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The cast was reported to get along well despite some tensions which led to minor recastings and some disagreements between the show's writers and cast. It is known Jane Seymour and Joe Lando dated one another for a few months (during the earlier half of the series). Though they had their very minor difficulties during filming (often the results of disagreements on characterization and practical jokes), they have continued to be very close friends.

The most documented tension came at the end of the show's fifth season as [[Joe Lando]] was unhappy with both the show's and his character's direction. He seriously considered leaving the show and Beth Sullivan, who felt the show needed to be shaken up, openly stated ''Dr. Quinn'' could continue just fine with the Sully character killed off after a heated argument. Since it was not known if Joe Lando would return, the fifth season finale showed Sully being thrown over a cliff into a river leaving viewers wondering, along with Dr.[[Michaela Quinn]], if he was dead or alive. This way, if Joe Lando did not return, Dr. Quinn would find Sully's body and the show would go on with Sully dead, or if Joe Lando returned they would find him alive and well. As winter turned into spring in the early months of 1997, it seemed likely Joe Lando would not return so [[John Schneider]] was asked to return to the show playing Sully's best friend Daniel Simon. John Schneider was intended to take Lando's place as the show's leading man and Michaela Quinn's new love interest. But, upon learning this, ''Dr. Quinn'' fans created a campaign, known as "Save Our Sully." However, by the time they were ready to film the season 6 premiere in the spring of 1997, and only after he was freed up to pursue other projects, Joe Lando agreed to return. He was given part-time status on the show and only appeared in several episodes. Although the episodes were spread out throughout the season, they were actually filmed over a period of several weeks and Joe Lando then only returned for the finale. Lando's limited participation in the sixth season as well as Jessica Bowman's absence due to her character being in college added to the decline in viewership.

==Demographics change and cancellation==