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12	* Psychobilly musician [[Music/UnknownHinson Stuart "Unknown Hinson" Baker]] was fired from his role as main character Early Cuyler on ''WesternAnimation/{{Squidbillies}}'' in August 2020 after he made [[https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/squidbillies-stuart-baker-unknown-hinson-dolly-parton-black-lives-matter-1234737440/ disparaging social media comments]] about Music/DollyParton's support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Reverend Guitars also [[https://twitter.com/ReverendGuitars/status/1294710394163007488 stopped production]] of their Unknown Hinson signature guitar after Baker's comments. Early was ultimately recast with Creator/TracyMorgan for the show's final season.
13	* Creator/JasonBiggs was fired from his role as Leonardo on ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' after sending some rather suggestive tweets about the 2012 Republican National Convention, right after Nickelodeon used the show's official account to promote him on Twitter. Leonardo was voiced by Dominic Catrambone for the rest of season 2, and then by Creator/SethGreen from Season 3 onwards, with it being explained InUniverse that the voice change was [[TheNthDoctor due to damage done to Leonardo's vocal chords]].
14	* Voice actor Creator/GregBurson was fired from the cast of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' in 2003 because of his struggles with alcohol, along with his 2004 arrest for kidnapping.
15	* Rachel Butera torpedoed her role as Leia Organa in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' before the show's premiere. Less than two weeks before the series' October 2018 premiere, Butera posted a video online mocking the voice of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford (who had then-recently accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her), prompting calls for Butera to be replaced. When [[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS1E10StationThetaBlack "Station Theta-Black"]] (the first episode with Leia in a speaking role) aired in December of that year, the credits revealed that Butera had been recast with Carolyn Hennesy.
16	* In his first cartoon appearance, ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' was voiced by William Costello. However, Costello's behavior came in conflict with UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode, which led to Costello being replaced with the more well-known performance of Jack Mercer in 1935.
17	* Joe Dougherty, the original voice of WesternAnimation/PorkyPig, was dropped by Creator/WarnerBrothers in 1937 when they realized Dougherty's inability to control his stutter (which had made Porky so popular to begin with) made him a large liability once the character became popular. He was replaced with Creator/MelBlanc beginning with the short ''Porky's Duck Hunt'', who continued the role for the next five decades, while Dougherty largely retired from acting afterwards until his fatal heart attack in 1978. The incident also threatened the career of fellow WB staple Creator/FrizFreleng, who'd cast Dougherty in the first place:
18	-->'''Freleng''': He would begin to recite, but then he'd get stuck. He just couldn't get off certain words. We were recording on film at the time, and the film was running, and I figured, boy, if they find out how much film I used just to make a cartoon, they'll kick my ass off the lot.
19	* The directing career of {{Creator/Disney}} and Creator/WarnerBros animator Earl Duvall, best known for his work on the ''Silly Symphonies'' at Disney and the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons at Warner, ended in 1934 when a salary dispute with producer Leon Schlesinger resulted in him being replaced by Jack King. The fact that Duvall was an alcoholic at the time didn't help the matter. After his Warner stint ended, Duvall became Ub Iwerks's story artist and returned to Disney before his retirement and eventual death in 1969.
20	* In the Latin-American Spanish dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Creator/MiguelAngelGhigliazza was the actor originally cast as Homer Simpson. However, on the first day of recording, he arrived drunk and was in no condition to record, so he was replaced by Creator/HumbertoVelez, who would go on to become Homer's most iconic voice actor in the region. Ghigliazza for his part still enjoyed a successful career until his death in 2022, despite the incident (he was the recurring dubbing actor for Creator/DannyTrejo, for one example, and he still got to work in ''The Simpsons'' dubbing occasional characters).
21	* Burt Gillett was at one point a highly regarded animation director at Disney, having directed ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs'', which led to him getting recruited to work at Creator/VanBeurenStudios, where he would overhaul the studio's animation style. However, Gillett had a temperamental personality, which was made worse by rampant alcoholism and abusive behavior towards his staff (one of the animators at the studio, Shamus Culhane, suspected he had bipolar disorder, although he was never diagnosed during his lifetime). After Van Beuren's 1936 closure, Gillett briefly returned to Disney, but in addition to his general rudeness (being condescending to the younger animators at the studio), he would also eat up production cost, with one cartoon in particular, ''Lonesome Ghosts'', going ''far'' over the intended budget. Disney became fed up and fired Gillett in 1937, and his next stint at Creator/WalterLantz would also be his last. As Lantz recalled in his later years, Gillett continued disregarding budgetary restrictions (unlike Disney, Lantz worked with a much smaller budget), which would result in a cartoon running unnecessarily long, eating up costs. His worsening alcoholism didn't help matters either. After Lantz fired him, Gillett left the animation industry altogether before dying in 1971, after being absent from the business for over 30 years.
