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The Copper Caper

Episode Number: 4    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday February 4, 1972    Prod Code: 104
Fred and Lamont buy a load of copper from a man that has been stealing copper in the neighborhood. The man is late for a meeting with Lamont at the diner because he is ripping off the Sanford plumbing pipes, which he then sells to Fred and Lamont.

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Writer: Aaron Ruben
Director: Bud Yorkin
Star: Demond Wilson (Lamont Sanford),  Redd Foxx (Fred G. Sanford)
Recurring Role: Noam Pitlik (Officer Swanhauser "Swanny"),  Hal Williams (Officer Smith "Smitty")
Guest Star: Leonard Stone (Otto),  Clancy Cooper (Kelly)

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Noam Pitlik makes his first appearance in the recurring role of Officer Swanhauser. (edit)
Hal Williams makes his first appearance in the recurring role of Officer Smith "Smitty". (edit)
This episode is based on the Steptoe and Son episode, "The Lead Man Cometh", written by Alan Galton and Ray Simpson. (edit)

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Otto: "Do unto others..." as I always say. Isn't that what you always say Mr. Sanford?
Fred: No, I say a lot of other things. You wanna hear some of them? (edit)
Fred: You big dummy! You're not even a cool dummy! You're just a big, ordinary, plain dummy--dummy! (edit)
Fred: Your hear that, Elizabeth? I'm coming to join you honey--with numbers on my back! (edit)
Fred: I don't like this deal. Something about it ain't kosher! (edit)
Fred: We'll all get caught and me, you and Blue Eyes will go to jail! Only they'll put Blue Eyes in the new building! (edit)

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The salvagers are buying copper from a man passing through the area. However, it is not until the end that they find out where the copper is coming from. And they also find out that they no longer have water available in their kitchen.
Continue » Posted Mar 31, 2008 10:32 pm PST
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