| Nominated for six Golden Globes and seven Emmys, | | | | best... |
| including Outstanding Series - Comedy, Sanford & Son | | | | The Sanford & Son (Season 5) DVD features a |
| became one of the first shows in television history to | | | | number of hilarious episodes including the season |
| be almost entirely centered around African-American | | | | premiere "Earthquake II" in which Fred wakes up |
| characters. Modeled after the British TV show | | | | believing the house was robbed only to find out that a |
| Steptoe & Son, the series showcased the | | | | small earthquake hit in the middle of the night. When |
| underappreciated talents of comic genius Redd Foxx | | | | Grady tells him that a "big one" is coming soon, Fred |
| (whose skin color and bad language prevented him | | | | gets fed up and vows to sell the house. He travels to |
| from becoming a superstar decades earlier). The | | | | Las Vegas to avoid the earthquake, where he runs |
| brainchild of All In The Family creator Norman Lear, | | | | into Merv Griffin... Other notable episodes from Season |
| Sanford & Son signaled the beginning of a decade of | | | | 5 include "Donna Pops the Question" in which Donna |
| sitcom classics for the prolific 1970's TV writer - | | | | receives a marriage proposal from another man, but |
| Maude (1972), Good Times (1974), and The Jeffersons | | | | wants to know first if Fred will marry her, and "Can |
| (1975) being the others. Wrought with memorable | | | | You Chop This?" in which Fred invests all of his and |
| one-liners and well-timed humor, Sanford & Son was a | | | | Lamont's money in a get rich quick scheme involving |
| Top 10 Nielsen rated show every year in which it aired | | | | the sale of choppers... |
| except for its final season (ranking a respectable #27)... | | | | Below is a list of episodes included on the Sanford & |
| Sanford & Son, set in the Watts district of Los | | | | Son (Season 5) DVD: |
| Angeles, follows the life of Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx), | | | | Episode 88 (Earthquake II) Air Date: 09-12-1975 |
| a 65-year-old African-American junk dealer who | | | | Episode 89 (Divorce, Sanford Style) Air Date: |
| shares his business with his 34-year-old son Lamont | | | | 09-19-1975 |
| (Demond Wilson). With Fred's wife Elizabeth having | | | | Episode 90 (Bank on This) Air Date: 09-26-1975 |
| passed away twenty years earlier, he often evokes | | | | Episode 91 (The Sanford Arms) Air Date: 10-03-1975 |
| Lamont's sympathy by clutching his heart and | | | | Episode 92 (Steinberg and Son) Air Date: 10-10-1975 |
| proclaiming, "Oh, I'm coming to join you Elizabeth!" But | | | | Episode 93 (Brother, Can You Spare an Act?) Air |
| Fred always survives those near fatal heart attacks, | | | | Date: 10-17-1975 |
| continuing to disperse sarcastic putdowns (often | | | | Episode 94 (Della, Della, Della) Air Date: 10-31-1975 |
| directed at his sister-in-law Esther) and racist | | | | Episode 95 (Donna Pops the Question) Air Date: |
| stereotypical remarks aimed against whites and | | | | 11-07-1975 |
| Hispanics (especially Lamont's friend Julio). Using guilt to | | | | Episode 96 (My Fair Esther) Air Date: 11-14-1975 |
| manipulate his ambitious son into staying and helping | | | | Episode 97 (Sanford and Rising Son) Air Date: |
| run the salvage shop instead of pursuing other | | | | 11-21-1975 |
| endeavors, Fred Sanford spends most of his days | | | | Episode 98 (The Olympics) Air Date: 12-05-1975 |
| lounging around the house (his junk store and home | | | | Episode 99 (Ebenezer Sanford) Air Date: 12-12-1975 |
| are one and the same) and hanging out with his friends | | | | Episode 100 (The Oddfather) Air Date: 01-02-1976 |
| - Grady, Melvin, and Bubba... Well-written and hilarious, | | | | Episode 101 (Can You Chop This? |
| Sanford & Son is comedian Redd Foxx at his absolute | | | | |