12 Sitcom Stars Called Arrogant: Who Was Right, Who Was Wrong?

He read the script, refused to show up, and the father of America's favorite sitcom family vanished from the final episode. His objection was about a hair tonic. This is a countdown of twelve American sitcom stars who were called arrogant by co-stars, producers, or in their own words: Shirley Booth, Joan Davis, Fred Berry, Nell Carter, Robert Guillaume, Larry Hagman, Robert Reed, Andy Kaufman, Gary Coleman, John Amos, David Cassidy and Suzanne Somers. Some were plainly difficult. Some were plainly right. A few were both. Where a story comes from a memoir, we say so. Where two people remember it differently, you hear both versions. And where a popular version does not hold up, we tell you. The pattern across all twelve: the real cost of an ego on a sitcom set was rarely paid by the star. It was paid by whoever stood next to them. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Brady Bunch finale: the dad who refused to show up 00:42 How we checked these stories 01:39 #12 Shirley Booth (Hazel) 03:12 #11 Joan Davis (I Married Joan) 05:06 #10 Fred Berry (What's Happening!!) 07:08 #9 Nell Carter (Gimme a Break!) 08:56 #8 Robert Guillaume (Soap / Benson) 10:47 #7 Larry Hagman (I Dream of Jeannie) 12:14 #6 Robert Reed (The Brady Bunch) 14:12 #5 Andy Kaufman (Taxi) 16:16 #4 Gary Coleman (Diff'rent Strokes) 18:04 #3 John Amos (Good Times) 20:12 #2 David Cassidy (The Partridge Family) 21:45 #1 Suzanne Somers (Three's Company) 24:08 What all twelve have in common Which of the twelve do you think was actually right? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe if you want more stories from behind the camera. #ClassicTV #SitcomStars #OldHollywood #BehindTheScenes #TVHistory #BradyBunch #ThreesCompany #GoodTimes #Taxi #SitcomFeuds