sometimes off screen trouble can result
in a character’s ultimate demise what
she expired welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 character deaths caused by
production issues before we begin we
publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at TV characters that were killed
off as a result of conflict behind the
scenes however we’re excluding
characters that died as a result of the
actors own death or illness mrs.
Wolowitz a loving mother to all also
since this list involves character
deaths there will be spoilers ahead
number 10 Maximilian Arturo sliders come
along you’re supposed to be the
brightest of the bright of victories the
grumpy pseudo father figure of the
sliders group Professor Maximilian
Arturo was played by veteran actor John
rhys-davies rhys-davies was quite vocal
in his criticism of sliders writing
throughout his run on the show but he
was supported by the network you really
think it’s going to work Thank You mr.
Brown I have no idea a number of
explanations have emerged as to why he
departed sliders including that he was
fired for insulting an executive who was
later put in charge of the show the APRA
mentioned criticism of the writing staff
and possibly to make way for younger
cast members
the official reason though which
rhys-davies maintains is quote creative
differences
whatever the case rhys-davies move was
written into the show when the professor
was shot protecting his friends kept
them home just hang in there hang in
there coming winless number nine the
sixth doctor doctor who we all know the
fate of aliens the sixth incarnation of
the regenerating time traveler was a
controversial one particularly given his
choice in wardrobe and less than
friendly introduction however it was
behind the scenes issues that ultimately
led actor Colin Baker to depart the
roles everything around here is a bad
joke
BBC controller Michael grade had an
infamous dislike for Doctor Who and
Baker in particular whose ex-wife grade
was particularly close to after putting
the show on hiatus for over a year grade
forced through Baker firing leading to
the character’s abrupt and embarrassing
death and regeneration portrayed by his
successor in a wig
number eight Tuco Salamanca Breaking Bad
why don’t you start talking and tell me
what you want this drug lord and intense
psychopath was all set to be a major
antagonist for Walter White and Jesse
Pinkman to contend with at the end of
Breaking Bad’s first season however
actor Raymond Cruz actually requested
that the character be killed off citing
his difficulty playing the role relax
given the character’s intense
personality we can hardly blame him and
to close deaths is make way for some
excellent villains down the line Cruz
seems to have gained some more
confidence however if the character’s
reappearance on the show’s prequel
better call Saul is anything to go by
number 7 Susan Ross Seinfeld George what
is it would you marry me
George’s fiance and a former television
executive Susan Ross was a perfectly
decent person however that’s what made
her such a nightmare for someone as a
rat able as the balding bumbler I just
think that the subject should resolve
itself based on its own momentum well I
didn’t think that it had any momentum
well we’re going to do this I’m engaged
to this woman behind the scenes several
cast members including Jason Alexander
expressed difficulty in playing off of
actress Heidi Swedberg so when Julia
louis-dreyfus said don’t you want to
just kill her co-creator Larry David got
an idea in one of the show’s darkest and
most polarizing episodes
Susan dies from licking poisonous
wedding invitations which George bought
because they were cheap this leaves him
free to continue being the hilariously
terrible man he is while pursuing other
women hey what can I tell you number six
Pierce Hawthorne community mom is a part
of my Buddhist Church she’s a level five
laser Lotus famously lewd crude and more
than a little weird Pierce Hawthorne was
the strange older figure on community
actor Chevy Chase was often critical of
the show and it’s greater Dan Harmon
expressing confusion over its humor
this ultimately led to his and the
executive mutual decision for him to
leave listen if you’ve lost your word
Pierce Pierce was phased out at the
beginning of the show’s fifth season
first appearing as a hologram
before dying off screen of dehydration
due to booth samples he donated which
were ironically part of his final gifts
to his friend just appears being Pierce
his final wish I had a final wish I use
it to stay alive
number five dr. Lawrence Kutner house
he’s trying awfully as one of houses
newer and more adventurous diagnostic
team members
Kutner quickly proved popular with
audiences however in real life after
Cowpens was offered a position in
President Barack Obama’s administration
and chose to take the job need an
ambulance at 410 Willis apartment 5c
28-year old bill Kutner death by suicide
led to an intense episode which took a
hard look at what happens when someone
takes their own life to birth isn’t true
the mystery of why he killed himself had
a profound impact on health himself with
his inability to see it coming prevent
it or to discover the reasons behind it
haunting him quite literally until the
final episode the writers truly made the
best of Cowpens departure you might want
to get up and start heading for the exit
signs number four
George O’Malley Grey’s Anatomy now you
think I’m gay no I’m not getting itchy I
although his somewhat naive and
relatable personality and beard him to
audiences this young doctor and
fresh-faced US Army recruit was destined
for a death brought about by
difficulties behind the scenes after TR
Knight had already experienced
production related drama in 2006 when a
homophobic slur prompted him to come out
of the closet three years later Knight
would spice his character’s lack of
