The BEST episodes of Sanford and Son season 6
Every episode of Sanford and Son season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanford and Son season 6!
The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood.
#1 – Here Today, Gone Today
Season 6 – Episode 14 – Aired 7/1/1977
To reupholster Fred’s furniture as a gift, Lamont and Esther convince him the furniture was stolen, but Fred buys tacky new pieces with the insurance money.
#2 – The Lucky Streak
Season 6 – Episode 22 – Aired 4/3/1977
In order to keep The Sanford Arms, Fred turns to gambling to raise funds.
#3 – Carol
Season 6 – Episode 10 – Aired 26/11/1976
A strange man visits and claims that he and Fred robbed a bank years ago.
#4 – The Stakeout
Season 6 – Episode 5 – Aired 15/10/1976
The new tenant at the Sanford Arms is a wanted fence disguised in drag.
#5 – Aunt Esther Has a Baby
Season 6 – Episode 11 – Aired 3/12/1976
When Woody gets drunk just before a visit from the adoption agency, Fred must stand in as Esther’s husband.
#6 – Funny, You Don’t Look It
Season 6 – Episode 23 – Aired 11/3/1977
After Fred receives his family crest, he becomes convinced he is a descendant of Jewish African royalty.
#7 – I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
Season 6 – Episode 6 – Aired 22/10/1976
Fred tries to set the world record for continuous hours without sleep.
#8 – The Winning Ticket
Season 6 – Episode 7 – Aired 5/11/1976
After Fred falls victim to a sweepstakes scam, he devises a plan to con the con men.
#9 – Fred Meets Redd
Season 6 – Episode 15 – Aired 14/1/1977
Fred enters a Redd Foxx look-alike contest.
#10 – Chinese Torture (a.k.a.) The Defiant One
Season 6 – Episode 16 – Aired 21/1/1977
Grady’s attempt at magic results in Fred and Esther being handcuffed together.
#11 – Fred’s Extra Job
Season 6 – Episode 9 – Aired 19/11/1976
To keep Lamont from quitting the business, Fred takes out a loan and must secretly work as a waiter to pay it off.
#12 – The Hawaiian Connection (1)
Season 6 – Episode 1 – Aired 24/9/1976
A band of jewel thieves lures Fred and Lamont to Hawaii to unwittingly smuggle diamonds off the island.
#13 – The Hawaiian Connection (3)
Season 6 – Episode 3 – Aired 1/10/1976
When Fred and Lamont discover stolen diamonds intended to be smuggled to the mainland, the thieves chase them all over Hawaii.
#14 – Fred Sings the Blues
Season 6 – Episode 24 – Aired 18/3/1977
The Sanfords meet blues legend B.B. King, who has something significant in common with Fred.
#15 – The Hawaiian Connection (2)
Season 6 – Episode 2 – Aired 24/9/1976
#16 – Committee Man
Season 6 – Episode 8 – Aired 12/11/1976
Fred’s position as a community councilman draws the attention of a crooked slumlord looking to pass a bribe.
#17 – California Crude
Season 6 – Episode 4 – Aired 8/10/1976
Fred’s outdoor garden may actually be the site of a lucrative crude oil strike.
#18 – Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
Season 6 – Episode 12 – Aired 10/12/1976
Esther and Woody adopt a teenage boy whose attitude and beliefs don’t sit well with Esther.
#19 – Fred the Activist
Season 6 – Episode 21 – Aired 25/2/1977
Angered by a local store’s discriminatory credit policy, Fred organizes a group of fellow senior citizens.
#20 – The Reverend Sanford
Season 6 – Episode 19 – Aired 11/2/1977
To avoid paying taxes, Fred becomes a clergyman in a disreputable church that could cost him dearly.
#21 – When John Comes Marching Home
Season 6 – Episode 18 – Aired 4/2/1977
The surprise appearance of Janet’s ex-husband threatens to spoil Lamont’s plans to marry her.
#22 – A Matter of Silence
Season 6 – Episode 17 – Aired 28/1/1977
Fred uses his temporary hearing troubles to attract Donna’s attention.
#23 – Sanford and Gong
Season 6 – Episode 13 – Aired 17/12/1976
Lamont, Fred and Bubba face the music as contestants on The Gong Show.
#24 – The Will
Season 6 – Episode 20 – Aired 18/2/1977
Fred draws up his will and holds a reading of it in the living room.
#25 – School Daze
Season 6 – Episode 25 – Aired 25/3/1977
Fred and Bubba take evening classes to earn their high-school equivalency diploma.
