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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Sanford' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Sanford':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

March 15, 1980: The Meeting (1)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Ted Bergman, Sy Rosen   D: Jim Drake
Fred suckers a young hayseed into becoming his business partner, and strikes up a romance with a wealthy widow.

March 15, 1980: The Meeting (2)
Season 1, episode 2
W: Ted Bergman, Sy Rosen   D: Jim Drake

With Davis Roberts (Uncle Phil), Bob Mitchell (Al), Jeanne Determann (Jackie). Fred proposes to Eve, but feels out of place in her sophisticated social circle, especially while wearing a borrowed magician's tuxedo.

March 22, 1980: The Meeting (3)
Season 1, episode 3
W: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran, Sy Rosen   D: Jim Drake
After faking a heart attack to get out of his engagement, Fred realizes that he still has feelings for Eve.

March 29, 1980: The Still Of The Night
Season 1, episode 4
W: Ted Bergman   D: Jim Drake

With Robert Lussier (Ken Nelson), Bob Mitchell (Al Culmer), Mary Ann Gibson (Barbara Culmer). Fred, Cal and Winston plan on making a fortune when they become partners to sell Cal's moonshine formula.

April 5, 1980: Dinner At George's
Season 1, episode 5
W: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin   D: Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Drake

With Tom Lawrence (George), Gerald Castillo (Guido). Fred treats Evelyn to dinner at an expensive restaurant, then learns she secretly paid most of the bill.

April 8, 1980: Younger Than Springtime Am I
Season 1, episode 6
W: Michael Moye   D: Jim Drake

With Wil Albert (Andrew Gray), Rod McCary (Marshall T. Gray), Deborah Chenoweth (Alice Gray). Feeling old, Fred falls for a con man's quack cure and buys a fountain of youth pill.

April 15, 1980: Retrospective
Season 1, episode 7
W: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran   D: Jim Drake

With Vernon Weddle (Arresting Officer), Michael Alldredge (Detective), Ron Vernan (Detective), William McDonald (Guard), Will Hunt (Drunk Prisoner). After Fred and Cal are mistakenly arrested for stealing Evelyn's furniture, Fred reflects on his life since meeting Evelyn and Cal via flashbacks from previous episodes.

April 26, 1980: Perfect Husband
Season 1, episode 8
W: Harriet Weiss, Patt Shea   D: Jim Drake

With Norman Panto (Luigi), Victor Rendina (Alfredo). Fred feels like he's competing with the memory of Evelyn's late husband and issues an ultimatum.

May 10, 1980: The Ring
Season 1, episode 9
W: Judi Ann Mason   D: Jim Drake

With Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins), Hal Williams (Officer Smith), William Lanteau (Maurice), Peggy Rea (Lady), Patrick Cronin (Robber), Lindsay Bloom (Robber). Fred unwittingly leaves a jewelry store with a valuable diamond ring, then wonders if he should give it to Evelyn.

May 17, 1980: Cissy And The Nephew
Season 1, episode 10
W: Marc Sheffler   D: Jim Drake
Fred has two overnight guests -- his college-bound nephew and Evelyn's runaway daughter, Cissy.

May 24, 1980: Cal's Diet
Season 1, episode 11
W: Ted Bergman   D: Jim Drake

With Joy Garrett (Katie Gallagher), Wilbur White (Chauncey Talmadge III), Marvin Brody (Larry), Tanya Boyd (Girl), Jeannie Linero (Woman). Fred tries to keep lovelorn and overweight Cal from returning home to Tennessee by turning him into a ladies' man.

May 24, 1980: Cal's Diet (2)
Season 1, episode 12
W: Ted Bergman   D: Jim Drake

With Joy Garrett (Katie Gallagher), Wilbur White (Chauncey Talmadge III), Marvin Brody (Larry), Tanya Boyd (Girl), Jeannie Linero (Woman). Fred tries to keep lovelorn and overweight Cal from returning home to Tennessee by turning him into a ladies' man.

May 31, 1980: The Benefit
Season 1, episode 13
W: John Donley, Stan Taylor   D: Jim Drake

With Sammy Davis Jr. (Himself), Bob Mitchell (Al Culmer). 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.





