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Sanford and Son on NBC

1972, TV Show

Episode Detail: Aunt Esther Meets Her Son - Sanford and Son

Esther and Woody's newly adopted teenager quickly dashes their hopes for him. Salesgirl: Shirley Washington. Esther: LaWanda Page. Woody: Raymond Allen. Sisters: Helen Martin, Earnestine Simpson, Cathy Cooper. Fred: Redd Foxx. Lamont: Demond Wilson.

Episodes: Aunt Esther Meets Her Son - Sanford and Son - 166 total Episodes

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3/25/1977: School Daze
3/18/1977: Fred Sings the Blues
3/11/1977: Funny, You Don't Look It
3/4/1977: The Lucky Streak
2/28/1977: The Will
2/25/1977: Fred the Activist
2/11/1977: Rev. Sanford
2/4/1977: When John Comes Marching Home
1/28/1977: A Matter of Silence
1/21/1977: Chinese Torture
1/14/1977: Fred Meets Redd
12/17/1976: Sanford and Gong
12/10/1976: Aunt Esther Meets Her Son
12/7/1976: Here Today, Gone Today
12/3/1976: Aunt Esther Has a Baby
11/26/1976: Carol
11/19/1976: Fred's Extra Job
11/12/1976: Committee Man
11/5/1976: The Winning Ticket
10/22/1976: I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz
10/15/1976: The Stakeout
10/8/1976: California Crude
10/1/1976: The Hawaiian Connection
9/24/1976: The Hawaiian Connection
9/24/1976: The Hawaiian Connection
3/19/1976: Camping Trip
3/12/1976: Sgt. Gork
3/5/1976: A Pain in the Neck
2/27/1976: The Director
2/20/1976: The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
2/13/1976: The Escort
2/6/1976: LaMont in Love
1/30/1976: The TV Addict
1/23/1976: Fred Sanford Has a Baby
1/16/1976: The Greatest Show in Watts
1/9/1976: Can You Chop This?
1/2/1976: The Odd Father
12/12/1975: Ebenezer Sanford
12/5/1975: The Olympics
11/21/1975: Sanford and the Rising Sun
11/21/1975: Steinberg and Son
11/14/1975: My Fair Esther
11/7/1975: Donna Pops the Question
10/31/1975: Della, Della, Della
10/17/1975: Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
10/3/1975: The Sanford Arms
9/26/1975: Bank on This
9/19/1975: Divorce, Sanford Style
9/12/1975: Earthquake II
4/25/1975: The Family Man
3/14/1975: The Over-the-Hill Gag
3/7/1975: The Older Woman
2/28/1975: Stung
2/21/1975: The Headache
2/14/1975: My Brother-in-Law's Keeper
2/7/1975: Golden Boy
1/31/1975: The Masquerade Party
1/24/1975: Strange Bedfellows
1/17/1975: The Stand-ins
12/27/1974: Once a Thief...
12/20/1974: The Merger
12/13/1974: A Little Extra Security
12/6/1974: Tower Power
11/29/1974: Fred's Treasure Garden
11/15/1974: Julio and Sister and Nephew
11/8/1974: Sanford and Niece
11/1/1974: My Kingdom for a Horse
10/25/1974: Home Sweet Home
10/18/1974: Going Out of Business
10/18/1974: Ol' Brown Eyes Is Back
10/11/1974: There'll Be Some Changes Made
10/4/1974: Grady and His Lady
9/20/1974: Matchmaker, Matchmaker
9/13/1974: The Surprise Party
3/29/1974: Hello, Cousin Emma; Goodbye, Cousin Emma
3/15/1974: The Way to LaMont's Heart
3/8/1974: Aunt Esther and Uncle Woodrow, Pffft
3/1/1974: Tyranny, Thy Name Is Grady
2/22/1974: Will the Real Fred Sanford Please Do Something?
2/15/1974: LaMont Goes Karate
2/8/1974: The Party Crasher
2/1/1974: Fred's Cheating Heart
1/18/1974: This Land Is Whose Land?
1/11/1974: Fred Sanford the Legal Eagle
1/4/1974: Mamma's Baby, Papa's Maybe
12/14/1973: Wine, Women and Aunt Esther
11/30/1973: Grady the Star Boarder
11/23/1973: A House Is Not a Poolroom
11/16/1973: The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection
11/9/1973: The Members of the Wedding
11/2/1973: Superflier
10/28/1973: Fred the Reluctant Fingerman
10/26/1973: Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford and Chico
10/19/1973: LaMont, Is That You?
10/12/1973: This Little TV Went to Market
10/5/1973: Presenting, the Three Degrees
9/21/1973: Libra Rising All over LaMont
9/14/1973: LaMont as Othello
3/16/1973: Rated X
3/9/1973: The Kid
2/23/1973: Pot Luck
2/16/1973: Home Sweet Home for the Aged
2/9/1973: Pops 'n' Pals
2/2/1973: The Infernal Triangle
1/26/1973: Watts Side Story
1/19/1973: LaMont Goes African
1/12/1973: A Visit from Lena Horne
1/5/1973: The Big Party
12/22/1972: The Light Housekeeper
12/15/1972: Fred and Carol and Fred and Donna
12/8/1972: A Guest in the Yard
12/1/1972: Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three
11/24/1972: Blood Is Thicker than Junk
11/17/1972: The Shootout
11/10/1972: The Puerto Ricans Are Coming, The Puerto Ricans Are Coming
11/3/1972: Have Gun, Will Sell
10/27/1972: The Card Sharps
10/13/1972: Tooth or Consequences
10/6/1972: Jealousy
9/29/1972: The Dowry
9/22/1972: Whiplash
9/15/1972: By the Numbers
4/14/1972: The Piano Movers
4/7/1972: The Return of the Barracuda
3/31/1972: The Suitcase Case
3/24/1972: TV or Not TV
3/17/1972: Barracuda
3/10/1972: Coffins for Sale
3/3/1972: The Great Sanford Siege
2/25/1972: A Pad for LaMont
2/18/1972: We Were Robbed
2/11/1972: A Matter of Life and Breath
2/4/1972: The Copper Caper
1/28/1972: Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride
1/21/1972: Happy Birthday, Pop
1/14/1972: Crossed Swords
A Guest in the Yard
Sanford and Son
Crossed Swords
Coffins for Sale
Sanford and Son

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Premiered: January 14, 1972, on NBC

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: L.A. junk dealer Fred Sanford was Norman Lear's black counterpart to Archie Bunker. The gravel-voiced widower hurled outrageous one-liners at his Bible-toting sister-in-law, Esther; cooked up get-rich-quick schemes with buddies Grady (who got his own spin-off series in 1975) and Bubba; and feigned countless `big ones' (heart attacks) to win the sympathy of long-suffering son Lamont. Based on the British series `Steptoe and Son,' the show consistently ranked in the Top 10.

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