No 🤣

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

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

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

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

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

Fresh price also with the fake aunt viv

Nope

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Cadillac Deville . Charlie was and is just repulsive.

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...

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.

I loved that show.. rip Charlie

@@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

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

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

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

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.

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

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).

@@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.

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

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.

@@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.

I immediately thought of that when I seen this vid

@@jonathancrane3470 same

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

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

It lasted 4 Seasons with the change

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

@@SynthwaveDreams Scully and molder

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

@@jenniferbaldini3527 Old school!

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

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

@@doc8013 Great ≠ decent

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

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

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

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

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Coy & Vance?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Same thing

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

Yea what the hell.

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

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

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

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.

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.

@@Xayjohns legit

How about fresh prince when they replaced aunt viv

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

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.

So true! I remember that!

Yes that was terrible!

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

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

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

They both have had successful careers.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I thought it was Heather Locklear that ruined that show.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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. 😒😫😰

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.

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

@@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. 😮😃😄

You got that right!

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Omg! What a blast from the past!

@Rico Diaz you mean Malden

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

@@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.

DrgnMage2536 he had it for years

Exactly he left because it was getting worse.

How so?

You are absolutely right.

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.

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.

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

"When real life catches up to fiction"

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

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.

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.

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

@@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.

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.

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.

@@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.

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.

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

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

Catch Him doing what ?

agreed

Yes!!!!!

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

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

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

Ikr I was confused 🤷🏾‍♀️ too

Amen. It was complete garbage.

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

Loopers prime audience is too young to know that show.

Giant of an actor.

Damn right B

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!

He changed his name to Cleo McDowell

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.

@@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.

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.

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

@@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..

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

@@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.

@@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.

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

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.

Most of these were not great.

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.

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

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

@@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.

Idk but I would say he definitely shook things up 😏

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

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!

@@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...

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

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

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

@@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.

I do pretend

it wasn’t that bad

Was it even considered the same show or a spin off

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

@@Yamieddie Same

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

@@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

Keep it that way

It doesn't exist

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.

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.

@@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.

True that

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

SO TRUE!

@@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.

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

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

He was Streets ahead

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

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.

I thought the show went downhill when the baby was born

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

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

Absolutely

They even made a joke about it ,when jazz acknowledge it in episode.

Because it was still a great show after the replacement so it really didn't matter

@matt fahringer i agree with you i personally liked the new Viv too

I didn't think that Daphne Maxwell Reid was bad as Vivian, but I felt that the character Vivian overall wasn't really the same anymore. Still liked her though.

@matt fahringer its just jelousy and i honestly think her replacement in the show ruined her acting career and she thinks its all Will's fault for it but it was really her ego and narcissism that did her in

Thanks .....you're the best

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.

Agreed

Caan didn’t play the owner.

She was a winey harpie on KOQ

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

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.

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

Such an underrated show

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.

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.

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.

Mine too. Scrubs got me through some tough times

Either way it's still a TV show

@@ItsYoBoyGameBoy But they were not actors.

@@BlackNerdist What's the "show" called? How do you watch it? With a tv. Just because they aren't actors doesn't mean it's not a tv show

@Coldheart Zero Not saying Actors aren't real people but they're playing a part whereas American Idol is supposed to be a reality show.

Marky11694 because of the movie right 😂

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.

Ya but it sucks

Fox had cancelled American Idol in 2016. Then ABC pick it up in 2018 and it really suck.

It was cancelled the fact that it came back can't change that

@@arsenworld123 It Was Cancelled 6 Years After Simon Cowell Left and then Came Back 2 Years Later due to Fans Calling for it to come back and its still Going Fairly Strong so the Point is still the Same Simon Cowell Leaving didn't Kill the Show if its still on the Air

@@Marky11694 all that said answer this question honestly......was that show ever the same or better after Simon left or was it obviously worse don't mistake the fact that it lasted 6 more seasons that's only because the ratings were so high when Simon was there that it had so far to fall after he left that it took see time for the network to give up and let's not talk about it coming back because honestly I have never watched 1 episode since it did or even heard any chatter about it

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

Agreeing so much...

Mulder and scully were a perfect team.