The Light Housekeeper

The Light Housekeeper was the 28th episode of Sanford and Son. Also the 14th episode of the series' second season, it premiered December 22, 1972. Loosely based on Teleplay by Lee Kalcheim and Aaron Ruben, the story was also written for the episode by Kalcheim.

Plot
Fred doesn't want to be left at home alone, noting that "They never did catch that Zodiac Killer." The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in the Northern California Bay Area in the late 1960s and possibly into the early '70s. Fred's statement still holds true these many years later since the Zodiac Killer has never been captured or even positively identified. Anyway, Thus, Lamont hires a housekeep named Mary (Mary Wickes) from an employment agency; Fred, upon finding that the new housekeeper is white, isn't too thrilled. Coupled with that, the only thing which she cooks is "a fine boiled mutton"!