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Fred gets a job as a busboy in a restaurant to pay back a loan.

Sanford and Son

Fred's Extra Job

Two con artists talk Fred into a promotion gimmick designed to increase sales in the junkyard.

The Winning Ticket

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.

I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz

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While at a convention in Hawaii, Fred is an unwitting jewel smuggler.

S6 E2 | The Hawaiian Connection

E9 | Fred's Extra Job

E7 | The Winning Ticket

E6 | I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz