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Starring Redd Foxx & Demond Wilson
Season 2 (NBC) (1972-73)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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NBC Fridays 8:00-8:30pm Eastern (24 episodes)
Produced by Aaron Ruben

2.1 [15] Sanford And Son: BY THE NUMBERS
15Sep72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 203 (copyright date 15Sep72)
Written by Terry Ryan ; Directed by Peter Baldwin
Cast: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Beah Richards et al.
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.

2.2 [16] Sanford And Son: WHIPLASH
22Sep72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 205 (copyright date 22Sep72)
Written by Allan Katz & Don Reo; Directed by Rick Edelstein
Guest star:
Don 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.

2.3 [17] Sanford And Son: THE DOWRY
29Sep72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 207 (copyright date 29Sep72)
written by Richard Pryor and Paul Mooney; Directed by Jack Shea
Guest stars:
Marguerite Ray
Albert Reed
Gladys Perry
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.

2.4 [18] Sanford And Son: JEALOUSY
6Oct72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 208 (copyright date 6Oct72)
Written by Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell; Directed by Jack Shea
Guest star:
Roscoe Lee Browne
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.

2.5 [19] Sanford And Son: TOOTH OR CONSEQUENCES
13Oct72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 209 (copyright date 13Oct72)
Written by Adell Stevenson; Directed by Peter Baldwin
Guest Cast:
Ray Oliver
When Fred's attempt to have a hypnotist cure his toothache fails, Lamont insists that his "chicken" father go to the
free clinic.

2.6 [20] Sanford And Son: THE CARD SHARPS
27Oct72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 204 (copyright date 27Oct72)
Written by Aaron Ruben; Directed by Peter Baldwin
Based on Steptoe and Son & Full house, created by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.
Guest Cast:
Thalmus Rasulala
David Moses
Ron Glass
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.

2.7 [21] Sanford And Son: HAVE GUN, WILL SELL
3Nov72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 206 (copyright date 3Nov72)
Written by Adell Stevenson; Directed by Rick Edelstein
Guest Cast:
Nathaniel Taylor ...... Rollo Larson (recurring)
Lamont and his friend Rollo scare off a burglar in the Sanford house, but he leaves something behind -- a gun.

2.8 [22] Sanford And Son: THE PUERTO RICANS ARE COMING!
10Nov72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 211 (copyright date 10Nov72)
Written by Allan Katz & Don Reo; Directed by Peter Baldwin
guest star:
Gregory Sierra ..... Julio (recurring)
Fred is upset because his new neighbor is opening a competing junkyard--but he's beside himself when he learns the
neighbor is Puero Rican.

2.9 [23] Sanford And Son: THE SHOOTOUT
17Nov72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 210 (copyright date 17Nov72)
Written by Allan Katz & Don Reo; Directed by Peter Baldwin
Guest star:
Leo Fuchs
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.

2.10 [24] Sanford And Son: BLOOD IS THICKER THAN JUNK
24Nov72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 202 (copyright date 8Sep77?)
Written by Alan Katz and Don Reo; Directed by Peter Baldwin
Guest Cast:
Roger Mosley
Vernon Weddle
Lamont seeks employment elsewhere, forcing Fred to find a new partner for the junk yard.

2.11 [25] Sanford And Son: SANFORD AND SON AND SISTER MAKES THREE
1Dec72 NBC Fri /prod. no. 213 (copyright date 1Dec72)
Written by Richard Pryor & Paul Mooney; Directed by Rick Edelstein
Guest stars:
Ja'net DuBois
Emily Yancy
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.

2.12 [26] Sanford And Son: A GUEST IN THE YARD
8Dec72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 215 (copyright date 8Dec72)
Written by Ilunga Adell; Directed by Jack Shea
Guest Cast:
Liam Dunn
Davis Roberts
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.

2.13 [27] Sanford And Son: FRED & CAROL & FRED & DONNA
15Dec72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 214 (copyright date 15Dec72)
Written by Lloyd Garver & Ken Hecht; Directed by Rick Edelstein
Fred invites both his fiancee Donna and a door-to-door saleslady to dinner on the same evening.

