12 Strange Real-Life Events That Changed Famous TV Shows
It's always a drag when real-life seeps into our favorite fictional worlds.
![12 Strange Real-Life Events That Changed Famous TV Shows](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/1/4/622914.jpg?v=2)
If your favorite show has ever thrown you a curve ball, like unexpectedly killing a character or coming up with a sudden and bizarre plot line, there's a good chance something unusual happened behind the scenes.
These are the real-life incidents that made classic shows jump the shark.
![In season 2, we meet Dee and Dennis' father, Frank, played by Danny DeVito. IT'S ALWAYS ISUNNYIN IN PHILADELPHIA The addition to the gang happened bec](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/9/620549.jpg?v=2)
![In season 4, Frasier decides to go to a radio psychiatrists' convention on the spur of the moment, and Niles takes over as the host of his radio show.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/5/620545.jpg?v=2)
![The finale of season 3 ends with a huge twist- Dr. Zack Addy turns out to be the apprentice of the cannibalistic serial killer Gormogon. BONES The wri](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/6/620546.jpg?v=2)
![In season 5, Darrin disappears for a few episodes, and when he returns he is played by a different actor. Bew'itched Dick York was on painkillers due](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/8/620548.jpg?v=2)
![In season 12, Aaron Hotchner leaves the Behavioral Analysis Unit to go on a special assignment, which turns out to be a cover for his relocation in Wi](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/7/620547.jpg?v=2)
![In season 4, Ben Stone resigns when his boss doesn't allow him to retry a case that ended with a hung jury. LAW & ORDER Michael Moriarty's character w](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/3/620543.jpg?v=2)
![In season 4, Hyde's boss Leo unexpectedly moves away because he realized he should get back home to his wife. That IOS Show The character's disappeara](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/3/9/620539.jpg?v=2)
![Xena gets trapped in the body of her nemesis Callisto for two episodes in season 2. XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS The body switch plot was added after Lucy La](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/1/620541.jpg?v=2)
![In season 2, Landry kills Tyra's stalker /would-be rapist. However, the infamous murder twist never got a resolution. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS The season w](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/4/620544.jpg?v=2)
![In season 11, Maude Flanders dies after being knocked off a grandstand by several T-shirts fired out of cannons. tHE SIMASONS Maggie Roswell, the voic](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/0/620540.jpg?v=2)
![The finale of season 3 ends with a huge shock-Dr. Preston Burke leaves Dr. Christina Yang at the altar. GREY'S ANATOMY The plot twist was concocted af](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/4/2/620542.jpg?v=2)
![Jack Donaghy's boss and mentor, Don Geiss, dies offscreen in season 4. 30 ROCK The storyline was added after Rip Torn, who played Geiss, got arrested](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/5/0/620550.jpg?v=2)