Whiplash

Whiplash was the sixteenth episode of Sanford and Son. Also the second episode of the series' second season, it premiered September 22, 1972. The episode was written by Allan Katz and Don Reo along with Steptoe and Son series creators Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Plot
Fred emerges from a minor traffic accident with nary a scratch. This isn't quite good enough for Fred's buddy Bubba (Don Bexley), who never met a scam he didn't like. Fred is fine following his fender bender with a Cadillac, but Bubba convinces him to claim whiplash and then lay claim to a gold mine in monetary damages; Fred even consults quack "Doctor" and part-time postal clerk Dr. Caldwell (Davis Roberts). It all ends to no avail as the other driver had stolen the Cadillac, dashing Fred's monetary compensation hopes!