# RIP, Ubu, RIP. Family Ties/Spin City creator Gary David Goldberg dead at 68

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 25, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ubu-rip-family-ties-spin-city-creator-gary-david-goldberg-dead-at-68/661872 "2013-06-25T14:34:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ubu-rip-family-ties-spin-city-creator-gary-david-goldberg-dead-at-68/661872/1 "2013-06-25T14:34:43Z")

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Shame, I really enjoyed his work and always loved the iconic tag for his production company: “Sit, Ubu, Sit… Good dog” which was actually Goldberg’s voice.

[Story here.](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/entertainment-us-garygoldberg-idUSBRE95N1A420130625)

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ubu-rip-family-ties-spin-city-creator-gary-david-goldberg-dead-at-68/661872/2 "2013-06-27T23:54:38Z")

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Was Ubu named after [Père Ubu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubu_Roi)? Because that’s an awesome name for a dog.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ubu-rip-family-ties-spin-city-creator-gary-david-goldberg-dead-at-68/661872/3 "2013-06-28T04:50:56Z")

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A little shout out for _Brooklyn Bridge,_ his quasi autobiographical series from the 80s.