Great Shows That Were Ruined By One Bad Actor Replacement

[@Looper]

Did you like any of these actor replacement choices?

[@minax7422]

No 🤣

[@therealayatollah2678]

No... And you forgot 'Two and a Half Men', but whatever, we get it. He's your Chris Benoit.

[@mst3kanita]

Looper my boy Jon lovitz on news radio. 💚 no Phil, of course, but love seeing him on tv.

[@godsculte]

The office without Michael Scott Two and A half Men without Charlie Harper Top Gear without Jeremy Hammond and May West wing without sam seaborn Suits without mike ross Madam secretary without nadine tolliver Star trek Deep Space Nine without Jadziah Dax And more Im sure

[@brandonnewby178]

Wait. With Head of the class, the guy who ruined their ratings was the one who got the spin-off?

[@thejazzman210]

How in the hell could you not have "Two and a Half Men" on this list? That show became unwatchable and complete trash when Charlie Sheen got fired.

[@kispie]

Because it went on for another 4 seasons, so the show itself wasn't ruined by it. It also wasn't Ashton that killed the show in the end, it was the terrible writing and story arcs

[@brightsydebill8410]

Fresh price also with the fake aunt viv

[@DANNYTHEFROG123]

Nope

[@redrock1963]

To all those saying T&HM continued to be a good show, that's BS. We loved to hate and love Charlie for his faults, his functional/dysfunctional approach to life and the dynamic he had with the other characters. I loved Ashton Kutcher in That 70's Show but "Walden Schmidt" was no replacement for Charlie Harper.

[@kispie]

eddiewinehosen well you got me there but it’s all a matter of opinion anyway. I’d argue it wasn’t ruined when Charlie left. Wasn’t as good but still enjoyable

[@cadillacdeville5828]

I hated Ashton on 2 and a half men. Charlie was the best part. The dynamic with the original cast was perfect.

[@susanmetz9892]

Cadillac Deville . Charlie was and is just repulsive.

[@bobtheyob]

It's a bit of a joke that it was controversial that Charlie lived how his character was written. It's not exactly an uncommon lifestyle in Hollywood either...

[@desfefe]

He wasn't to be blamed. Only shitty writers are to be blamed. I believe everyone can be replaced, but just if you have the good writers to keep the story afloat. In the end, it was simply discovered the writers were out of ideas, and the show wasn't strong enough to actually survive the departure of one of the main characters, but which turned out to be the sole leading character. In conclusion, shitty written tv show = goes to shit when the only worthwhile character leaves.

[@jayannakelley9051]

I loved that show.. rip Charlie

[@OntarioAndrews415]

@@susanmetz9892 Maybe, but he was funny as hell on that show. And he was funny as hell on the show he created afterwards; Anger Management

[@rhondaflanders4386]

CSI went downhill after William Peterson left as Grissom.

[@caninecurry5823]

Those first few seasons were awesome. I remember as a kid being both freaked out but really liked Grissom at the same time.

[@dhenderson1810]

@@caninecurry5823 I didn't like him. He was too intense.

[@oldmanballer5088]

He was that show! I missed Eric on that 70s show they messed up that sitcom

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

I liked Ted Danson on the show. I was actually surprised how well he did considering he usually does comedy. I had stopped watching when Laurence Fishburn was cast (I've never liked him in anything) so I missed when Danson first showed up but found him later.

[@Doctagreedy1]

Who else thought this was about king of queens and couldn’t think of which actor left or got replaced?

[@seanomight5401]

Shows revolving specifically around a character cannot be replaced. It doesnt work, bc the stories revolve around that character, and its the character that people love. Changing it makes it no longer what it was. Spin city is a good example of this, and so is two and a half men. That 70s show is the same as well. Hell. Even replacing simon had this effect. Ncis isnt the same without the main cast bc the fans fall in love with the characters and actors performing those characters.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

NCIS works with the replacement cast, it will be interesting though if the show manages to survive Gibbs' leaving (it will happen eventually, Mark Harmon isn't getting any younger).

[@seanomight5401]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo Yeah. I just havent even gotten back into it. I was going too, found out tony and abby was gone, and was just like no. Cant do it. Bc then gibbs is my only other fav left.

[@bigg0u235]

Exactly. If you can’t get the original actors then that’s when you know it’s time to stop

[@oldenweery7510]

I still haven't figured out why they continued making "Two and a Half Men" after Charlie Sheen imploded and exploded at the same time. The show was already getting long of tooth, as the saying goes, when the _Half_ was already a grownup (and then _bit_ the hand that had fed him) and suddenly, there's a complete stranger buying the house _and letting Alan and Jake live there?_ I never watched it after that---too weird a concept---but IMO, the show failed to "jump the shark" and the shark ate it.

[@seanomight5401]

@@oldenweery7510 Its bc how i mentioned, the show revolved around chatlie. Shows that revolve around a character no longer work when gone. That 70s show was the same. Foreman left and so there is basically no show when the main story revolves around that character.

[@aliraff1000]

Scrubs ended at season 8 and I refuse to admit season 9 ever happened

[@iPumaPantz]

The season 8 finale was perfect so doing another season was completely unnecessary.

[@aliraff1000]

Cameron Sykes That finale never fails to make me tear up. It was such a good ending

[@rekaviles]

I don't think I've ever seen season 9 and I love that show.

[@TheBloobster]

Listen... Scrubs had 8 seasons, with the perfect finale. Season 9 was not Scrubs. But if you called it friggin anything else... anything else, just not Scrubs... it wasn't that bad.

[@TheMoreiraX]

I agree, by the end of the season I even grew fond of the interactions between Cole, Drew and Cox

[@oinkoink6646]

2 and a half men not included? Wtf.

[@jonathancrane3470]

I immediately thought of that when I seen this vid

[@JustARapAndAnimeFan]

@@jonathancrane3470 same

[@tswfootball]

Tbh the show with Ashton Kutcher was quite good. It just wasn't the same two and a half men we knew

[@therealayatollah2678]

@@tswfootball w/e. Its a blatant snub.

