In 1977 NBC's highly succssful comedy Sanford and Son lost both of its stars, Redd Foxx to a variety series on ABC, and Demond Wilson due to salary demands. With most of the supporting actors around, however, The Sanford Arms took its place. The attempt to salvage the series was a total failure and it lasted less than a month. The Redd Foxx variety series didn't fair much better, lasting only four months. In 1980 Redd Foxx revived the saga of the cantankerous junk dealer, in a series called Sanford. Fred was still running the watts junkyard, but since Lamont was away working on the Alaskan pipeline, he had two new partners, both friends of Lamont. Rollo was a holdover from the original series, and Cal was an obese white Southerner who invested $2000 to become part owner of "The Sanford Empire." Fred also had an unlikely new girlfriend in Eve Lewis, a wealthy Beverly Hills widow. Sanford passed quickly from view after three short runs on NBC.