
Junk dealer Fred Sanford runs roughshod over his son and partner, Lamont, in a groundbreaking sitcom. Fred's moneymaking schemes routinely backfire, and he does just about anything to get out of working -- up to and including faking a heart attack. He's rude, sarcastic, outspoken, overtly prejudiced, and pretty darn nasty to his friends and family.
Fred fabricates a story about the war to tell to his grandchildren.
Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.
To impress Lamont's future mother-in-law, Fred decides to get into the Book of World Records by being the man who stays awake for the longest time.
While preparing to receive the Watts Businessman of the Year award, Fred worries that his back pain may get in the way of the glory. Lamont suggests Fred try acupuncture.