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

It lasted 4 Seasons with the change

[@jeremylammert9454]

X-files, never the same after Duchovny left, even with his return the bottom had already dropped out of it.

[@SynthwaveDreams]

I literally thought this would definitely make the list as I loved the show and when he left so did I.

[@michaelgray1803]

@@SynthwaveDreams Scully and molder

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

I'm still not right since they killed Deep Throat. "Trust No...One". (Although 'X' was a good replacement in his own creepy way)

[@vanyadolly]

@@jenniferbaldini3527 Old school!

[@primekiller5729]

What about Dukes of Hazzard when they replaced Bo and Luke with 2 knock-offs!

[@davidcharles7106]

2 knock offs....?.....really, I didn't notice.

[@markfoster1520]

"Well.....the boys were getting up to...all kinds of trouble...."

[@shantia21]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaytrace1006]

Coy & Vance?

[@TheSickNeeds]

also weird that they actually used Coy and Vance in the cartoon!!!!!!

[@Xgerl]

Northern Exposure. I remember this was big hit in my country when I was a kid. My mom watched it after long tiring days at work. I still remember melody of the music when episode started.

[@maryellenyarusso7029]

Maggie didn't have any love interests or a love hate relationship like she did with Flieshman

[@Gamble661]

It was probably one of the best TV shows ever made for the first three seasons (at least I think so), but it had already jumped the shark before Fleishman left, they'd just run out of ideas.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Frankly, I was glad when the whiny character left. The show was nearing its end, regardless.

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

7:15 - they just tried to get "King of Queens" back together. We liked that show but were insulted at what they were doing.

[@kevinjohnson1958]

I watched S1, it was ok, not great. I watched S2 e1 and it was an insult to common sense.

[@christiansoldier77]

@@realcyphox5919 The show was crap . Leah made it watchable

[@TheANDRINGA]

This should be called "decent shows made completely shit by losing a cast member."

[@doc8013]

Um well, that's pretty much what the title is.

[@AvenjaysGuitar]

Not really, video title blames the actors rather than the lack of an original cast member.

[@Crimsonnavyking]

@@doc8013 Great ≠ decent

[@paulmatthews6154]

studlee : They had to mention a blond unknown taking Travolta's place on Welcome Back Kotter!

[@racheljwallace]

Or "Looper shits on and singles out actors when there were multiple other reasons shows failed and were cancelled"

[@workaholick]

" shot to death by his troubled wife"...no, he was murdered.

[@oldenweery7510]

At least they didn't say that odious phrase "Caused Him to Pass Away." I've actually heard that used several times!

[@arsenworld123]

Same thing

[@1216jimmyz]

@@arsenworld123 I was wondering if someone was going to to say this. It's beyond obvious.

[@eddiestark131]

Yea what the hell.

[@ambiguous974]

What's the difference? It's not like they said it was accidental.

[@robinsinpost]

It was surprising how important the character Eric was in that seventies show. It was totally boring after he was replaced.

[@nicolasgodin51]

For me, Eric wasn't a big lost as much as Kelso. Eric did practically nothing in s7 and I still enjoyed it a lot. Kelso was the one who made laugh the most so it left a huge hole when he left

[@ianstuart7395]

Never helped that they replaced him with the most boring person they could have found.

[@caninecurry5823]

Yeah that wavy hair dude that replaced him was hard to watch.

[@U3OTentertainment]

Eric, Topher Grace, was the star of that show. Yeah everyone was funny and stood out but almost all the episodes till he left centered around him in someway. Idk what they was thinking replacing him with that seth Myers looking guy lol.

[@theactorsspace]

Charlie Sheen replacing Michael j fox on spin city. Ugh. That killed me.

[@crazysoundman]

omg spin city was amazing, loved MJF lol, i though it did kinda work with charlie sheen, just wasnt nearly as good

[@Gamble661]

I thought it was Heather Locklear that ruined that show.

[@thisguyhere6641]

Or even Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men!

[@dhenderson1810]

@TeamTrucken I initially thought that "Spin City" was a "Family Ties" spin-off, and Fox was playing Alex P. Keaton again.

[@barbarahultman3699]

What about Eight Rules after John Ritter died?

[@aaronseidl5941]

Thought for sure that would be on here. Even with them replacing his character with essentially 2.

[@ambiguous974]

My thoughts as well. They could never recover from that.

[@lesleyleith4440]

Barbara Hultman Didn’t they replace him with James Garner as the grand father, he was great.💕💕

[@barbarahultman3699]

Lesley Leith they also brought in David Spade, I think, who was awful

[@HeatherCoste]

It wasn’t awful. David spade was ok. I mean it’s David spade. And brought in the grandpa. The episodes as they grieve and struggle to get back to real life were really well written and well acted. So while I’d say yes the show went down, I felt they did a beautiful job of showing grief in a real way and it worked for a bit.

[@paulmatthews6154]

As for Facts of Life, adding Jo in the 2nd season was a good idea! Sue-Ann, Molly & Nancy appeared sporadically in seasons 2&3. So they were not completely written out. Jo gave the show the character we know it for now!

[@frankjager2420]

Family Matters. Granted the show became less entertaining in it's late years, it really went down hill when the wife, Harriet, was replaced

[@Xayjohns]

I like the actress herself but I wasn't that fond of her work as Harriet. Jo Marie Payton is Harriet Winslow. The other lady is just Gina's mom from Martin to me, lol.

[@rg7846]

damn i didnt even know harriet was replaced ...i stopped watching when urkel hit puberty lol...dude was popping out of shirt and his voice just wasn't the same. lost its cuteness.

[@parrishthomas92]

@@Xayjohns legit

[@rony41165]

How about fresh prince when they replaced aunt viv

[@frankjager2420]

@@rony41165 I don't know if I have any complaints on that. Truthfully I liked them both

[@lauram3115]

They forgot Two and a half men. There was no coming back after they fired Charlie Sheen.

