Joe Louis.
82 :04x20 - My Brother-in-Law's Keeper
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Ancel Cook (Stereo Delivery Man), Allan Drake (Rodney Victor), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Mary Alice (Frances Victor)
Fred can't wait for his sister to come for a visit and introduce her new husband—but that's before he finds out the groom is white.
83 :04x21 - The Headache
Writer: Arnie Rosen
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Bernie Orenstein (TV Voice #2), Joni Rhodes (TV Voice #1), Frances E. Nealy (Lady Patient), Darrell Zwerling (Pediatrician), Robert DoQui (Psychologist), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson)
When a doctor can't find any physical reason for Lamont's headaches, he determines it must be psychological and sends him to psychiatrist.
84 :04x22 - The Stung
Writer: Bob Garland, George Yanok
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: George Reynolds (Arms), Richard Ward (Al Banks), Fritzi Burr (Miss Cogley), Gregory Sierra (Julio Fuentes), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
To teach Lamont and his friends a painful lesson in gambling, Fred asks his professional gambler buddy to join one of the group's weekly games.
85 :04x23 - The Older Woman
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Kathryn Jackson (Mabel), Brenda Sutton (Louise), Kim Hamilton (Grace), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Lillian Randolph (Lady Customer)
Much to Fred's dismay, Lamont has fallen for an "older" woman.
86 :04x24 - The Over-the-Hill Gag
Writer: Matt Robinson
Director: Stan Lathan
Guest star: Carol Jean Owens (Lady in Doctor's Office), Dick Bass (Messenger), Odessa Cleveland (Audrey), Keene Curtis (Dr. Goodman), Pat Morita (Ah Chew), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
Fred's doctor has given him months—to pay his bill. But Lamont and Rollo mistakenly think the end is near and try to make Fred's last days happy by setting up a date with Lena Horne.
87 :04x25 - The Family Man
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Bud Yorkin
Guest star: Rod Colbin (Coach Bradley), Dennis Kort (Roger), Michael Talbott (Pete), John Kirby (Herb), Julie Payne (Terestia), Haywood Nelson (Haywood Marshall), Rosanne Katon (Laurie Marshall), Howard Hesseman (Professor Stoneham), Fritzi Burr (Mrs. Bradley), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Joe Morton (Hal Marshall), Carol Cole (Ellie Marshall)
Grady moves out of Watts and into fashionable Westwood to live with his daughter, her husband and his children.
88 :05x01 - Earthquake II
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Merv Griffin (Himself), Eydie Gorme (Herself), Steve Lawrence (Himself), Barry Wright (Jackpot Winner), Britt Leach (Mr. Johnson), Reva Rose (Mrs. Johnson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
After several small earthquakes rock the Sanford home, Russian seismologists tell Fred it's only a matter of time until the "big one" hits.
89 :05x02 - Divorce, Sanford Style (a.k.a.) Divorcee, Sanford Style
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), Hannah Dean (Jackie), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
After a battle with her husband, Esther takes refuge in the Sanford home.
90 :05x03 - Bank on This
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Tom Scott (Mr. Phillips), Skip Cunningham (Doctor #2), Cal Wilson (Doctor #1), Bill Henderson (Harvey), Roy Stuart (Reporter), Charles Thomas Murphy (Melvin), Roscoe Orman (Al), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy")
Fred and Lamont learn that banking can be harmful to your health when their loan application is interrupted by a robbery.
91 :05x04 - The Sanford Arms
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Cal Gibson (Roger), Margueritte Ray (Woman), Ta-Tanisha (Janet), George Wyner (Percy), Arnold Johnson (George F. Hutton "Hutch"), Nancy Kulp (Mrs. Hopkins), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Richard Cox (Hippie Kid)
As new landlords of an apartment house, Fred and Lamont have to be selective about their tenants.
92 :05x05 - Steinberg and Son
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: James Sheldon
Guest star: Rik Pierce (Mac John), Albert Hall (Bernie Taub), Jane Lambert (Aunt Ethel), Larry Wilde (Saul Green), Lou Jacobi (Steinberg), Corey Fischer (Anthony Marvinowsky), Jack Somack (Gabey), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), John Larroquette (Murray Steinberg), Robert Guillaume (Albert Brock)
Fred and Lamont are outraged when they see a new television series about a man, his son and their junk business.
