25 TV Shows That Tossed Main Characters Out Like Uncle Phil Did to Jazz

Bill Cosby thought Lisa Bonet ‘wasn’t wholesome enough’ for ‘The Cosby Show.’ Pfffffft
25 TV Shows That Tossed Main Characters Out Like Uncle Phil Did to Jazz
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The old adage “the show must go on” comes to mind today. See, successful TV shows are like massive trains that stop for nobody — even the stars. 

Some of these actors may have thought they were big enough to stop trains, but their shows ran right over them and kept on chugging along instead.

Cheers

CRACKED.COM Eddie Lebec died in CHEERS because his actor dissed Rhea Perlman. According to Cheers writer Ken Levine, Jay Thomas fielded a question in a radio show about how it was to be on the show. It's brutal, Thomas said. I have to kiss Rhea Perlman. Much more brutal than that was Eddie's death by Zamboni shortly thereafter.

The Mandalorian

CRACKED THE MANDALORIAN UNFOLLOWS GINA CARANO. Disney fired her for Instagram posts that mocked pronouns, downplayed BLM, and compared the oppression of right-wing conservatives to Jews in the Holocaust. There was zero write off or recasting of Cara Dune. Bye, Felicia!

House

CRACKED FROM HOUSE TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Dr. Lawrence Kutner's character required a hasty write off, since actor Kal Penn accepted a job in the Obama administration. They chose to kill him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Beverly Hills, 90210

CRACKED BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 FORGOT THEY WERE BASED IN L.A. Shannen Doherty was fired for ruining continuity by cutting her hair during the Season 4 finale shoot. They wrote Brenda Walsh off as pursuing an acting career in London. Acting in London. Not L.A. Where she lived.

The Expanse

CRACKED THE EXPANSE'S STROKE OF GENIUS. NTE After Cas Anvar was accused of sexual assault, the show easily could've written him out between seasons. Instead, they upset fans by cobbling together existing footage and hasty reshoots to have his character Alex Kamal die of a random stroke mid-mission.

Seinfeld

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM LARRY DAVID ORIGINALLY DIDN'T CHOOSE JERRY STILLER TO PLAY FRANK COSTANZA. They first hired another actor, John Randolph, but it wasn't working out and Randolph got fired after one episode.

Cheers (Again)

CRACKED CHEERS LET DIANE LIVE HER DREAM. FINESSANTOOD Shelley Long had constant conflicts with castmates, and chose to pursue a movie career, so even though Diane & Sam had just gotten engaged, Diane postpones the wedding to pursue her writing career.

Criminal Minds

Hollywood feuds CRIMINAL MINDS VS THOMAS GIBSON Gibson had numerous verbal and physical on-set altercations. In 2010 he reportedly shoved an assistant director, and he was fired in 2016 for kicking a writer in the shin because of creative differences. CRACKED

Two And A Half Men

CRACKED THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE TWO AND A HALF MEN. After Sheen went on a verbal, anti-semitic tirade of creator Chuck Lorre, his character Charlie Harper was hit by a subway train in Paris. Не was replaced with Ashton Kutcher's character Walden Schmidt from Season 9 to 12.

The Cosby Show

CRACKED.COM Lisa Bonet wasn't wholesome enough for THE COSBY SHOW. Always a stickler for propriety, Bill Cosby would often butt heads with his fictional daughter because of her rebellious streak - especially after her sex scene in Alan Parker's Angel Heart. Dennise Huxtable started appearing less and less, until Cosby fired Bonet altogether.

House of Cards

CRACKED HOUSE OF CARDS KILLED OFF FRANK UNDERWOOD. After several sexual assault allegations (8 from the show's staff), Netflix opened Season 6 with Claire Underwood telling citizens (and viewers) that Spacey's character Frank had died. Later in the season, they reveal that he was murdered.

