Who did you like better Mr. Furley or the Ropers?

this is better is Furley ;-)

Both

Both

So hard to pick. So I said both. Love RF and the ropers. Stanley and Mr. Furley are both alike in ways. Like they are both cheap in a funny way.

DEFINATLEY HAVE TO BE ROPERS.

Furley's the best.

The Ropers. They should have never been spun off and not allowed to return.

Furley was an annoying dweeb who tried to be funny, but wasn't.

BTW, IMO, there shouldn't be the "neither" and "both" options. I think people should have to make a choice between the two.

I liked them both. The Roper's were great. I loved how Stanley always did the hand motion talking about Jack being gay. And Helen- she was so sweet always referring to Jack, Janet & Chrissy as the kids.

Ralph Furley was an odd ball wearing the most weirdest outfits! And he was afraid of his brother............what a baby..................

Roper, because Furley's Gay jokes were not funny since he didn;t have a women and wore scarfs around his neck-lol

The Roper's were just funnier.

The Ropers

i definitely think the ropers are funnier. furley just doesn't really do it for me. don't know why...don't find him that funny.

I voted both. I think both the Ropers & Furley had truely histerical moments & I find it impossible to choose between them.

I thought the Ropers were funnier. Don't get me wrong, I loved Don Knotts, but he was too predictable and dull. I didn't necessarily like Mrs. Roper, but you can't have Mr. Roper without her and vice versa. I thought Mr. Roper was extremely funny and contemporary.

I liked the ropers the best. Mr. Furley annoyed me sometimes. Sorry Mr. Furley.

I voted for both cause I loved both of them. They both had their moments and were funny in their own way.

The Ropers. They were so much more down-to-earth and realistic - just like the show as a whole before season 4. After that, everything became so outlandish and ridiculous. Don't get me wrong; Don Knotts was funny as Mr. Furley, but on the whole I much prefer the Ropers.

I think Mr. Furley was the best.

The Ropers

The Ropers

A good sign is that The Ropers are starting to gain in the poll.

No offense to Miss Lisa, but somewhere down the line, I would like to do this poll over again with only Furley and The Ropers as the choices. I don't like polls that give "either" as an option or "both."

To me, if you're voting in a poll, you have to make a choice one way or the other. Again, no offense to Miss Lisa on this point - just my two cents, is all.:wave:

Furley

I LOVED the Ropers, but even I think that they were getting tired by the time that they left. I never used to think this way until I really started watching the reruns and was getting rather annoyed at the same jokes Helen made about Stanley. Perhaps they had maybe ONE more season on "3's" left in them, but not longer than that.

As of this writing, The Ropers and Furley are equal!! C'mon Ropers fans, let's put the Ropers in the deserved lead position!! Ropers forever!!:wave:

A good sign is that The Ropers are starting to gain in the poll.

No offense to Miss Lisa, but somewhere down the line, I would like to do this poll over again with only Furley and The Ropers as the choices. I don't like polls that give "either" as an option or "both."

To me, if you're voting in a poll, you have to make a choice one way or the other. Again, no offense to Miss Lisa on this point - just my two cents, is all.:wave:

No offense taken, I was just thought that if I didn't put the "neither" or "both" options I'd get others mad.

No offense taken, I was just thought that if I didn't put the "neither" or "both" options I'd get others mad.

That's cool. I was thinking that maybe once this thread fades away about redoing the poll with just the yes or no options. Also, I always put a 30 day limit on my polls. This way, there's a definitive winner.

Right now, Furley and The Ropers are 50/50. At one point, Furley was ahead by a few points, but who knows what will happen??

I liked both, each in their own way.

The Ropers have finally taken the lead. A very small lead, but a lead nevetheless. I'll enjoy it while I can.

The Ropers have finally taken the lead. A very small lead, but a lead nevetheless. I'll enjoy it while I can.
Actually, both has just taken the lead....

Ralph Furley so ROCKS! Don Knotts was awesome as "Mr. Furley." He had some kooky fashion sense! :cool: :lol:

Actually, both has just taken the lead....

The Ropers were ahead by one point when I wrote my post. As of this writing, they are both tied.

The ROPERS!!!! Especailly Mr. Roper!!! He was priceless!

As of this writing, the Ropers are in the lead by 2-and-a-half points at 35%.

Go Ropers!!

They were both funny in their own way! :lol:

Ralph Furley

I voted both. I think both the Ropers & Furley had truely histerical moments & I find it impossible to choose between them.


I agree. Their different personalities that bring out different angles of humor to the show.

I like both! but a tad more goes to the Ropers ;)

I admit it--I'm one of the biggest Don Knotts fans in the world, but I still preferred the Ropers--stale jokes and all.

