List of Sanford episodes

This is a list of episodes for the television series Sanford.

Series overview

Season		No. of episodes	Premiered:	Ended:
	1	14	March 15, 1980	May 31, 1980
	2	12	January 9, 1981	July 10, 1981

Episodes

• Ep = Episode number within the season
• No. = Overall episode number

Season 1: 1980

No.	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1 2	1 2	"The Meeting: Part 1" "The Meeting: Part 2"	Jim Drake	Ted Bergmann and Sy Rosen	March 15, 1980
Fred continues coordinating his junk empire with a new partner, Cal Pettie, Lamont's friend and co-worker from the Alaskan Pipeline. And into Fred's Garden of Eden steps in Eve Lewis. Fred proposes to Eve, but feels very out of place in her sophisticated social circle, especially when wearing a borrowed magician's tuxedo.
3	3	"The Meeting: Part 3"	Jim Drake	Douglas Arango & Phil Doran and Sy Rosen	March 22, 1980
After faking a heart attack to get out of his engagement, Fred realizes that he still has feelings for Eve.
4	4	"The Still of the Night"	Jim Drake	Ted Bergmann	March 29, 1980
Fred schemes to make easy money from Cal's smooth bourbon after discovering Cal has built a still and is making lip-smacking good moonshine using his family's secret recipe.
5	5	"Dinner at George's"	Sammy Davis Jr. and Jim Drake	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	April 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.
6	6	"Younger Than Springtime Am I"	Jim Drake	Teleplay by: Michael G. Moye Story by: Michael Morris	April 8, 1980
Feeling old, Fred falls for a con man's quack cure and buys a fountain of youth pill called Methusatol.
7 8	7 8	"Retrospective"	Jim Drake	Douglas Arango and Phil Doran	April 15, 1980
While hauling junk from Eve's home, Fred and Cal are arrested on suspicion of burglary. While sitting in jail, they reminisce about their first meeting and of Fred and Eve's engagement party.
9	9	"Perfect Husband"	Jim Drake	Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea	April 26, 1980
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 he can't compete.
10	10	"The Ring"	Jim Drake	Judi Ann Mason	May 10, 1980
After being terrorized in a jewelry store robbery, Fred discovers a $12,000 diamond ring fell into his cap. While deciding whether to return or to keep the ring, Officers Hoppy and Smitty appear at the door.
11	11	"Cissy and the Nephew"	Jim Drake	Teleplay by: Marc Sheffler Story by: Winston Moss	May 17, 1980
Aunt Esther's son Cliff comes to stay with Fred and falls fast for Eve's daughter Cissy.
12 13	12 13	"Cal's Diet"	Jim Drake	Ted Bergmann	May 24, 1980
Cal is lonely and depressed about his weight, so Fred and Cliff put Cal on a diet and exercise regimen designed to build up his body and boost his sagging self-confidence.
14	14	"The Benefit"	Jim Drake	John Donley and Stan Taylor	May 31, 1980
Sammy Davis Jr. agrees to perform at Eve's charity benefit for the Children of Watts, but when Sammy doesn't show, Cliff, Cissy, Al and Fred take to the stage and showcase their talents.

Season 2: 1981

No.	Ep	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
15 16	1 2	"Here Comes the Bride"	Jim Drake	Phil Doran and Sy Rosen	January 9, 1981
Aunt Esther returns and moves in with Fred to watch over Cliff. Cal discovers that due to an error on Fred's marriage license, Fred was actually long ago legally wed to Esther. Fred, Esther and Cal drive to Fremont, Missouri seeking a divorce, but must first plead their case before the county's irascible old judge, who is resistant to tearing asunder what God joined together.
17	3	"Fred Has the Big One"	Jim Drake	Douglas Arango and Phil Doran	January 16, 1981
After years of crying wolf, Fred suffers an actual heart attack.
18	4	"Cal the Coward"	Jim Drake	J. Stanford Parker	January 23, 1981
When a pair of crooks threaten Fred and Cal at gunpoint, Cal can only cower in the closet. Fred cooks up a caper to give Cal the chance to prove his courage and regain his self-respect.
19	5	"Love Is Blind"	Jim Drake	Teleplay by: Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes Story by: Warren S. Murray	January 30, 1981
Fred invites Cliff and his new girlfriend Charlene to dinner, but Cliff neglects to tell Fred that Charlene is blind.
20	6	"Cal's Mom"	Jim Drake	Teleplay by: Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf Story by: Ken Hecht	May 29, 1981
Cal's mother comes to visit and among her baggage is bigotry against blacks. A special episode addressing racial prejudice.
21	7	"Gaslight"	Jim Drake	Chip Keyes & Doug Keyes	June 5, 1981
Suffering from a virus and delirious, Fred misunderstands an overheard conversation and now fears Cal is plotting to kill him.
22	8	"Freeway"	Jim Drake	Ted Bergmann	June 12, 1981
The city is debating whether to run a freeway through Watts or the wealthy Corban Hills neighborhood. Fred, Cal and Cliff organize their neighbors and lead the charge to save their homes.
23	9	"Jury Duty"	Jim Drake	Ted Bergmann	June 19, 1981
In this spoof of "12 Angry Men," Fred is the lone juror unwilling to cast a guilty verdict in a murder trial.
24	10	"Cal's Illegal Alien"	Jim Drake	Teleplay by: Neil Lebowitz Story by: Michael Morris	June 26, 1981
Cal just met a girl named Maria, but she's an illegal alien hiding in the Sanford home during a rash of immigration raids in the area.
25	11	"Private Lives"	Jim Drake	Teleplay by: Douglas Arango & Phil Doran Story by: Jim Gagan	July 3, 1981
Fred and Eve have a lover's quarrel, with each vowing to bring a better date to the art gallery opening. Grady fixes up Fred with a bubble-headed bimbo named Bunny.
26	12	"To Keep a Thief"	Jim Drake	Bill Box & Dick Westerschulte	July 10, 1981
The 14-year-old boy who burglarized the Sanford home is ordered to work off the amount he stole. Fred and Cal hope to scare him straight.

Sources

• Sanford at the Internet Movie Database