Departures of note

Earl Barret was an American television comedy writer whose career spanned roughly three decades. He wrote episodes of numerous classic series, including Batman, Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show, I Spy, Sanford and Son, and Welcome Back, Kotter. He was best known as co-creator of the Ted Knight sitcom Too Close For Comfort. Barret died of natural causes at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, on October 22, 2026, at the age of 94.