Mr Furley is my favorite.

IMO, Furley was more animated and brought more energy to the show than the Ropers. The sex jokes between Helen and Stanly were getting a little annoying after awhile.

Yes Furley was more "animated" but frankly I just thought at many times he was excessively silly and a bit 'unbelievable'/'unrealistic'. I mean I did grow to like Furley after a while but the Ropers were always more believable and Norman mugging for the camera was always something to look forward to. :)

Yes Furley was more "animated" but frankly I just thought at many times he was excessively silly and a bit 'unbelievable'/'unrealistic'. I mean I did grow to like Furley after a while but the Ropers were always more believable and Norman mugging for the camera was always something to look forward to. :)

With no disrespect to Don Knotts, I've never been a big fan of him. I always felt Furley seemed forced and over-the-top. Norman Fell seemed more natural. I don't think that Fell wanted to leave the show to do his spinoff, but was coerced into it.

Hey, what's done is done, but the classic Three's Company to me is the first three seasons.

It's interesting how Furley and The Ropers sometimes edge each other out in the poll by a couple of points, but then end up being tied.

With no disrespect to Don Knotts, I've never been a big fan of him. I always felt Furley seemed forced and over-the-top. Norman Fell seemed more natural. I don't think that Fell wanted to leave the show to do his spinoff, but was coerced into it.

Hey, what's done is done, but the classic Three's Company to me is the first three seasons.

It's interesting how Furley and The Ropers sometimes edge each other out in the poll by a couple of points, but then end up being tied.

You know what you've hit the nail on the head here Thong. Knotts was a great actor but his character was written to be just too ridiculous, too forced and unbelievable. I mean it could be funny but you had to have some major SOD (Suspension Of Disbelief) to watch Furley. Stanley Roper though was much more natural and believable. You're right that Fell and Lindley were forced out of Three's Company, they never wanted to leave to do their spinoff, The Ropers. And I agree that Seasons 1-3 of Three's Company will remain the classic TC seasons. :)

Furley had his moments but the Ropers were always my favorite. Yes, the bedroom joke was a bit overdone but what wasn't overdone was the individual comments and innuendos supplied by Mrs Roper; each one was unique. I don't think she made the same exact comment in any situation.

You know what you've hit the nail on the head here Thong. Knotts was a great actor but his character was written to be just too ridiculous, too forced and unbelievable. I mean it could be funny but you had to have some major SOD (Suspension Of Disbelief) to watch Furley. Stanley Roper though was much more natural and believable. You're right that Fell and Lindley were forced out of Three's Company, they never wanted to leave to do their spinoff, The Ropers. And I agree that Seasons 1-3 of Three's Company will remain the classic TC seasons. :)

From what I recall reading, Audra Lindley wanted to do The Ropers, but Norman Fell didn't. I think Fell knew a good thing when he had it and wanted to stay the course. It's too bad the way the clause in Norman and Audra's contract about going back to Three's Company was good if the show got cancelled within a year. It lasted just over a year, so Norman and Audra were both out of a job.

From what I recall hearing on here and other boards, neither Fell nor Lindley wanted to leave Three's Company, an established series, for The Ropers, a new series that could very well tank, even though they'd be the 2 main stars on The Ropers and not merely accessory "main cast" members as they were on Three's Company. But the producers were rather insistent so Fell and Lindley eventually gave in with Fell insisting that they be allowed to return to Three's Company if The Ropers got cancelled within a year. The network agreed. The Ropers lasted a year and was then cancelled so Fell and Lindley were both out of a job. Fell would later complain that the decision to cancell The Ropers had actually been made well in advance of its actual cancellation, but its actual cancellation was postponed until just after the one-year mark so that the network wouldn't have to let Fell and Lindley return to Three's Company.

From what I recall hearing on here and other boards, neither Fell nor Lindley wanted to leave Three's Company, an established series, for The Ropers, a new series that could very well tank, even though they'd be the 2 main stars on The Ropers and not merely accessory "main cast" members as they were on Three's Company. But the producers were rather insistent so Fell and Lindley eventually gave in with Fell insisting that they be allowed to return to Three's Company if The Ropers got cancelled within a year. The network agreed. The Ropers lasted a year and was then cancelled so Fell and Lindley were both out of a job. Fell would later complain that the decision to cancell The Ropers had actually been made well in advance of its actual cancellation, but its actual cancellation was postponed until just after the one-year mark so that the network wouldn't have to let Fell and Lindley return to Three's Company.

Knowing the way show business works, I don't doubt what you said. To the producers, it's just a business decision. But for the actors, it's their career.

