How many episodes are there in Sanford and Son Season 2 and what are they about?
L.A. junk dealer Fred Sanford was Norman Lear’s black counterpart to Archie Bunker. The gravel-voiced widower hurled outrageous one-liners at his Bible-toting sister-in-law, Esther; cooked up get-rich-quick schemes with buddies Grady (who got his own spin-off series in 1975) and Bubba; and feigned countless ‘big ones’ (heart attacks) to win the sympathy of long-suffering son Lamont. Based on the British series ‘Steptoe and Son,’ the show consistently ranked in the Top 10.
Episode 1
By the Numbers
Fri, Sep 15, 1972 30 mins
Fred’s sure he dreamed up a winner in the numbers game. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Aunt Ethel: Beah Richards. Bubba: Don Bexley. Gunman: David Moses.
Episode 2
Whiplash
Fri, Sep 22, 1972 30 mins
Fred plays the whiplash game after a minor traffic accident. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Bubba: Don Bexley. Swanhauser: Noam Pitlik. Smith: Hal Williams. Dr. Caldwell: Davis Roberts.
Episode 3
The Dowry
Fri, Sep 29, 1972 30 mins
Fred’s cousin has a new wife with a fat daughter and some heavy marriage plans for Lamont (Demond Wilson). Betty Jean: Gladys Perry. Grady: Whitman Mayo. Fred: Redd Foxx. Margaret: Marguerite Ray.
Episode 4
Jealousy
Fri, Oct 6, 1972 30 mins
Fred’s fiancée brings a slick Romeo to dinner. Wilcox: Roscoe Lee Browne. Donna: Lynn Hamilton. Fred: Redd Foxx.
Episode 5
Tooth or Consequences
Fri, Oct 13, 1972 30 mins
Fred has a toothache, Lamont has the pain—namely Fred, who won’t see a dentist. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Dr. Poag: Ray Oliver. Bubba: Don Bexley.
Episode 6
The Card Sharps
Fri, Oct 27, 1972 30 mins
The perils of poker spark a battle between card sharps Fred and Lamont. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Skeeter: Thalmus Rasulala. Hucklebuck: Ron Glass.
Episode 7
Have Gun, Will Sell
Fri, Nov 3, 1972 30 mins
The Sanfords try to get rid of a burglar’s gun and look innocent at the same time. Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson. Rollo: Nathaniel Taylor.
Episode 8
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming, The Puerto Ricans Are Coming
Fri, Nov 10, 1972 30 mins
Fred wages an all-out war to get rid of Puerto Rican neighbor Julio (Gregory Sierra). Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson.
Episode 9
The Shootout
Fri, Nov 17, 1972 30 mins
Fred accidentally fires a gun at a neighbor’s window, and he and Lamont are sure the man’s dead. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Goldstein: Leo Fuchs. Hopkins: Howard Platt. Smith: Hal Williams.
Episode 10
Blood Is Thicker than Junk
Fri, Nov 24, 1972 30 mins
Split up because of an argument, Sanford and son try to get along without each other. Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson. Norman: Roger Mosley. Clifford: Vernon Weddle.
Episode 11
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Fri, Dec 1, 1972 30 mins
Fred’s old flame has interesting news: her grown-up daughter is Fred’s. Alice: Emily Yancy. Juanita: Janet DuBois. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson.
Episode 12
A Guest in the Yard
Fri, Dec 8, 1972 30 mins
A bum is out to sue the Sanfords, claiming he was hurt in their yard. Benny: Liam Dunn. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson.
Episode 13
Fred and Carol and Fred and Donna
Fri, Dec 15, 1972 30 mins
Disaster looms after Fred invites two women over on the same night. Fred: Redd Foxx. Donna: Lynn Hamilton. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Carol: Kim Hamilton.
Episode 14
The Light Housekeeper
Fri, Dec 22, 1972 30 mins
Housekeeper hassles, junkman style, as the Sanfords hire a maid. Mary: Mary Wickes. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson.
Episode 15
The Big Party
Fri, Jan 5, 1973 30 mins
The Sanfords’ beer bash turns into a disaster. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Aunt Esther: LaWanda Page. Gangster: Gabe Dell. Bubba: Don Bexley.
Episode 16
A Visit from Lena Horne
Fri, Jan 12, 1973 30 mins
A dream come true: Fred finagles a visit from Lena Horne. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Luther: John Amos.
Episode 17
LaMont Goes African
Fri, Jan 19, 1973 30 mins
Lamont’s African clothes and diet are driving Fred crazy. Demond Wilson, Redd Foxx. Olaiya: Paula Kelly. Rollo: Nathaniel Taylor.
Episode 18
Watts Side Story
Fri, Jan 26, 1973 30 mins
An outburst of bigotry from Fred after Lamont dates a Puerto Rican girl. Maria: Migdia Varela. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Fred: Redd Foxx. Julio: Gregory Sierra. Mrs. Fuentes: Alma Beltran. Leroy: Leroy Daniels.
Episode 19
The Infernal Triangle
Fri, Feb 2, 1973 30 mins
Fred’s new fiancée is Lamont’s old flame. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Judy: Ketty Lester.
Episode 20
Pops ‘n’ Pals
Fri, Feb 9, 1973 30 mins
Lamont and his Puerto Rican neighbor go to Tijuana. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Fred: Redd Foxx. Julio: Gregory Sierra.
Episode 21
Home Sweet Home for the Aged
Fri, Feb 16, 1973 30 mins
Lamont dumps Fred in an old folks’ home. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Bubba: Don Bexley. Miss Ecker: Maida Severn. Malloy: Burt Mustin.
Episode 22
Pot Luck
Fri, Feb 23, 1973 30 mins
A battle over junkyard ethics. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Osborne: Herb Voland.
Episode 23
The Kid
Fri, Mar 9, 1973 30 mins
Fred grouses about a kid who’s hanging around the junkyard. Redd Foxx. Jason: Lincoln Kilpatrick.
Episode 24
Rated X
Fri, Mar 16, 1973 30 mins
Fred and Lamont plunge into the world of low-budget films. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson. Rollo: Nathaniel Taylor. Director: Jack Deleon. Aunt Esther: LaWanda Page. Producer: Ralph James.
