Passage: Until 1998, Shearer was paid $30,000 per episode. During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing for casting of new voices. The dispute, however, was resolved and Shearer received $125,000 per episode until 2004, when the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 an episode. The dispute was resolved a month later, and Shearers pay rose to $250,000 per episode. After salary re-negotiations in 2008, the voice actors received $400,000 per episode. Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Shearer and the other cast members accepted a 30 percent pay cut, down to just over $300,000 per episode. On May 13, 2015, Shearer announced he was leaving the show. After the other voice actors signed a contract for the same pay, Shearer refused, stating it was not enough. Al Jean made a statement from the producers saying "the show must go on," but did not elaborate on what might happen to the characters Shearer voiced. On July 7, 2015, Shearer agreed to continue with the show, on the same terms as the other voice actors.
Did Shearer make more money in 1998 or 2004? For how many years did Shearer receive $125,000 per episode? How many days after announcing that he was leaving the show did Shearer agree to continue on? How many dollars did Shearer accept as a pay cut? How many dollars less did Shearer receive per episode in 2004 than he demanded? How many dollars less did the actors accept than what they initially demanded in the 2004 pay dispute? How many dollars was the difference between Shearer's largest pay increase than his smallest one? How many months after Shearer announced he was leaving the show did he agree to continue? How many months after Shearer announced that he was leaving the show did he agree to continue on the same terms as the other voice actors? How many months after announcing his departure did Shearer agree to continue? How many more dollars did Shearer make in 2008 than in 2004? How many more dollars did Shearer receive in 1998 during a pay dispute than he was making before? How many more dollars did the voice actors demand that they be paid after 2004 than Shearer was being paid? How many more dollars did voice actors receive in 2008 than they negotiated for in 2004? How many more dollars per episode did Shearer received after the dispute in 2004 compared to before the dispute? How many more dollars per episode was Shearer making after 2008 than in 1998? How many more dollars was Shearer paid in 2004 per episode compared to what he made up until 1998? How many more dollars was Shearer's salary per episode in 2003 than it was in 1997? How many more dollars were voice actors paid per episode in 2008 than they were in 2004? How many times did Shearer and the other actors receive a raise? How many years after Fox threatened to cancel the series did Shearer announce he was leaving the show? How many years after Shearer's pay rose to $250,000 per episode, were salaries re-negotiated to $400,000 per episode? How many years after receiving a raise did Shearer take a pay cut? How many years after the first pay dispute did Shearer announce he was leaving the show? How many years did Shearer have a raise of 95000 that started in 1998? How many years passed between Shearer's lowest salary and his highest salary? In what year did Fox threaten to cancel the series unless production costs were cut? In which year did Shearer receive the second largest increase in salary? Was Shearer paid more in 1998 or 2008? What year did Fox threaten to cancel the series unless production costs were cut? What year was Shearer paid more per episode, 1998 to 2004? Which happened first, a 30% pay cut or threats to cancel the series? Which year was the 400,000 salary per episode cut down by 100,000?