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| Season Five, Episode ##4 Number (#91) in series (136 episodes) | ||||
| Air date | October 3, 1975 | |||
| Network | NBC-TV | |||
| Production code | 508 | |||
| Written by: | Ted Bergmann | |||
| Directed by: | Mark Warren | |||
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The Sanford Arms was the 91st overall episode of Sanford and Son. Also the fourth episode of Season Five, it first aired October 3, 1975.
Episode synopsis[]
Fred and Lamont are applying for a loan to finance their purchase of Julio's former property when a pair of robbers burst into the bank.
Episode summary[]
Ever in pursuit of extra money, Fred and Lamont take over management of a rooming house, which was Julio's old home, which they rename the Sanford Arms. At first, our heroes intend to be discriminating in their clientele; after all, they can't just let anybody rent a room. But when tenants fail to materialize and the debt begins mounting, the Sanfords are forced to rethink their screening process -- and as a result, they open their doors to a fugitive from justice. Nancy Kulp makes her first series appearance as May Hopkins, the mother of semi-regular Officer "Hoppy" Hopkins (Howard T. Platt). Arnold Johnson makes his series debut appearance as George "Hutch" Hutton, an ex-convict who later befriends Fred and Lamont.
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| Earthquake II | Divorce, Sanford Style | Bank on This | The Sanford Arms | Steinberg and Son | Brother, Can You Spare an Act? | Della, Della, Della | Donna Pops The Question | My Fair Esther | Sanford and Rising Son | The Olympics | Ebenezer Sanford | The Oddfather | Can You Chop This? | Greatest Show in Watts | Fred Sanford Has a Baby | The TV Addict | Lamont in Love | The Escorts | The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice | The Director | A Pain in the Neck | Sergeant Gork | Camping Trip |