The BEST episodes of Sanford and Son season 4
Every episode of Sanford and Son season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanford and Son season 4!
The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood.
#1 – A Little Extra Security
Season 4 – Episode 13 – Aired 13/12/1974
After Grady receives an extra Social Security check, he gambles the money away in Las Vegas.
#2 – Fred’s Treasure Garden
Season 4 – Episode 11 – Aired 29/11/1974
With Fred in St. Louis, Grady unwittingly serves a salad to Smitty and Hoppy that may contain marijuana leaves.
#3 – The Masquerade Party
Season 4 – Episode 18 – Aired 31/1/1975
Fred and his pals don ridiculous costumes to win a prize for Lamont on a TV game show.
#4 – Home Sweet Home
Season 4 – Episode 7 – Aired 25/10/1974
When a Japanese company tries to buy out the neighborhood to build a brewery, Fred holds out for as much as he can get.
#5 – Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Season 4 – Episode 2 – Aired 20/9/1974
After a relative leaves Lamont $7,000 if he weds and has a child, Fred visits a dating service to find Lamont a mate.
#6 – The Stand-Ins
Season 4 – Episode 16 – Aired 17/1/1975
When Fred’s friend Bowlegs finds himself a man short for a nightclub engagement, Fred and Lamont must take the stage to help him out.
#7 – Grady and His Lady
Season 4 – Episode 4 – Aired 4/10/1974
Fred schemes to break up Grady’s new romance with a homely woman.
#8 – The Surprise Party
Season 4 – Episode 1 – Aired 13/9/1974
Fred returns from his extended trip to St. Louis but feels unwanted because Grady took better care of the house and Lamont.
#9 – Golden Boy
Season 4 – Episode 19 – Aired 7/2/1975
Fred takes on the mismanagement of a dim-witted prizefighter.
#10 – Ol’ Brown Eyes is Back
Season 4 – Episode 3 – Aired 27/9/1974
Fred becomes convinced that a ring given to him by friends and family was actually stolen from Frank Sinatra.
#11 – There’ll Be Some Changes Made
Season 4 – Episode 5 – Aired 11/10/1974
After a fed-up Lamont moves out, Fred lets his son hold a strange gathering at the house in the hopes of getting him back.
#12 – The Stung
Season 4 – Episode 22 – Aired 28/2/1975
Fred and his professional gambler friend conspire to hustle money from Lamont’s poker game.
#13 – Strange Bedfellows
Season 4 – Episode 17 – Aired 24/1/1975
After calling into a local radio show, Lamont is drafted to run for state assembly.
#14 – Going Out of Business
Season 4 – Episode 6 – Aired 18/10/1974
With business bad and the tax bill due, Lamont takes a job at a local haberdashery.
#15 – The Merger
Season 4 – Episode 14 – Aired 20/12/1974
Julio and the Sanfords consolidate their junk businesses but soon sour on the merger.
#16 – Once a Thief
Season 4 – Episode 15 – Aired 27/12/1974
Lamont’s visiting ex-con friend has Grady on high alert.
#17 – My Brother-in-Law’s Keeper
Season 4 – Episode 20 – Aired 14/2/1975
Fred is mortified to meet his new brother-in-law Rodney, a white impresario with an overabundance of affection.
#18 – Sanford and Niece
Season 4 – Episode 9 – Aired 8/11/1974
Fred’s niece, who closely resembles his late wife, comes to visit.
#19 – The Headache
Season 4 – Episode 21 – Aired 21/2/1975
A psychiatrist tells Lamont that his headaches are caused by a hatred for his father.
#20 – Tower Power
Season 4 – Episode 12 – Aired 6/12/1974
Fred becomes inspired to create a work of art out of junk as his legacy for eternity.
#21 – My Kingdom For a Horse (a.k.a.) First Night Out
Season 4 – Episode 8 – Aired 1/11/1974
Fred buys a racehorse for breeding purposes but soon finds the animal isn’t fit for the task.
#22 – Julio and Sister and Nephew
Season 4 – Episode 10 – Aired 15/11/1974
When Julio’s sister and nephew visit and must stay with the Sanfords, Fred becomes involved with the nephew’s problems at school.
#23 – The Over-the-Hill Gag
Season 4 – Episode 24 – Aired 14/3/1975
Mistakenly believing that Fred is dying, Lamont prepares a party and tries to get Lena Horne to visit.
#24 – The Older Woman
Season 4 – Episode 23 – Aired 7/3/1975
Fred tries to convince Lamont to end his romance with an older woman.
#25 – The Family Man
Season 4 – Episode 25 – Aired 25/4/1975
In this backdoor pilot for the ‘”Grady” spinoff series, Grady gives his daughter a tasteless painting to hang over the fireplace just in time for a high-class party.