Roseanne

CRACKED ROSEANNE KILLED OFF ROSEANNE. C #Ros ROSEANI After her racist tweet likened Valerie Jarrett to an аре, the show's namesake was killed off with an opioid overdose. In 2018, the show rebranded as The Conners (currently in its 5th season).

Silicon Valley

CRACKED SILICON VALLEY PARTS WITH T.J MILLER Mike Judge said he toyed with Jian-Yang killing Erlich Bachman, but went with housing him in a Tibetan opium den. Miller said the split was mutual, but his terrible behavior on set (and off) was later revealed.

All My Children

CRACKED Chadwick Boseman was fired for speaking up. His character Reggie Montgomery was written as a stereotypical thug, and when he spoke up, he was immediately replaced with his future Black Panther co-star Michael В. Jordan. Boseman reported, They said, 'You are too much trouble. ALL MY CHILDREN EVOLT I VOLT REVOLT UMME

Anger Management

CRACKED Selma Blair (like many) couldn't handle Charlie Sheen. She questioned his professionalism and told producers he was a menace to work with, so Sheen fired her himself via text. ANGER MANAGEMENT

Game of Thrones

CRACKED Sibel Kekilli died alone. Her character Shae was killed by Tyrion, but her last shot on the schedule was a solo piece. She said, That day, it was just me who had that last scene, and there was no time to really say goodbye and I felt, actually, really alone. GAME OF THRONES

Three’s Company

CRACKED Suzanne Somers lost her gender equality battle. She was only being paid $30,000 per episode to John Ritter's $150,000. They only gave her $5,000 more, so she missed tapings in protest, and was replaced with her character's cousin Cindy Snow for 3 seasons. THREE'S COMPANY

Homicide: Life on the Street

CRACKED Jon Polito got a disrespectful ending. After 2 seasons as Steve Crosetti, he had a major artistic parting of the ways with executive producer Tom Fontana, so they had his character kill himself. Не said, It makes no sense. It's the last thing in the world I would do. HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET

The Sopranos

CRACKED Steve Buscemi's character was abruptly killed off. Не was originally supposed to play Tony Blundetto for 2 seasons, but David Chase called his storyline a blunder and killed him off earlier than promised. Не said, I was really, really sad. That's really just about missing the greatest job I've ever had. THE SOPRANOS

Bones

CRACKED John Francis Daley was beaten to death over a scheduling conflict. Dr. Lance Sweets was killed in the Season 10 premiere because Daley tried to juggle the show and directing a National Lampoon's Vacation remake. Не said, I really did feel like I was losing a part of me, and to see him die in such a grim way was shocking. BONES

The Simpsons

CRACKED Pettiness killed Maude Flanders! Maggie Roswell voiced Maude from 1990-1999, but only made $1,500 to $2,000 per episode - which didn't even cover her travel. She asked for $6,000 and was killed off (by a t-shirt cannon, no less.) THE SIMPSONS

Good Times

CRACKED Good Times canned patriarch James Evans. After actor John Amos mentioned that white writers weren't realistically writing black characters, his character was killed in an off-screen car accident. They completed 3 more seasons without him. adidas

Kevin Can Wait

CRACKED Kevin Can Wait insensitively killed off Erinn Hayes. Hayes played Kevin's wife Donna for all of Season 1, but was cast aside for Leah Remini. Fans were upset that her death was only mentioned in one line (that was capped with a corny joke), and the show was canceled shortly after. Sevent Form

Game of Thrones (Again)

CRACKED Conleth Hill got no warning about his death. After reading that his character Varys was burned alive for betraying Daenerys, he said, At the time, nothing could console me. I kept thinking: 'What did I do wrong?' There wasn't any pre-warning ... This was just reading cold hard copy. GAME OF THRONES

Stumptown

CRACKED Mark Webber wasn't handsome enough. After the pilot, he was replaced by Jake Johnson. Не said, Look, I'm a straight white male, so I know my journey has been way less painful in this warped industry, but I'm being recast in a network television show because I'm not 'handsome enough.''' STUMPTOWN

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