Did 'The Ropers' Lack "Jiggle" to Be A Successful Show?

[Duster76]

Prior to yesterday (5/1/22) the last post in this thread was 6/28/2011 almost 11 years ago!

The Ropers as characters were not ready to be put into their own series. Norman Fell knew this, he asked for a clause in his contract to allow him to return to the mother series. The Ropers were a blue-collar retired childless couple in their mid50's moving into an upscale condo, imagine pitching that idea without the Three's Company relationship, you'd be laughed out of the room. To make a long story short they had nothing to do, they were all each other had as a result the comedy had to be toned down.

All the changes that occurred on Three's Company benefitted one person at the expense of all the others and that person was John Ritter. Stars more often than not get what they want.

[TMC]

Did this along with Three's a Crowd simply tank because the premises and supporting casts were not as good (or funny) as Three's Company? Three's Company was actually the result of combining two British sitcoms of the 1970s - Man About the House and George and Mildred. When The Ropers spun off, it became more like George and Mildred, with the Jeffrey Tambor and wife couple next door being similar to the next door couple in the original series.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by TMC

Did this along with Three's a Crowd simply tank because the premises and supporting casts were not as good (or funny) as Three's Company? Three's Company was actually the result of combining two British sitcoms of the 1970s - Man About the House and George and Mildred. When The Ropers spun off, it became more like George and Mildred, with the Jeffrey Tambor and wife couple next door being similar to the next door couple in the original series.

It seemed like a show geared toward senior citizens. Especially with Helen Sister and Mother coming to visit. Glad they was never on Threes company