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  • Sanford and Son A Matter of Life and Breath (Season 1, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Sanford and Son

A Matter of Life and Breath (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Concerned about his father's smoker's cough, Lamont brings Fred in for a free tuberculosis screening at the American Lung Association's Breathmobile. The test results take his breath away.
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Director
Writers
Aaron Ruben (teleplay by) | Ray Galton ("T.B. or Not T.B." by) ("Steptoe and Son" created by) | Alan Simpson ("T.B. or Not T.B." by) ("Steptoe and Son" created by) | Jeffery Hazle (as Jeffrey Hazle)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 11, 1972

Release date
Feb 11, 1972 (United States)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Redd Foxx
Fred G. Sanford Fred G. Sanford   See fewer
Demond Wilson
Lamont Sanford Lamont Sanford   See fewer
Lillian Lehman
Receptionist Receptionist   See fewer
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