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0:00John Ritter was a sitcom Legend but his
0:03final words to Kaley Cuoco didn't make
0:04her laugh instead they left a mark on
0:07her heart forever before Kaley Cuoco was
0:10the outgoing neighbor Penny on The Big
0:11Bang Theory or the foul-mouthed baseball
0:14bat swinging anti-heroine in Harlequin
0:16she was the bubbly eldest daughter on
0:18eight simple rules Cuoco starred
0:20alongside John Ritter Katie Seagal Amy
0:23Davidson and Martin spangers in the
0:25family-orientated sitcom eight simple
0:27rules follows the Hennessy family as
0:29Ritter's Paul faces The Perils and
0:32hilarity of fatherhood the Lively comedy
0:34balances portrayals of patronizing male
0:36stereotypes with Ritter's multi-faceted
0:39performance as the protective Paul
0:41throughout the series Paul's patriarchal
0:43instincts are checked and corrected with
0:46his daughters portrayed as expressive
0:47individuals rather than oppressed prizes
0:50Poco was an exceptional vessel of this
0:52thematic element during her time on the
0:54series which she again channeled as
0:56Penny in The Big Bang Theory in 2003
0:59Ritter tragically died suddenly during
1:01production of the beloved family sitcom
1:03he was nominated posthumously by the
1:05Emmys for his nuanced performance in
1:07eight simple rules upon the 15th
1:10anniversary of Ritter's death Cuoco
1:12shared the special relationship she had
1:13with her fatherly co-star their support
1:16of closeness was evident in their
1:17on-screen chemistry which made Ritter's
1:19passing all the more devastating with
1:22Entertainment Tonight she revealed the
1:24lasting and emotional Last Words gifted
1:26to her by Ritter when he isn't scaring
1:28off boys or setting curfews Paul is
1:31mentoring his young daughters with a
1:33strong but loving hand John Ritter
1:35continued this off screen by creating a
1:37family atmosphere behind the scenes as
1:39well as in front of the camera this gave
1:41his untimely death even more weight as
1:43he made his rounds to say goodbye to his
1:45fellow cast members particularly his TB
1:48daughter Kaylee Cuoco she iterated just
1:51how much she loved Ritter by recalling
1:53their final moment in a tearful and
1:54extraordinary retelling with
1:56Entertainment Tonight in her words after
1:59hearing that he was sick Cuoco made a
2:01point to check in on how he was doing
2:02Ritter in response took her aside for a
2:05moment and they had a conversation she
2:08would never forget Cuoco explained how
2:10he sat her down on the couch and told
2:12her that he loves her to which she
2:14responded in the same way he goes no I
2:16want you know I love you
2:17I said I love you too he goes that's it
2:19and he gave me a hug and I was the last
2:22I saw him his final interaction with
2:24Cuoco is extremely telling of his
2:26exceptionally caring Nature by
2:27protecting the ones he truly loved and
2:30letting them know how much he cared this
2:32lasting image is fitting of the
2:34endearing actor who inhabited the best
2:36traits of fatherhood on eight simple
2:38rules as the years have gone on Kaley
2:40Cuoco has made it abundantly clear that
2:42the memory of Ritter hasn't disappeared
2:44from her mind 18 years after his death
2:47she spoke with USA Today about who he
2:49was as a person as well as a co-star she
2:52mentioned a specific incident that took
2:54place at their first table read of eight
2:56simple rules she said in comes John and
2:59I go hi I'm playing your daughter he
3:01goes hold on and he takes his jacket and
3:04puts it over me he goes never dress like
3:06that again and right then he was my dad
3:09Cuoco notes that he treated all of his
3:11on-screen children as his own which made
3:13it especially difficult to process his
3:16speaking of the day of Ritter's passing
3:18she said I just heard screaming and I
3:21looked over and I see all these people
3:23and everyone is just hysterical
3:24according to her recollection of the day
3:27Ritter passed everyone from actor Henry
3:29Winkler to the Warner Brothers mailman
3:31took it hard and felt devastated by the
3:33event Winkler added it was so sudden so
3:36shocking so sad September 11 2023 marks
3:4020 years since John Ritter's Unexpected
3:42death yet thanks to his impact on pop
3:44culture as well as Kaley Cuoco the eight
3:47simple rules staple has yet to fade from
3:50the public consciousness
