Sanford and Son: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Sanford and Son Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
By the Numbers
Sep 15, 1972 · 30 min
Fred is sure that his dreams will be good luck in picking numbers for a lottery and his hunch turns out to be true, despite the fact that Lamont forbids him to participate. Fred q
Whiplash
Sep 22, 1972 · 30 min
After getting in an accident with the truck, Fred thinks that he might have whiplash and Fred's friend Bubba convinces him that he can make big money off of the situation. Lamont
The Dowry
Sep 29, 1972 · 30 min
Fred's cousin arrives with his new wife and his not-so-attractive stepdaughter, Betty Jean. When Fred finds out that she will inherit $10,000 if she marries, he tries to fix it so
Jealousy
Oct 6, 1972 · 30 min
Donna, Fred's fiancee, brings a patient, Osgood Wilcox over for dinner at the Sanford residence and it becomes apparent that Osgood is interested in more than just medical care fro
Tooth or Consequences
Oct 13, 1972 · 30 min
Fred's toothache becomes an exercise in patience for Lamont when Fred refuses to see a dentist and instead tries Bubba's home remedy and a hypnotist. Finally, Fred decides to thro
Card Sharps
Oct 27, 1972 · 30 min
Fred gets a surprise one night when Lamont announces that he's having some friends over to play poker. However, Fred doesn't take Lamont's advice at "getting lost" since he's conv
Have Gun, Will Sell
Nov 3, 1972 · 30 min
One evening, Lamont and his friend Rollo go out. When they return they interrupt a robber trying to flee from the scene. Later they discover the crook dropped his gun and in an a
The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!
Nov 10, 1972 · 30 min
Fred gets a new next door neighbor and is shocked to learn that he is Puerto Rican and planning on opening a junk business of his own. Fred gets upset about the competition and con
The Shootout
Nov 17, 1972 · 30 min
Lamont pays $50 for an antique gun and brings it home to show Fred. Fred begins re-enacting war stories and accidentally pulls the trigger not knowing it's loaded. The blast shoo
Blood is Thicker Than Junk
Nov 24, 1972 · 30 min
Lamont is fed up working with Fred and quits the partnership. He soon finds a job down the street at a rival junk collector's business. Meanwhile, Fred looks for another partner
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
Dec 1, 1972 · 30 min
Fred's old girlfriend Juanita stops by for dinner with her daughter, Alice. Lamont falls for Alice and thinks of asking for her hand in marriage. However, Juanita tells Fred that
A Guest in the Yard
Dec 8, 1972 · 30 min
Fred and Lamont find a homeless bum sleeping in a bathtub in their yard. After trying to get him to move on, he pretends that he gets hurt on their property and threatens to sue. F
Fred & Carol & Fred & Donna
Dec 15, 1972 · 30 min
Fred and Donna's on again off again relationship is back on and he invites her to dinner. Later, Fred gets a visit from a saleslady who peaks his interest and he blindly invites h
The Light Housekeeper
Dec 22, 1972 · 30 min
After Fred gets a minor injury from a car accident, Lamont and Fred seek to find a maid to help out around the house. After looking, they get what the agency has at the bottom of t
The Big Party
Jan 5, 1973 · 30 min
Fred and Lamont have bills coming out of their ears and consider going on welfare, something Fred refuses to do. Fred comes up with a plan to throw a "big party" in the Sanford ho
A Visit From Lena Horne
Jan 12, 1973 · 30 min
Fred and Lamont take a tour through the NBC studios and Fred gets a kick out of seeing Johnny Carson's parking spot. However, what Fred really gets a kick out of is seeing Lena Ho
Lamont Goes African
Jan 19, 1973 · 30 min
Lamont goes totally African. He starts to wear African clothing, and yearns to learn more about the culture. At the same time, Fred thinks that the whole thing is ridiculous, that
Watts Side Story
Jan 26, 1973 · 30 min
Fred is up in arms when he discovers his neighbor, Julio's family is visiting and may move out to California. However, things really hit the fan when Fred learns that Lamont has a
The Infernal Triangle
Feb 2, 1973 · 30 min
Fred meets a young woman and he quickly announces to Lamont that he has proposed to her. However, Lamont is in for a big surprise when he meets Fred's fiancee who just happens to b
Pops 'n' Pals
Feb 9, 1973 · 30 min
Next door neighbor, Julio, has become a very good friend of Lamont's. With Lamont, spending so much free time with Julio, Fred begins to feel left out and decides to try to be mor
Home Sweet Home for the Aged
Feb 16, 1973 · 30 min
Lamont breaks the news to Fred that he plans to join the crew of a tramp steamer and sail around the world. A shocked Fred gets another shock, Lamont plans on putting him in a ret
Pot Luck
Feb 23, 1973 · 30 min
Lamont pays twenty bucks for a commode that he thinks is a valuable antique.
The Kid
Mar 9, 1973 · 30 min
A 9 year old runaway child shows up on the Sanfords' property and Fred is against having any little kids around to cause problems but Fred quickly lightens up the young boy despite
Rated X
Mar 16, 1973 · 30 min
Lamont and Rollo answer an ad that promises them stardom through low-budget movies. Fred gets a hold of the brochure and decides to try out too. When they get down there they qui