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Sanford And Son: Season 1

Sanford And Son

Sanford And Son: Season 1

Columbia TriStar (1972)
US - TV-PG
TV Series | Comedy
USA | English | Color | 06:04

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. Lear would follow it up in 1974 with Good Times and The Jeffersons in 1975. Sanford and Son was also the only Lear sitcom that didn't air on CBS. Sanford and Son starred stand-up comedian, Redd Foxx as 65-year old junk collector, Fred Sanford. Fred ran his junk collection business from his home located in Los Angeles. His home was run-down but it was comfortable enough for him and his son, Lamont, with whom he lived with and who was a partner in the business. Lamont was dissatisfied with the business and would threaten to leave but Fred would fake a heart attack and yell "I'm coming, Elizabeth." Elizabeth had been Fred's wife who had preceded


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1 Crossed Swords 30 min | Jan 14, 1972

Lamont buys a porcelain figure for $15 from a silent movie star. After having it appraised, Lamont and Fred decide to sell it at an auction. They attend the auction pretending to be buyers to bid the price even higher. However, things go awry to Lamont's dismay.

2 Happy Birthday, Pop 30 min | Jan 21, 1972

During his birthday celebration, Fred is overwhelmed by a visit to a fancy bar, a movie theater to see Fiddler on the Roof, and dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

3 Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride 30 min | Jan 28, 1972

Lamont is excited about his upcoming wedding, but on the big day he quickly finds himself the only one who is. The bride dumps him at the altar, and his relatives beg to get back their wedding gifts.

4 The Copper Caper 30 min | Feb 04, 1972

Fred and Lamont buy a load of copper from a man who has been stealing it from people in the neighborhood.

5 A Matter of Life and Breath 30 min | Feb 11, 1972

Concerned about his father's smoker's cough, Lamont brings Fred in for a free tuberculosis screening at the American Lung Association's Breathmobile. The test results take his breath away.

6 We Were Robbed 30 min | Feb 18, 1972

O, what a tangled web Fred weaves when he fakes a robbery to cover-up his careless destruction of Lamont's prized porcelain and glass collection.

7 A Pad for Lamont 30 min | Feb 25, 1972

Fed up with his father frustrating his love life, Lamont strikes out on his own and rents a swingin' bachelor pad.

8 The Great Sanford Siege 30 min | Mar 03, 1972

The Sanfords haven't been paying their bills and now find themselves trapped in their home in a standoff with a process server and a collection agency ready to repossess their unpaid furniture.

9 Coffins for Sale 30 min | Mar 10, 1972

Lamont's keeping a pair of coffins in the living room spooks superstitious Fred.

10 The Barracuda 30 min | Mar 17, 1972

Fred's in love and engaged to be married, but not if Lamont can help it.

11 TV or Not TV 30 min | Mar 24, 1972

In need of a new color television, Fred is upset when Lamont decides to spend the money instead on a new car. Lamont has a change of heart, however, when Fred wanders away from home and is taken to the hospital - with an apparent case of amnesia.

12 The Suitcase Case 30 min | Mar 31, 1972

Lamont's daily haul of junk includes a tattered briefcase stuffed with stolen cash. Will Fred and Lamont decide whether to keep it or turn it over to the police before the crook it belongs to comes looking for it?

13 The Return of the Barracuda 30 min | Apr 07, 1972

Fred and Donna kiss and make up, sparking Lamont to hatch new plans for putting the kibosh on Cupid.

14 The Piano Movers 30 min | Apr 14, 1972

It's putting the match to the powder keg when rough and tumble Fred and Lamont are engaged to remove a piano from the lavish Beverly Hills apartment of a cultured antiques collector.

15 A Christmas story | May 01, 1973

Cast View all

Redd Foxx Fred G. Sanford
Demond Wilson Lamont Sanford
Hal Williams Officer 'Smitty' Smith
Noam Pitlik Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser
Slappy White Melvin
Lynn Hamilton Landlady
Dick Van Patten Hamlin
Leon Alton Man at Auction
Murray Pollack Man at Auction
Rick Hurst Police Officer
Lillian Randolph Aunt Hazel
Leonard Stone Otto
Paulene Myers Mrs. Simpson
Gilchrist Stuart Auction Bidder
Judyann Elder Darlene Edwards
Robert Mandan Auctioneer
Clancy Cooper Kelly
Patrick Campbell Process Server
William Lanteau Clerk
Gabriel Dell Gunman
Harold Fong Waiter
Sig Frohlich Man at Auction
Jenny Sullivan Lady Interviewer
Peter Bonerz Doctor
Jack Manning Man in Restaurant

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Layers Single side, Single layer

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