
Junk dealer Fred Sanford runs roughshod over his son and partner, Lamont, in a groundbreaking sitcom. Fred's moneymaking schemes routinely backfire, and he does just about anything to get out of working -- up to and including faking a heart attack. He's rude, sarcastic, outspoken, overtly prejudiced, and pretty darn nasty to his friends and family.

Fred invites his fiancée and a door-to-door saleswoman to dinner on the same evening.

When Fred receives a slight injury in a car mishap, Lamont hires a housekeeper to help out.

Janet's former husband shows up as she and Lamont prepare for their wedding day.

Fred becomes a clergyman of the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying taxes.