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Mr. Television · 06-20-2006, 07:39 PM

I think they thought The Ropers would be a hit and therefore wouldn't have to return to the show. In Fact the show was a hit during the first season. Then ABC made the mistake of moving it to Saturdays and that really destroyed the showe. They should have aired it after TC until it really took off. They also made a big gamble getting rid of them before they cast the new landlord. I think The Ropers would have came back if the new landord wasn't excepted by the fans. The producers were very lucky they got Don Knotts.

06-20-2006, 07:39 PM	#2
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,147	I think they thought The Ropers would be a hit and therefore wouldn't have to return to the show. In Fact the show was a hit during the first season. Then ABC made the mistake of moving it to Saturdays and that really destroyed the showe. They should have aired it after TC until it really took off. They also made a big gamble getting rid of them before they cast the new landlord. I think The Ropers would have came back if the new landord wasn't excepted by the fans. The producers were very lucky they got Don Knotts.
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