In 2004, Ritter was posthumously given an Emmy nomination for playing Paul Hennessy in "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter", but lost to Kelsey Grammer for playing the title character of "Frasier". Upon accepting his trophy, Grammer's remarks included comments made in tribute and remembrance of Ritter. Ritter's final films, "Bad Santa" and "Clifford's Really Big Movie", along with an episode of "Scrubs" (his character in this series died, as well) and "King of the Hill", were dedicated to his memory.