[@kman215]

Kevin can wait was terrible before and after Leah remini

[@Gamble661]

It was more terrible with Remini...but what wouldn't be?

[@desertguy1362]

Yeah it could of been way better if they just got a good leading female role and not being back Remi. I mean sure do a cameo but to kill off the wife and Kevin acts like no big deal moving on. Wth

[@christiansoldier77]

@@desertguy1362 The wife was awful They had to do something

[@miketheyunggod2534]

King of Queens and Kevin Can Wait. Shows you how great the writers on King of Queens were.

[@anthonytoliver9981]

What about Coy and Vance that replaced Bo and Luke Duke ? And for those who remember yea, we're old....

[@matthewsantos8525]

That season suck but luckily they brought back John and Tom. At least they were smart enough to stick together, so it worked in their favor.

[@tipofday]

So true! I remember that!

[@oldmanballer5088]

Yes that was terrible!

[@ricardoenriquediazcerrato9948]

Two and a Half Men went down the drain when Charlie left.

[@freepalestine.23]

8 simple rules! After John Ritter died, it just wasn't the same anymore!

[@Peppers19781978]

Yeah it was a shame they continued. I know it had to be brutally hard for the cast too without Ritter.

[@BamBamGT1]

I preferred it with CJ and grandpa. I actually didn't even remember the dad figure when thinking back about the show untill it popped up in a list like this.

[@haylieamygoth3407]

Last man standing when they replaced the first daughter with someone who looked like she was in her late 30s playing a teen/early 20yr old. The previous actress was great and fit the character. The new actress tried too hard. Same with when they recast the other sister. Both actresses didn’t work with the characters and looked too old.

[@GlueGunsRoses]

I agree! Except the new mandy isnt as bad now that I'm use to her. I'm still mad about the 1st daughter getting replaced

[@Xayjohns]

I got into the show kind of late so I'm more used to Amanda Fuller as Kristin than the original actress. So when I watch her I'm not really all that impressed to be honest.

[@williamchadwick7948]

I'm used to the new Mandy but every time I see the reruns with the original Mandy (Mollie Ephraim) I am sorry she left. Not to slight her replacement, but Ms. Ephraim is SO beautful!

[@haylieamygoth3407]

Glue Guns & Roses yeah I was so confused when they replaced her because I feel she felt like she fit the family more the the new one just seemed like a stranger pretending to be part of the family. Plus she did not look like the age she was playing

[@ellenjewell770]

I liked the first actress who played Mandy much funnier and more believable in her role

[@redmudpei]

"left to pursue their movie career" And they were never heard of again

[@frankgesuele6298]

It worked for Steve McQueen regarding Wanted:Dead or Alive. But few of them are him.

[@Gamble661]

You could make a long list of actors that happened to; starting with David Caruso....

[@fancybrooks3156]

@@Gamble661 Include Farrah Faucett and the woman who played Chrissy on Three's Company.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

They both have had successful careers.

[@suavehinrg]

"The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" letting go the original "Aunt Vivian" and the series "Girlfriends" replacing "Toni Childs". Both series were never the same without their complete original cast members.

[@ThreeLions82]

Yeah, I am surprised they didn't mention Aunt Viv. That recast hurt the show.

[@TheAzmountaineer]

The rest of the cast was strong, so it didn't kill the show.

[@JMigUK]

Northern Exposure, best TV series ever made

[@Chief_5]

“Last Man Standing”. Replacing Mandy just killed it for me, tried to watch when it was brought back and it just wasn’t the same. Sad 😢

[@timratcliff6590]

agreed

[@U3OTentertainment]

Yes!!!!!

[@thehufflepuffhermione]

They had already previously replaced the original older sister after season 1.

[@doctorawesomeness6922]

Kevin Can Wait wasn't a great show to begin with.

[@shoooop]

Doctor Awesomeness they should’ve just rebooted King of Queens or had Leah in the role from the get go

[@diobrando6147]

@@shoooop yeah i remember beeing super confused season 2. then i just stopped watching it was so badly done.

[@naedidcvcccdcvcctatum6484]

Ikr I was confused 🤷🏾‍♀️ too

[@toddgaak422]

Amen. It was complete garbage.

[@muhammadnazrin3390]

I actually liked the first season, not the best show around but still watchable. The next season tho not so much

[@184rama]

You should do a video for tv shows that went downhill when the main cast became romantically involved, Castle and Bones for example. One reason I love SVU, they didn't go down that road for Olivia and Stabler, no matter what fans wanted

[@mst3kanita]

Head of the Class shoulda ended when mr. Moore ended. Those kids were in high school for five years.

[@patrickflynn607]

Correct. And as a teacher I was always jealous of a teacher with one class that had what, 5 students, and honors to boot. And he could always be late to class without getting fired.

[@hydrolito]

Some people flunk however they might not have ever mentioned the dates on the show. MASH TV show was on far more years than the Korean War. They also had things that didn't appear until after the actual war was over.

[@ERASEREPLACEPLACE]

@@hydrolito The producer admitted that the show was about the VIETNAM war. It had to be disguised as the Korean War because the studio heads refused to greenlight anything that dealt with Vietnam. But Larry Gelbart and Rich Hooker had 'Nam stories they wanted to tell, and they did... just in Korea instead of Vietnam. They did a pretty good job even if, sometimes. you had to suspend your knowledge of actual history at times.

[@h3was547]

Just learned of head of class here. Mr.Carter, Hanging with Mr Cooper, Steve Harvey's, The Cosby show and I'm sure other shows had the guy teacher premise. I don't feel I missed out on anything.

