Sitcoms are about how characters deal with situations. Pickles as it were. And George accidentally killing the dog of the powerful penthouse businessman is one heck of a plot-line, and hilarious as the dog... who is really a nasty and angry and irritable dog by the way (Dobies were extremely popular in this era)... leaps in slow-motion over the railing. So calm down people. I remember even as a kid cracking up, and I hate when dogs die in movies or shows, but this was funny.