93 :05x06 - Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Allan Drake (Rodney Victor), Timmie Rogers (Smiley Rogers), Dap Sugar Willie (Theatre Manager), Cha-Cha Hogan (Heckler), Nancy Kulp (Mrs. Hopkins), Mary Alice (Frances Victor)
The only way for Fred to get his white brother-in-law Rodney out of his house and his hair is to do something drastic—like go into show business.
94 :05x07 - Della, Della, Della
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Marvin Jenkins (Piano Player), Paul Reid Roman (Bob Williams), Della Reese (Herself), Arnold Johnson (George F. Hutton "Hutch")
Working on a campaign for a political candidate, singer/actress Della Reese convinces Fred to let her use the Sanford home as campaign headquarters.
95 :05x08 - Donna Pops the Question
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: James Sheldon
Guest star: Elma V. Jackson (Mrs. Harris), Arthur Adams (Mel), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
It's now or never for Fred when his girlfriend Donna receives a proposal from another man.
96 :05x09 - My Fair Esther
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: James Sheldon
Guest star: Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), Ronnell Bright (Piano Player), Tina Dixon (Mabel Johnson), Jackie Toles (Lucille Brown), Wilbur 'Hi-Fi' White (M.C.), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Fred attempts to transform the lowly Esther into an elegant lady in order to collect $500 from her husband.
97 :05x10 - Sanford and Rising Son
Writer: Ted Bergman, Garry Shandling
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Dorothy Meyer (Mrs. Walker), Tommy Butler (Mr. Walker), Al Stevenson (Mr. Logan), Arnold Johnson (George F. Hutton "Hutch"), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Pat Morita (Ah Chew)
After he discovers how well and how cheaply his Japanese friend can cook, Fred turns his living room into a Japanese Restaurant.
98 :05x11 - The Olympics
Writer: Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr.
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Percy Rodriguez (Lou Turner), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
Fred feels he has to compete for Donna's romantic attention when a Senior Olympics champ tries to move in on his territory.
99 :05x12 - Ebenezer Sanford
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: James Sheldon
Guest star: Eric Laneuville (Ron), Marc Copage (Fredsie), Adrian Ricard (Mrs. Small), Jay Merriman Riley (Mr. Small), Kathryn Jackson (Mother), Herb Ellis (Landlord), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Despite attempts by his friends to spread Christmas cheer, Fred becomes a miserable scrooge.
100 :05x13 - The Oddfather
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: James Sheldon
Guest star: Wally Taylor (Bill), Al Stevenson (Bert), Gloria Delaney (Nurse), Paul Harris (Daniel Tracy), Roy Stuart (Martinson), Dick O'Neill (Commissioner), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty")
When Fred accidentally stumbles upon an attempted murder, the criminal tries to make it two victims for the price of one.
101 :05x14 - Can You Chop This?
Writer: Joni Rhodes
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Joni Rhodes (Female TV Voice), Ta-Tanisha (Janet), Cesare Danova (Cavorting Connoisseur), Danny Wells (Danny Taylor), Arnold Johnson (George F. Hutton "Hutch"), Nancy Kulp (Mrs. Hopkins)
Fred takes the money Lamont has been saving for acting lessons and uses it for something more important—a supply of Whopper Choppers.
102 :05x15 - Greatest Show in Watts
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Sid McCoy
Guest star: Rozelle Gayle (Dan), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Lee Weaver (Mr. Quincy)
When a Sanford Arm's tenant can't come up with the rent, he leaves Fred his pet elephant as collateral.
103 :05x16 - Fred Sanford Has a Baby
Writer: Jay Burton
Director: James Sheldon
Guest star: Renny Roker (Man), Mel Bryant (Pacing Man), Skip Cunningham (Don), Bonnie Banfield (Louella), Fritzi Burr (Nurse), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson)
While Lamont is away on a fishing trip, Fred rents out his room to a very pregnant lady.
