Episodes Crossed Swords January 14, 1972 Happy Birthday, Pop January 21, 1972 Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride January 28, 1972 The Copper Caper February 4, 1972 A Matter of Life and Breath February 11, 1972 We Were Robbed February 18, 1972 A Pad for Lamont February 25, 1972 The Great Sanford Siege March 3, 1972 Coffins for Sale March 10, 1972 The Barracuda March 17, 1972 TV or Not TV March 24, 1972 The Suitcase Case March 31, 1972 The Return of the Barracuda April 7, 1972 The Piano Movers April 14, 1972 Directed by Bud Yorkin   George Tyne   Coby Ruskin   Bob LaHendro   Peter Baldwin   Charles S. Dubin   Bruce Bilson   Written by Aaron Ruben   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Jeffery Hazle   Everett Greenbaum   James Fritzell   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford (14 episodes) Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford (14 episodes) Noam Pitlik ... Officer 'Swanny' Swanhauser (4 episodes) Hal Williams ... Officer 'Smitty' Smith (4 episodes) Slappy White ... Melvin (4 episodes) Lynn Hamilton ... Landlady (3 episodes) William Lanteau ... Clerk Robert Mandan ... Auctioneer Jack Manning ... Man in Restaurant Eddie Carroll ... Bartender (as Eddy Carroll) Harold Fong ... Waiter Stefanianna Christopherson ... Hat Check Girl (as Indira Danks) Alvin Childress ... Reverend Trimble Paulene Myers ... Mrs. Simpson Royce Wallace ... Aunt Rosetta Lance Taylor Sr. ... Uncle Edgar Lillian Randolph ... Aunt Hazel Carol Speed ... Crystal Simpson Bardu Ali ... Oliver Simpson Leonard Stone ... Otto Clancy Cooper ... Kelly Lillian Lehman ... Receptionist Noreen Gammill ... Nurse Jenny Sullivan ... Lady Interviewer Judyann Elder ... Darlene Edwards Tangerine Sublett ... Ernestine Dick Van Patten ... Hamlin Patrick Campbell ... Process Server Lee Duncan ... 1st Deputy Dennis Robertson ... 2nd Deputy James Wheaton ... Nelson B. Davis Peter Bonerz ... Doctor Gabriel Dell ... Gunman (as Gabe Dell) Florida Friebus ... Woman Beverly Hope Atkinson ... Sheila Monroe Lester Fletcher ... The Man Rick Hurst ... Police Officer Uncredited Cast Leon Alton ... Man at Auction Sig Frohlich ... Man at Auction Murray Pollack ... Man at Auction Gilchrist Stuart ... Auction Bidder Tina Andrews ... Wedding Guest Stanley Bennett Clay ... Wedding Guest Dave Turner ... Paul Produced by Norman Lear   Marian Rees   Aaron Ruben   Bud Yorkin   Norman C. Hopps

Additional Info Premiere: January 14, 1972 DVD Release: August 06, 2002 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Tandem Productions Distributors National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1972-1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Amazon Prime Video   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) (season 1) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3) Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 4 and 5) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 6) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (DVD) (re-release) (complete series) Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)   (1979-1995) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.9 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,541 / 21,075 Site Ranking #4,537 In The Land Of Saints And Sinners (2023) #4,538 Impulse: Season 2 (2019) #4,539 Impulse: Season 1 (2018) #4,540 Desierto (2015) #4,541 Sanford And Son: Season 1 (1972) #4,542 Sanford And Son: Season 6 (1976) #4,543 Sanford And Son: Season 3 (1973) #4,544 Sanford And Son: Season 5 (1975) #4,545 Sanford And Son: Season 4 (1974)