[@DW3010]

I’m just glad we’re finally getting it on DVD

[@jessbragg1]

Thank you for acknowledging Lethal Weapon, when "stifler" joined, the shows' quality really went down, corny lines and predictable scenes littered season 3, uhhh, I shudder when I think about it, it was so spot on with riggs depression that it really grounded the show, and crawfords portrayal of a disturbed man was done PERFECTLY, regardless of the off screen drama

[@kurokaze511]

I agree but in some ways that was the big problem. Crawford was doing a drama about a near suicidal cop trying to come to terms was his wife's death, and Wayans was trying to do a buddy cop comedy. They were both doing a good job but those two paths just weren't meshing. And I think that the big problem with Sean William Scott's character was that they were definitely trying to sell him as Officer Stifler and that was a really bad way to do things. I think that if he had been cast as Riggs and it had leaned more toward being a comedy it would have worked a lot better. And if Crawford's version of Riggs had been something that a whole show was built around then that probably would have worked too.

[@marktwo8608]

A Fox president of entertainment came out and said that they had plans to keep the show on with Scot, but once Damon Wayans Quit the show they had no choice but to cancel it.

[@Beautiful_Beast]

Only reason it didn't work is because it didn't stay true to the original characters. I didn't think the actor choice for Leo was a good one, when they brought stifler in it and it was a stand alone series it would have been good but it felt like they were trying to fill a gap and the original riggs was a brilliant actor once you got over the fact it wasn't Mel Gibson and Danny glover

[@zagorith14]

@@kurokaze511 Clayne was trying to make it more in line with the movies, which would've been much better. Riggs was the "Lethal Weapon" of the movie. And Clayne as Riggs did a great job bringing a funny yet dramatic Riggs much like Gibson. Wayans never felt the way Glover did in the movies.

[@rubenjacobo3919]

What about The Office? Ever since Steve Carell left the show the last 2 seasons were just bad.

[@SaraS-jq1ln]

The whole show was terrible lol so it didn't ruin it

[@stonecoldsteveaustin2095]

@@SaraS-jq1ln did you even watch it, because it was hilarious (up until Steve Carrel left). Only a true moron wouldn't get its simple,but effectively funny jokes. I advise to watch the show,and enjoy yourself,and masterbait after,cause why not..

[@antonelabakavic4045]

@@SaraS-jq1ln well....maybe you didn't like, but you can't say it is a terrible show.

[@antonelabakavic4045]

@@stonecoldsteveaustin2095 I agree. I am.a big fan of The Office and after Steve left, I was sad and disappointed. I really wanted to continue watching, but after several episodes, I simply gave up. It wasn't the same show without Mike.

[@Sexy_Goat]

@@stonecoldsteveaustin2095 there's way more exciting things in life and useful things to spend time with like making money. Office was good in the cable tv days. Search for a more stimulating and rewarding lfiestyle.

[@Serevarno]

“Surge, in Beverly Hills cop.” IT’S PRONOUNCED SEEEERGE, QUIT SAYING IT LIKE A DETERGENT.

[@mazengwe28]

That was from Part 3. Lol. So many people did not get that part when I watched that movie in the theater. It was all about the irony of Serge correcting Axel when he himself mis pronounces Axels name. I miss those movies.

[@richardstevens2242]

@@mazengwe28 "Get the #@*! outta here!" LOL

[@mazengwe28]

@@richardstevens2242 (high pitched voice} Nooooo I cannot!!!!

[@stuartdemerse7759]

What about Sliders??? By the 5th and final season it wasn’t anything like the same show and of the 4 main characters only one remained. It really died when Jerry O’Connell left because he was THE main character.

[@danielucha1310]

Thank-you for mentioning "Sliders" - it was one of my favorites! Once they got Jerry (and Sabrina Lloyd) out, the heart of the show went out with them. It was unwatchable afterwards. Hat's off to Cleavant (Remmy) for sticking to the end - but still. The second "Quinn" was absolute trash. And the whole Quinn-Maggie rom was cringey to watch.

[@tudorjason]

Yup, that's why I stopped watching. It just wasn't the same dynamic.

[@Hermioneswish]

Ooh I was so pissed when they killed off Professor Arturo and then they got rid of the original Quinn I was out of there.

[@davidkocinski2213]

I loved Sliders for the first few seasons. Then they started losing characters and it became all about them fighting those cro-mags from Earth to Earth. Finally when Jerry O’Connell left, enough was enough for me. It still amazes me how such a great show could go downhill so quickly.

[@stuartdemerse7759]

@@davidkocinski2213 Agreed, I forced myself to watch it through its final season just because I loved it so much to begin with, but it wasn’t even the same show anymore by the end.

[@joemckim1183]

A lot of these shows were more than 7 seasons into their run, a lot of these shows not succeeding anymore could just be the shows running out of steam. Most network sitcoms have a shelf life of 7-10 seasons.

[@hughjanus9136]

That 70's show just wasnt the same without Eric Forman

[@shirleykitchens5878]

IKR!!! & who the HELL was that guy that Donna was dating. I felt like that was a BIG SPIT in the face to Eric. And he looked like a f@%king pretty boy. I didn't like him. 😒😫😰

[@cherylhulting1301]

Agreed. I didn't watch the show religiously but it made no sense without Eric. He was the character who was the audience's "conduit" into the madness. I stopped watching it altogether when Topher Grace left.

[@samlynx2016]

@@shirleykitchens5878 I mean Eric did cheat on Donna multiple times, including the time he made out with his own cousin.

[@shirleykitchens5878]

@@samlynx2016 he never made out with his cousin. She set him up because of a previous prank. Which was funny if you think about it. And they gave Donna pictures as a souvenir. 😮😃😄

[@thisguyhere6641]

You got that right!

[@sethfinberg348]

Anyone else catch the young George Clooney in the Facts of Life?

[@chrismulwee4911]

Yes he came out to build a new business after Edna's Edible's burned down. He became Jo's boyfriend, I think.

[@arnietapp423]

Catch Him doing what ?

[@katymvt]

The Facts of Life was cancelled because the "kids" were too old for that premise.