104 :05x17 - The TV Addict
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Mark Warren
Guest star: Graham Jarvis (Dr. Simmons), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris)
Lamont figures the only way to cure Fred of being a "teleholic" is to hypnotize him into thinking that everytime he has the urge to turn on the set, the set will overheat.
105 :05x18 - Lamont in Love
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Buddy Kennedy (David), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Nancy Kulp (Mrs. Hopkins), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Marlene Clark (Janet)
Suspicious of Lamont's mysterious new girlfriend Janet, Fred feels an investigation is in order and transforms himself into the Watts version of Colombo.
106 :05x19 - The Escorts
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Frances E. Nealy (Lady #2), Betty Cole (Maxine), George Wiltshire (Elroy), Arnold Johnson (George F. Hutton "Hutch"), Fritzi Burr (Mrs. Willis), Helen Martin (Lady #1)
When Fred and his friends start their own escort service, they learn there's much more to the dating business than meets the eye.
107 :05x20 - The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Lewis Gomavitz
Guest star: Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), Derek Triplett (Roger), Frank Nelson (Salesman), Marlene Clark (Janet), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Fred is thrilled when Lamont announces his engagement until he learns that the couple doesn't want to live with him.
108 :05x21 - The Director
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: George Wiltshire (Elroy), Adam Wade (Mr. Creeley), George Foreman (Himself), Dave Turner (Eugene)
Everyone gets into the act when Fred and Lamont join the community activities and put on a play.
109 :05x22 - A Pain in the Neck
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Ernest Anderson (Doctor), Lance Taylor, Sr. (President), Tim Herbert (Panjib), Nancy Kulp (Mrs. Hopkins), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
Fred is worried that his back problem will take the glory away from his walk to the podium as he is to be honored with the Watts Businessman-of-the-year Award.
110 :05x23 - Sergeant Gork
Writer: Ted Bergman
Director: Bill Wyse
Guest star: Milton Frome (MC & Voice Over), Ken Menard (Customer), Martin Kosleck (General), Pat Morita (Colonel Hiakowa), LaWanda Page (Brunhilda), Edward Crawford (Roger), Nathaniel Taylor ('Fingers' Rollo), Don Bexley (Bubba 'Face' Bexley), Frank Nelson (Soldier), Fritzi Burr (Helga)
Fred rehearses the story he'll tell his future grandchildren about his being a World War II hero—complete with a George C. Scott/Patton impersonation.
111 :05x24 - Camping Trip
Writer: Garry Shandling
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Janine Williams (Girl Scout #6), Tifni Carson (Girl Scout #5), Kimberly Zuckert (Girl Scout #4), Susan Newmark (Girl Scout #3), Teri Hermosillo (Girl Scout #2), Deborah Berns (Girl Scout #1), Carol Arthur (Ms. Barnes)
Fred and Lamont go camping and find themselves stranded in the forest.
112 :06x01 - The Hawaiian Connection (1)
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Barbara Rhoades (Gladys), David Huddleston (Cop #1), Howard Storm (Bellboy), Danny Kamekona (Cop #2), Greg Morris (Freddy Wells), Peter Leeds (Suitcase Courier), James Gregory (Commander), Theodore Wilson (Messenger), Sheldon Leonard (Davis), Frank Nelson (Co-Pilot), Fritzi Burr (Woman on Plane), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Sandra Kerns (Stewardess)
Coincidentally, the Junkmen of America are having their annual convention in Hawaii as three professional jewel thieves are faced with the problem of finding someone to smuggle the gems out of Hawaii into Los Angeles.
113 :06x02 - The Hawaiian Connection (2)
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Greg Morris (Freddy Wells), Danny Kamekona (Cop #2), Elissa Dulce Hoopai (Hula Teacher), David Huddleston (Cop #1), Barbara Rhoades (Gladys), James Gregory (Commander), Sheldon Leonard (Davis)
Coincidentally, the Junkmen of America are having their annual convention in Hawaii as three professional jewel thieves are faced with the problem of finding someone to smuggle the gems out of Hawaii into Los Angeles.
