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Sanford And Son Season 5 |
| Sanford And Son Season 5 : |
| This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Sanford and Son. |
| Episode 1 - [Earthquake II] |
| Details : Fred wakes up one morning to discover what looks like a robbery took place but learns that there was a small earthquake overnight. Grady breaks the news that a big one is scheduled to hit on the 6th and a fed up Fred decides to sell the house and move. Meanwhile Fred heads to Las Vegas to avoid the earthquake on the 6th and has a run in with Merv Griffin and Steve and Eydie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Steve Lawrence | Howard Platt | Britt Leach | Merv Griffin | Eydie Gormé | LaWanda Page | Writer : Jerry Ross | |
| Air Date : Sep. 12, 1975 |
| Episode 2 - [Divorce Sanford Style (A K A) Divorcee Sanford Style] |
| Details : Aunt Esther is fed up with her husband Woodrow and has decided to end her marriage. She has become convinced that he's seeing other women behind her back and becomes even more convinced when Fred tries to hook him up with a swinger. Refusing to live in the same house with Woody Esther moves in with Fred and Lamont. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Raymond Allen | Howard Platt | LaWanda Page | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Sep. 19, 1975 |
| Episode 3 - [Bank On This] |
| Details : Julio has moved out of his house and Fred and Lamont decide to buy it and turn it into a boarding house and call it The Sanford Arms. To get enough money for the project Fred and Lamont go down to the bank to apply for a loan but soon find themselves hostages in a bank robbery attempt. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Roy Stuart | Roscoe Orman | Howard Platt | Bill Henderson | Charles Thomas Murphy | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Sep. 26, 1975 |
| Episode 4 - [The Sanford Arms] |
| Details : Julio's house has been transformed into Fred and Lamont's boarding house called The Sanford Arms. Now they've come to the task of finding some boarders and soon find themselves bombarded with an endless supply of crazies including a hooker an ex-con a hippie a newlywed couple and Hoppy's eccentric mother. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : George Wyner | Howard Platt | Ta-Tanisha | Arnold Johnson | Nancy Kulp | Cal Gibson | Richard Cox | LaWanda Page | Director : Mark Warren | |
| Air Date : Oct. 03, 1975 |
| Episode 5 - [Steinberg And Son] |
| Details : Fred and Lamont are appalled when they see a sitcom Steinberg and Son which amazing seems to be modeled on the life of Fred and Lamont. Fred and Lamont decide to check it out themselves and go to a taping of an episode and are shocked to see the similarites. In fact the only thing different from the sitcom and Fred and Lamont's lives are the names of the characters and the fact that the cast is white. Lamont and Fred hire a lawyer and prepare a million dollar lawsuit againt the producers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Guillaume | Whitman Mayo | Don Bexley | Lou Jacobi | Albert Hall | John Larroquette | Corey Fischer | Nathaniel Taylor | Jack Somack | LaWanda Page | Director : James Sheldon | |
| Air Date : Oct. 10, 1975 |
| Episode 6 - [Brother Can You Spare An Act] |
| Details : Fred's sister Frances and her white husband Rodney have been having some hard times and they stop by to ask Fred if they could stay with him for awhile. Meanwhile problems at the Sanford Arms has Fred considering giving Rodney a job as general manager. But Rodney may not accept it since he's scheduled to perform in an act at a nightclub. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Alice | Nancy Kulp | |
| Air Date : Oct. 17, 1975 |
| Episode 7 - [Della Della Della] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Roman Wilhelmi | Arnold Johnson | Director : Mark Warren | |
| Air Date : Oct. 31, 1975 |
| Episode 8 - [Donna Pops The Question] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Lynn Hamilton | LaWanda Page | Director : James Sheldon | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 1975 |
| Episode 9 - [My Fair Esther] |
| Details : Lamont is a judge for the Miss Watts Business Wife and the winner of the pageant wins $1000. Fred quickly makes it clear that he will do anything to get his hands on the money. He even agrees to transform Aunt Esther into an elegant beauty as part of a bet he has with her husband Woody. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Raymond Allen | LaWanda Page | Writer : Jerry Ross | Director : James Sheldon | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 1975 |
| Episode 10 - [Sanford And Rising Son] |
| Details : Lamont's friend Ah Chew cooks dinner for the Sanfords one evening and a wary Fred is quite impressed at how good the food is. This leads Fred and Ah Chew to start a takeout business together with the headquarters in the Sanford home. Fred soon realizes that they should expand the business and turn the house into a Japanese restaurant. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Pat Morita | Arnold Johnson | Director : Mark Warren | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 1975 |
| Episode 11 - [The Olympics] |