[@aprilgosa5779]

Facts of Life ran for 10 seasons I think it was a good run the girls were grown as for 8 Simple Rules Garner and Spade were sweet but it was just too sad to watch and not have John there anymore it was almost like losing a favorite uncle

[@vinny_n_p]

In Lethal Weapon, things weren't exactly as you mentioned. If you really look into what happened, see the videos of the arguing, and even Crawford doing an interview with one hour you will understand the real problem in there wasn't him, but Damon Wayans, he didn't even want to be part of the series in the first place, then an unknown actor doing more fame as the character then vet actor Damon Wayans probably hit Damon's ego. The "rumors" was that he was the one making hell with the series, but as we know he is the famous one, the who has contacts, so obviously the studio, directors and etc, will take his side.

[@Old__Odin]

I was just about to make a similar comment. Damon Wayans wouldn't show up to rehearsals and apparently sometimes that had to use a double for Damon because he didn't want to shoot. I've listened to the Crawford interview and I lost some respect for Damon Wayans after that.

[@zagorith14]

@@Old__Odin I agree with you and the OP. The reason Clayne Crawford got the blame was because of Damon's star power. Crawford is relatively unknown as opposed to the Wayans family who are renowned in the TV and film industry. In the podcast you are referring to, Drinking Bros I believe, he mentions that the crew and producers basically sucked up to Damon, doing everything to please him, and allowed Wayans to walk all over them and take advantage. Damon was probably quite upset that he wasn't the leading character. Riggs was always the star, even though it wouldn't have been the same without Glover in the movie. So Crawford was pretty much the fall guy for the problems that occurred. One can only take so much BS and the amount Clayne dealt with, I'm surprised he didn't completely lose his mind. Sad that such a great show with incredible potential got destroyed by someone who could've been a great contrast to Clayne's Riggs. Though let's be honest, Clayne made the show what it was. He was on par with Gibson's Riggs. Damon was a subpar replacement for Glover's Murtaugh, at best.

[@shannoncopeland4506]

I'm so glad you said this. This show was so good because Clayne Crawford played Riggs perfectly. I wonder how it would have worded out had someone else been hired to play Murtaugh.

[@rhysgellingfisher1489]

Criminal minds fell apart after season 10, when like 3 of the main cast left

[@lordramsaybolton9815]

Rhys gelling fisher i think it was ultimately Hotch character leaving ,Thomas Gibson took the dark/ seriousness atmosphere with him

[@Chester18]

No It's still very much a fantastic show after all this years

[@dhenderson1810]

@@Chester18 Oh, come on, it stopped being realistic years ago. I mean, every episode had a serial killer, despite crime statistics reporting that 90% of murders are committed by someone the victim knows well (e.g. family member, friend, lover, business associate etc). Serial killers are rarer statistically. Also, how a police unit can afford to fly on a private plane every week. I bet the taxpayers were happy about that.

[@BenjaminoBest]

Kevin Spacey in House of Cards except he wasn’t replaced and the last season just shouldn’t have happened

[@mrausterellis]

Agree. That last season of House of Cards was so cringe-worthy that I don't own an arsenal of words that are sufficient to describe it accurately.

[@tudorjason]

That would've been unfair to everyone else. You're talking about people's jobs!

[@baraxor]

"When real life catches up to fiction"

[@dhenderson1810]

@@tudorjason What about when ratings sink through the floor. Should a show keep going, just because of people's jobs.

[@rickyfontaine5810]

How about John Amos leaving good times?

[@rubynall80]

Loopers prime audience is too young to know that show.

[@zapkvr]

Giant of an actor.

[@mr.tonywilliams1236]

Damn right B

[@TaDarling1]

I agree that John Amos was a foundation character for "Good Times" but I disagree that the show went downhill after his departure. The departure of Florida is what sent the show downhill. The Evans offspring were living in the projects with no mother or father...come on!

[@mem1701movies]

He changed his name to Cleo McDowell

[@jdax21]

I love "The Walking Dead", but I just couldn't watch anymore after Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) left. I know it was an ensemble show, and the acting was great from everyone in my opinion, but Rick was my favorite character and the leader of the group. I lost interest once he was gone.

[@gaddafix4297]

That 70s show was never the same after eric left

[@1girlinabluedress]

Sleepy Hollow wasn't just ruined by a bad actor replacement. The producers didn't appreciate the fan reaction to Abby & Ichabod, and basically did everything they could to advocate for a show no one wanted to watch but them.

[@johnnyk5385]

How so?

[@ERASEREPLACEPLACE]

You are absolutely right.

[@JustAGearHead]

You might want to double check the info on the lethal weapon series. Clayne Crawford tells a different version of events than Damon Wayans did.

[@lfolsom-fletcher9079]

IKR. He got fired for insisting they make the set safer. This was the first time I've ever heard that he supposedly called Wayans a crybaby.

[@kcd485]

Yahoo screen didn’t lose money because of Community. It was because it had a shitty interface that would never work.

[@desertguy1362]

Lol I laughed so hard when they said that. Throw blame on a dying show or how about your efforts of creating your own network was as successful as a lead balloon.

[@rony41165]

The streets of San Francisco,when Michael Douglas left the show,,the show lasted one season with his replacement Richard hatch.

[@sensimania]

Omg! What a blast from the past!

[@rony41165]

@Rico Diaz you mean Malden

[@harperstacey9604]

A lot of the viewers didn't warm up to Richard hatch.

[@rony41165]

But the Show lasted a full season. Unlike other replacement that ba rely lasted a season Like binansagang after Dan blocker passed away they brought back David canary and brought in Tim matheson.chico and the man when they replaced Freddie prinze.

[@LucasSSP]

When I was watching this video I immediately remembered of Spin City. Michael J. Fox played the protagonist, was replaced and that just killed the whole thing.

[@joeschook792]

Idk but I would say he definitely shook things up 😏

[@LucasSSP]

@@joeschook792 When he left the show he really rocked the boat.

[@billycloudy9078]

Yeah how ironic mjf leaves sheen replaces him... it goes down hill AK replaces sheen and thAt show goes downhill!! Ironic isn’t it! C those shows were created for those leads and any one who steps in just doesn’t work!

[@LucasSSP]

@@billycloudy9078 I guess when someone new comes in as protagonist this person kinda has to make the show their thing, but that is complicated when the show was associated with someone else for so long...

