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Patricia Richardson Says ABC Chose to End ‘Home Improvement’ After Equal Pay Proposal

The actress, who played matriarch Jill Taylor on the sitcom, said she gave the network an ultimatum after Tim Allen was offered $1 million more than her to continue the series.

Patricia Richardson has opened up about how her pay disparity on Home Improvement led to the series’ end. While Richardson was able to share her input on her character, guiding the male-dominated writers room on how to write for the matriarch of the Taylor family, she was denied a producer credit, she says, arguing that was allegedly due to a fear that it would set a precedent for other actors. Richardson also argued that, while fans have reconnected with many of their favorite TV shows from the ’90s thanks to streaming, Home Improvement hasn’t received the same treatment despite being a hit sitcom.

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