10 TV Shows That Were Disrupted By Behind-The-Scenes Feuds

8. Andy Kaufman Gets Bored Working On Taxi, Causes Chaos

Taxi was a hit television show in the 70s that featured one of the most bizarre actors ever to walk the earth: Andy Kaufman. Despite the show making him a major star, he resented the medium of the sitcom and was openly contemptuous of Taxi. He was often bored with the material given to him, and entertained himself by creating alter ego Tony Clifton.

The rest of the cast, especially Jeff Conway and Judd Hirsch, were infuriated by Kaufman's behavior, considering him incredibly unprofessional in the way that he voiced his criticism of the show. One day, when Kaufman showed up on set as Tony Clifton, Hirsch and Conway physically confronted him. As Tony, he reportedly delayed rehearsal while he was being visited in his trailer by two prostitutes, and when changed co-star Hirsch's lines during a run-through.

Although the famous incident in which Kaufman was forcibly removed from the set by security was a stunt, the angry reaction of the cast members was all too real.