Random Dark On-Set Drama Behind Scenes Of Hit TV Shows (24 items)

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  (#21) The View: Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O'Donnell's On-Air Fight Results In O'Donnell Leaving the Show

  When The View cohosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O'Donnell got into an especially heated argument about the war in Iraq in 2007, the gloves came off. Each hurled their share of insults, but it was O'Donnell who ended up leaving the show the next day. 
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  (#17) Glee

  • Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison

  What happens when you decide to produce a musical theater TV show? You get the musical theater drama. That's exactly what happened on the set of Glee: the show's star, Lea Michele, apparently behaved like a diva and costar Naya Rivera was having none of it. She allegedly complained to producers about Michele, which completely backfired. Rivera ended up being the one cut from the show. 
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  (#11) Growing Pains

  • Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio

  When Growing Pains lead actor Kirk Cameron discovered religion and devoted himself to God, he began asking for more control of Growing Pains' plot lines, characters, and staff. He apparently had one of his costars fired because of her Playboy past, and refused to film scenes that involved "immoral" behavior or premarital sex. His censorship was so extreme that three ABC producers resigned. After that, the show continued - but with very limited storylines. 
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  (#1) Saved by the Bell

  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond

  According to Dustin Diamond's tell-all, "Behind The Bell" (a questionable source at best), the set of Saved By The Bell wasn't nearly as wholesome as you'd hope. Mario Lopez was apparently a hardcore womanizer, and at one point was accused of luring a girl back to his home and raping her. The victim had a strong case, so NBC execs paid her off to keep the story quiet and keep the SBTB cameras rolling. 
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  (#18) The Good Wife

  • Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles

  Good Wife costars Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi were accused of feuding after fans discovered that their scenes "together" were being filmed separately and edited together on a split screen. Rumor has it that Margulies' jealousy over Panjabi's Emmy's recognition sparked tension, and the only way to diffuse it was to separate the two.
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  (#13) Community

  • Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, Jim Rash

  The sleeper hit TV show Community had some pretty well-documented behind-the-scenes issues. Off-camera, actor Chevy Chase played the part of "grumpy old man" to perfection. He apparently hated his own show, and even left a voicemail for show creator Dan Harmon stating the show was a "f*cking mediocre sitcom. I want people to laugh and this isn’t funny. It ain’t funny to me because I’m 67 years old and I’ve been doing this a long time. I’ve been making a lot of people laugh — a lot better than this." Ouch. Harmon was eventually fired from the show due to the tension, but came back in Season 5 after Chase quit. 

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