Many of Ritter's co-workers expressed deep sorrow following the news of his death. Ritter's "Three's Company" co-star Suzanne Somers said: "I'm so sad for the family. We lost a good one, it was so unfinished". Zach Braff, who worked with Ritter on "Scrubs", called Ritter a "comic hero" of his, and said he had approached series creator Bill Lawrence to get Ritter to play his TV father (which Ritter did for 2 episodes and was slated to return for a third the week following his death). Katey Sagal testified in the wrongful death lawsuit, calling Ritter a "funny man who was funny like nobody's business". His "Three's Company" co-star Joyce DeWitt remarked he was "impossible to forget. Impossible not to love". "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" was later retitled "8 Simple Rules" following Ritter's death and continued for one and a half more seasons until the network canceled it in 2005. Ritter's character, Paul Hennessy, was said to have died after collapsing in a grocery store while buying milk. ABC aired the first three episodes of the show's second season that had been taped before his death, each of which was introduced by Katey Sagal. The remainder of the show dealt with the family trying to grapple with Paul's death. New male characters, played by James Garner and David Spade, were later added to the main cast as Ritter's replacements. Shortly before his death, Ritter had done a week-long taping with "Hollywood Squares", which was aired as a tribute to him, introduced by Henry Winkler, the executive producer of the show and very close friend of Ritter's. Four days after Ritter's death, Nick at Nite ran an all-night "Three's Company" marathon dedicated to his memory.