I always wondered that for the longest. Was it a Roper thing, or did Norman Fell did that as an add-lib?

I always wondered that for the longest. Was it a Roper thing, or did Norman Fell did that as an add-lib?

Something they could have discussed in the Biography but instead talked about the same sh*T-lol

Something they could have discussed in the Biography but instead talked about the same sh*T-lol

You mean the same sh*it that was discussed in the 1998 E! Hollywood True Story?

Those biography shows always seem to succeed in only talking about the "bad" things that happened. Kind of ruins a show/actor's reputation a little in the mind of those who loved it so much

You mean the same sh*it that was discussed in the 1998 E! Hollywood True Story?


Pretty Much, the only thing new I noticed from watching it was the producers feeling Suzanne Somers was too old to be Chrissy and Fred Silverman was the one who wanted her on the show after seeing her on The Tonight Show

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Great pictures Ashlee. I love it when he does that. :lol:

Pretty Much, the only thing new I noticed from watching it was the producers feeling Suzanne Somers was too old to be Chrissy and Fred Silverman was the one who wanted her on the show after seeing her on The Tonight Show


Too old??? :lol:

Too old??? :lol:


Yeah she was early 30's

Too old??? :lol:
She didn't look that old to me. :lol:

Well, the producers were wrong :D

Great pictures Ashlee. I love it when he does that. :lol:
Thanks, me too lol. The caption for the second one is my favorite. I forget the exact quote, but it was something like:

Helen: I can't stay here tonight, I can't stand the paint fumes.
Stanley: So put cotton balls in your nose.
Helen: I can't do that, I'll suffocate!
*Stanley turns toward camera and smiles*

:rofl:

Which brings me to my next question. I made a thread about this in the past, so I wil ask again. Would the camera mug would have worked for Mr. Furley?

Which brings me to my next question. I made a thread about this in the past, so I wil ask again. Would the camera mug would have worked for Mr. Furley?

No it wouldn't have worked because Furley was already too GOOFY. See Roper was a serious type of Guy and what made the Mug shot funny was seeing his SILLY SIDE. Furley was silly from the door so it wouldn' have been the same

No it wouldn't have worked because Furley was already too GOOFY. See Roper was a serious type of Guy and what made the Mug shot funny was seeing his SILLY SIDE. Furley was silly from the door so it wouldn' have been the same
Yeah, I agree.

Usually I don't like it when actors break the fourth wall but I didn't mind when he did it.

No it wouldn't have worked because Furley was already too GOOFY. See Roper was a serious type of Guy and what made the Mug shot funny was seeing his SILLY SIDE. Furley was silly from the door so it wouldn' have been the same

I agree.

The whole point of Roper doing that was that he really had no allies, and that moment when he mugged for the camera was him acknowledging to himself that he got a good jab in.

And as an audience, even if some disapprove of him, we knew he was saying, that was pretty good, right?

I agree.

The whole point of Roper doing that was that he really had no allies, and that moment when he mugged for the camera was him acknowledging to himself that he got a good jab in.

And as an audience, even if some disapprove of him, we knew he was saying, that was pretty good, right?
Well said!

Thanks, me too lol. The caption for the second one is my favorite. I forget the exact quote, but it was something like:

Helen: I can't stay here tonight, I can't stand the paint fumes.
Stanley: So put cotton balls in your nose.
Helen: I can't do that, I'll suffocate!
*Stanley turns toward camera and smiles*

:rofl:

The Ropers were like a prototype for Al and Peg Bundy from Married...with Children. You both had a sarcastic, grumpy husband who is no longer sexually interested in his wife and a redheaded, tacky dressed, horny housewife.

To answer the original poster's question, mugging for the camera was Norman Fell's thing. He improvised it in Season 1 or 2 and the director/producers liked it so much they kept it.

Norman Fell's facial expressions & mugging for the camera cracked me up. He didn't have to say anything - I laughed just looking at him - ha ha.