January 9, 1981: Here Comes The Bride
Season 2, episode 1
W: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Phil Doran, Sy Rosen   D: Jim Drake

With Lisle Wilson (Lawyer), John Anderson (Judge), Sid Gould (Balliff), Vanda Barra (Sylvia), Phil Leeds (Husband), Joyce Gitlin (Wife). 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.

January 16, 1981: Fred Has The Big One
Season 2, episode 2
W: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran   D: Jim Drake

With James A. Watson Jr. (Doctor), Kim Hamilton (Receptionist), Vivian Bonnell (Older Nurse), Sarina C. Grant (Younger Nurse), Theodore Lehmann (Thirsty Man). After years of crying wolf, no one believes Fred when he suffers an actual heart attack and is admitted to the hospital.

January 23, 1981: Cal The Coward
Season 2, episode 3
W: J. Stanford Parker   D: Jim Drake

With Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins), Hal Williams (Officer Smith), Michael D. Roberts (Sam), Jonathan Banks (Al). A bag of gold drops over the fence and Fred thinks he's rich -- until some crooks show up to claim their stash and leave Cal feeling guilty over his cowardly behavior when the robbers confront him.

January 30, 1981: Love Is Blind
Season 2, episode 4
W: Doug Keyes   D: Jim Drake

With Debbi Morgan (Charlene). Fred invites Cliff and his new girlfriend Charlene to dinner, but Cliff neglects to tell Fred that Charlene is blind.

May 29, 1981: Cal's Mom
Season 2, episode 5
W: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf   D: Jim Drake

With Patsy Garrett (Mrs. Pettie), Joyce Gitlin (Clerk), Nick Savage (Hare Krishna). Cal's mom visits, but refuses to stay after seeing that Fred is black.

June 5, 1981: Gaslight
Season 2, episode 6
W: Chip Keyes, Doug Keyes   D: Jim Drake

With Howard Morton (Doc), Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins), Hal Williams (Officer Smith). Suffering from a virus and delirious, Fred misunderstands an overheard conversation and now fears Cal is plotting to kill him.

June 12, 1981: Freeway
Season 2, episode 7
W: Ted Bergman   D: Jim Drake

With Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Reynaldo Rey (Rev. Walker), Bert Rosario (Manny Gonzalez), Don Starr (Mr. Thorndike), Elvia Allman (Mrs. Thorndike), Ivan Bonar (Chairman), Vanda Barra (Mrs. Kelcy), Ernest Harada (Mr. Wong), Allan Lurie (Mr. Kelcy). 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.

June 19, 1981: Jury Duty
Season 2, episode 8
W: Ted Bergman   D: Jim Drake

With Rod Colbin (Judge), Phillip Pine (Foreman), Cliff Carnell (Nick Targioni), Michael Kennan (Prosecutor), Michael Klingher (Defense Attorney), Abraham Alvarez (Bailiff), Sonny Jim Gaines (Bailiff). Fred is called for jury duty and is the only juror to vote for acquittal in a murder trial.

June 26, 1981: Cal's Illegal Alien
Season 2, episode 9
W: Neil Lebowitz   D: Jim Drake

With Howard Platt (Officer Hopkins), Hal Williams (Officer Smith), Bert Rosario (Manny Gonzalez), Gina Gallego (Maria Gonzalez), Ruth Manning (Immigration Officer), Tina Menard (Elderly Woman). Cal falls in love with Manny's sister, an undocumented woman from Mexico whom Fred has agreed to harbor.

July 3, 1981: Private Lives
Season 2, episode 10
W: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran   D: Jim Drake

With Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson), Alvernette Jimenez (Bunny), Wilbur White (Bentley DeWitt). Fred and Eve have a lover's quarrel with each vowing to bring a better date to the art gallery opening.

July 10, 1981: To Keep A Thief
Season 2, episode 11
W: Bill Box, Dick Westerschulte   D: Jim Drake

With Jeffrey Jacquet (Eddie), Ivor Francis (Judge Greenwood), Sondra Currie (Miss Pender), Howard Morton (Customer), Barry Wright (Court Officer). The fourteen-year-old boy who burglarized the Sanford home is ordered to work off the amount he stole. (Last show of the series.)


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