Patricia Richardson says ‘Home Improvement’ was canceled due to her requesting equal pay to Tim Allen

I like this lady, no BS.

I would have cancelled it too. Ungrateful beotchas. Should have been grateful with the fame they got. I mean, who can pay everyone the same as the main star???

Any of the sons turn out queer?

I get her and Patricia Heaton mixed up.

Looks like she's doing Shelley Long cosplay.

What’s sad is the door slammed behind her when she left. No female in primetime has EVER been paid the same as the male co-star.

Tim Allen is a Trumptard, so if Patricia Richardson helped get his show canceled, I'm fine with that.

The show wasn't funny by the end. It was time to end it regardless of anything else going on.

How did she age so bad? Was she a meth addict?

She's in her 70s.

It was Tim Allen's show, nobody ever said they were sitting down to watch Patricia Richardson in Home Improvement. I don't think I ever even quite knew her full name.

her son is a hot slutty gay in nyc.

She walked away from $25 million just to prove a point and stick it to Disney 😳

That wasn't a very smart thing to do

R14, she also stuck it to Trumper Tim Allen. So maybe it's a wash.

See also the original Aunt Viv in The Fresh Prince.

It was Tim Allen’s show, but she got the Emmy nominations and critical acclaim.

Silly, Silly woman. Suzanne Somers was right to ask for the same pay as John Ritter...just like it wud be hard to understand if the 3 guys in Friends got more than the girls. But, this scenario is NOT the same. She was a supporting player in Tims show...and also, I've rarely watched it, but when I did, I seriously thought she was bland beyond belief.

[quote]I get her and Patricia Heaton mixed up.

Same here- I almost posted "cunt" until I realized that I had the wrong Patricia

^ Two TV moms with shows at the same time both named Patricia. I do it too 🤷‍♂️

r19 Wow

This cunt actually won Emmys

I’m not like this woman at all. I’m a true patriot who believes in citrus fruit.

Not true. If she could not renegotiate her contract in good faith, then Disney could have killed her off, and replaced her with some big titted bimbo for Allen to work off of. It probably would have saved the show for another five years

@r20, "[R19] Wow "

I'd knew you'd be impressed, now about your unimpressive dick...

Oh, who am I kidding, you're too drunk to care

r24 Ooh, good one - so witty!

Suzanne Somers was the only reason for watching 3s Company. It was ridiculous that she made less than Ritter. It's unwatchable without her. She was totally fucked over.

It was then when I used my thighs for good.

And yet the show continued for years without her, R26.

r28 Fewer watched

and even a thread about a sitcom that's nearly a 1/4 century old turns into a Trump thread. Kudos girls.

^ Fat drunk and stupid has entered the chat

She's just telling us now?

Who caressss?

[quote]I mean, who can pay everyone the same as the main star???

Tim Allen could've gone to the mat for her or dropped his own pay a smidge to cover the shortfall and make things equal. It's a gesture of goodwill to be generous in the waning seasons of a huge hit. That she knew not to expect that from Allen or ABC when she requested the raise says it all.

"The Big Bang Theory" is an example of a monster success where everyone looked out for each other financially. It probably extended the life of the series by several (tedious) seasons.

R34 Maybe he didn't like her enough or care. Anyway, he was the star, she wasn't. She wasn't an equal factor in the success of the show and didn't actually deserve equal pay. Did Vivian Vance get equal pay to Lucy?

Bea Arthur was always paid more than the other Golden Girls.

Hello, r23?

[quote]Maybe he didn't like her enough or care.

That's one of Richardson's points. Her main (longstanding) beef was with the network, which she felt had underpaid her all along.

Allen mainly figures into it because the two of them had agreed to end the show until he was offered massive money (twice as much as her) for an extra season. Then he had the gall to be pissed that Richardson cost him money, even though his inaction cost her significant sums.

How essential she was to the show can be debated, but the producers' decision not to continue it without her would seem to support her position.

R36 But if they others had demanded to be the same as Bea, that would have made more sense.

*the others.

The Friends were the first cast who all negotiated together and demanded pay equity for all 6.

Tim's an old cokehead narc. He doesn't care about anything

The show was a direct extension of Allen's stand-up routine about Sears tools. That people still confuse this Patricia with the more comedic Patricia of "Everybody Loves Raymond" explains her salary.

R43 = Patty Heaton

I always confused the two - I think they actually are the same actress. And I'd put the one who played Roseann's sister in there, too.

[quote]And I'd put the one who played Roseann's sister in there, too.

Heaton and Richardson couldn't hold a candle to the GREAT Laurie Metcalf.

The headline is misleading. The show was on its last legs and Richardson had already extended her 7 year contract one more year. According to her even Allen recognized it should end after eight seasons. But when the producers suddenly offered him 2 million to go another season he was jacked and pressured Richardson to come back. She didn't want to and hated being in the position of saying no which led to the idea that she would ask for equal pay. Knowing how Disney had under payed her all those years (her salary was 1/3 of Allen's)she was sure they would reject her demand, which they did.

So she simply didn't sign a new shitty contract, she didn't cancel the show.

They should have killed the greedy bitch off.

I like how so many don’t even remember her.

Always sad when people become greedy and bitter.

HEY! A gal's gotta eat.