Episodes of sitcoms where someone quit, almost quit, or got fired (etc) from work - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

freshprinceofLA · 07-29-2007, 09:29 PM

Who's the boss?:
-Tony had to quit because angela and her husband michael were getting back together but he came back.
-Angela was fired by wallace and mcwade (the advertizing agency) but she ended up making her own agency.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show:
-Mary was going to quit her job to take another job but lou and the others realized how much they would miss mary and lou gave mary a raise to stay.

Ireneparalegal · 07-29-2007, 09:52 PM

Good Times:

Florida got fired from the dept. store job
James...well we know his job status

J.J. got fired from the Chicken Shack

I Love Lucy:

Ricky quit the job at the Tropicana when he thought he could pick his place "anywhere in town".

Alice:

The girls quit. Well, really Alice quit for all three of them when she felt Mel should be paying them more money.

Zoneboy · 07-29-2007, 09:53 PM

The Andy Griffith Show: Barney Resigned to take a position in Raleigh
Amos & Andy: Kingfish was fired from or quit more than one job
The Munsters: Herman was fired from or quit his job at the funeral parlor

catlover79 · 07-29-2007, 10:23 PM

Bewitched: Larry was always firing and re-hiring Darrin. Darrin quit more than once but always went back.

Barney Miller: Chano, Wojo and Harris were laid off once during a budget crunch. They were back on duty by the end of the episode.

Bob Newhart Show: Howard was laid off from the airline and ended up joining Bob's out of work workshop. Then he was hired by a different airline. Carol quit a couple of times but always came back.

mstewart · 07-30-2007, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Bewitched: Larry was always firing and re-hiring Darrin. Darrin quit more than once but always went back.

Barney Miller: Chano, Wojo and Harris were laid off once during a budget crunch. They were back on duty by the end of the episode.

Bob Newhart Show: Howard was laid off from the airline and ended up joining Bob's out of work workshop. Then he was hired by a different airline. Carol quit a couple of times but always came back.

It seemed like every other episode Larry was firing Darrin until Samantha came to the resuce.

Carol quit the final season to search for something more meaningful. She ended up working for Eliot Carlin and that did not work out. She tried to come back but Bob did not take her back for the reason that she wanted to do something more meaningful with her life so it was the opportunity to.

treky · 07-30-2007, 02:18 AM

when I saw the title of this thread; I thought you meant actors who were fired, quit, etc. Anyway:

Chandler quit his job on "Friends"
Alex quit and got a job as a waiter on "Taxi" once.
On "Cheers" once; Sam fired Rebbeca for burning the bar down; but then took her back.
And earlier; on another episode; she quit; then returned later.
Frasier, Roz, and Bulldog were all laid off once on "Frasier".
on "The King of Queens" once, Doug, and Deacon were out of work temporarily when IPS went on strike.
on "All in the Family" once, Archies union went on strike.

comedyfreak · 07-30-2007, 05:12 AM

George Costanza was always fired or quit his jobs on Seinfeld.
Fred Flintstone was fired or quit his job on The Flintstones.
Ralph Kramden quit his job and Alice got it back for him on The Honeymooners.
Red Foreman was laid off his job on That 70's Show.
Sean Finnerty quit his job to when he bought a bar on Grounded For Life.
Lamont quit his job with Sanford And Son to work at another junkyard, then quit to go back to work for his Father.
Lamont also worked for a department store and got fired cause of Fred.

catlover79 · 07-30-2007, 11:24 AM

On Family, Willie quit his job at the photographer's studio (much to his father's dismay).

phoebe7165 · 07-30-2007, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

when I saw the title of this thread; I thought you meant actors who were fired, quit, etc. Anyway:
[*]Chandler quit his job on "Friends"

Also:

Monica was fired for taking those steaks from the vendor.
Rachel quit Central Perk because she thought she was getting this other great job.
Ross was told to take a sabbatical because of his 'rage'.

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[*]on "The King of Queens" once, Doug, and Deacon were out of work temporarily when IPS went on strike.

Doug also quit IPS because he thought he was going to get a job with FedEx.
Carrie quit her secretary job and was out of work for a bit.

sunshinefizzy · 07-30-2007, 03:19 PM

On 3's, Jack kept getting fired from Mr. Angelino. If that even counts because he kept getting rehired. Janet also quit many times but kept coming back until she got a job teaching aerobics. Yeah, on that show many people either kept quiting or getting fired.

