 The series lasted four years.Strassman was told that Kaplan wanted her off the series, and stated in an interview that working on the series made her "miserable".Kaplan read the interview and realized series producer James Komack was separately telling the two actors they didn't like each other, and Kaplan informed Strassman that he actually wanted more balance between Kotter's work and home environments, which would afford her the chance to do more on the series.