Episodes The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1 September 24, 1976 The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 October 1, 1976 California Crude October 8, 1976 The Stakeout October 15, 1976 I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz October 22, 1976 The Winning Ticket November 5, 1976 Committee Man November 12, 1976 Fred's Extra Job November 19, 1976 Carol November 26, 1976 Aunt Esther Has a Baby December 3, 1976 Aunt Esther Meets Her Son December 10, 1976 Sanford and Gong December 17, 1976 Here Today, Gone Today January 7, 1977 Fred Meets Redd January 14, 1977 The Defiant One January 21, 1977 A Matter of Silence January 28, 1977 When John Comes Marching Home February 4, 1977 The Reverend Sanford February 11, 1977 The Will February 18, 1977 Fred the Activist February 25, 1977 The Lucky Streak March 4, 1977 Funny, You Don't Look It March 11, 1977 Fred Sings the Blues March 18, 1977 School Daze March 25, 1977 Directed by Alan Rafkin   Norman Abbott   Chuck Liotta   Al Rabin   Bill Foster   Russ Petranto   Carl McCarthy   Written by Saul Turteltaub   Bernie Orenstein   Ray Galton   Alan Simpson   Norman Lear   Alan Eisenstock   Larry Mintz   Earl Barret   Bob DeVinney   Garry Shandling   Warren S. Murray   John T. Bell   Jim Belcher   Richard Freiman   Stephen Young   Stephen Young   Joseph R. Henderson   Joseph Feinstein   Rick Mittleman   Cast Redd Foxx ... Fred G. Sanford (24 episodes) Demond Wilson ... Lamont Sanford (24 episodes) Don Bexley ... Bubba Bexley (18 episodes) LaWanda Page ... Aunt Esther Anderson (16 episodes) (as La Wanda Page) Nathaniel Taylor ... Rollo Larson (9 episodes) Lynn Hamilton ... Donna Harris (6 episodes) Raymond Allen ... Uncle Woodrow 'Woody' Anderson (5 episodes) Fritzi Burr ... Woman on Plane (4 episodes) Frank Nelson ... Co-Pilot (4 episodes) Marlene Clark ... Janet Lawson (4 episodes) Helen Martin ... Church Sister #1 (3 episodes) David Huddleston ... First Cop (2 episodes) Barbara Rhoades ... Gladys (2 episodes) James Gregory ... Commander (2 episodes) Greg Morris ... Wills (2 episodes) Sheldon Leonard ... Davis (2 episodes) Sandra Kerns ... Stewardess (2 episodes) Danny Kamekona ... 2nd Cop (2 episodes) Robert Kino ... Japanese Tourist (2 episodes) (as Bob Kino) Hal Williams ... Officer 'Smitty' Smith (2 episodes) Edward Crawford ... Roger Lawson (2 episodes) Barry Wright ... Bruno (2 episodes) Whitman Mayo ... Grady Wilson (2 episodes) Eric Laneuville ... Daniel (2 episodes) Bob Goldstein ... Panelist (2 episodes) Prince C. Spencer ... Rob Baxter (2 episodes) Teddy Wilson ... Messenger (as Theodore Wilson) Peter Leeds ... Suitcase Courier Howard Storm ... Bellboy Elissa Dulce Hoopai ... Hula Teacher (as Elissa Hoopai) Don Ho ... Don Ho Pat Paulsen ... Percy Patrick Campbell ... Professor Leonard Miller Ross Martin ... Abdullah Aram Howard Platt ... Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins Charles Weldon ... Miss Wallace / Alex Hacker Rozelle Gayle ... Sgt. Perkins Leonard Stone ... Mr. Grayson Royce Wallace ... Mrs. Gordon Danny Dayton ... Timmy Danny Wells ... Le Duc Edward Andrews ... Sam Jordon Sosimo Hernandez ... Mr. Rodriguez Ronnie Schell ... Mr. Morris Wilkens Mel Carter ... Bank Officer Milton Frome ... Maitre d' Spo-De-Odee ... Carol Rhodes Patrick Cranshaw ... Bank Guard (as Pat Cranshaw) Cinque Attucks ... Jake Robin Braxton ... Mrs. Sherman Sid McCoy ... 2nd Customer Cathy Cooper ... Chuch Sister #2 Renny Roker ... Customer #1 Earnestine Simpson ... Church Sister Shirley Washington ... Salesgirl Chuck Barris ... Chuck Barris Allan Drake ... Rodney Victor Jack DeLeon ... Sven Erickson Roy Stuart ... Barton Farley Margee McGlory ... Vocalist Don Davis ... Marvin Paul Zegler ... Charlie Tracee Lyles ... Panelist Al Hansen ... Panelist Jackie Toles ... Receptionist Carl McCarthy ... Stage Manager Albert Popwell ... Doctor Davis Sivi Aberg ... Gong Show Hostess (as Siv Aberg) Dap Sugar Willie ... Phil Tellman Debraca Foxx ... Doris Martin Benny Rubin ... Man Jack Carter ... Marvin Dave Turner ... Harold Harrison Philip Ahn ... Chinese Man Hazel Medina ... Crazy Alice Fuddle Bagley ... Doctor Fuddle James A. Watson Jr. ... John Lawson, Janet's Ex-Husband Sammy Shore ... Bishop Lovelace Darrow Igus ... Walter Freeman King ... Officer Jim Julius Harris ... Doctor Mel Stewart ... Clarence Richardson Taurean Blacque ... Honest Hank Hilda Haynes ... Rose Stevens George Reynolds ... Prisoner Tony Burton ... Guard Sonny Jim Gaines ... Dan Skip Cunningham ... Marvin Milton Selzer ... Sam Gittleman Will Gill Jr. ... Customer #1 James Mendenhall ... Customer #2 (as Jim Mendenhall) John Hawker ... Mailman B.B. King ... B.B. King Ji-Tu Cumbuka ... Edmond Basil Hoffman ... Maitre'd Hannah Dean ... Woman Harold 'Happy' Hairston ... Man (as Happy Hairston) Sarah Jane Miller ... Doris Chandler Uncredited Cast Moe Keale ... Davis' Thug (2 episodes) Denise Kellogg ... Woman with radio Kwan Hi Lim ... Cab Driver Bernie Orenstein ... Taxi Driver Eugene Jackson ... Restaurant Patron Betty Spotts ... Woman in the Audience Dap Sugar Willie ... Man in Audience Tamara Dobson ... Charlie Phillips Esther Sutherland ... Woman #1 Produced by Norman C. Hopps   Norman Lear   Bernie Orenstein   Saul Turteltaub   Bud Yorkin

Additional Info Premiere: September 24, 1976 DVD Release: June 07, 2005 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 #4,554 / 21,140 Site Ranking #4,550 Impulse: Season 2 (2019) #4,551 Impulse: Season 1 (2018) #4,552 Desierto (2015) #4,553 Sanford And Son: Season 1 (1972) #4,554 Sanford And Son: Season 6 (1976) #4,555 Sanford And Son: Season 3 (1973) #4,556 Sanford And Son: Season 5 (1975) #4,557 Sanford And Son: Season 4 (1974) #4,558 Sanford And Son: Season 2 (1972)