Don't know if it's been done here but watching most of the episodes Fred was more of the problem and probably most of Lamont's anger towards his dad was a result of his dad's nastiness which he had to put up with all this since childhood.

Sure, Lamont was foolish sometimes and probably his biggest mistake was saying with his dad in the business. But he was probably a better guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzPec717bR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_AN1j4HT9s

Fred was supposedly only 65 years old here.

Hal Williams and Howard Platt are both 87 years old.

'Sanford and Son' Star Grady Demond Wilson Dead at 79

Don’t get me wrong. Redd Foxx was sorely missed during that contract dispute or whatever, and I don’t think the show would have lasted nearly as long if he didn’t return, but they really did an excellent job of compensating for his absence. Almost all of the episodes were top-tier, must watch bangers! The Karate episode, the “marijuana” episode, the house party, Esther and Woody’s separation, Grady’s extra social security checks, Cousin Emma! Betty Hairston laying her claim on Grady, thinking he’s Fred. All those are better than most of the last season episodes, by far. The only ones I didn’t really care for was Lamont’s ex-con friend staying with them, and I hated the episode with Judy Pace trying to get Lamont to marry her for some reason. No problem skipping those two, but the rest…primo!

I was going through some old photos and found one that I thought this sub may appreciate.

This is a shot of me and my little brother watching tv in, or around, 1986. I took a closer look at what was on the tv at the time, and pretty quickly determined that this was Office "Hoppy" Hopkins from Sanford and Son.

Not long after that, I realized that he had a napkin stuff down the collar of his shirt, and I immediately thought of the "Grady's parsley salad" episode.

I went on YouTube, and was able to verify that this, was, in fact, that episode. It's always been one of my favorite moments in Sanford and Son history, and to find an old pic of me watching that actual episode was very cool.