X
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Oct 10, 1975
  • 30 m
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Oct 10, 1975
  • 30 m
Sanford and Son

Summary Sanford and Son first aired in January of 1972 on NBC as a mid-season replacement. The series was the second series created by the All in the Family creator, Norman Lear and it was based on the British sitcom, Steptoe and Son. Sanford and Son was the first sitcom that Lear created that had a cast composed mostly of African Americans. ...

Directed By: James Sheldon

Written By: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson, Norman Lear

  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Oct 10, 1975
  • 30 m
  • TV-14
  • NBC
  • Oct 10, 1975
  • 30 m
Sanford and Son
S5 • Episode 5
Steinberg and Son
Air Date: Oct 10, 1975
User Score Available after 4 ratings
tbd
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary Sanford and Son first aired in January of 1972 on NBC as a mid-season replacement. The series was the second series created by the All in the Family creator, Norman Lear and it was based on the British sitcom, Steptoe and Son. Sanford and Son was the first sitcom that Lear created that had a cast composed mostly of African Americans. ...

Where to Watch

Season Episodes

View All Seasons
Episode 1 • Sep 12, 1975 • 30 m
Earthquake II
An earthquake shakes up the Sanfords, and the threat of an even bigger quake sparks Fred to sell the house and seek shelter in Las Vegas.
Episode 2 • Sep 19, 1975 • 30 m
Divorce, Sanford Style
Following a fight with Woodrow, Aunt Esther moves in with Fred and Lamont. Fred works overtime engineering a reconciliation so she'll return home.
Episode 3 • Sep 26, 1975 • 30 m
Bank on This
Fred and Lamont are applying for a loan to finance their purchase of Julio's former property when a pair of robbers burst into the bank.
Episode 4 • Oct 3, 1975 • 30 m
The Sanford Arms
With the bank ready to foreclose, Fred and Lamont desperately seek to find tenants for the Sanford Arms.
Episode 5 • Oct 10, 1975 • 30 m
Steinberg and Son
The series spoofs itself when the characters in the new television show "Steinberg and Son" turn out to be Borscht Belt parallels to those in the life of Fred G. Sanford.
Episode 6 • Oct 17, 1975 • 30 m
Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
When Fred's white brother-in-law Rodney lands a job emceeing a local vaudeville revival, Fred, Lamont and Smiley Rogers help out by providing the song and dance.
Episode 7 • Oct 31, 1975 • 30 m
Della, Della, Della
When two competing politicians each seek to use Fred's junkyard for a campaign headquarters, Della Reese appeals to Fred to stand by her man.
Episode 8 • Nov 7, 1975 • 30 m
Donna Pops the Question
After receiving a proposal from another man, Donna gives Fred one final chance to marry her.
Episode 9 • Nov 14, 1975 • 30 m
My Fair Esther
Fred becomes a latter-day Henry Higgins when he undertakes the task of transforming ugly duckling Esther into a swan so she can win the Mrs. Watts Businessman's Contest and net Fred half the prize money.
Episode 10 • Nov 21, 1975 • 30 m
Sanford and Rising Son
Fred and Ah Chew team up and turn the Sanford home into a Japanese restaurant.
Episode 11 • Dec 5, 1975 • 30 m
The Olympics
Jealous of Donna's athletic new boyfriend, Fred begins training so he can challenge him in the Senior Olympics.
Episode 12 • Dec 12, 1975 • 30 m
Ebenezer Sanford
Tightfisted Fred gets a ghostly wake-up call in this spoof of "A Christmas Carol."
Episode 13 • Jan 2, 1976 • 30 m
The Oddfather
Fred is wounded while witnessing a mob hit and is hospitalized under police protection until he can identify Mr. Big.
Episode 14 • Jan 9, 1976 • 30 m
Can You Chop This?
Fred plans to get rich quick by selling Whopper Chopper food processors, using Lamont's acting school tuition money to make his initial investment.
Episode 15 • Jan 16, 1976 • 30 m
Greatest Show in Watts
While babysitting an elephant, Fred holds a circus in the junkyard, allowing the cast to display their talents, especially Aunt Esther as the Bronze Goddess.
Episode 16 • Jan 23, 1976 • 30 m
Fred Sanford Has a Baby
A very pregnant woman rents Lamont's room for the week he's away on a fishing trip.
Episode 17 • Jan 30, 1976 • 30 m
The TV Addict
Fred's lifestyle of too much TV and too little exercise has Lamont concerned for his father's health, so Fred undergoes hypnotism to break his addiction to television.
Episode 18 • Feb 6, 1976 • 30 m
Lamont in Love
When Lamont falls in love with a mysterious woman, Fred and Esther play amateur sleuths to learn more about her.
Episode 19 • Feb 13, 1976 • 30 m
The Escorts
When Fred's friend Elroy can't find a date, Fred's inspired to launch his latest get rich quick scheme: an escort service for seniors.
Episode 20 • Feb 20, 1976 • 30 m
The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
Lamont musters the courage to pop the question to Janet.
Episode 21 • Feb 27, 1976 • 30 m
The Director
Starstruck Fred assumes the director's chair when the champ George Foreman comes to star in a play for Lamont's theater workshop.
Episode 22 • Mar 5, 1976 • 30 m
A Pain in the Neck
Fred's friends have got his back, as he discovers when he suffers from a backache on the day he is to receive the Watts Businessman's award and his friends rush to his aid with all kinds of quack cures.
Episode 23 • Mar 12, 1976 • 30 m
Sergeant Gork
Fred regales young Roger with tall tales of his World war II exploits that draw more from the late movie than the history books.
Episode 24 • Mar 19, 1976 • 30 m
The Camping Trip
Lamont brings Fred along on a camping trip to have some solitude and quality time together. Fred is no friend of nature and does nothing but complain...when the truck won't start they are stranded and begin to reminisce about old times.
6 Seasons

