Series 1 (1962)
| Ep. | Title | Director | Written by | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "The Bird" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 14 June 1962 |
| Harold is going out every night, so Albert suspects that he must being seeing a girl. Determined to put a stop to the romance, he gets Harold to invite the girl back to the house for dinner. Meanwhile, Albert puts the clocks forward so when she fails to show up at the right time, Harold thinks she has stood him up. | ||||
| 1–2 | "The Piano" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 21 June 1962 |
| Harold is offered a piano, providing he moves it himself. He gets Albert to help, only to find out that it is on the top floor of a block of flats. The 14th of 16 stories adapted into an episode of Sanford and Son renamed "The Piano Movers". | ||||
| 1–3 | "The Economist" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 28 June 1962 |
| Harold tries to teach Albert about the economics of running a business. Using his new found knowledge of bulk buying, he then ends up buying 4000 sets of false teeth for £37.10, hoping to make a killing. Harlod puts an advert in The Times, but when they don't sell, He takes their last £10.00 and tries again, this time bringing home 400 World War 2 gas masks. | ||||
| 1–4 | "The Diploma" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 5 July 1962 |
| Harold decides to get out of the rag and bone trade, and get a diploma in TV repair, only for Albert to prove that he knows more about it than Harold. | ||||
| 1–5 | "The Holiday" | Duncan Wood | Alan Simpson, Ray Galton | 12 July 1962 |
| For the first time Harold plans to go on holiday abroad instead of Bognor with his dad Albert fakes a heart attack to stop him going and the doctor advises Harold to take him to Bognor |
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