In September 1976, Wilson signed with Tandem Productions, the production company owned by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear who produced some of the most popular sitcoms of the 1970s. Wilson went on to guest star in several Yorkin/Lear-produced series including "All in the Family", "Sanford and Son", "What's Happening!!", "The Jeffersons", and "13 Queens Boulevard". In 1976, Wilson was cast as Sweet Daddy Williams, a street hustler on the CBS sitcom "Good Times". Wilson appeared as Sweet Daddy in a recurring role. In August 1977, it was announced that Wilson would star in a spin-off of the hit sitcom "Sanford and Son" called "Sanford Arms". The series was intended to be a continuation of the highly popular "Sanford and Son", which ended in March 1977 when both the series' stars, Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson, left the series. Wilson starred as Phil Wheeler, an Army veteran and widower who has purchased the Sanford Arms, a rooming house, from his old Army buddy Fred G. Sanford. Upon its premiere in September 1977, "Sanford Arms" was critically panned and drew low ratings. It was cancelled after four episodes.