TV Quote of the Day (‘Sanford and Son,’ As a Musical Gift Leads to Disharmony)

Fred G. Sanford [played by Redd Foxx]: “Hey, Lamont, I almost forgot about you. I got you a quadriphonic stereo!”

Lamont Sanford [played by Demond Wilson]: “Hey, all right!”

[Fred hands him the headsets used on the airplane.]

Lamont: “Hey, man, you need an airplane for these things to work.”

Fred: “No, you don't. Put them on.”

[Lamont does, then Fred starts singing the Ink Spots into the other end.]

Fred: “ ‘And would I be sure...’”

Lamont [Yanks the headsets off, then pulls the other end out of Fred's hand and he stops singing]: “What kind of gift is this to give your son?”

Aunt Esther Anderson [played by LaWanda Page]: “Yup, that's him.” [sounding like a bird] “Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!”

Fred [smiling] “Hey, listen to that. The sound of a chicken coming from a buzzard!”— Sanford and Son, Season 4, Episode 1, “The Surprise Party,” original air date Sept. 13, 1974, teleplay by Saul Turteltaub and Bernie Orenstein, directed by Norman Abbott