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* HostilityOnTheSet: While the show was still airing Marcia Strassman was quoted in a ''People'' magazine article that she "prayed for [its] cancellation" regularly due to her having such a difficult working relationship with Gabe Kaplan (who, she said, would [[SugarAndIcePersonality be her best friend one day and not talk to her the next]]). When the show's production resumed after those comments were published, the actors playing the Sweathogs made a point of physically surrounding her to keep Kaplan from attacking her, since they weren't sure he wouldn't. Tensions grew to the point where all of them eventually had to take sides, which helped hasten the show's demise.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: While the show was still airing Marcia Strassman Creator/MarciaStrassman was quoted in a ''People'' magazine article that she "prayed for [its] cancellation" regularly due to her having such a difficult working relationship with Gabe Kaplan (who, she said, would [[SugarAndIcePersonality be her best friend one day and not talk to her the next]]). When the show's production resumed after those comments were published, the actors playing the Sweathogs made a point of physically surrounding her to keep Kaplan from attacking her, since they weren't sure he wouldn't. Tensions grew to the point where all of them eventually had to take sides, which helped hasten the show's demise.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Contract disputes with executive producer James Komack led to Gabe Kaplan making limited appearances in the fourth and final season. Since Creator/JohnTravolta also made limited appearances after the success of ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' (he only appeared in ten episodes and was billed as a guest star), the show lost its two male leads. The writing staff was also fired and replaced with writers more experienced with family series. The ground was laid for a spin-off focused on Horshack and his new teen bride, but nothing materialized and the show was finally cancelled in the Spring of 1979.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Contract disputes with executive producer James Komack led to Gabe Kaplan making limited appearances in the fourth and final season. Since Creator/JohnTravolta also made limited appearances after the success of ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' (he only appeared in ten episodes and was billed as a special guest star), the show lost its two male leads. The writing staff was also fired and replaced with writers who were more experienced with doing family series. The ground was laid for a spin-off spinoff focused on Horshack and his new teen bride, but nothing materialized and the show was finally cancelled in the Spring spring of 1979.

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