Co-stars who hated each other...and it showed on camera - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-03-2020, 11:22 PM

Co-stars hate each other all the time, that's not new. But they can usually pull it together long enough to pretend in front of the cameras. Are there any examples of actors who weren't professional or talented enough to disguise their contempt for their co-star?

70s show watcher · 05-04-2020, 07:18 PM

jane curtin could never really hide her dislike of chevy chase back when they were casrmafes on snl and to this diy she admits that she really did not like him then nor does she now

treky · 05-05-2020, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

Jane curtin could never really hide her dislike of chevy chase back when they were casrmafes on snl and to this diy she admits that she really did not like him then nor does she now

I read somewhere that A LOT of people who worked with him feel the same way.
My cousin; who worked with him on the show COMMUNITY calls him "a really nasty s.o.b."

Sal · 05-05-2020, 04:56 PM

William Frawley and Vivian Vance - Fred and Ethel Mertz of "I Love Lucy".

MA · 05-05-2020, 05:04 PM

Andy Griffith and Frances Bavier - Sheriff Andy Taylor and Aunt Bea of "The Andy Griffith Show".

SledgeBarone · 05-06-2020, 02:40 AM

Cheers: Everyone else vs. Shelley Long.

Not a sitcom, but on the Good Wife, Julianna Margulies refused to do a parting scene with one of the other principal actresses.

Edward216 · 05-06-2020, 03:21 AM

Linda Lavin and Polly Holliday on Alice. I'd say that in at least some of the episodes before Holliday left the show it's obvious they don't like each other.

Ed.

Yong Fang · 05-14-2020, 09:12 PM

Lavin was the problem and the primadonna on Alice and she considered it her show and hated Polly Holliday because she was the favorite character which drove Lavin nuts. Lavin didn’t get the memo that she was supposed to be the “straight man” to the other characters.

Polly’s show should have worked and don’t know why it didn’t. Had a good supporting cast and the down home Texas/Southern characters should have worked especially in that era when country music and that culture was ironically hip.

I hope for Lavin she saved her coin because the lady hasn’t been in anything since Alice and she should have been grateful to have had that show and have it last ten years.

Ryan Chamberlain · 05-15-2020, 01:18 AM

Not a sitcom. But, according to Steven Boscho and Daniel J Travanti. Kiel Martin and Michael Conrad couldn't stand eachother and fought backstage on Hill Street Blues.

TMC · 05-15-2020, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

Lavin was the problem and the primadonna on Alice and she considered it her show and hated Polly Holliday because she was the favorite character which drove Lavin nuts. Lavin didn’t get the memo that she was supposed to be the “straight man” to the other characters.

Polly’s show should have worked and don’t know why it didn’t. Had a good supporting cast and the down home Texas/Southern characters should have worked especially in that era when country music and that culture was ironically hip.

I hope for Lavin she saved her coin because the lady hasn’t been in anything since Alice and she should have been grateful to have had that show and have it last ten years.

A similar thing apparently happened on Cybil Shephard's CBS sitcom, where she was uncomfortable with the notion of Christine Baranski being the show's breakout character and thus, getting most of the laughs.

Sal · 05-15-2020, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMC

A similar thing apparently happened on Cybil Shephard's CBS sitcom, where she was uncomfortable with the notion of Christine Baranski being the show's breakout character and thus, getting most of the laughs.

Even more so with Bruce Willis on "Moonlighting" where their little feud made headlines.

TV Guy · 05-15-2020, 10:10 PM

While some of the Cheers costars had a problem with Shelley Long’s work style, I don’t see any dislike coming through on screen. Ted Danson has generally been gracious towards her. He said her preparation was difficult to deal with, but he acknowledged that she had the most difficult character to play. And that once they were onstage together, he was “in heaven”.

Sal · 05-18-2020, 12:04 PM

Amanda Bearse and Ed O'Neill of "Married With Children"

I don't blame him. I didn't like her either!

HuntingtonM15 · 05-18-2020, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sal

Amanda Bearse and Ed O'Neill of "Married With Children"

I don't blame him. I didn't like her either!

Oh, so you knew her personally?

She sounded pretty respectful to me in that clip. She could have tore into him and she took the high road. If anything, he seems like the jerk.

