Michael J. Fox fired

It seems like not everyone loved Michael J. Fox!

In fact, after the first episode aired, NBC president Brandon Tartikoff was adamant that the actor needed to go.

Michael later recalled: "He said, I love the show, you've just got to get rid of the kid. I can't see that face on a lunchbox. So years later, when ‘Back to the Future’ hit and ‘Family Ties’ was the number two show on TV, I made Brandon a lunchbox with my picture on it. I wrote, 'This is for you. Love, me.' Brandon turned out to be a good friend and a great guy. He kept that on his desk until the day he died.”