114 :06x03 - The Hawaiian Connection (3)
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Sheldon Leonard (Davis), Don Ho (Himself), Greg Morris (Freddy Wells), James Gregory (Commander), Pat Paulsen (Percy), Barbara Rhoades (Gladys), David Huddleston (Cop #1), Sandra Kerns (Stewardess), Danny Kamekona (Cop #2), Frank Nelson (Co-Pilot), Fritzi Burr (Woman on Plane), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Robert Kino (Japanese Tourist)
Completely unaware that he is part of a robbery, Fred loses track of his friend's "package" and is chased by the crooks all over the island.
115 :06x04 - California Crude
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Patrick Campbell (Professor Miller), Ross Martin (Aram)
When Fred and Lamont are told there might be oil in their own backyard, they trust an Arab oil company representative to confirm the findings.
116 :06x05 - The Stakeout
Writer: Earl Barret
Director: Norman Abbott
Guest star: Rozelle Gayle (Sergeant Perkins), Charles Weldon (Miss Wallace/Hacker), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins "Hoppy"), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
Fred falls for one of his tenants and can't understand her aloofness—until he discovers the "lady" is really a man on the run from police.
117 :06x06 - I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Royce Wallace (Mrs. Gordon), Leonard Stone (Mr. Grayson), Edward Crawford (Roger), Marlene Clark (Janet), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
Fred is determined to impress Lamont's future mother-in-law by setting a new world's record and getting his name in the Guinness book.
118 :06x07 - The Winning Ticket
Writer: Bob DeVinney
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Danny Dayton (Timmy), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Danny Wells (Danny)
Fred can't wait to try out the new promotion idea that he just bought from two "salesmen."
119 :06x08 - Committee Man
Writer: Garry Shandling
Director: Chuck Liotta
Guest star: Ronnie Schell (Mr. Wilkens), Sosimo Hernandez (Mr. Rodriguez), Edward Andrews (Sam Jordon), Fritzi Burr (Mrs. Channing), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
Fred is ecstatic when the Mayor selects him to represent Watts businessmen on a community relatives committee.
120 :06x09 - Fred's Extra Job
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Barry Wright (Bruno), Milton Frome (Maitre' d), Mel Carter (Bank Officer), Marlene Clark (Janet), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley)
In a desperate attempt to persuade Lamont to stay with him in the junk business, Fred secretly borrows money from the bank to show his son that business is booming.
121 :06x10 - Carol
Writer: Earl Barret
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Patrick Cranshaw (Bank Guard), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Spo-de-Odee (Carol), Cinque Attucks (Jake)
When a curious visitor arrives at the Sanford home and claims to have known Fred forty years ago, Fred's memory suddenly falters.
122 :06x11 - Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Robin Braxton (Mrs. Sherman), Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Esther has been trying to adopt a baby for quite some time and finally gets an appointment with the adoption agency.
123 :06x12 - Here Today, Gone Today
Writer: Warren S. Murray
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Bob Goldstein (Mr. Trild), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Marlene Clark (Janet), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty"), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Unaware that Lamont and Esther are trying to surprise him by sending out the furniture to be re-upholstered, Fred comes home early and thinks it's all been stolen.
124 :06x13 - Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Al Rabin
Guest star: Shirley Washington (Salesgirl), Renny Roker (Customer #1), Earnestine Simpson (Church Sister #3), Cathy Cooper (Church Sister #2), Eric Laneuville (Daniel), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson), Sid McCoy (Customer #2), Helen Martin (Church Sister #1)
Fred and Lamont become peacemakers when Esther finds that her newly adopted son doesn't believe in God and kicks him out of the house.
125 :06x14 - Sanford and Gong
Writer: Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turteltaub
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Bob Goldstein (Panelist #3), Jackie Toles (Receptionist), Carl McCarthy (Stage Manager), Albert Popwell (Doctor), Sivi Aberg (Gong Show Hostess), Chuck Barris (Himself), Dap Sugar Willie (Man in Audience), Al Hansen (Panelist #2), Tracee Lyles (Panelist #1), Paul Zegler (Charlie), Don S. Davis (Marvin), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Allan Drake (Rodney Victor), Jack DeLeon (Sven), Roy Stuart (Barton), Margie McGlory (Vocalist)
Fred, Lamont and Bubba perform a song and dance routine on Fred's favorite television program, "The Gong Show, " with plans of winning the grand prize.