Duster76 · 05-18-2020, 02:35 PM

I'm surprised no mentioned Lucy and Desi on the last few comedy hours they did. "The Ricardos Go To Japan" is painful to watch, and the last one filmed with Ernie Kovacs is brutal, the tension between Lucy and Desi at that point comes across to the viewer, there's no way you can miss it.

05-03-2020, 11:22 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,489	Co-stars who hated each other...and it showed on camera Co-stars hate each other all the time, that's not new. But they can usually pull it together long enough to pretend in front of the cameras. Are there any examples of actors who weren't professional or talented enough to disguise their contempt for their co-star?

05-05-2020, 04:56 PM	#4
Sal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: Oakville, Ont. Canada Posts: 6,172	William Frawley and Vivian Vance - Fred and Ethel Mertz of "I Love Lucy".
	__________________ LIVE TV - Updated By Request - April 2026 ANTENNA TV ME TV ME TV TOONS Zerostream - LIVE TV Guide

05-05-2020, 05:04 PM	#5
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,349	Andy Griffith and Frances Bavier - Sheriff Andy Taylor and Aunt Bea of "The Andy Griffith Show".
	__________________ ~-Mikaela-~

05-15-2020, 01:18 AM	#9
Ryan Chamberlain Return Of The Silverburg 2018! Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 10, 2011 Location: Still hiding in Miles Silverburg's closet. Posts: 663	Not a sitcom. But, according to Steven Boscho and Daniel J Travanti. Kiel Martin and Michael Conrad couldn't stand eachother and fought backstage on Hill Street Blues.
	__________________ *Despite my username. I am a chick. I go chirp. But, what does the fox say?* Night Court, The Simpsons, Pre-Cartini General Hospital, Step By Step, Murphy Brown, Three's Company and Perfect Strangers fan forever! "You can't put a porcupine in a barn, set it on fire, and expect to make licorice" -Dana Carvey *You robbed an international house of pancakes. How waffle-Harry T. Stone. <3* Goodnight, sweet prince. Harry Anderson 1952-2018

05-04-2020, 07:18 PM	#2
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	jane curtin could never really hide her dislike of chevy chase back when they were casrmafes on snl and to this diy she admits that she really did not like him then nor does she now

05-06-2020, 02:40 AM	#6
SledgeBarone Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2020 Posts: 1,930	Cheers: Everyone else vs. Shelley Long. Not a sitcom, but on the Good Wife, Julianna Margulies refused to do a parting scene with one of the other principal actresses.

05-06-2020, 03:21 AM	#7
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,634	Linda Lavin and Polly Holliday on Alice. I'd say that in at least some of the episodes before Holliday left the show it's obvious they don't like each other. Ed.

05-14-2020, 09:12 PM	#8
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Lavin was the problem and the primadonna on Alice and she considered it her show and hated Polly Holliday because she was the favorite character which drove Lavin nuts. Lavin didn’t get the memo that she was supposed to be the “straight man” to the other characters. Polly’s show should have worked and don’t know why it didn’t. Had a good supporting cast and the down home Texas/Southern characters should have worked especially in that era when country music and that culture was ironically hip. I hope for Lavin she saved her coin because the lady hasn’t been in anything since Alice and she should have been grateful to have had that show and have it last ten years.

05-15-2020, 10:10 PM	#12
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	While some of the Cheers costars had a problem with Shelley Long’s work style, I don’t see any dislike coming through on screen. Ted Danson has generally been gracious towards her. He said her preparation was difficult to deal with, but he acknowledged that she had the most difficult character to play. And that once they were onstage together, he was “in heaven”.

05-18-2020, 12:04 PM	#13
Sal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 20, 2001 Location: Oakville, Ont. Canada Posts: 6,172	Amanda Bearse and Ed O'Neill of "Married With Children" I don't blame him. I didn't like her either!

05-18-2020, 02:35 PM	#15
Duster76 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2008 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,644	I'm surprised no mentioned Lucy and Desi on the last few comedy hours they did. "The Ricardos Go To Japan" is painful to watch, and the last one filmed with Ernie Kovacs is brutal, the tension between Lucy and Desi at that point comes across to the viewer, there's no way you can miss it.