| Details : Saturday night sees Fred heading over to Donna's for a date that he didn't tell her about before hand. Once he arrives he discovers Donna already has a date with a man who's won the decathlon every year in the Senior Olympics. Wanting to outdo him Fred decides to compete in the Olympics this year and beat his romantic competition. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Percy Rodriguez | Whitman Mayo | Lynn Hamilton | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : Mark Warren | |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 1975 |
| Episode 12 - [Ebenezer Sanford] |
| Details : Fred is a Scrooge-like miser during the Christmas season and his friends try to get him to join into the Christmas spirit but he rejects the attempts. After being accused of a being a Scrooge Fred falls asleep and dreams up A Christmas Carol. Now it is up to the spirits to take on the challenge that his friends failed at. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Lynn Hamilton | Eric Laneuville | Nathaniel Taylor | LaWanda Page | Director : James Sheldon | |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 1975 |
| Episode 13 - [The Oddfather] |
| Details : Fred lands in the hospital after an accident in which Fred accidentally witnesses a murder attempt. With a guarded hospital room Fred becomes suspicious of everyone since the real criminal wants him killed. However Fred is after the reward money he'll get if he testifies despite putting his life on the line. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lynn Hamilton | Roy Stuart | Howard Platt | Dick O'Neill | Hal Williams | LaWanda Page | Director : James Sheldon | |
| Air Date : Jan. 02, 1976 |
| Episode 14 - [Can You Chop This] |
| Details : Lamont has been saving for acting school and has just enough money. Meanwhile Fred sees a commercial for a get rich quick scheme and decides to give it a try. Thus he invests Lamont's money in a supply of Whopper Choppers that he must try to sell. However selling them is the hard part. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Cesare Danova | Danny Wells | Ta-Tanisha | Arnold Johnson | Nancy Kulp | Director : Mark Warren | |
| Air Date : Jan. 09, 1976 |
| Episode 15 - [Greatest Show In Watts] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Lee Weaver | LaWanda Page | Writer : Jerry Ross | |
| Air Date : Jan. 16, 1976 |
| Episode 16 - [Fred Sanford Has A Baby] |
| Details : Lamont leaves town with Rollo to go on a fishing trip but before he goes he makes a bet with Fred. He is sure Fred won't make money during the week he is gone. Fred sets to prove him wrong by renting out Lamont's room. Fred finds himself in a bind when the pregnant girl he boarded goes into labor. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Lynn Hamilton | Howard Platt | Fritzi Burr | Nathaniel Taylor | Director : James Sheldon | |
| Air Date : Jan. 23, 1976 |
| Episode 17 - [The Tv Addict] |
| Details : Fred has been watching way too much television and Lamont suggests that he go out and get some exercise. Fred scoffs and refuses which leads to an argument which results in the television breaking. Lamont refuses to get it fixed until Fred agrees to start exercising. Lamont later brings in a doctor to hypnotize Fred to help him get over his television addiction. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Lynn Hamilton | Graham Jarvis | Howard Platt | Writer : Jerry Ross | Director : Mark Warren | |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 1976 |
| Episode 18 - [Lamont In Love] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Don Bexley | Nancy Kulp | LaWanda Page | Marlene Clark as Janet Lawson | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 1976 |
| Episode 19 - [The Escorts] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Helen Martin | Arnold Johnson | Fritzi Burr | Writer : Jerry Ross | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 13, 1976 | Rating ➦ Not Rated |
| Episode 20 - [The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice] |
| Details : Lamont has been seeing Janet for some time now and he has decided to pop the question. Lamont tells Fred of his plans and he is happy for him. Unfortunately Fred also discovers after the wedding that the couple does not want to live with Fred. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Raymond Allen | Frank Nelson | Nathaniel Taylor | LaWanda Page | Marlene Clark as Janet Lawson | |
| Air Date : Feb. 20, 1976 |
| Episode 21 - [The Director] |
| Details : Lamont has gotten a part in a community play and has great news George Foreman has agreed to appear in it as well. Dying to meet the boxer Fred intrudes on the rehearsals and drives the director up the wall which leads him to quit. This is when Fred steps in as director and makes some immediate changes. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : George Foreman | Adam Wade | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Feb. 27, 1976 |
| Episode 22 - [A Pain In The Neck] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Whitman Mayo | Don Bexley | Nancy Kulp | LaWanda Page | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Mar. 05, 1976 |
| Episode 23 - [Sergeant Gork] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Martin Kosleck | Don Bexley | Milton Frome | Pat Morita | Fritzi Burr | Frank Nelson | Nathaniel Taylor | LaWanda Page | |
| Air Date : Mar. 12, 1976 |
| Episode 24 - [Camping Trip] |
| Details : 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 |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Carol Arthur | Writer : Garry Shandling | Director : Alan Rafkin | |
| Air Date : Mar. 19, 1976 |