 CONT: In Season 2 Episode 3 (1992), Lionel comments on Rockys  lifestyle, in that "the way he goes about life, hes only got two or  three years at best." In Season 3 Episode 2 (1993), Lionel is on the  phone with Rockys doctor, Dr. Field, and tells Jean that "the old  fool will be lucky if he lasts another year." Nothing else was  mentioned about Rockys health. Ironically, in real life, Joan Sims  (who played Rockys wife, Madge) died in 2001. Also, she was not  featured in Season 8, which aired in 2000, even though she was  referenced.