Episodes The Surprise Party September 13, 1974 Matchmaker, Matchmaker September 20, 1974 Ol' Brown Eyes September 27, 1974 Grady and His Lady October 4, 1974 There'll Be Some Changes Made October 11, 1974 Going Out of Business October 18, 1974 Home Sweet Home October 25, 1974 My Kingdom for a Horse November 1, 1974 Sanford and Niece November 8, 1974 Julio and Sister and Nephew November 15, 1974 Fred's Treasure Garden November 29, 1974 Tower Power December 6, 1974 A Little Extra Security December 13, 1974 The Merger December 20, 1974 Once a Thief December 27, 1974 The Stand-In January 17, 1975 Strange Bedfellows January 24, 1975 The Masquerade Party January 31, 1975 Golden Boy February 7, 1975 My Brother-In-Law's Keeper February 14, 1975 The Headache February 21, 1975 The Stung February 28, 1975 The Older Woman March 7, 1975 The Over-the-Hill Gag March 14, 1975 The Family Man April 25, 1975 Directed by Norman Abbott   Bill Foster   Stan Lathan   Alan Rafkin   Herbert Kenwith   Bud Yorkin   Written by Saul Turteltaub   Bernie Orenstein   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Jerry Ross   Rick Mittleman   Gene Farmer   Earl Pomerantz   Ted Bergman   Arnie Rosen   Ilunga Adell   Calvin Kelly   Winston Moss   Redd Foxx   George Yanok   Robert Garland   Matt Robinson   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford (25 episodes) Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford (25 episodes) Whitman Mayo ... Grady Wilson (15 episodes) LaWanda Page ... Aunt Esther Anderson (11 episodes) Nathaniel Taylor ... Rollo Larson (7 episodes) Hal Williams ... Officer 'Smitty' Smith (7 episodes) Howard Platt ... Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins (7 episodes) (as Howard T. Platt) Pat Morita ... Ah Chew (5 episodes) Gregory Sierra ... Julio Fuentes (4 episodes) Don Bexley ... Bubba Bexley (3 episodes) Fritzi Burr ... Maureen (3 episodes) Lynn Hamilton ... Donna Harris (2 episodes) John Hawker ... William (2 episodes) Philip Bruns ... Calvin (2 episodes) Bernie Orenstein ... Stan Taylor (2 episodes) Fuddle Bagley ... Jesse Beverly Sanders ... Nora Simpson Cathy Cooper ... Woman - Miss Williams Gloria Delaney ... Janet George O'Hanlon ... Drunk Milt Kogan ... Hotel Detective Morris Buchanan ... Police Detective Morey Dee Carroll ... Cleaning Lady Norma Miller ... Dolly Simpson Rai Tasco ... Murray Sarah Fankboner ... Francine Noel De Souza ... Salim Eduardo Ricard ... Harry Jayne Kennedy ... Brenda Basil Hoffman ... Store Owner Helene Winston ... Lady Customer Helen Funai ... Miss Funai Yuki Shimoda ... Mr. Funai Bob Okazaki ... Grandfather Masaki Nathan Jung ... Saburyo Ned Wertimer ... John Crenshaw Tina Andrews ... Elizabeth Berlinda Tolbert ... Delores Ray Vitte ... Lewis Robin James ... Joan Miriam Colon ... Carlotta Manuel Carrasco ... Roberto Graham Brown ... Principal Corinne Conley ... Woman Janee Michelle ... Sandra Diane Hardin ... Woman in Museum (as Diane Hill) Lester Fletcher ... Man in Museum Matthew 'Stymie' Beard ... Otis Littlejohn (as Stymie Beard) Fred D. Scott ... Mr. Hastings Danny Wells ... Haywood Jones Dick Whittington ... TV Voice (voice) Ron Glass ... Herman Edwards Don Rickles ... Fight Announcer (voice) Scatman Crothers ... Bowlegs (as Scat Man Crothers) Joe Silver ... Mr. Stone Al Williams ... Al Billy Eckstine ... The Nightclub Singer Ed Cambridge ... Mr. Cambridge (as Edmund Cambridge) Margaret Avery ... Denise Daxson Thomas ... Newsman Richard Balin ... Newscaster Brunetta Barnett ... Harriett Radner John Barbour ... Harry Monte - Game Show Host June Christopher ... Brenda Dap Sugar Willie ... Dap Sugar Willie Johnny Jacobs ... Johnny Jacobs (voice) David Doyle ... Clancy Fitzgerald Hank Rolike ... Yerby Barry Wright ... Junior Joe Louis Allan Drake ... Rodney Victor Mary Alice ... Frances Victor Ancel Cook ... Stereo Delivery Man Robert DoQui ... Psychologist Darrell Zwerling ... Pediatrician Frances E. Nealy ... Lady Patient (as Frances Nealy) Joanie Rhodes ... TV Voice (voice) (as Joni Rhodes) Richard Ward ... Al Banks George Reynolds ... Arms Crowder Kim Hamilton ... Grace Brenda Sutton ... Louise Kathryn Jackson ... Mabel Lillian Randolph ... Lady Customer Keene Curtis ... Doctor Goodman Odessa Cleveland ... Audrey Dick Bass ... Messenger Carol Jean Owens ... Lady in Doctor's Office (as Jean Owens) Joe Morton ... Hal Marshall, Grady's Son-In-Law Carol Cole ... Ellie Marshall, Grady's Daughter Rosanne Katon ... Laurie Marshall, Grady's Granddaughter Haywood Nelson ... Haywood Marshall, Grady's Grandson Rod Colbin ... Coach Boomer Bradley Howard Hesseman ... Professor Stoneham Dennis Kort ... Roger Michael Talbott ... Pete John Kirby ... Herb Julie Payne ... Terestia Uncredited Cast Ted Harris ... Member of Eccentric Group Maida Severn ... Woman Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Bernie Orenstein   Saul Turteltaub   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: September 13, 1974 DVD Release: March 30, 2004 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 #4,552 / 21,118 Site Ranking #4,548 Sanford And Son: Season 1 (1972) #4,549 Sanford And Son: Season 6 (1976) #4,550 Sanford And Son: Season 3 (1973) #4,551 Sanford And Son: Season 5 (1975) #4,552 Sanford And Son: Season 4 (1974) #4,553 Sanford And Son: Season 2 (1972) #4,554 Martin: Season 4 (1995) #4,555 Goosebumps: Season 1 (2023) #4,556 Stitches (2012)