Not A Happy Ending
During earlier seasons of the show, Sally Struthers was incredibly unhappy with how discontented her part was. Which is why in 1974, she actually sued in order to get out of her contract. But the writers eventually helped develop the character and Struthers was happier but just for a while.

Not A Happy Ending
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Provisions
After Sally Struthers sued the producers, they went ahead and added a provision to her new contract which prevented her from appearing as her All in the Family character anywhere other than on the show itself. Ouch.

Provisions