JulieSomoski · 07-30-2007, 05:32 PM

It seems like on every show, one of the characters gets fired eventually. But, here are some of mine:

*Roseanne quit her job at the plastics factory at the end of the first season.
*Jesse and Joey quit the advertising agency in the season four of Full House.
*Jamie got fired from here first job at an advertising office in Mad About You.
*Whitley got fired from the art agency in A Different World.

freshprinceofLA · 07-30-2007, 10:01 PM

Family Ties:
On an early episode Alex quits his job at Alders market to take a job at a better market but later on ends up taking his old job back at Alders market

Scoobiedoo30 · 07-31-2007, 01:26 AM

Mr Slate always fired Fred Flintstones

James · 07-31-2007, 03:39 AM

On Perfect Strangers Larry and Balki quit working at Ritz Discount for "management trainee" positions at Fat Marsha's restaurant. (They went back to Ritz eventually.)

On The Wonder Years Norma was fired after one day on the job in the attendance office at RFK Junior High, I believe.

On Coach Hayden fired Dauber from his assistant coaching position with the Orlando Breakers (this was after the gang left Minnesota State) after he claimed he was abducted by aliens, only to rehire him by the end of the episode.

Laverne and Shirley (as well as Lenny and Squiggy) were fired from the Shotz brewery on Laverne and Shirley. They all moved to California! (Weren't Laverne and Shirley fired from Bardwell's Department Store during the second episode of the final season?

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I believe Carol Foster-Lambert was fired after one day as the sports commentator on the local television station on Step By Step.

On The Brady Bunch Peter was fired by the bike store, and Marcia was let go in favor of Jan at Haskell's, the ice cream parlor. Greg was fired after losing Mike's documents while working for him at the architectural firm, only to be rehired at the end of the episode.

USATVFAN · 07-31-2007, 10:15 AM

On The Jeffersons-Florence Quit For A Short Period of time But Came Back And The Jeffersons Gave Her Job Back

07-29-2007, 09:29 PM	#1
freshprinceofLA The Bosses Senior Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2005 Location: A small town in: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,810	Episodes of sitcoms where someone quit, almost quit, or got fired (etc) from work Who's the boss?: -Tony had to quit because angela and her husband michael were getting back together but he came back. -Angela was fired by wallace and mcwade (the advertizing agency) but she ended up making her own agency. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: -Mary was going to quit her job to take another job but lou and the others realized how much they would miss mary and lou gave mary a raise to stay.
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07-29-2007, 09:52 PM	#2
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07-29-2007, 09:53 PM	#3
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07-29-2007, 10:23 PM	#4
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07-30-2007, 02:18 AM	#6
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	when I saw the title of this thread; I thought you meant actors who were fired, quit, etc. Anyway: Chandler quit his job on "Friends" Alex quit and got a job as a waiter on "Taxi" once. On "Cheers" once; Sam fired Rebbeca for burning the bar down; but then took her back. And earlier; on another episode; she quit; then returned later. Frasier, Roz, and Bulldog were all laid off once on "Frasier". on "The King of Queens" once, Doug, and Deacon were out of work temporarily when IPS went on strike. on "All in the Family" once, Archies union went on strike.
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07-30-2007, 05:12 AM	#7
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07-30-2007, 11:24 AM	#8
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07-30-2007, 03:19 PM	#10
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	On 3's, Jack kept getting fired from Mr. Angelino. If that even counts because he kept getting rehired. Janet also quit many times but kept coming back until she got a job teaching aerobics. Yeah, on that show many people either kept quiting or getting fired.

07-30-2007, 05:32 PM	#11
JulieSomoski Roseanne Reboot - March 27! Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 06, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,558	It seems like on every show, one of the characters gets fired eventually. But, here are some of mine: Roseanne quit her job at the plastics factory at the end of the first season. Jesse and Joey quit the advertising agency in the season four of Full House. Jamie got fired from here first job at an advertising office in Mad About You. Whitley got fired from the art agency in A Different World.
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07-31-2007, 03:39 AM	#14
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	On Perfect Strangers Larry and Balki quit working at Ritz Discount for "management trainee" positions at Fat Marsha's restaurant. (They went back to Ritz eventually.) On The Wonder Years Norma was fired after one day on the job in the attendance office at RFK Junior High, I believe. On Coach Hayden fired Dauber from his assistant coaching position with the Orlando Breakers (this was after the gang left Minnesota State) after he claimed he was abducted by aliens, only to rehire him by the end of the episode. Laverne and Shirley (as well as Lenny and Squiggy) were fired from the Shotz brewery on Laverne and Shirley. They all moved to California! (Weren't Laverne and Shirley fired from Bardwell's Department Store during the second episode of the final season? ) I believe Carol Foster-Lambert was fired after one day as the sports commentator on the local television station on Step By Step. On The Brady Bunch Peter was fired by the bike store, and Marcia was let go in favor of Jan at Haskell's, the ice cream parlor. Greg was fired after losing Mike's documents while working for him at the architectural firm, only to be rehired at the end of the episode.
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07-31-2007, 10:15 AM	#15
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