Sanford and Son (TV Series)

When John Comes Marching Home (1977)

James A. Watson Jr.: John Lawson, Janet's Ex-Husband

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• Fred G. Sanford : [Upon opening the door and impressed by a man in military uniform]  I'm Fred G. Sanford, and the "G" stands for Guadalcanal. Wanna see my diary?

  John, Janet's Ex-Husband : Were you a veteran?

  Fred G. Sanford : That's right.

  John, Janet's Ex-Husband : Oh, did you see much action?

  Fred G. Sanford : Only on leave.

• Fred G. Sanford : It's all coming back to me now. I remember crashing into the Pacific in 1942.

  John, Janet's Ex-Husband : You mean a Zero shot you down out of the skies at Iwo Jima?

  Fred G. Sanford : No, a bigot threw me off the pier at El Segundo.