According to Craig Ferguson, despite having great friendships with all the cast/crew, he grew really tired of doing the show as he was not able to professionally develop. his disappearance in the final season was the result of him writing and directing the film "I'll Be There". In his book, Craig Ferguson noted "I was being used less and less. Sometimes they would just pay me to stay home and not do anything else, which sounds fantastic but it doesn't do much for your ego."