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Sanford Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1980 - 1980
Episode 1
The Meeting: Part 1
Sat, Mar 15, 198060 mins
Fred continues to coordinate his junk empire with a new partner, Cal Pettie, Lamont's larger-than-life friend and co-worker from the Alaskan Pipeline; beautiful Eve Lewis steps into Fred's Garden of Eden.
Episode 2
The Meeting: Part 2
Sat, Mar 15, 198030 mins
Fred proposes to Eve, but feels very out of place in her sophisticated social circle, especially when wearing a tuxedo borrowed from a magician.
Episode 3
The Meeting: Part 3
Sat, Mar 22, 1980
After faking a heart attack to get out of his engagement, Fred realizes that he still has feelings for Eve.
Episode 4
The Still of the Night
Sat, Mar 29, 198030 mins
Fred schemes to make easy money from Cal's smooth bourbon after discovering that he's built a still and is making lip-smacking good moonshine with his family's secret recipe.
Episode 5
Dinner at George's
Sat, Apr 5, 1980
Big spender Fred insists on taking Eve to her favorite Beverly Hills bistro, but gets his ego bruised when Eve plots to pay the check behind his back.
Episode 6
Younger Than Springtime Am I
Tue, Apr 8, 1980
Feeling old, Fred falls for a con man's quack cure and buys a fountain-of-youth pill called Methusatol.
Episode 7
Retrospective: Part 1
Tue, Apr 15, 198060 mins
While hauling junk from Eve's home, Fred and Cal are arrested on suspicion of burglary; sitting in jail, they reminisce about their first meeting and Fred and Eve's engagement party.
Episode 8
Retrospective: Part 2
Tue, Apr 15, 1980
Fred and Cal continue to look back and laugh at their past adventures while they're locked up in a Beverly Hills jail.
Episode 9
Perfect Husband
Sat, Apr 26, 198030 mins
Fred and Eve's engagement hits a bump in the road when Eve romanticizes her late husband as an angel and a saint, and flesh-and-blood Fred fears that he can't compete.
Episode 10
The Ring
Sat, May 10, 1980
After being terrorized in a jewelry store robbery, Fred discovers that a $12,000 diamond ring fell into his cap. While he's deciding whether to return or keep the ring, Officers Hoppy and Smitty appear at the door.
Episode 11
Cissy and the Nephew
Sat, May 17, 1980
Aunt Esther's son Cliff comes to stay with Fred and falls quickly for Eve's daughter Cissy.
Episode 12
Cal's Diet: Part 1
Sat, May 24, 198030 mins
Cal is lonely and depressed about his weight, so Fred and Cliff put him on a diet-and-exercise regime designed to build up his body and boost his sagging self confidence.
Episode 13
Cal's Diet: Part 2
Sat, May 24, 1980
Cal's confidence restored, Fred takes him to a swinging-singles bar where he meets lovely meter maid Katie.
Episode 14
The Benefit
Sat, May 31, 1980
Sammy Davis Jr. agrees to perform at Eve's charity benefit for the Children of Watts, but he doesn't show, so Cliff, Cissy, Al, and Fred take to the stage to showcase their talents.