22	* Obscure British kids show ''Olive the Ostrich'' originally had Rolf Harris as the narrator for the first series. After Harris was arrested (and later convicted) for child sexual abuse in 2013, he was removed from the series and replaced by Alexei Sayle, who also re-recorded the episodes Harris was previously in.
23	* Creator/JayJohnston was [[https://www.thedailybeast.com/actor-jay-johnston-banned-from-bobs-burgers-over-capitol-riot fired]] from his role as Jimmy Pesto Sr on ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' due to his involvement in the Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6, 2021. As a result, Jimmy [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared from the show]] until the episode "Bully-leve it or Not" which aired in November 2023, [[TheOtherDarrin now voiced]] by Creator/EricBauza.
24	* Even Creator/ChuckJones wasn't immune to this. His time as an animation director with Creator/WarnerBros came to an end in 1962 when the studio found out he'd put his name on UPA's project ''WesternAnimation/GayPurree''[[note]]which was ironically distributed by Warner[[/note]], which violated their exclusivity contract and got Jones and eventually his crew booted out of the studio. Fortunately, this proved to be a mere hiccup for him, as he and most of his staff went to Sib Tower 12 Productions, which later became the visual arts division of Creator/{{MGM}}—with whom Jones would produce [[Literature/TheDotAndTheLine several more masterpieces]] [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas of animation]], and the main Warner Bros. cartoon studio would close anyways a year later.
25	* Creator/JohnKricfalusi's notoriously bad temper and abrasive demeanor resulted in this happening several times for him:
26	** There are a few conflicting accounts explaining why he was fired from ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', but both of them fall under this trope. Kricfalusi himself stated he was dismissed after refusing to censor the episode "Man's Best Friend", which featured scatological humor, brief cursing, and (most notably) [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence a lengthy sequence where Ren beats George Liquor with an oar]]. According to ''everyone else'' who worked on the show, Kricfalusi's firing resulted from his tendency to significantly delay the production of numerous episodes, which came to a head during the second season when he sent a StronglyWordedLetter to an already frustrated Nickelodeon that stated that "[[BullyingADragon episodes will cost what they cost and take as long as they need]]" -- the network promptly terminated his contract following the statement.
27	** After Kricfalusi's [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/john-kricfalusi-ren-stimpy-underage-sexual-abuse?utm_term=.dvZvXMkKv#.xd1QbAqkQ history of sexually abusing underage girls came to light]] in March 2018, the then-new cartoon studio he tried to launch in Florida was immediately killed off and his career never recovered. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/CartoonNetwork, and Creator/AdultSwim have already stated that they would never work with him again in light of this news, and he is also pointedly [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/5/21355393/new-ren-stimpy-reboot-comedy-central-john-k-accusations uninvolved]] with Creator/ComedyCentral's upcoming reboot of the show.
28	* [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Chris]] [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Latta]], under the name Christopher Collins, was the original choice to voice Mr. Burns and Moe Szyslak on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Midway through the first season, he was let go and his roles were given to Creator/HarryShearer and Creator/HankAzaria respectively. [[https://youtu.be/O5TaYFi4UVA In an interview with GQ]], Azaria claimed that Creator/MattGroening had fired Chris for "generally jerky behavior", though the specifics of said behavior is unknown.
29	* Creator/AllisonMack, best known for playing Chloe Sullivan in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', voiced Dorothy's mother Evelyn in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/LostInOz''. After her 2018 arrest for her involvement in the sex-trafficking cult [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXIVM NXIVM]] (made worse by the revelation that she was the second-in-command ''and'' that she had also tried to get other female celebrities to join the cult), her role was recast to Creator/GreyDeLisle for the rest of the series and her name in the first season's credits was removed.
30	* Due to their legal issues that overshadowed the production and release of their Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse film ''Film/TheFlash2023'' in which they played Barry Allen, Creator/EzraMiller was fired from ''WesternAnimation/Invincible2021'' after the first season and was replaced with Creator/EricBauza as the voice of D.A. Sinclair from season two onwards.
31	* Creator/ComedyCentral cancelled Creator/TJMiller's animated show ''The Gorburger Show'' before it aired after word broke out about Miller's sexual assault allegations. After said sexual assault allegations, Miller got in even more trouble after a former friend accused him of transphobia, and Miller called in a fake bomb threat in an act of revenge. He also got kicked off of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld'', and his role as Fred in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' was recast with Brooks Wheelan in all future media (with the odd exception of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' where Miller's performance was kept).