126 :06x15 - Fred Meets Redd
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Jack Carter (Marvin), Prince Spencer (Rob Baxter), Dap Sugar Willie (Phil Tellman), Benny Rubin (Man), Debraca Foxx (Doris Martin), Redd Foxx (Himself), Fritzi Burr (Miss Rock), Dave Turner (Harold Harrison)
Fred must decide if he should spend time with his accountant and complete his tax forms before the deadline or compete in a Redd Foxx look-alike contest.
127 :06x16 - Chinese Torture (a.k.a.) The Defiant One
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Hazel Medina (Alice), Philip Ahn (Chinese Man), Frank Nelson (Salesman), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Grady tries an ancient Oriental magic trick and shackles Fred to Esther without realizing the directions for releasing the locks are written in Chinese.
128 :06x17 - A Matter of Silence
Writer: John T. Bell
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Fuddle Bagley (Doctor), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Helen Martin (Nurse)
After being cured from a sudden loss of hearing, Fred is reluctant to give up the loving sympathy he's been getting from his girlfriend and decides to stay "deaf."
129 :06x18 - When John Comes Marching Home
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: James A. Watson, Jr. (John), Edward Crawford (Roger), Frank Nelson (Waiter), Marlene Clark (Janet), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Lamont's future wife's ex-husband arrives with some earth-shattering news that could change the course of everyone's life.
130 :06x19 - The Reverend Sanford
Writer: Jim Belcher
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Darrow Igus (Walter), Freeman King (Policeman), Sammy Shore (Bishop Lovelace), Esther Sutherland (Woman #1), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson)
To avoid taxes, Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church and appoints Bubba and Woody as officers.
131 :06x20 - The Will
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Julius Harris (Doctor), Eric Laneuville (Daniel), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson)
Fred is fearful that his days are numbered after Esther delivers a crashing blow to his head with her Bible-laden purse.
132 :06x21 - Fred the Activist
Writer: Stephen Young, Richard Freiman
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Tony Burton (Guard), George Reynolds (Prisoner), Taurean Blacque (Honest Hank), Mel Stewart (Clarence), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Hilda Haynes (Rose), Helen Martin (Millie)
An innocent shopping trip turns violent when a shady salesman refuses to grant a time payment plan to anyone over 65.
133 :06x22 - The Lucky Streak
Writer: Joseph R. Henderson
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Prince Spencer (Messenger), Skip Cunningham (Marvin), Sonny Jim Gaines (Dan), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Fred embarks on a lucky gambling streak as he and Lamont need a quick $4,000 to buy the Sanford Arms.
134 :06x23 - Funny, You Don't Look It
Writer: Joseph Feinstein
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Milton Selzer (Sam Gittleman), Will Gill, Jr. (Customer #1), Jim Mendenhall (Customer #2), John Hawker (Mailman), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson)
Fred is so certain he is a descendant of a famous person that he pays a company $25 to trace his roots.
135 :06x24 - Fred Sings the Blues
Writer: Larry Mintz, Alan Eisenstock
Director: Russ Petranto
Guest star: Hannah Dean (Woman), Harold 'Happy' Hairston (Man), Ji Tu Cumbuka (Edmond), B. B. King (Himself), Basil Hoffman (Maitre 'd), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Raymond Allen (Uncle Woodrow "Woody" Anderson)
Fred invites B.B. King to dinner at Sanford home and may give the famous singer another reason to sing the blues. B.B. King Guest stars.
136 :06x25 - School Daze
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Carl McCarthy
Guest star: Sarah Jane Miller (Doris Chandler), Don Bexley (Bubba Bexley), Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo Lawson), Lynn Hamilton (Donna Harris), LaWanda Page (Aunt Esther Anderson), Barry Wright (Herman Barry)
When Fred is caught spending a lot of time with Doris, a white school-teacher, everyone is sure he's only studying about the birds and bees.