[@rickyfontaine5810]

They didn't add it because the- show wasn't good in the first place

[@Durfenhurf]

Seems like most these are all on their last legs before the loss of a "bad actor" replacement. Maybe not all of them but any show that goes 5 to 7 years and then tries a replacement, I really don't think it's a "bad actor" replacement.

[@weirdalfan1980]

The show went downhill after Step by Step Cody's departure. A lot of people claimed they stopped watching the show when Sasha was terminated.

[@hectorrico8661]

That was just weird, he really did carry the show.

[@lesterpaul9657]

Spin City. Not worthy to watch without Michael J. Fox.

[@laudanum669]

"News Radio" is one of the best Sitcoms of all time. Watch the episode with guest star James Caan. You will thank me.

[@jaytrace1006]

Replacing Valerie Harper on the show “Valerie” after firing her, and then trying to continue to call the series “Valerie” after she got canned was a cold move, man. They shoehorned in Sandy Duncan, but that didn’t work...

[@christiansoldier77]

Jay Trace The show was good with Sandy but it wasnt as good as it was with Valerie

[@tomegerstrom3725]

valerie harper and her money hungry agent wanted more money than the rest of the cast put together, it was a great move by network

[@dhenderson1810]

@@tomegerstrom3725 Apparently, she had some producing rights with the show, and the network wanted to move her out, because they wanted more control of the show, and she was in their way.

[@DrgnMage2536]

I think Michael J. fox left Spin City due to medical issues. He was starting to develop Parkinson’s disease.

[@tiffprendergast]

DrgnMage2536 he had it for years

[@oldmanballer5088]

Exactly he left because it was getting worse.

[@Cortanarama]

The Scrubs one was jarring when I was binge watching a few years back.

[@theyoyoyo7833]

I loved that show so much but the last season was so bad that I would have rather seen them end it a season early.

[@Cortanarama]

The Yoyoyo It’s a shame when they do that. It’s why I respect Christopher Nolan for stepping away from Batman after the trilogy or Arrow ending on its own terms. 70s Show is another one I wish ended a season early.

[@bobbybrown5196]

Danny Masterson on the ranch. The show was bad after they fired him

[@maryellenyarusso7029]

Drew Carey's final season was bad when Kate"Christa Miller left and replaced with Kelly the show went downhill

[@SpamEggSausage]

I thought the show went downhill when the baby was born

[@hectorrico8661]

Yeah wtf? Why did Kate marry some random guy? That killed the whole show. I wonder why she really left.

[@Hermioneswish]

Hector Rico she became more of a main character on Scrubs.

[@balrog73]

When I saw "Head of the Class", I was immediately reminded of another series that could be on this list. Welcome Back Kotter.

[@dhenderson1810]

They didn't actually replace Mr Kotter with anyone new though, as his on-screen wife started teaching the classes, when she has already been a regular cast member.

[@SpamEggSausage]

@@dhenderson1810 John Travolta left, I think that's what balrog is talking about. The guy who replaced him was so boring I don't remember his name.

[@ardedits540]

They shouldn’t have even tried replacing Crawford on Lethal Weapon. He was basically the main reason why I watched. And scrubs definitely was great 1-8

[@flyany6682]

CSI New York & Fresh Prince of Bel Air should also be on the list they had 2 good actresses who both got replaced and it just never felt the same.

[@sassykaren7587]

I really liked King Of Queens and was really sad when it ended. Even though I like Kevin James, I just didn’t like Kevin Can Wait. At least he went on to make some really good movies. Thank you Looper for another great video 👍

[@jocelynm116]

I have a few -“The O.C.” after Marisa died it was just dumb. “Shameless” has been stupid since Fiona left. “House of cards” I stopped watching after the ordeal with Kevin Spacey, it’s pointless without Frank. Now for my personal opinions (These don’t really count, just people I think shouldn’t have died) “The 100” I wish they didn’t kill off Lincoln. “The Magicians” will be interesting without Quentin if he stays dead, “The Vampire Diaries” the last season wasn’t as good without Elena. And last but not least “G.O.T” Daenerys just should have won.

[@Womanwithblackdog]

You smoothed over the Kevin James debacle. The actress who played his wife never had a chance. Her character was badly written probably because Kevin wouldn't allow her to steal attention. Lisa Remini showed up as a "guest" and, basically, that was the end for the wife character. Remini was the only reason to watch King of Queens but I am disappointed in her for the part she played in this "replacement". I stopped watching because of it.

[@michaeleasterwood6558]

She was a winey harpie on KOQ

[@shirleykitchens5878]

I started to like "Kevin can wait." Until they killed off the wife without any explanation what so ever. That killed it for me.

[@desertguy1362]

Yeah killing off the wife Just because and the writers just went with it is shocking. I hated Everyone loves Raymond wife on the show, Debra but I still watched it.

[@_XR40_]

Not to mention that "killing off" a character in a sitcom is a pretty dumb move to begin with...

[@justinakers3196]

The Walking Dead is lucky it has a strong secondary protagonist in Darryl Dixon/Norman Reedus because that’s only thing that’s kept it alive. Some would argue the show itself is The Walking Dead

[@Marky11694]

Community doesn’t count either since it was never meant to go past the 6th Season

[@katiepowell3939]

Marky11694 because of the movie right 😂

[@stevefox4643]

title says "great shows" then they talk about Kevin Can Wait...

[@efremvercaigne7265]

I know right? The Kevin character is soooooooo annoying it's not even funny to start with.

[@hydrolito]

Not everyone has the same opinion on what makes a great show. I never watched Kevin Can wait so I guess I didn't miss much.

[@conniethesconnie]

Most of these were not great.

[@TheDemonking82]

Step by step was my Friday nights when I was a kid

[@saturnargentavis1901]

Same, problem is this video is completley lying. Sasha never went to jail. It was found in court his wife was physically abusing sasha and doing drugs. Sasha didnt fight the firing based off accusation because he still loved his wife and wanted it to work for him and their kids.

