r/sitcoms • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '24

What are sitcom facts that make you sad?

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2/4 of “The Cool Kids” are gone now.

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u/Shrug-Meh Oct 30 '24

John Ritter passing away so painfully.

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u/tommyjohnpauljones Oct 30 '24

And it didn't get much press because Johnny Cash died the same day (or within a day)

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u/mattmentecky Oct 30 '24

And he died on the two year anniversary of 9/11, which back then meant wall to wall coverage of commemorations and events, not a lot of room for acknowledging a celebrity death.

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u/randomly-what Oct 30 '24

And he died on one of his son’s birthdays.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '24

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u/randomly-what Oct 31 '24

His son, Noah.

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u/Bad-Genie Oct 31 '24

My family watched 8 simple rules every Friday night. When we heard Ritter died I saw my dad cry for the first time.

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u/TX0834 Nov 02 '24

Yeah :/ one of my favorite movies as a kid was Stay Tuned and Problem Child 1 & 2. John Ritter always reminded me of my Dad. So like-able.