Sanford and Son - Season 6 Episode 16
Chinese Torture (a.k.a.) The Defiant One

Esther has stopped by the Sanford residence to talk Fred into singing for a talent show. Grady is all set to be in the show with a magic act and for his most daring trick ever, he handcuffs Fred and Esther together. The only problem is that he cant understand how to get the two out of this dilemma because the directions for escaping the trick are written in Chinese.