Sanford And Son Season 3

Sanford And Son Season 3 :
This is a list of episodes from the third season of Sanford and Son. Twenty-five episodes were written for this season but the nineteenth was never taped due to contract disputes between Redd Foxx and producers so Foxx was absent from the last six episodes of the season.

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 1

Episode 1 - [Lamont As Othello]
Details : Fred comes home to find Lamont and his drama teacher Marilyn acting out a choking scene from the play Othello. Fred then jumps to the logical conclusion that Lamont is trying to kill a white woman. Later Fred becomes the victim of assumption when Marilyn invites Fred and Lamont to her place and her parents think Fred and Lamont are trying to rob the place.
Guest Cast and Crew : Maureen Arthur | Don Bexley | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Sep. 14, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 2

Episode 2 - [Libra Rising All Over Lamont]
Details : Lamont visits an astrologist and discovers he's a double Libra thus his goal in life is for peace and decides to get along with his father at all costs. Meanwhile Fred eats a batch of 8 day-old greens and gets sick and becomes convinced he's dying. This leads to Grady spreading the word of Fred's supposedly impending death which draws Aunt Esther and her friends out of the woodwork.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Harvey Jason | LaWanda Page | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Sep. 21, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 3

Episode 3 - [Fred The Reluctant Fingerman]
Details : Lamont and Julio go out one evening to shoot pool leaving a left-out Fred behind to sulk. Fred soon finds himself a witness to a burglary when he confronts two thieves burglarizing Julio's house. Later Fred refuses to testify and identify the culprits out of fear and a frustrated Lamont and Julio put a plan into motion to get him to and it starts when Fred's truck is stolen.
Guest Cast and Crew : Howard Platt | Gregory Sierra | Hal Williams | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Sep. 28, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 4

Episode 4 - [Presenting The Three Degrees]
Details : Rollo and Lamont are managing a girl singing group from Philadelphia The Three Degrees. They stay at the Sanford house while preparing for a talent show at the Safari Club. Fred is against the notion at first until he meets the three sexy girls. At the Safari Club Lamont is surprised when Fred and his friends arrive and they start heckling the other acts.
Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Oct. 05, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 5

Episode 5 - [This Little Tv Went To Market]
Details : Fred and Lamont's TV set is on it's last legs and Lamont considers buying a brand new one however Fred buys a used color TV set for cheap. Things get out of hand when Fred's friend Grady stops by and recognizes Fred's new set as his set that was stolen. Fred quickly wants an out of the situation and sells it to his neighbor Julio for $50.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Bernie Hamilton | Howard Platt | Gregory Sierra | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Oct. 12, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 6

Episode 6 - [Lamont Is That You]
Details : Lamont and Rollo are out on the town one evening and decide to stop in at a new bar for a couple drinks. However they soon realize they have stumbled into a gay bar. Unknown to them Bubba just happened to see them go inside. Bubba promptly jumps to conclusions and then proceeds to tell Fred that Lamont is gay. Not believing Bubba's story Fred decides to get to the bottom of the situation.
Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Oct. 19, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 7

Episode 7 - [Fuentes Fuentes Sanford And Chico]
Details : Lamont has decided to go in on a partnership with Julio in a used auto parts business venture and Fred becomes convinced that Lamont is abandoning their junk business. Against the whole notion Fred decides he's not going to stay where he's not wanted and gets a bed at the local mission. Lamont and Julio cook up a scheme in order to lure him back to his home.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Louis Guss | Gregory Sierra | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Oct. 26, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 8

Episode 8 - [Superflyer]
Details : Fred gets news that an uncle has died and has left him $1500 in his will. The only thing is in order to get the money Fred has to fly to St. Louis to claim it. However first he must overcome a fear of flying and Lamont is up in arms trying to help him.
Guest Cast and Crew : Pat McCormick | Terry Lumley | Rudy Challenger | Sherry Boucher | Joseph Hoover | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Nov. 02, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 9

Episode 9 - [The Members Of The Wedding (A K A) The Engagement]
Details : Fred and Donna enjoy an evening out on the town but then Donna breaks the news that she has had another man propose marriage to her. Not wanting to lose her Fred decides to propose marriage himself and they plan a small wedding ceremony. However Lamont is totally against the whole thing and has Aunt Esther and family confront Donna and question her intentions.
Guest Cast and Crew : Alvin Childress | Lynn Hamilton | Nathaniel Taylor | LaWanda Page | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Nov. 09, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 10

Episode 10 - [The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection (A K A) The Chameleon]
Details : Lamont advises Fred to donate a collection of Blind Mellow Jelly records to a music library for a tax write-off. After doing so Fred finds out from an appraiser that the records are valued at five hundred dollars. Fred with dollar signs in his eyes has Bubba act as though he were the son of Blind Mellow Jelly in an attempt to get them back.
Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Bryan O'Byrne | Director : Mark Warren |
Air Date : Nov. 16, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 11

Episode 11 - [A House Is Not A Poolroom]
Details : For a birthday present Lamont buys Fred a pool table. But things get out of hand when Fred invites his buddies over for some friendly games. They quickly overstay their welcome and eat and drink Fred and Lamont out of house and home. Lamont quickly regrets ever buying the pool table for Fred and tries to convince him that the house is not a pool hall.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Don Bexley | Lynn Hamilton | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Nov. 23, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 12