screen time and an overall collapse in
the degree to which show creator Shonda
Rhimes communicated with him as
significant factors in his decision to
depart meanwhile his character is killed
when a horrific bus accident leaves him
unable to be identified after which he’s
declared brain-dead and the plug is
pulled
number three mod Flanders Simpson or
maybe it was terrifying I thought I was
headed for the eternal bliss of Paradise
the wife of The Simpsons mustachioed
neighbor mod Flanders meets her untimely
death after getting knocked off some
bleachers by a t-shirt launched at Homer
the characters actress Maggie Roswell
had moved to Colorado to raise her
daughter and needed to fly to California
to record twice a week she requested a
pay increase to justify that ongoing
expense
however Fox refused to meet her demands
and she left the show whether you
noticed her or not Maude was always
there and we thought she always would be
although briefly recapped Maude was soon
killed off by The Simpsons producers to
allow for more story options featuring
Ned Flanders as a single father advances
in remote recording technology have
allowed Roswell to return to the program
although Maude remains in heaven when
little boys growing up number 2
chef South Park hmm go mahjong Luke
solder balls Minnie Mouse a musically
gifted mentor of the South Park voice
chefs has been a mainstay of the
irreverent cartoon satire since its
first season however in 2006 after Isaac
Hayes departed the program following a
recent stroke and due to the show’s
infamous episode poking fun at the
Church of Scientology of which Hayes was
a member
yeah you think you can say our religion
is a lie we’ll see you buddy so creators
Trey Parker and Matt Stone went whole
hog when they killed off chef having him
join an organization of child molesters
before being lit on fire falling off a
bridge getting impaled shot and mauled
by animals talk about overkill
number one Charlie Harper two and a half
men after actor Charlie Sheen publicly
criticized the creator up two and a Half
Men Chuck Lorre in 2011 Sheen was fired
from the hit show following his TV
meltdown the character of Charlie Harper
was apparently killed off screen after a
jealous lover pushes him in front of a
train he slipped on the Metro platform
and fell in front of an oncoming train
never cross the crazy woman the show
continues to add insult to injury by
having the character supposedly haunt
his brother in the guise of Kathy Bates
while he’s in Hell serving as a kind of
karmic punishment for you island that
hurts to recognize your own brother
however in the series finale
Harper is then revealed to be alive only
to be really killed by a falling piano
after having escaped for years of
capture chefs death might have been
overkill with Charlie Harper’s is
something else entirely
winning do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
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in a character’s ultimate demise what
she expired welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 character deaths caused by
production issues before we begin we
publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at TV characters that were killed
off as a result of conflict behind the
scenes however we’re excluding
characters that died as a result of the
actors own death or illness mrs.
Wolowitz a loving mother to all also
since this list involves character
deaths there will be spoilers ahead
number 10 Maximilian Arturo sliders come
along you’re supposed to be the
brightest of the bright of victories the
grumpy pseudo father figure of the
sliders group Professor Maximilian
Arturo was played by veteran actor John
rhys-davies rhys-davies was quite vocal
in his criticism of sliders writing
throughout his run on the show but he
was supported by the network you really
think it’s going to work Thank You mr.
Brown I have no idea a number of
explanations have emerged as to why he
departed sliders including that he was
fired for insulting an executive who was
later put in charge of the show the APRA
mentioned criticism of the writing staff
and possibly to make way for younger
cast members
the official reason though which
rhys-davies maintains is quote creative
differences
whatever the case rhys-davies move was
written into the show when the professor
was shot protecting his friends kept
them home just hang in there hang in
there coming winless number nine the
sixth doctor doctor who we all know the
fate of aliens the sixth incarnation of
the regenerating time traveler was a
controversial one particularly given his
choice in wardrobe and less than
friendly introduction however it was
behind the scenes issues that ultimately
led actor Colin Baker to depart the
roles everything around here is a bad
joke
BBC controller Michael grade had an
infamous dislike for Doctor Who and
Baker in particular whose ex-wife grade
was particularly close to after putting
the show on hiatus for over a year grade
forced through Baker firing leading to
the character’s abrupt and embarrassing
death and regeneration portrayed by his
successor in a wig
number eight Tuco Salamanca Breaking Bad
why don’t you start talking and tell me
what you want this drug lord and intense
psychopath was all set to be a major
antagonist for Walter White and Jesse
Pinkman to contend with at the end of
Breaking Bad’s first season however
actor Raymond Cruz actually requested
that the character be killed off citing
his difficulty playing the role relax
given the character’s intense
personality we can hardly blame him and
to close deaths is make way for some
excellent villains down the line Cruz
seems to have gained some more
confidence however if the character’s
reappearance on the show’s prequel
better call Saul is anything to go by
number 7 Susan Ross Seinfeld George what
is it would you marry me
