When we were breaking this episode, it just seemed like a great opportunity to bring George back.

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Co-creator Steven Molaro also teased Barbers return on his Instagram page.

Barber rocked a silver wig, off-white glasses and a wine-colored dress in the otherwise somber scene.

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Lance Barber as George Sr.(Photo by Bill Inoshita/CBS via Getty Images)

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Lance Barber as George Cooper, Sr. and Lance Barber as … we don’t know, Barbara, maybe?CBS