1981 season was very difficult for the cast and crew.  Suzanne Somers (qv) began to demand higher pay than her fellow  cast members and part ownership of the show. When she was refused,  she would often not show up to work. John Ritter (qv) and  Joyce DeWitt (qv) refused to work with Somers any longer. So her  character Chrissy was written out of the season except for a  60