South Central L.a. Junk Dealer Fred Sanford And His Partner-in-grime, Son Lamont, Are Constantly Struggling To Make Ends Meet, But Fred Always Has Just One More Get-rich-quick Scheme Up His Sleeve, Sometimes Involving Best Friend Grady. When He's Not Haggling Over His Empire Of Junk, He's Sparring With His Sister-in-law, The Cantankerous, Bible-thumping Aunt Esther--container.