R.I.P. Chico Rodriguez, Susan Ross and Dan Conner: A Brief History of 13 Shocking Sitcom Deaths
Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
This still makes me upset. The beloved John Ritter suffered an aortic dissection during an early second season rehearsal on 8 Simple Rules and passed away. An attempt was made to salvage the show by bringing on David Spade but, alas, 8 Simple Rules was canceled after the end of its third season.
Henry Blake on M*A*S*H
After two seasons of playing Henry Blake, McLean Stevenson asked to be let out of his contract so he could pursue other projects that would cast him as the lead. Unbeknownst to the cast, after Stevenson made this decision, he was written out permanently with his plane being shot down after he left the camp. Quite famously, this development was not in the original script and came as a surprise to the cast when the announcement was made while filming. Unfortunately for Stevenson, one of his next shows, Hello, Larry, is still a punchline to this day. M*A*S*H only lasted for nine more seasons after Stevenson's departure.
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Correct, but it wasn't inexplicable -- they both died. Night Court had TWO actresses playing bailffs die between back-to-back seasons. Selma Diamond died after Season 2 and Florence Halop died after Season 3. Both died of cancer.
Nurse Laverne Roberts on Scrubs played by Aloma Wright. Not only was it unexpected when she got in the accident and died but she came back as another nurse who just happened to look like Nurse Roberts. The death itself was not shocking but the incident happened at the end of one of Scrubs funnier episodes.
"orientated"?????!!!!
I instantly thought of Brendan Fraser's death on Scrubs. To this day, even though I know what's coming, I still tear up. It was one of the most heartbreaking and beautifully written episodes.
What about Shawn Hunters father on Boy Meets World? Died in season 4.
Anyone else remember David Strickland from Suddenly Susan?
I never got to see the Edith scene. Heartbreaking.
Where is Chef on South Park?
@MAGICJILL
Ever look a word up?
Orientated:
Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination.
It's a synonym for oriented.
It means:
Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination.
It's a synonym for oriented.
We should also remember that John Ritter's death was also acknowledge in Scrubs. He appeared twice in the show once in a full episode and also in a flashback daydream that JD, is famous for. Scrubs honoured him by centering a full episode on his characters death but also mentioning it in the following episodes.
You forgot Maude Flanders on the Simpsons!!!!
"The Hogan Family" and "Perfect Strangers" are not connected in any way.
HF was on NBC and PS was on ABC. I don't know what show you were thinking of, or if you just wanted to take a shot at Balki (for irrational reasons) but you need to edit your article.
THAT'S a good one - especially since I kept thinking they would inexplicably bring her back in the way they handle most big plot twists. Lisa going vegetarian and Maude's death are two very rare, consistent plot changes.
It would've been difficult to pair "Valerie" with "Perfect Strangers" since the former was on NBC and the latter was on ABC. Also, there is no such word as "orientated."
Plus, Valerie and Perfect Strangers were on two different nights (Sunday and Wednesday, respectively). So they couldn't possibly be "paired up".
I didn't mean paired up on the network. The producers of Valerie also produced Perfect Strangers. Perfect Strangers was making more money for them, so, they wanted to pair them up in style. Sorry for any confusion.
What about Jack Arnold from The Wonder Years?
Speaking of discipline, don't take on too much when it comes to social networking.
Networks have had shows made by the same people that are connected. Bionic Woman and Million Dollar Man did a crossover yet were on different networks. And more recently, even though they started on the same network, Buffy moved networks but they still ended up doing a bit of crossing over with Angel
I'll admit though, sitcoms would have next to no reason to do this.
Don't forget James from GoodTimes. That episode still makes me cry.
The British use "orientated".
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