After 12 seasons, "Two and a Half Men" finally came to an end last Thursday with a twisted and bizarre series finale that included everything but Charlie Sheen.

The entire episode, titled "Of Course He's Dead - Part One and Part Two," was dedicated to mocking Sheen, who had a starring role on the popular comedy sitcom, playing Charlie Harper for the first eight seasons. However, back in 2011, his character was "killed" off the show after Sheen was fired for publicly bashing the show's executive producer, Chuck Lorre. In response, Sheen filed a lawsuit against Lorre, the network and Warner Brother, the studio behind the show. The leading role was then replaced by Ashton Kutcher.

The storyline centered on Charlie Harper after Alan and Walden discovered that he was actually still alive and seeking to take venegence against him.

The episode highlighted the show's success with and without Sheen, while Alan and Walden consistently made fun of their characters, the show's writers and the show, itself, with self-depreciating humor.

Surprisingly, Sheen did not make a cameo on the show. Instead, his look-a-like was seen approaching his old home at the end of the episode and then being crushed by a grand piano. That's when Lorre turns to the camera and uttered Sheen's famous catchphrase "winning."

A number of characters from the sitcom's history also appeared in the show, including former star Angus T. Jones, who reprised his role as Jake.

Sheen tweeted earlier that day that he would not appear on "Two and a Half Men."

"Attention World: If you're looking for my much-anticipated cameo on network TV, you'll have to check out 'The Goldbergs' Wed Feb. 25th on ABC!" Sheen wrote on TwitLonger. "I go where the love is. #OfCourseI'mNot," in reference to the finale's title, "Of Course He's Dead," which alluded that he is dead.

According to Entertainment Weekly, a message at the very end of the credits revealed that Sheen was offered a role in the finale, but that he decided not to due to creative differences. He apparently wanted it to end with a new spin-off series called "The Harpers," starring himself and Jon Cryer.

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