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Originally Posted by BestTVever
Antenna TV now airs The Ropers at 7:30 right after Threes Company. I've seen all the episodes before but have been watching them more closely now.
It seems like they tried to introduce the Brookes as Ropers characters from Threes Company. They are not landlords but Jeffrey sort of takes on the Roper character and his wife is Helen, the nice one that is always friendly to the Ropers and tries to keep Jeffrey in line. Starting a scene in the Brookes apartment is very Threes Company like. Many times on TC the scenes started in the Ropers apartment. I think it was necessary to build them as characters since they were vital to the show. Without any interaction with people Stanley Roper is boring. The problem with this set up is when the shoe is on the other foot made the Ropers not funny. Both Roper and Jeffrey Brookes annoyed their neighbors.
This episode was particularly lame because in the end its revealed that Doris is Doris Day. What a lame script. The subplot is Jeffrey wanting to get a vasectomy. I also feel David never quite fit. Cute kids are fine but all he does is come into the room, say his clever lines and then leave.
The Ropers were far more interesting when they owned their own building and were the landlords and be the foil and heroine of the kids above them. Stanley Roper is not funny just being clever and slap schtick on his own.
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It did make you think stanley had another love until the end lol