They even situated his picture on top of the mantle, with the cast echoing in a chorus, “We miss you Ty!” and in actress Sarah Hyland’s case, “I love you, dad.”
The omission had fans furiously googling to make sure the beloved actor was OK.
“YOU CANT DO THIS I THOUGHT THE MAN WAS DEAD,” said one distraught fan.
“Please never ever do this again. Thought he’s gone!!” another pleaded.
“It kinda looks like you’re all at Phil’s wake and it’s really funny for some reason,” another observed of the party.
“Why didn’t he attend as an iPad moving robot, you lost an amazing opportunity,” remarked one, making a reference to Burell’s character once strapping an iPad to a robot vacuum to ensure his presence at an important event.
Winter wrote, “I can see how this looks but Ty is alive and well I PROMISE😂❤️ He’ll definitely be there for the next one.”