Episode 12 - [Grady The Star Boarder]
Details : Grady is fed up being a boarder for the bickering Ferguson's and vents his frustrations to Fred. Immediately seeing an opportunity to make some quick cash Fred tries to convince Lamont to agree to let Grady be a paying boarder at the house. However Fred quickly realizes the drawbacks and must find a way to break the news to his old friend.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Lynn Hamilton | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Nov. 30, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 13

Episode 13 - [Wine Women And Aunt Esther (A K A) Leaving The Nest]
Details : Fred and his buddies are down over the death of a close friend and Aunt Esther's over-reacting does nothing to help. Thus Fred decides to throw a cheer-up party and intends to have it in the Sanford home complete with booze music and friends of Fast Fanny a topless waitress.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Don Bexley | LaWanda Page | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Dec. 14, 1973

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 14

Episode 14 - [Mama's Baby Papa's Maybe]
Details : Grady has a a piece of juicy gossip and is just dying to tell everyone. It seems Grip an old friend dated Fred's late-wife Elizabeth prior to her getting married to Fred. Elizabeth and Grip had been intimate and Lamont is the result. Fred is convinced Grip is nothing but a jive turkey and Esther may have the answer to this paternity question.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | LaWanda Page | Director : Jack Shea |
Air Date : Jan. 04, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 15

Episode 15 - [Fred Sanford Legal Eagle]
Details : Lamont is disgusted when he receives a traffic ticket for failure to yield on a right turn. Lamont is sure he did the most prudent thing for the situation and lets Fred talk him into fighting the ticket in court. Lamont is prepared to fight for himself but once in the court room he finds himself being represented ... by Fred!
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Don Bexley | Antonio Fargas |
Air Date : Jan. 11, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 16

Episode 16 - [This Land Is Whose Land]
Details : While cleaning out the yard Fred discovers some of Julio's junk on his property and demands that it be removed promptly. Soon a feud erupts primarily due to Fred who has a surveyor come over to determine where exactly the property line is. However what is determined is not exactly what Fred had in mind and sets out to mislead Julio.
Guest Cast and Crew : Gregory Sierra | Director : Peter Baldwin |
Air Date : Jan. 18, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 17

Episode 17 - [Fred's Cheating Heart]
Details : When a man stops by the Sanford residence seeking funds for a heart association Lamont finds out some interesting facts about heart attacks and decides to use the info to his advantage. The next time Fred has a supposed heart attack Lamont doesn't take no for an answer and Fred ends up in the hospital for a checkup.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Harry Basch | Thalmus Rasulala | Raymond O'Keefe | Director : Stan Lathan |
Air Date : Feb. 01, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 18

Episode 18 - [The Party Crasher]
Details : Lamont and Rollo are planning a double date and they have a plan to get Fred out of the house so they can have it all to themselves. However Fred catches on and Lamont and Rollo must make do with the cramped quarters of Rollo's apartment but they still have problems the girls aren't happy with the entire arrangement right down to the refreshments that's when Fred steps in.
Guest Cast and Crew : Angela Elayne Gibbs | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : Stan Lathan |
Air Date : Feb. 08, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 19

Episode 19 - [Lamont Goes Karate]
Details : Grady has been left in charge while Fred is visiting family in St. Louis and has promised to look after Lamont who comes home with a bloody nose courtesy of Jo-Jo Jackson after a fight over a woman. After taking a couple of karate lessons Lamont goes back to the bar to confront Jo-Jo. However a concerned Grady decides tries to intervene.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : Bud Yorkin |
Air Date : Feb. 15, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 20

Episode 20 - [Will The Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something]
Details : 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.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Howard Platt | Hal Williams | Director : Stan Lathan |
Air Date : Feb. 22, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 21

Episode 21 - [Tyranny Thy Name Is Grady]
Details : After promising Fred that he will keep certain rules alive while he's in St. Louis Grady tries to keep the house free of Aunt Esther's Bible meetings as well as not allowing Lamont and Rollo to have a party with a couple of fine ladies. In response Lamont changes all the locks in the house when Grady goes out to a movie however Aunt Esther and the members of her Bible meeting become the next interference.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Nathaniel Taylor | LaWanda Page | Director : Stan Lathan |
Air Date : Mar. 01, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 22

Episode 22 - [Aunt Esther And Uncle Woodrow Pffttt]
Details : Lamont and Grady have an unexpected visitor show up at their doorstep and it turns out to be Woody Aunt Esther's husband who has been thrown out of the house. Fearing that his marriage is over Woody asks to stay at the Sanford residence but Grady is against the idea. However things get worse when Aunt Esther decides to move instead and kicks Woody to the wind.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Raymond Allen | LaWanda Page | Director : Bud Yorkin |
Air Date : Mar. 08, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 23

Episode 23 - [The Way To Lamont's Heart]
Details : Lamont's latest girlfriend Judy is falling in love with him and likes the idea of settling down someday with the right guy. However Lamont isn't too happy with that notion and makes up a lie that Grady is his godfather and they'd need his blessing. Judy moves ahead and goes out of her way to shower Grady with her attention.
Guest Cast and Crew : Judy Pace | Whitman Mayo | Gregory Sierra |
Air Date : Mar. 15, 1974

Sanford And Son Season 3 Episode 24

Episode 24 - [Hello Cousin Emma Goodbye Cousin Emma]
Details : Grady's cousin Emma has moved from Chicago to California and stops in by Grady and Lamont for a visit. However the visit turns into a short stay which is something Lamont is against from the very beginning. Pretty soon it appears that Cousin Emma is going to stay for quite awhile and fakes illness to get people to wait on her.
Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Clarice Taylor |
Air Date : Mar. 29, 1974