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The Worst Episodes of Sanford and Son

Every episode of Sanford and Son ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Sanford and Son!

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"School Daze" is the worst rated episode of "Sanford and Son". It scored 0.5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/25/1977. This episode scored 5.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Family Man".

  • School Daze
    0.5/101 votes
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    #1 - School Daze

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/1977

    Fred has been neglecting Donna and she decides to investigate and soon discovers Fred has been leading a secret life, not even telling Lamont what has been going on. Donna is convinced that he is seeing another woman but they soon discover Fred is really going to night school to earn his GED diploma, which he never got since he dropped out of high school to support his parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Family Man
    5.9/10147 votes
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    #2 - The Family Man

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1975

    Grady decides it's time for a change and moves out of Watts and into fashionable Westwood to live with his daughter, Ellie, her husband Hal, and their two children, Laurie and Haywood. As a housewarming gift, Grady purchases an oil painting to hang over their fireplace. However, the painting he chooses proves to be quite distasteful.

    Director: Bud Yorkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Lamont in Love
    6.5/10103 votes
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    #3 - Lamont in Love

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1976

    Lamont has been seeing Janet for quite awhile and Lamont thinks he's in love. But he doesn't know too much about her and hasn't wanted to push her into telling him. Thus, Fred decides to find out exactly what she's hiding and he goes undercover with Aunt Esther to dig up the dirt.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hawaiian Connection (2)
    6.5/10125 votes
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    #4 - The Hawaiian Connection (2)

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1976

    The diamond thieves continue their plot to have Fred smuggle the stolen diamonds into the United States. Freddy Wells sneaks into Fred's hotel room and plants the diamonds in his suitcase. Later, Lamont and Fred discover the diamonds and hesitate to call the police.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Strange Bedfellows
    6.6/10108 votes
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    #5 - Strange Bedfellows

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1975

    Lamont's politically involved girlfriend stresses involvement in the community's problems. This leads Lamont to phone into a radio talk show to express his views. Positive reaction leads to Lamont deciding to run for state assembly. But Fred soon finds out that this means that Lamont may move to Sacramento and leave the junk business.

    Director: Norman Abbott

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stakeout
    6.6/1097 votes
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    #6 - The Stakeout

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1976

    Fred becomes smitten with a woman, Miss Wallace who comes to the Sanford residence looking for a place to stay at the Sanford Arms. Meanwhile, a thief has been spotted in the neighborhood and to get the reward money, Fred lets the cops set up a stakeout in his home. However, Fred is in for a shock since the thief has been in disguise as Miss Wallace.

    Director: Norman Abbott

    Writer: N/A

  • Tower Power
    6.7/10125 votes
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    #7 - Tower Power

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1974

    After Lamont's friend Sandra takes Fred and Lamont to an art museum, Fred finds out that he can make art out of the junk in his pile. Thus, Fred begins the creation that will convey his legacy for eternity. However, the final result is far from an artistic masterpiece and Lamont has to decide how to break the news to his proud father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Escorts
    6.7/10107 votes
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    #8 - The Escorts

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1976

    In another get rich quick scheme, Fred decides to go down to an escort service with a friend of his and try to apply as escorts. Flatly rejected, Fred decides to open his own escort service complete with false advertising which results in Fred having to escort three ladies in one night.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Jerry Ross

  • I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
    6.7/10105 votes
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    #9 - I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1976

    Lamont's mother-in-law to be is coming to Watts for a visit and Fred is a little concerned about what she's going to think of a common junk man. This leads Fred to decide to create a legacy and tries to set a world's record and get his name in the Guinness Book of World Records. His goal is to be the person to stay awake the longest.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?
    6.8/10130 votes
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    #10 - Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1974

    A woman, whom Fred once had a drunken fling with, stops by and becomes convinced that Grady is Fred. Grady is in shock and Lamont is no help trying to convince her otherwise. But Grady has an even bigger problem: The woman decides to hold him to the promise Fred made - marriage.

    Director: Stan Lathan

    Writer: N/A

  • My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out
    6.8/10121 votes
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    #11 - My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1974

    Fred makes a deal and buys a horse with a great racing history. Fred tries to get the animal to breed so that he can have a lot of money making champions hoofing and stomping around the place. However, there is just one problem Fred must overcome, the horse he bought is a gelding, which has Lamont saying "I told you so" to yet another one of Fred's moneymaking schemes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Golden Boy
    6.8/10119 votes
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    #12 - Golden Boy

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1975

    Fred's friend, Yerby is the manager of a champion boxer, Junior Joe Louis. Fred goes in and buys half ownership. Fred then begins training the boxer for an upcoming fight but soon runs into trouble. For Junior is pulled from the fight because of to Fred's stubbornness.

