I mean, after his "religious awakening", he became nothing more than a lousy bible totting a-hole who tried to run the whole show afterward, and the cast and crew were sick of it. So why not just fire him? Technically, he was harrassing people, so that could've been used against him.
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Mike was a really popular character. They would have risked the show getting cancelled if they were to get rid of him.
The other reasons listed below are probably right. Although I wouldn't be surprised if another reason was that the producers didn't want to get accused of religious discrimination.
shareSetting aside the characterization of KC with regard to his religion, there are plenty of actors that cause trouble on set regardless of motivation, so the answer is a question: would getting rid of the actor help or hurt the show?
With GP, it's obvious. He was the star. Girls tuned in because they thought he was cute. Boys tuned in because they identified with Mike. That's it.
Nobody was watching it for any other reason.
You just don't fire the star on a top 10 show. You just don't.
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Why didn't the producers just fire Cameron?
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No matter what the problems are, sometimes a reboot just does't always have the same feel without the entire original cast. I mean, season 7 alone felt different for a good chunk of it with the addition of Luke and the absence of Carol. Spin City felt like a new show with Charlie Sheen instead of Michael J Fox, and ironically enough, Two and a Half Men felt like a whole new show with Ashton Kutcher instead of Sheen (and later, the absence of Angus T Jones). Sometimes it hurts the show when one of the main actors leave (especially with the case of Kirk, one that brings in a large demographic, which was teenage girls).
shareThey could've theoretically built the show around Carol, but Tracey Gold of course, at the time had her own personal issues to deal with like her eating disorder.
shareI thought I think about it, I wonder if Kirk Cameron knew some of the producers' "skeletons" if you know what I mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNKd2hJReOw
Maybe they figured by the 7th season the show was pretty much done anyways. Not many shows last that long, not even hits.
shareI agree, the show was on it's last legs. The kids got older and it never made sense that they were still all living at home.
Also, you know a show is in a downslide when they add new characters.
Even before he became a Buybull thumper he was annoying. Why he cliqued with the female audiences never made sense to me either. He was rather androgynous looking leaning on the Bulldyke rather than the effeminate male which I know attracts a lot of the female demographic.
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