Sanford (1980)

Comedy

Redd Foxx isn’t done scheming and wise-cracking in the spin-off to one of America's most beloved sitcoms.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (514 votes)
Episode average: 6.7 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1980)

6.74 avg 14 episodes 6.9 → 7.2 37 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Meeting: Part 1	6.9	43
2	The Meeting: Part 2	7.0	36
3	The Meeting: Part 3	6.8	33
4	The Still of the Night	7.5	28
5	Dinner at George's	7.2	29
6	Younger Than Springtime Am I	6.9	23
7	Retrospective: Part 1	5.2	24
8	Retrospective: Part 2	5.6	23
9	Perfect Husband	6.3	23
10	The Ring	7.2	23
11	Cissy and the Nephew	6.6	25
12	Cal's Diet: Part 1	6.9	25
13	Cal's Diet: Part 2	7.0	27
14	The Benefit	7.2	36

Season 2 (1981)

6.70 avg 12 episodes 6.6 → 6.1 29 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Here Comes the Bride: Part 1	6.6	31
2	Here Comes the Bride: Part 2	6.6	30
3	Fred Has the Big One	7.2	25
4	Cal the Coward	7.4	27
5	Love Is Blind	5.8	25
6	Cal's Mom	7.3	35
7	Gaslight	7.4	30
8	Freeway	6.3	30
9	Jury Duty	7.0	32
10	Cal's Illegal Alien	6.0	32
11	Private Lives	6.7	29
12	To Keep a Thief	6.1	30

Sanford (1980)

Cast

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