    Director: Norman Abbott

    Writer: N/A

  • The Headache
    6.8/10108 votes
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    #13 - The Headache

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1975

    Lamont has had a chronic headache for three days and isn't sure what's causing it. A doctor suggests that Lamont consult a psychiatrist since the cause may be stress. Once at the psychiatrist's office, the doctor determines that Fred is the cause of Lamont's headaches.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Della, Della, Della
    6.8/10106 votes
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    #14 - Della, Della, Della

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1975

    The Sanford home has become a campaign headquarters for the candidate Bob Williams and Fred wants nothing to do with it. However, once Fred discovers, Della Reese is working on the campaign of Williams' opponent, he goes all out for it even thought he's not for the candidate.

    Director: Mark Warren

    Writer: N/A

  • A Pain in the Neck
    6.8/1093 votes
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    #15 - A Pain in the Neck

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1976

    Fred is being honored with the Watts Businessman-of-the-Year Award and he's all hyped up about accepting it. However, an unexpected turn of events lands Fred with a serious back problem and takes up means to try to get rid of it, including, acupuncture, meditation and a corset.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Sergeant Gork
    6.8/10107 votes
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    #16 - Sergeant Gork

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1976

    While Fred is babysitting his soon-to-be grandson, Roger helps a customer and sells him some junk including three medals. After Fred learns of Roger's sale he envisions a story about just how he got those medals. Fred's story has him as a Patton like character fighting during World War II and battling espionage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Camping Trip
    6.8/10111 votes
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    #17 - Camping Trip

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1976

    Fred and Lamont go on a camping trip in the wilderness but Fred quickly gets sick of the great outdoors and demands that they return home. However, they quickly realize that they are stranded when the truck refuses to start. This leads father and son to reminisce about times they have spent together. Fred and Lamont recall scenes from previous episodes including: My Kingdom for a Horse, Earthquake II and The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Garry Shandling

  • The Hawaiian Connection (1)
    6.8/10142 votes
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    #18 - The Hawaiian Connection (1)

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1976

    Three jewel thieves try and find a way to smuggle some expensive diamonds from Hawaii to L.A. That is where Fred and Lamont come in. Fred goes to Hawaii to attend a Junkmen of America convention. The crooks then plan to sneak the jewels on Fred so that he can take them to L.A. without knowing anything about it.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • California Crude
    6.8/10105 votes
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    #19 - California Crude

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1976

    Fred and Lamont have been busy planting a small garden in their yard when suddenly a professor stumbles in and suggests that they may be sitting on some oil. Later, Fred plants his scarecrow in the garden and actually strikes some oil. This leads to Fred and Lamont to ponder the fact that they may soon be millionaires.

    Director: Norman Abbott

    Writer: N/A

  • Sanford and Gong
    6.8/1099 votes
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    #20 - Sanford and Gong

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1976

    Lamont runs into Chuck Barris in a parking lot and he generously gives Lamont four tickets to a taping of The Gong Show, which happens to be Fred's favorite game show. Fred decides to try to be a contestant and sets up an act with his brother-in-law, Rodney and Lamont. However, at the last minute, Rodney hurts his back and can't be in the act.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter of Silence
    6.8/1099 votes
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    #21 - A Matter of Silence

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1977

    The Sanford residence is in chaos and it is all due to Fred's sudden loss of hearing. Lamont is convinced Fred has a problem, but Fred denies it but Lamont takes him to a doctor just the same. However, after the doctor removes the wax build up, Fred decides to stay "deaf" just a little bit longer in an attempt to hold Donna's attention.

    Director: Russ Petranto

    Writer: N/A

  • Donna Pops the Question
    6.9/10113 votes
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    #22 - Donna Pops the Question

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1975

    Donna receives a marriage proposal from another man and she decides to base her answer on whether or not Fred is ever going to ask her. Fred must make the choice now as to whether or not he is going to marry Donna. This leads Fred into turmoil and leads him to ask Elizabeth a heart felt question on whether or not she would object to him remarrying.

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: N/A

  • Greatest Show in Watts
    6.9/10112 votes
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    #23 - Greatest Show in Watts

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1976

    A tenant at The Sanford Arms doesn't have enough money for the rent so he leaves Fred his pet elephant as collateral. Fred quickly finds a city official on his back for keeping an elephant in the neighborhood and he quickly comes up with an idea to make some money: put on a mini-circus. Bubba plays a clown, Esther a fire-eater, and Lamont a weight lifter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Ross

  • The Hawaiian Connection (3)
    6.9/10111 votes
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    #24 - The Hawaiian Connection (3)

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1976

    During a mishap at the airport Fred accidentally misplaces the suitcase with the diamonds and the crooks start chasing Lamont and him all over Hawaii, trying to get them back. Meanwhile, the cops close on in, but not before guns are drawn on Fred and Lamont as the crooks trap them on a boat.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Winning Ticket
    6.9/10108 votes
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    #25 - The Winning Ticket

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1976

    Fred becomes a victim of a con game when, two men convince him to begin a bogus special "Sanford & Son" sales promotion, in which the lucky winner wins $500. However, Fred has no intention of handing out that much bread but unknown to Fred, the con men have rigged the game so they end up being the lucky winners and Fred will have to pay them the money after all.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A