These TV Stars Couldn't Stand the Character That Made Them Famous

One of TV's most famous dads fought his own show for five seasons, refused to appear in the finale, and then came back to play the same father for sixteen more years. He is not the only star who couldn't stand the character that made them famous. This is not a list about salary fights. Every actor here was at war with the character itself: the scripts, the image, the typecasting, or the show they were stuck in. And almost all of them kept playing that character anyway. From a comedian who demanded a contract for his evil alter ego, to a future two-time Oscar winner who said no to The Flying Nun, to a teen idol who tried to blow up his own poster, these are the stories behind the roles their stars wanted to escape. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 The dad who fought his own show 1:22 #10 Fred Gwynne — The Munsters 3:03 #9 Agnes Moorehead — Bewitched 4:22 #8 Dixie Carter — Designing Women 5:50 #7 Tina Louise — Gilligan's Island 7:24 #6 Ted Knight — The Mary Tyler Moore Show 8:51 #5 Frances Bavier — The Andy Griffith Show 10:22 #4 David Cassidy — The Partridge Family 12:05 #3 Sally Field — The Flying Nun 13:36 #2 Andy Kaufman — Taxi 15:15 #1 Robert Reed — The Brady Bunch 17:21 Final thoughts 📺 More from Throwback Network 10 TV Stars Who Held a Hit Show Hostage Over Money: And What It Cost Them →    • 10 TV Stars Who Held a Hit Show Hostage Ov...   10 Actors Who Left Hit Shows — The Feuds, The Failures, The Fame →    • 10 Actors Who Left Hit Shows — The Feuds, ...   10 Casting Near Misses That Would Have Completely Changed '80s and '90s TV →    • 10 Casting Near Misses That Would Have Com...   10 Famous TV Roles You Didn't Know Were Meant For Someone Else →    • 10 Famous TV Roles You Didn't Know Were Me...   🔔 If you grew up on these shows in first run or in reruns, subscribe to Throwback Network for more of the stories behind the TV you remember.