The network was probably breathing down the producers' necks, looking for more hit shows. It took them three tries to get Three's Company on the air and the next thing you know the network is begging them for another show.

Why is it that when a network has a great show, has a great cast with good chemistry who work well together, their first impulse is to take it apart and spin everybody off into their own shows.

ABC wanted to spin Fonzie (Henry Winkler) off from Happy Days when the show took off in the ratings and Winkler turned them down. He felt the character belonged only on HD.

Knowing the way show business works, I don't doubt what you said. To the producers, it's just a business decision. But for the actors, it's their career.

Yeah, exactly.

The network was probably breathing down the producers' necks, looking for more hit shows. It took them three tries to get Three's Company on the air and the next thing you know the network is begging them for another show.

Why is it that when a network has a great show, has a great cast with good chemistry who work well together, their first impulse is to take it apart and spin everybody off into their own shows.

Probably because their first impulse is to think of how they squeeze more money out of the show. And one of the 'easiest' ways they see that this can be done is to spin some of the main cast off into other shows, so that one great show becomes two (or more) great shows. Unfortunately most of the time this doesn't work and the new show not only tanks but the original show goes down in the ratings as well.

ABC wanted to spin Fonzie (Henry Winkler) off from Happy Days when the show took off in the ratings and Winkler turned them down. He felt the character belonged only on HD.

Good for Winkler. :) At least he had enough clout to turn it down. Norman Fell obviously didn't have enough clout to turn The Ropers down.

Probably because their first impulse is to think of how they squeeze more money out of the show. And one of the 'easiest' ways they see that this can be done is to spin some of the main cast off into other shows, so that one great show becomes two (or more) great shows. Unfortunately most of the time this doesn't work and the new show not only tanks but the original show goes down in the ratings as well.

And that's usually because by spinning off the characters it dilutes the original show and alters the chemistry. Sometimes new characters are brought in to replace the ones spun off and in some cases, there's no chemistry with the new actors.

If something works, leave it alone.

Garry Marshall played it smart. When the network was sniffing for a Happy Days spinoff, he created two new characters, Laverne & Shirley. He introduced them on an episode of HD and then gave them their own show. And that ended up working pretty well.

I like the Ropers better. I like how they play off against each other and they had perfect timing. I also liked the routine between Mr. Roper and Jack alot better than the routine between Mr. Furley and Jack. Don Knots was a good comedian, but his Mr. Furley character was sometimes just too annoying. I thought the Janet character and Mr. Furley character routines were very good but that was the only thing I really liked about Mr. Furley.

It took awhile for me to get used to Furly but now I like them both.

And that's usually because by spinning off the characters it dilutes the original show and alters the chemistry. Sometimes new characters are brought in to replace the ones spun off and in some cases, there's no chemistry with the new actors.

If something works, leave it alone.

Garry Marshall played it smart. When the network was sniffing for a Happy Days spinoff, he created two new characters, Laverne & Shirley. He introduced them on an episode of HD and then gave them their own show. And that ended up working pretty well.

Yeah, it did, didn't it? The network was happy, and Happy Days wasn't hurt by having main cast spun off. All in all a great move on the part of Garry Marshall. :)

The Ropers. There were more laughs than Furley.

The Ropers!

Knowing the way show business works, I don't doubt what you said. To the producers, it's just a business decision. But for the actors, it's their career.

The network was probably breathing down the producers' necks, looking for more hit shows. It took them three tries to get Three's Company on the air and the next thing you know the network is begging them for another show.

Why is it that when a network has a great show, has a great cast with good chemistry who work well together, their first impulse is to take it apart and spin everybody off into their own shows.

ABC wanted to spin Fonzie (Henry Winkler) off from Happy Days when the show took off in the ratings and Winkler turned them down. He felt the character belonged only on HD.
this is a little off topic But When Isabel Sanford And Sherman Hemsley(George And Louise Jefferson) were on All In The Family They Were Offerd Their own Spinoff For The Jeffersons,Sherman Hemsley Took it But Isabel Sanford Turned It Down At First Because She Like haveing A Supporting Role On A Hit Show And She Didn't Think The Jeffersons Would Last But The Producers Told Her If She Didn't Take It She Would Be Out Of A Job And Would Be Replaced And If She Did Do The Spinoff And It Faileds She Would Be Out Of The Job so She Took The Spinoff And The Jeffersons Was A Sucess.

I really like the Ropers.They were such a funny couple.But,Mr.Furley was hilarious :lol:

So,I like them both :)

Good for Winkler. :) At least he had enough clout to turn it down. Norman Fell obviously didn't have enough clout to turn The Ropers down.
Plus Happy Days came all about Fonzie after almost everybody left.