Trouble On the Three's Comapny Set?!
Question: Does anyone know exactly what took place between John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Sommers on the set of Three's Company?
I heard that Suzanne got very greedy and started a lot of trouble for the show back then.
Who can give me detail regarding this story?
Also, how common is this on tv series?
Answers: Does anyone know exactly what took place between John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Sommers on the set of Three's Company?
I heard that Suzanne got very greedy and started a lot of trouble for the show back then.
Who can give me detail regarding this story?
Also, how common is this on tv series?
Season five (1980-1981) would mark the beginning of contract re-negotiations and would thus spark friction on the set in 1980 when, after demands for a heavily increased salary (from $30,000 per episode to $150,000 per episode, plus 10% of the show's profits were not met, Suzanne Somers went on strike and was absent for several taping days. Eventually, co-stars Joyce DeWitt and John Ritter refused to work with her because of this, but, unwilling to fire the actress for fears her absence would cause ratings to decline, the producers of the series retained Somers, who was still under contract, to appear in just the one-minute tag scene of select episodes. According to scripts, she had returned to her hometown of Fresno to care for her sick mother, and in the tag scene she would be seen on the telephone talking to one of the roommates (usually Janet) who would recount that episode's adventures to her. In the story, Chrissy's place in the apartment was taken by her cute but clumsy cousin, Cindy (Jenilee Harrison). Somers' scenes were taped on separate days from the show's regular taping; she did not appear on set with any of the show's other actors. This arrangement continued for one season, but after her contract expired, it was not renewed and she disappeared from the series. However, Somers was still credited despite being kicked off the show.