[@Yamieddie]

Wow, way to throw Sasha under the bus there Looper. He was the reason I watched Step-by-Step to be honest.

[@saturnargentavis1901]

@@Yamieddie Same

[@Yamieddie]

Plus, he did make a one off appearance in the last season of the show.

[@saturnargentavis1901]

@@Yamieddie Yup in 2 episodes, that was after it was found his wife was doing the abusing. The Studio asked him to return for a few shows and apologized for firing him before but the dmg had already been done

[@teaganlangston2012]

I must admit when I found out Clayne Crawford wasnt going to play Martin Riggs anymore I was let's just say more than devastated. But when Seann William Scott came and played Wesley Cole. I was excited. But I must admit I will always love Martin Riggs. I am truly devastated that they have now cancelled Lethel Weapon. I loved the 3 series. Wish they would do more

[@icemanpain]

Damon Wayans hated the show. He only did it because he was promised a show of his own choosing. He was also a ass against the workers and co stars on season 1 of the show

[@juliosantana3536]

@@icemanpain I loved this show, but then finding out how much of an asshole DW was on the set was just crazy then not only does he get CC fired but then does one season and is like I'm quitting the show after that. After knowing about all his crap I'd have been okay with DD getting recast and the show just continuing on.

[@RP.123]

Julio Santana so CC was a goody two shoes?

[@da15991]

Without Martin Riggs, Lethal Weapon was pointless.

[@icemanpain]

@@RP.123 No he was not, but not as much as DW. Check out the interview CC did after he got fired

[@aperfectday736]

Las Vegas could be on that list. When James Caan was replaced by Tom Selleck as the new owner of the Montecito.

[@davidhonez8859]

Agreed

[@rony41165]

Caan didn’t play the owner.

[@DavesFriends]

NewsRadio is/was amazing! Losing Phil Hartman remains a tragedy to comedy, to this day

[@oldmanballer5088]

Absolutely

[@KingRaider74]

Kevin can wait was in no way a great show. It was awful. With and without Leah Remini

[@Greydevil82]

I actually liked Billy Connelly in Head of the Class

[@scottwebster5253]

What about the replacements for Bo and Luke Duke on Dukes of Hazzard? The replacements for Starbuck and Appolo on Battlestar Gallatice 1980 ( although it was revealed that Apolo character died )

[@BlackieNuff]

I'd like to see more of this theme. Other shows that "changed" (for better or worse, usually worse) due to cast changes could include a lot of gems form the 70s and 80s : • Happy Days - Richie & Joanie have moved out but "cousin KC" moves in to the Cunningham household, among other changes in the character roster. • Three's Company - landlords and blonde roommates ; The Ropers vs Furley, Chrissy vs Cindy vs Terri - which dynamic/combination was the best? • Good Times - John Amos, and later Esther Rollie leaving the show, creating a kind of "reverse empty nest" scenario. • All In The Family (later rebranded as Archie Bunker's Place) - Gloria & the Meathead (Michael) moving out and then later relocating to California, "little girl lost" niece Stephanie moving in (mother is deceased and father is a drunk), Edith's death, and another niece, Billie, later moving in (as Stephanie gets older) creating a kind of "single dad raising 2 teenage daughters" (though Billie was an adult) scenario.

[@SourRobo8364]

Only show that really gets away with this is Doctor Who. Thanks to them integrated it into the shows plot.

[@Mew_Mokuba_Akari]

I've heard that they decided that after being forced to replace William Hartnell

[@christopherhowarth9801]

It's not working out too well this time.

[@SourRobo8364]

@@christopherhowarth9801 How I miss the old days of, literally anyone else than Jodi Whittaker.

[@abuiel]

Chevy Chase' character was no great loss to "Community."

[@goodfellabeats]

Agree. The 5th and 6th seasons were fine without him.

[@manchesterunitedno7]

Yup, besides his notorious label of a difficult actor to work with. The loss of Danny Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown though....

[@TheTikilove]

He was Streets ahead

[@rg7846]

@@SongJiangShiJin not great actor? boy you on crack....national lampoon 1 2 and 3...spies like us ....

[@YuKheThai]

Pierce has some if the greatest lines in Community. Chevy might be an ass but he did good work on the show...when he bothered to show up and stay for the duration of shooting.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Ironically, The Facts of Life was saved in the second season by gutting half the cast.

[@msnewsenior]

BruhTV It was for the best, too many characters to keep up with.

[@DW3010]

Absolutely, it got better when they added Jo (Fonzie for guys 😄) The dynamic between Joe and Blair made the show

[@flyBynighterr]

Northern Exposure was/is the best series ever made. A real tragedy that it ends like this... but i think most people don't even know the series what is the biggest tragedy

[@goddzaam]

I was still watching 70s show even though Eric was gone. I loved that show so much! But I swear, I could have gone without Randy!

[@goodfellabeats]

6th Season of Community was actually pretty good. Yahoo's streaming service was destined to fail no matter what.

[@CreatEr1n]

And a seventh season would've ruined the running joke. Seven seasons and a movie doesn't have the same ring to it

[@stephaniehorneLovesJESUS]

until now I did not know there was an eighth season of that 70's show

[@hoguermitejr]

Keep it that way

[@a55a55inx]

It doesn't exist

[@heatherhillman1]

If you've never seen it, do yourself a favor and keep it that way. You are not missing anything. "Randy" wasn't funny, his relationship with Donna was never credible, I spent much of the time wondering why these people were still hanging out in the Foreman's basement, Hyde marries a stripper from Vegas, Laurie was still being played by that other terrible actress and Jackie ends up with a crush on Fez. Just......so, so, so much wrong with it.

[@dionnefaulkes]

I still to this day watch News Radio, I skip the episode where they say goodbye to Phil Hartman.

[@blowadogg]

Such an underrated show

[@shirleykitchens5878]

I stop watching the show after his death 😭😭😭😭 I just watch from the 1st season, up to his final season. But when I 1st watched the episode of his funeral. I felt like I was saying goodbye to him.

