Sanford and Son — 1972-1978 · 6 seasons · 137 eps

★ 7.9

Sanford and Son

1972-1978 6 seasons 137 episodes

★ 7.9 (11,852 votes) Top 32%

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

E1

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.9

7.4

6.9

E2

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.6

E3

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.5

7.6

6.9

E4

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.4

6.9

E5

7.7

7.5

7.9

7.7

7.8

6.8

E6

7.8

8.3

8.3

7.2

7.2

7.0

E7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.1

E8

7.6

8.1

8.3

7.0

7.1

7.1

E9

8.0

7.8

8.1

7.1

7.5

7.3

E10

7.4

7.6

8.5

7.3

7.8

7.5

E11

7.7

8.2

8.1

8.1

7.3

7.2

E12

7.9

7.9

7.5

6.8

7.8

7.5

E13

7.3

7.9

8.3

7.4

7.1

7.0

E14

8.2

7.4

8.8

7.4

7.1

7.1

E15

7.0

7.8

8.7

7.5

7.1

7.4

E16

8.3

7.5

8.0

7.4

7.5

E17

8.1

7.8

6.8

7.3

6.9

E18

7.5

7.9

7.8

6.7

7.6

E19

7.1

7.9

7.0

7.0

7.3

E20

7.6

6.8

7.6

7.2

7.1

E21

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.2

7.2

E22

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.0

7.2

E23

7.2

7.3

7.3

6.9

8.2

E24

8.5

7.5

7.4

7.0

7.3

E25

5.9

6.6

Avg

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.4

7.2

7.2

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.8

S3E14 Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe

#2

S3E15 8.7

Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle

#3

S2E24 8.5

Rated X

4. S3E10 "The Blind Mellow Jelly Collection" 8.5
5. S2E6 "The Card Sharps" 8.3
6. S2E16 "A Visit from Lena Horne" 8.3
7. S3E6 "Lamont, Is That You?" 8.3
8. S3E8 "Superflyer" 8.3
9. S3E13 "Wine, Women and Aunt Esther" 8.3
10. S1E14 "The Piano Movers" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#137

S4E25 5.9

The Family Man

136. S6E25 "Family reunion" 6.6
135. S6E2 "The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2" 6.6
134. S5E18 "Lamont in Love" 6.7
133. S6E5 "I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz" 6.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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61 Standouts

8 Infamous

13 Hidden Gems

55 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E14 Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe

Most Infamous: S4E25 The Family Man

Best Hidden Gem: S6E23 Fred Sings the Blues

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

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