Come and Knock on Our Door, St. Peter's Waiting for You

Where the kisses are hearse and hearse and his, Jack Tripper's dead, too

(Props to Laura for the subject line, shame on me for not knowing when to stop)

Or

Tripped Up

In a shock to many of the TV generation, John Ritter, star of Hooperman, and Rev. Matthew Fordwick on Little House on the Prairie, died this morning of a previously undiagnosed heart ailment at the age of 54 after collapsing on the set last night. He may be slightly better remembered as Jack Tripper from Three's a Crowd and Three's Company. An ABC spokesman said, "Later this week, he will fill a large hole in the ground, but for now, he creates a huge hole in our Fall Lineup." The spokesman continued that at 12 p.m. today, all employees will hold a moment of silence, then will open a door into their face as a final tribute to Ritter's comic genius. As always, I look for the silver lining on occasions like this: Goodbye, 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter.