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10 Major Stars Who Walked Away From Hit Shows

Remember When | April 24, 2026



#RememberWhen your favorite stars left their hit TV shows? This video will cover some dramatic exits, quiet fade-outs, and a few straight-up vanishing acts by some of our favorite TV actors. See which celebrities abandoned ship!

10 Major Stars Who Walked Away From Hit Shows

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Larry Linville: M*A*S*H — Alan Alda, Loretta Swit
03:14 – Sasha Mitchell: Step by Step — Suzanne Somers, Patrick Duffy
05:25 – David Duchovny: The X-Files — Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi
08:01 – Julie McCullough: Growing Pains — Kirk Cameron, Alan Thicke
11:42 – Rob Lowe: The West Wing — Martin Sheen, Allison Janney
14:30 – Mark Harmon: St. Elsewhere — Denzel Washington, Howie Mandel
16:43 – Bea Arthur: The Golden Girls — Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Betty White
19:10 – Larry Wilcox: CHiPs — Erik Estrada
21:37 – Tom Selleck: Magnum P.I. — John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley
24:13 – Chyler Leigh: Grey’s Anatomy — Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh

Part 1: https://youtu.be/aEhO_dfxx8Y?si=V2l6fu-0NGsDTdRW
Part 2: https://youtu.be/MYZhTysDazc?si=PJ4cEsMQpmInig2T
Part 3: https://youtu.be/FgHHW8O7zRM?si=b7RaWCn9ypsaxLhy
Part 4: https://youtu.be/Q6Skmvex4gA?si=R2i4_BL3Y5oSEfY5

#tvstars #behindthescenesdrama #classictv #CelebrityExits #Mash #thexfiles #growingpains #thewestwing #greysanatomy #tvnostalgia #popculturehistory #hollywooddrama

Written by Remember When

Comments

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  1. @Gigibaby88

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    I am a huge David Duchovny fan and so when he left I barely watched S9. But yrs later I was watching the entire show from beginning to end & finally watched it & I have to say it's criminally underrated. Robert Patrick was absolutely fantastic and there were really good storlines, strong acting & writing. Of course it's extremely different without Mulder and I def missed him still & his chemistry with Scully. But if you really give it a chance & just watch it on it's own merit, you might just be pleasantly surprised like I was 😌

  2. @irismckay6472

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Kirk Cameron's actions in getting his co-worker are short-sighted and childish, just like his support of DJT as someone who promotes Christian values. What a disgrace he is.

  3. @georgeh6856

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    If Kirk Cameron wanted to ruin his own career, then that is his choice. But to get his costar fired and ruin her career is truly despicable. He is a terrible person.

  4. @bigcahuna42366

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    I don't understand why this whole series (10 major stars who left the hit TV show) on this channel didn't mention Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men. His exit was one of the most notable.

  5. @mowm88

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Estrada had Wilcox FIRED end of season 5. Lets be clear on that. They'd been fighting over who got the bigger trailer, $, cars, etc. It just was inevitable one would go. Oh you haven't lived til you have watched last episode of that season-a backdoor pilot starring Hunter Fred Dryer as an eye patch wearing Ninja guy, head of some A-Team that does Ninja stuffs. It's hiliarious. They had same plotline as the Rock '86 too. You need to see this.

  6. @saturnargentavis1901

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Oh hell no. If you are going to make a list like this you better get the facts straight and tell the entire story. Cody (Sasha Mitchell) indeed was arrested on domestic abuse charges. However you cannot leave the story just like that and move on, just makes him sound guilty. Sasha was arrested but the courts found his wife was the abuser in the relationship, hurting sasha as well as being terrifying in front of the kids all due to her drug habit. Sasha didnt want his personal life about his wife getting out as he was trying to help her. He took the blame but was found 100% innocent in the end. Thats why sasha got to come back for one last episode in the series. You should think about fixing this video as many youtubers have been sued for sending out half truths and false statements about sasha, this is not a good look for your channel either

  7. @Kindred-o8n

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    I would like to know why they killed off the character doctor in ER – Dr. Kerry Weaver – played by Lucy Knight – that death of an adorable talented character hit me hard

  8. @ojdidit94

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    What really bothers me with some sitcoms is when they build this whole wedding story arc and then kill it by having either the bride or groom ditching the wedding or both partners realizing they aren’t ready. Growing Pains, That 70s Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. In my opinion it does kill the show

  9. @thefilmanalyzer

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    When it comes to mark harmon being the mcdreamy of the 80s, i think you should have said mcsteamy which is mark salone (reference maybe) because he was the plastic surgeon the nurses did get with.

  10. @frederickseltzerjr2170

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Ok, you didn't something with Rob Lowe that you also didn't do with Rob Lowe … Lowe went on to be a Senator from California on the hit show, "Brothers & Sisters" WAY before he did "Parks & Recreation!" Are you having "Remember When Glitching" from all the excellent content you've put out? 🙂

  11. @ML-xh6rd

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Frank Burns killed Larry Linville's career. He played him so well that casting agents and directors believed audiences wouldn't be able to see him as anyone other than Frank.

  12. @inezsson

    April 24, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Polly Holiday leaving Alice, Bonnie Franklin leaving One Day at a Time, Larry Wilcox leaving Chips and Larry Hagman passing away during the Dallas reboot would all be good for a new list.

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