Ebenezer Sanford

Ebenezer Sanford was the 99th overall episode of Sanford and Son. Also the 12th episode of Season Five, it first aired on NBC-TV on December 12, 1975.

Episode synopsis
In this special Christmas holiday themed episode, tightfisted Fred gets a ghostly wake-up call in this spoof of "A Christmas Carol."

Episode summary
It's "A Christmas Carol," Sanford and Son-style, as the friends and family of stingy Fred try to imbue our curmudgeonly hero with the Christmas spirit. Naturally, Fred is resistant to these efforts until he has a dream, replete with the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future (who look awfully familiar to Fred -- and to us). Former child actor Marc Copage (of Julia fame) appears as the younger "Fredsie."

Note: Eric Laneuville, who would later appear in the recurring role of Daniel Anderson, Esther and Woody's adopted son, appears as Ron, a helper hired by Fred in the junkyard. Adrian Ricard appears as Ron's mother, and Joe "Flash" Riley as Mr. Small, his father.