32	* Skyler Page, the creator and former voice of ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'', was fired from Creator/CartoonNetwork in July 2014 after a number of incidents related to his increasing mental instability, the last straw being when ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' storyboard artist Emily Partridge accused him of sexually assaulting her. Both positions were then taken over by writer Spencer Rothbell. The only thing Page worked on after being fired from CN was ''WesternAnimation/TripTank''; following its cancellation in 2016, Page has never worked in animation again.
33	* Following his charges of domestic violence and subsequent allegations of sexual misconduct (including grooming minors), Creator/AdultSwim dismissed ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' co-creator and voice actor Creator/JustinRoiland in January 2023, announcing the show would continue and [[TheOtherDarrin his roles would be recast.]] The next day, Creator/{{Hulu}} announced they had removed him from his other shows, ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites'' and ''WesternAnimation/KoalaMan''. The criminal charges against Roiland were dropped due to insufficient evidence but the damage was done as Roiland was not rehired back into his shows (the investigation into the alleged sexual misconduct is on-going). He later went on social media to state that the allegations against him are false and that he would find a way to make a comeback. In regards to ''Rick and Morty'', it was likely that Roiland's [[HostilityOnTheSet poor working relationship]] with other crew members contributed to his firing (the issues had been on-going for several years, to the point Roiland reportedly barely showed up at the office and he hadn't been on speaking terms with co-creator Creator/DanHarmon since 2019). After a period of secrecy, the premiere of Season 7 revealed that Roiland had been replaced by ''multiple'' actors in his former roles: Ian Cardoni as Rick, Harry Belden as Morty, and Jon Allen as Mr. Poopybutthole.
34	** In ''Solar Opposites'', Roiland was replaced with Creator/DanStevens as the voice of Korvo from season 4 onward. [[TheNthDoctor Korvo's change in voice was actually noticed by other characters in-universe.]]
35	** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', starting with the post-series finale spin-off show ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake Fionna and Cake]]'', his role as Earl of Lemongrab was taken up by Creator/JinkxMonsoon.
36	** In addition to being dropped by UTA agency, Susan Sarandon was also fired from her role as Dr. Wong for allegations of antisemitism at a pro-Palestine rally.
37	* Creator/ChrisSavino was suspended and subsequently dropped from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' in October 2017 following numerous claims of sexual harassment and threats of blacklisting his co-workers following the end of consensual relationships which had gone back as far as 2004 over multiple productions that he'd been involved with. While Savino would later apologize for the incident, story editor Michael Rubiner took over his position as showrunner. As of January 2022, Savino has been focusing on writing several books teaching about animation along with several comic strips, most notably the Sunday-only ''For Brothers'' (not surprising, considering his appreciation for the art even made it onto ''The Loud House'', as all 4 of the family's pets are named for notable comic artists).
38	* Canadian voice actor Creator/RobertSmith's career (which encompassed Spot in ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'', Goliath in ''WesternAnimation/JoJosCircus'' and Holley in ''WesternAnimation/MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends'') ended in 2008 when he received a 20-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material that year. He was later charged with two further counts of the same crime, one month before his death in July 2020.
39	* Creator/JeffreyTambor was dropped from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' in the wake of his sexual harassment allegations, with his character Glossaryck being voiced by Creator/KeithDavid for the remainder of his appearances. Similarly, his character Big Nose from ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' became TheVoiceless after the allegations came out. Several movies also recast his roles in light of the allegations: ''WesternAnimation/WonderPark'' recast his role as Boomer with voiceover artist Ken Hudson Campbell, and his role as King Peppy in ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' was taken over by co-director Walt Dohrn for ''WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour''.
40	* Julia Vickerman was fired from ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' for mistreating other crew members, and was replaced as showrunner by Shadi Petosky. It didn't help that it had also come to light that she wrote a story on her Tumblr (that has since been taken down) in which she stalked a fourteen-year-old boy and tagged it as "pedophile". This incident not only brought all of her episodes under closer scrutiny (like the scene of Blossom, Bubbles, and Allegro twerking from the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' episode, "Painbow"), but also ''Twelve Forever'' being QuietlyCancelled after its first and only season.
41	* Phil Vischer lost his reign of creative control over ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' after his company, Big Idea, came under fire in the early 2000s. According to him, a new producer got mad at him when his production was abruptly shut down, and when Classic Media swooped in for the rescue, that producer put under his new contract that Vischer was to turn over control of Big Idea; which reduced him to just writing episodes and voice roles afterwards. The producer apologized much later about what happened and they reconciled (Vischer, for his part, chalked up the entire saga to God telling him to let go of his creation).

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