[@johnnycotton3217]

Leath weapon was the balls when Crawford was involved

[@bamachine]

Have not watched a single episode of the final seasons of both Scrubs and That 70's Show, having seen every episode of the other seasons. Also, Damon Wayans was the real issue with Lethal Weapon. Once it was over, several people came out telling the real truth. Yes the on set accident happened but Crawford did not call Wayans a crybabay. Those other incidents were made up. The producers wanted to keep on Wayans, as he was a bigger name, so they cut Crawford loose. Then Wayans still did not like being there even after that, so he decided to quir.

[@DarkReapersGrim]

I love Community. I was in community college at the time about to transfer to university at the beginning of the upcoming summer. So it was exciting. I also saw the previews of NBC's lineup, which they advertised either at the end of summer or beginning of fall, in the middle of the day, like at 2-3pm. So I was there and saw the sneak peek 5-minute promo even before one episode of Community aired.

[@xXxJinxed1xXx]

I´m pretty sure we all agree that the 9th season of Scrubs was not really Scrubs.. it was Medical School and a weird side-project that should have been season 1! Oh, how I miss Scrubs though

[@theterribleyoutuber7376]

Mine too. Scrubs got me through some tough times

[@handyandy6437]

I remember Facts of life-It was an Olympic year that it got cancelled and replaced with Empty Nest-except I was still looking for the show wondering where it went, missing it A LOT! I thought it was only gone because of the Olympics! I was sadly proven to be wrong.

[@tonyjulius6011]

Spin City when Michael J Fox left. Charlie Sheen could not cut it.

[@dionnefaulkes]

I thought he did a decent job.

[@JoshuaCairns]

The cast and crew on Lethal Weapon had a very different story than the one you gave.

[@saturnargentavis1901]

Same with step by step. What they are saying is only a half truth and Sasha never went to jail and it was found his wife was abusimg him and doing drugs. He never hit her. Complete BS by Looper

[@Mew_Mokuba_Akari]

Yes it makes it sound like Daymon Wayons was just an innocent. I've heard he was a whinner and refused to shot some scenes and scenes had to be rewritten due to this. I've heard he wasn't happy that Clayne Crawford's character was more popular. All they said about Clayne could have some truth to it. Neither one was completely innocent in all this. But without Clayne there was no show. I didn't finish season 2 once I heard his character was killed off. Didn't bother to come for the next season. Without the 'Lethal Weapon' Riggs there wasn't a point to the show. The big issue was Daymon Wayons was a bigger star and didn't like that a new guy was getting more attention. Could it have worked by killing off or relocating Murtaugh and keeping Riggs maybe

[@danielseptimus5303]

You should’ve included last man standing when Mandy was switched with a taller blonde

[@desertguy1362]

It threw me off so much also the actress besides looks is easily 10 yes older trying to play a 20 something when she is in her thirties just did not work.

[@theassasin158]

You should get all your facts straight about the lethal weapon drama. Clayton was trying to save a show that wayans was making a huge mess. Between being late to set all the time, not wanting to do any stunts, causing major production hold ups and issues. It's all in the interview with Clayton on his friends podcast

[@umersalman1]

Crawford leaving Lethal Weapon hurts to this day.

[@prudymensah6922]

True that

[@xxxmaxxx76]

@@prudymensah6922 he was the rock of the show when he left i left too

[@DeShawnHatcher]

SO TRUE!

[@Mama-Dee1969]

@@welcometothemovies9157 from what I understood it was damon that caused all the problems. That he did not want to do the show but was shocked when it took off. There are interviews with Crawford about what happened and people that were there came out on his side saying he did nothing wrong.

[@WWTormentor]

You missed two shows that should have been in the top of the list. Two and a half men and eight simple rules. When John Ritter passed away, there was no replacement that could have saved it.

[@bocollins395]

Thanks .....you're the best

[@baraxor]

Absolutely. Most shows with an ensemble cast can replace characters with a little care, but not if the show is connected to a single central character and the actor/actress playing that character. Some shows try, but it almost never works out.

[@minax7422]

Can we please pretend like the 9th season of scrubs never existed.

[@TrippleBPlays]

I do pretend

[@nesreads8496]

it wasn’t that bad

[@arsenworld123]

Was it even considered the same show or a spin off

[@marlalovett4334]

The 9th Season was a Spin off. It should called just "Med School" so the Producers said. And not the 9th Season of regular Scrubs. It was the awful decision from the TV channels to name it the 9th season of Scrubs for better marketing on the show and to get more money out of it.

[@kurokaze511]

I think that if Lethal Weapon had starred Sean William Scott in the first place it would have really worked. He did a really good job on that show and most of the people watching liked his character better. It's just that by that point most people had lost interest in the show because Crawford and Wayans had no chemistry and it felt like they were trying to do two completely different types of show for each character. And Sleepy Hollow didn't fail because they replaced the actress, it failed because they thought that using an arc based around time-travel to reboot the show was a good idea. It was a really good show up until then and I enjoyed every episode but between them basically erasing everything that had happened in the first three seasons like that, as well as using a crossover event to completely invalidate everything about the show Bones, it couldn't really recover. Think about it, in a world were magic exists and the police don't know about it, every single closed case they have is now suspect because a Wizard could have done and used magic to blame someone else.

[@richardstevens2242]

I agree. When I heard there was going to be a Lethal Weapon series, Scott was the actor that immediately popped into my head to play Riggs. Scott just got into it too late, and the entire production crew was in a death spiral.

[@_XR40_]

And here I always thought the death of _That 70s Show_ was Laura Prepon bleaching herself blonde...

[@melanieszelong4664]

The biggest problem with the 9th season of Scrubs was Lucy Bennett who was essentially female JD. If they had focused on Denise or Drew and tweaked their narrations to match their characters, it would have been far better. They tried to hard to replace JD with a JD type character. Which I think is a big problem for most replacements. I think they rush to replace characters rather than having the show go on without them.