 On the Johnny Carson show, they had to put a little box underneath her. Ed McMahon went and got a little box underneath her feet so she could put her feet on while she was sitting in the chair in 1982 with Johnny Carson. But we lost Dr. Ruth. And then Saturday afternoon, word broke about the passing just one day after this man's 76th birthday. Fear is something we all must deal with. But sometimes our fears get out of control. Sometimes they become phobias.