Top Cast

View All

Redd Foxx

Fred G. Sanford, Ebenezer Scrooge, Self

Demond Wilson

Lamont Sanford, The Spirit of Christmas Future, The Spirit of Christmas Past

LaWanda Page

Aunt Esther Anderson

Don Bexley

Bubba Bexley

Whitman Mayo

Grady Wilson

Nathaniel Taylor

Rollo Larson

Lynn Hamilton

Donna Harris, Landlady

Hal Williams

Officer 'Smitty' Smith

Howard Platt

Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Gregory Sierra

Julio Fuentes

Fritzi Burr

Woman on Plane, Helga, Maureen, Miss Cogley, Miss Rock, Mrs. Channing, Mrs. Phyllis Bradley, Mrs. Willis, Nurse

Raymond Allen

Uncle Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson

Pat Morita

Ah Chew, Colonel Hiakowa

Noam Pitlik

Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser

Marlene Clark

Janet Lawson

Frank Nelson

Co-Pilot, Salesman, Salesperson, Soldier, Waiter

Slappy White

Melvin

Nancy Kulp

May Hopkins

Arnold Johnson

George F. 'Hutch' Hutton

Leroy Daniels

Lucky Leroy

View All Cast & Crew

User Reviews

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Related Shows

The Office (UK)

97
Universal Acclaim

Bo Burnham: Inside

96
Universal Acclaim

The Larry Sanders Show

95
Universal Acclaim

Fleabag

92
Universal Acclaim

Atlanta

92
Universal Acclaim

My So-Called Life

92
Universal Acclaim

This Is Going To Hurt

91
Universal Acclaim

It's a Sin

91
Universal Acclaim

The Bear

91
Universal Acclaim

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

90
Universal Acclaim

How to With John Wilson

90
Universal Acclaim

A Black Lady Sketch Show

89
Universal Acclaim

Reservation Dogs

89
Universal Acclaim

A Parks and Recreation Special

89
Universal Acclaim

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

89
Universal Acclaim

Everybody Hates Chris

88
Universal Acclaim

Better Things

88
Universal Acclaim

Brooklyn Bridge

88
Universal Acclaim

Barry

88
Universal Acclaim

Freaks and Geeks

88
Universal Acclaim

Somebody Somewhere

88
Universal Acclaim

Back to Life

88
Universal Acclaim

Related News

What to Watch on Hulu Right Now

What to Watch on Hulu Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Hulu, updated frequently.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Disney+ Right Now

What to Watch on Disney+ Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Disney's streaming service, updated frequently.

  • tv show
April TV Preview (2024)

April TV Preview (2024)

Jason Dietz

The month ahead will bring a series adaptation of the videogame Fallout plus Netflix newcomer Ripley, Park Chan-wook's miniseries The Sympathizer, a sequel to Emmy winner The Jinx, Idris Elba's weirdest project to date, and more.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Paramount+ Right Now

What to Watch on Paramount+ Right Now

Jason Dietz

Find a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added to Paramount+ and Paramount+ With Showtime, plus a list of titles coming soon to the streaming services.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Prime Video Right Now

What to Watch on Prime Video Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Amazon's Prime Video, updated frequently.

  • tv show
What to Watch on Max Right Now

What to Watch on Max Right Now

Jason Dietz

Get a list of the best movies and TV shows recently added (and coming soon) to Max--plus all of the titles leaving the streaming service this month--updated frequently.

  • tv show