George’s fiance and a former television
executive Susan Ross was a perfectly
decent person however that’s what made
her such a nightmare for someone as a
rat able as the balding bumbler I just
think that the subject should resolve
itself based on its own momentum well I
didn’t think that it had any momentum
well we’re going to do this I’m engaged
to this woman behind the scenes several
cast members including Jason Alexander
expressed difficulty in playing off of
actress Heidi Swedberg so when Julia
louis-dreyfus said don’t you want to
just kill her co-creator Larry David got
an idea in one of the show’s darkest and
most polarizing episodes
Susan dies from licking poisonous
wedding invitations which George bought
because they were cheap this leaves him
free to continue being the hilariously
terrible man he is while pursuing other
women hey what can I tell you number six
Pierce Hawthorne community mom is a part
of my Buddhist Church she’s a level five
laser Lotus famously lewd crude and more
than a little weird Pierce Hawthorne was
the strange older figure on community
actor Chevy Chase was often critical of
the show and it’s greater Dan Harmon
expressing confusion over its humor
this ultimately led to his and the
executive mutual decision for him to
leave listen if you’ve lost your word
Pierce Pierce was phased out at the
beginning of the show’s fifth season
first appearing as a hologram
before dying off screen of dehydration
due to booth samples he donated which
were ironically part of his final gifts
to his friend just appears being Pierce
his final wish I had a final wish I use
it to stay alive
number five dr. Lawrence Kutner house
he’s trying awfully as one of houses
newer and more adventurous diagnostic
team members
Kutner quickly proved popular with
audiences however in real life after
Cowpens was offered a position in
President Barack Obama’s administration
and chose to take the job need an
ambulance at 410 Willis apartment 5c
28-year old bill Kutner death by suicide
led to an intense episode which took a
hard look at what happens when someone
takes their own life to birth isn’t true
the mystery of why he killed himself had
a profound impact on health himself with
his inability to see it coming prevent
it or to discover the reasons behind it
haunting him quite literally until the
final episode the writers truly made the
best of Cowpens departure you might want
to get up and start heading for the exit
signs number four
George O’Malley Grey’s Anatomy now you
think I’m gay no I’m not getting itchy I
although his somewhat naive and
relatable personality and beard him to
audiences this young doctor and
fresh-faced US Army recruit was destined
for a death brought about by
difficulties behind the scenes after TR
Knight had already experienced
production related drama in 2006 when a
homophobic slur prompted him to come out
of the closet three years later Knight
would spice his character’s lack of
screen time and an overall collapse in
the degree to which show creator Shonda
Rhimes communicated with him as
significant factors in his decision to
depart meanwhile his character is killed
when a horrific bus accident leaves him
unable to be identified after which he’s
declared brain-dead and the plug is
pulled
number three mod Flanders Simpson or
maybe it was terrifying I thought I was
headed for the eternal bliss of Paradise
the wife of The Simpsons mustachioed
neighbor mod Flanders meets her untimely
death after getting knocked off some
bleachers by a t-shirt launched at Homer
the characters actress Maggie Roswell
had moved to Colorado to raise her
daughter and needed to fly to California
to record twice a week she requested a
pay increase to justify that ongoing
expense
however Fox refused to meet her demands
and she left the show whether you
noticed her or not Maude was always
there and we thought she always would be
although briefly recapped Maude was soon
killed off by The Simpsons producers to
allow for more story options featuring
Ned Flanders as a single father advances
in remote recording technology have
allowed Roswell to return to the program
although Maude remains in heaven when
little boys growing up number 2
chef South Park hmm go mahjong Luke
solder balls Minnie Mouse a musically
gifted mentor of the South Park voice
chefs has been a mainstay of the
irreverent cartoon satire since its
first season however in 2006 after Isaac
Hayes departed the program following a
recent stroke and due to the show’s
infamous episode poking fun at the
Church of Scientology of which Hayes was
a member
yeah you think you can say our religion
is a lie we’ll see you buddy so creators
Trey Parker and Matt Stone went whole
hog when they killed off chef having him
join an organization of child molesters
before being lit on fire falling off a
bridge getting impaled shot and mauled
by animals talk about overkill
number one Charlie Harper two and a half
men after actor Charlie Sheen publicly
criticized the creator up two and a Half
Men Chuck Lorre in 2011 Sheen was fired
from the hit show following his TV
meltdown the character of Charlie Harper
was apparently killed off screen after a
jealous lover pushes him in front of a
train he slipped on the Metro platform
and fell in front of an oncoming train
never cross the crazy woman the show
continues to add insult to injury by
having the character supposedly haunt
his brother in the guise of Kathy Bates
while he’s in Hell serving as a kind of
karmic punishment for you island that
hurts to recognize your own brother
however in the series finale
Harper is then revealed to be alive only
to be really killed by a falling piano
after having escaped for years of
capture chefs death might have been
overkill with Charlie Harper’s is
something else entirely
winning do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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