Jon, your post reminded me of a gag in the short-lived ABC/FOX cartoon series “The Critic,” which featured Jon Lovitz as the voice of title character Jay Sherman, a film critic.

One episode, Jay’s boss is suicidal and contacts Dr. Kevorkian. Jay talks him out of it at the last second, convincing him of the value of life. His boss unattaches himself from the machine and walks out.

The next scene is of a nurse consoling Kevorkian, who is shaking his head sadly, eyes downcast, muttering “I’ve never lost a patient before …”