A Pain in the Neck

A Pain in the Neck was the 108th overall episode of Sanford and Son. Also the 22nd episode of Season Five, it first aired on NBC-TV on March 5, 1976.

Episode synopsis
Fred's friends have got his back, as he discovers when he suffers from a backache on the day he is to receive the Watts Businessman's award and his friends rush to his aid with all kinds of quack cures.

Episode summary
Note: Nancy Kulp appears as a May Hopkins (Smitty's mom). Tim Herbert appears as Panjib an Indian healer, and Lance Taylor, Sr. makes an appearance as Watts Businessman's Association President.