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re: TV cast mates who didn't get along

Posted on 10/27/26 at 9:11 pm to
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 10/27/26 at 9:11 pm to
ETA: Wasn’t a good story.
This post was edited on 10/27/26 at 11:35 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
17669 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 4:38 am to
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Will Smith and the og Aunt Viv on fresh prince


I thought it was also well known that Will and Hilary did not like each other much either.
Posted by KajunLass
Member since Apr 2022
584 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 6:50 am to
Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell did not care for each other as the stars of Mike and Molly.

FWIW, Gardell seems like a miserable human being.
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
29395 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 6:54 am to
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Jonah Hill was absolutely genuine in all of his characters hatred towards McLovin. He couldn’t stand CMP and it came through the lines, CMP has talked about how much Jonah hated him during filming


Hill is a super-sized douche, so that probably doesn't say much one way or the other about McLovin.
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 8:51 am to
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Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette.

Really?: The Gibbs - Abbs time was always nice to see. I can see them not being besties but they were at odds with each other? That seems weird, since they'd not be on screen too often.


The big issue is that Harmon pretty much demanded that his dog be allowed to be on set at all times, and it wasn't the most well behaved dog. After the second or third time the dog bit someone Perrette demanded that the dog not be allowed on set and it became an issue between the two of them. Since Harmon was the star he got what he wanted and Perrette left.

Somewhat tied to the Golden Girls issues between Bea and Betty, I've read that virtually all of the stories that Rose told about growing up in St. Olaf were improvised by Betty and they would end up having to do multiple takes because she would invariably get the cast or crew laughing at whatever she came up with. I could see someone with Bea Arthur's background not liking that and wanting to just get the scene done.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
37885 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:11 am to
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Bill Murray wouldn't film scenes with him in Caddyshack they hated each other so much and everyone loves Bill Murray.


Apparently Murray was a dick and kind of a mess during the shooting for Groundhog's Day. Him and Ramis were good friends before making the movie, and that ended after. The groundhog didn't even like Murray during the shoot-it bit him multiple times.



Bill Murray has a long list of former costars who hate him including Richard Dreyfuss, Carol Kane, Harold Ramos, and Chevy Chase.

Chevy is just a douche but Dreyfuss and Ramis were Bill issues. Murray has a long list of those
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:25 am to
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The creator of Alf was also crazy and obsessed with the notion of maintaining the illusion that Alf was a real alien. That lead to even more on set stress and tension.


This is a long, but fascinating article on the history of the show and just how crazy things could get.

The Existential Horrors of ALF's Downfall
Posted by Radio One
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Member since Sep 2023
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:42 am to
That link is a really good read. Thanks.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20764 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:44 am to
Buddy Ebsen and Nancy Kulp really disliked each other when making "The Beverly Hillbillies".

It got worse after the show ended when Kulp asked Ebsen for his endorsement when she was running for a political office and he refused.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20764 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 10:49 am to
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This is the one that blew my mind when I first read about it years ago. It was hard to believe Aunt Bea could be so sweet on TV only to be a grump and not like Andy Griffith.



She went into the show thinking her part would be way more than what it was and got pissy about her limited screen time.


Already mentioned------Vivian Vance was upset about her role as Ethel Mertz for a couple reasons. She didn't like the idea William Frawley was many years older than her for starts and she also was told she had to be heavier than Lucille Ball for a more matronly figure when with the star of the show.
Posted by TigerBornTigerBred
Member since Mar 2014
1695 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 11:04 am to
Ed O’ Neill said he got along with Amanda at first but when she came out he said she became more aggressive and meaner towards him.
Posted by crash1211
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Member since May 2008
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Posted on 10/28/26 at 11:39 am to
I didn't see this one listed, but Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson didn't like each other while filming Excalibur. I think it had to do with them dating each other at one point, and staring in a failed production of Macbeth on stage.

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Posted by dallastigers
Member since Dec 2003
11321 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:01 pm to
Has the Good Wife feud between Julianna Margulies Archie Panjabi been mentioned?


They stopped filming scenes together even though their characters worked together, and then the one big scene towards end of the series where they would be together talking to each other in a scene again still had to be filmed separately and then CGI’d together.
This post was edited on 10/28/26 at 1:07 pm
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
62223 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 1:28 pm to
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Dude, first off the show was called Webster. Second, the show was a copycat of Different Strokes which also revolved around a diminutive black child raised by a white family. Third, you're a retired football player who can't act beyond punching a horse in Blazing Saddles. What did you think was gonna happen?


He was pissed because it wasn't originally called Webster and didn't originally have a kid in it at all. A network exec saw Emmanuel Lewis in a commercial and decided they had to have a show based on him as soon as possible. Since it was too late to make a new show for the fall season he instead asked Karras and Clark to incorporate him into their show that was about to start filming. They liked the idea of two people who got married on a whim suddenly having an adopted kid. Even though he and his wife contractually had creative control the exec then went behind their backs to change the show's name and started trying to essentially cut them out of their own show.
This post was edited on 10/28/26 at 1:31 pm
Posted by LSUMaverick
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2016
2108 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 2:49 pm to
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FWIW, Gardell seems like a miserable human being.


I enjoyed his stand up special that came out a long time ago.
Posted by nvasil1
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Member since Oct 2009
18113 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 3:48 pm to
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Moonlighting stars Bruce Willis & Cybill Shepard weren't pals either. Might have just been 2 ego inflated actors, but I don't know.

I once met a guy who worked on the movie Texasville. He insisted Cybill Shepherd was the biggest bitch he'd ever met

Cybill and Christine Baranski were also known to have an icy relationship on the set of "Cybill". They were apparently fine the 1st season, but then Baranski won an Emmy for her character.

After that, Cybill reportedly demanded constant rewrites so she wasn't upstaged on her own show. She felt the writers cost her an Emmy win by giving Baranski the best lines/bits.

So yeah, Cybill definitely seemed to be a huge pain in the arse to work with.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
51167 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 4:28 pm to
Dog fan myself, the take your pup to work thing sounds ok depending on the dog & the work. I’d imagine a set is full of folks scurrying around in a hurry to get stuff done, please the director, the actors, stage hands moving stuff around, lights, props, etc… lotta strangers to the dog moving quickly. Yeah, I can see that leading to problems.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14937 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 7:41 pm to
Moonlighting stars Bruce Willis & Cybill Shepard weren't pals either. Might have just been 2 ego inflated actors, but I don't know.
—Miss Dipesto later said in an interview that she will not enter a room if either of them are there. (This was before Willis got sick)
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
160674 posts
Posted on 10/28/26 at 9:01 pm to
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Helen Mirren and Nicol Williamson didn't like each other while filming Excalibur
there are many similar stories about movies, but they don't belong in this thread

Movies are over in 2 or 3 months. But on a TV show you can be stuck w/someome you hate for years
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 10/29/26 at 1:49 pm to
Marion Ross said it was hard working with Tom Bosley on Happy Days the first few years. He was a grouch who called her names, told her to shut up, and was just mean to her. She didn't know why - she only guessed maybe he wanted someone else for the role.

As time went on, though, they became good friends.
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