2.14 [28] Sanford And Son: THE LIGHT HOUSEKEEPER
22Dec72 NBC Fri / prod. no. 201 (copyright date 8Sep77?)
Teleplay by Lee Kalcheim and Aaron Ruben; Story by Lee Kalcheim;
Directed by Peter Baldwin
Guest stars
Mary Wickes
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.

2.15 [29] Sanford And Son: THE BIG PARTY
5Jan73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 216 (copyright date 5Jan73)
Teleplay by Odie Hawkins & Aaron Ruben; Story by Odie Hawkins; Directed by Jack Shea.
guest stars:
Gabe Dell
Danny Black
Faced with more bills than they can pay, Fred and Lamont decide to give a neighborhood party--and charge admission.

2.16 [30] Sanford And Son: A VISIT FROM LENA HORNE
12Jan73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 212 (copyright date 12Jan73)
Written by Allan Katz & Don Reo; Directed by Jack Shea
Guest stars:
Lena Horne
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."

2.17 [31] Sanford And Son: LAMONT GOES AFRICAN
19Jan73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 217 (copyright date 19Jan73)
Written by Ilunga Adell; Directed by Jack Shea.
guest stars:
Paula Kelly
Fred thinks Lamont's fascinations with Africa are Ludicrous, until he meets Olayia, a Nigerian women with definite
ideas about parental respect.

2.18 [32] Sanford And Son: WATTS SIDE STORY
26Jan73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 218 (copyright date 26Jan73)
Written by Lloyd Garver & Ken Hecht; directed by Jack Shea.
Guest Cast:
Gregory Sierra .... Julio (recurring)
Fred is shocked when Lamont dates the sister of their Puerto Rican neighbor, Julio.

2.19 [33] Sanford And Son: THE INFERNAL TRIANGLE
2Feb73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 220 (copyright date 2Feb73)
Written by Aaron Ruben
Based on "Two's company" by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.
Directed by Sid McCoy.
Guest Cast:
Ketty Lester
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.

2.20 [34] Sanford And Son: POPS N' PALS
9Feb73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 219 (copyright date 9Feb73)
Written by Allan Katz & Don Reo; Directed by Rick Edelstein.
Guest Cast:
Gregory Sierra .... Julio (recurring)
James Wheaton.
Feeling jealous and neglected, Fred conjours up several ruses that will hopefully keep Lamont from spending so much
time with Julio.

2.21 [35] Sanford And Son: HOME SWEET HOME FOR THE AGED
16Feb73 NBC Fri / prod. no 221 (copyright date 16Feb73)
Produced & Adapted by Aaron Ruben;
Based on "Homes Fit for Heroes" by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.
Directed by Peter Baldwin.
Guest Cast:
Maida Severn
Fred is caught up in a series of fustrating situations when he becomes a resident of a senior citizens' home
as Lamont plans to work and travel the world.

2.22 [36] Sanford And Son: POT LUCK
23Feb73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 222 (copyright date 23Feb73)
Produced & Adapted by Aaron Ruben;
Based on "Three Feathers" by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.
Directed by Peter Baldwin.
Guest Cast:
Herb Voland
Jonathan Harris
Lamont outsmarts himself when he buys what he beleives is a rare antique commode for only $20. It turns out that
Lamont is a ploy for a con game.

2.23 [37] Sanford And Son: THE KID
9Mar73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 223 (copyright date 9Mar73)
Written by Everett Greenbaum & Jim Fritzell; Directed by Jack Shea.
guest cast:
Lincoln Kilpartrick, Jr.
Marcene Harris
A nine-year-old runaway worms his way into the Sanford yard and eventually into Fred's heart.

2.24 [38] Sanford And Son: RATED X
16Mar73 NBC Fri / prod. no. 224 (copyright date 16Mar73)
Producer & consultant, Aaron Ruben
Written by Ilunga Adell
Directed by Peter Baldwin;
Guest Cast:
Nathaniel Taylor ...... Rollo Larson (recurring)
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.

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