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