Look -- I got nothing against St. Peter, but seeing as how I'm a little addicted to television, I'd be just as happy if the doorman working the pearly gates was Ralph, the character Ned played on The Jeffersons. And it was a month ago today that my father Ralph passed away, which I reference only because one of my memories is hearing him watching classic TV in the bedroom next to mine before he dozed off to sleep at night, and The Jeffersons was one of those shows which got him to laugh out loud.
For as long as classic television will be aired to serve the purpose of "comfort entertainment" for a certain generation, Ned -- since you can live forever on the TV, you will not be missed.
RIP NED WERTIMER:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/wertimer-jefferson-doorman-dead-89-article-1.1236309
JUST A REMINDER HOW ST. PETER GOT HIS JOB:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1583/how-come-st-peter-is-considered-the-gatekeeper-of-heaven
OR THERE'S THIS VERSION OF HEAVEN (OVERDUBBED IN FRENCH!):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5187q_cher-dans-will-grace-different-kind_fun#.URBX5x1X1PI
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