Fred is not to impressed with his accomplishments in life, so he decides that setting a world record for staying awake the longest would be adequate.

Two men convince Fred to run a special at the yard where the winner receives a cash prize, but something is not right with the whole operation.

Fred earns a spot on a community relatives committee, and all is well until a crooked businessman tries to bribe him with to aid his corporation.

When Lamont reveals he is considering leaving the junk business, Fred gets a big loan in hopes of convincing him not to leave because business is booming.

Fred is mystified by a letter from a person named Carol, who claims to have known him some 40 years ago, and the surprise guest has shocking news for Fred.

Aunt Esther and Woody decide to adopt a child, but Woody is stricken with nervousness and gets drunk right before their big interview.

Lamont and Esther decide to get the furniture re-upholstered, but Fred thinks that he has been robbed and makes an insurance claim.

Esther and Woody finally meet their new son, but he steals from their cash register and announces to everyone that he is an atheist.

After Lamont obtains tickets to a taping of The Gong Show, Fred wants to be one of the contestants, so he sets up an act with his family.

Fred & Lamont have been preparing to pay their taxes, but Fred gets preoccupied and decides to enter a Redd Foxx look-alike competition.

Grady handcuffs Fred and Esther together as part of a a magic trick for a talent show but cannot read the Chinese instructions on how to separate them.

Fred's hearing is impaired until Lamont takes him to the doctor, but Fred decides to exploit his supposed deafness for personal gain.

As Lamont & Janet's wedding day nears, Lamont feels nervous about it, even more so when Janet's previous husband arrives unexpectedly to win her back.

Fred registers to become a clergyman for the Divine Profit Church to avoid paying property taxes but soon realizes his business may be in jeopardy.

Fred has memory lapses after being struck with Esther's purse, and he decides to write up a will, revealing its contents to everybody.

Fred tries to buy a new stereo with credit at an electronics store, but he soon finds out that they do not give credit to people over 60.

Fred & Lamont must raise $4,000 to keep The Sanford Arms open, so Fred gambles in a high-stakes card game with a hustler and at the horse track and casino.

Fred contacts an agency that claims to trace a family's lineage, but he is shocked after learning that he is descended from Jewish kings.

District Attorney Jack McCoy's new partner is determined to use a gritty audio tape to prosecute a carjacker as harshly as possible.

McCoy finds his prosecution of a suspect hampered by a vindictive judge; Cops tackle the dubious job of identifying a corpse left in an elevator.

Briscoe and Curtis try to break the mutual alibi of two girlfriends as police try to hunt down the killer of a young African-American man.

The detectives' investigation into the murder of a rare coin dealer could lead them to question a millionaire suspect in the case.

Curtis looks into an internal investigation and turns up evidence of police corruption that puts the DA's office into competition with an ambitious judge.

The murder of a janitor in a university laboratory building leads back to a student employee whose participation in a drug study may have prompted the crime.

The murder of a deadbeat father whose son is dying of leukemia presents McCoy and Ross with a sympathetic suspect and a moral dilemma.

The murder of a chief financial officer goes from the boardroom to the living room, as suspicion shifts from co-workers to family members.

The case against a murderer comes undone when the New York authorities learn that their chief witness was once an informant for the FBI.