"Days of Beer and Weeds" question

[JSP]

What was that stuff called that Mr. Roper threw on Mrs. Roper's floral arrangement in the contest to hide what he thought was marijuana?

[tlc38tlc38]

I don't have an answer for your question but this has got to be one of the funniest episodes of TC. It's one of my favorites.

[Sacha61]

Originally Posted by JSP

What was that stuff called that Mr. Roper threw on Mrs. Roper's floral arrangement in the contest to hide what he thought was marijuana?

Brilliant question! I've always wondered the same and would be interested in the answer.

[UMfan77]

Looks like a huge piece of play doh, or something to that effect.

[JackJanetChrissy]

From the color it looks like terra cotta clay. They were in an arts and crafts room, so I guess someone was in the middle of a pottery project. Usually unformed clay isn't left to sit out overnight in the open air without some kind of wet covering to keep it moist and pliable, so it was there just for Mr. Roper's convenience.

I'm shocked every time I see him throw it on her flowers, even though I know what's coming!

[JSP]

Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

From the color it looks like terra cotta clay. They were in an arts and crafts room, so I guess someone was in the middle of a pottery project. Usually unformed clay isn't left to sit out overnight in the open air without some kind of wet covering to keep it moist and pliable, so it was there just for Mr. Roper's convenience.

I'm shocked every time I see him throw it on her flowers, even though I know what's coming!

Thanks for the well-thought out (and most likely the most-accurate) reply! I'm always impressed with your knowledge of the arts, JackJanetChrissy.

[JackJanetChrissy]

Originally Posted by JSP

Thanks for the well-thought out (and most likely the most-accurate) reply! I'm always impressed with your knowledge of the arts, JackJanetChrissy.

Aw thanks, JSP, I'm happy I could help!

[Mace Dolex]

Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I don't have an answer for your question but this has got to be one of the funniest episodes of TC. It's one of my favorites.

So hysterical when Mr. Roper gets told about the MJ plant over the phone that he can't dare say even the mere mention of the word.

[JackJanetChrissy]

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

So hysterical when Mr. Roper gets told about the MJ plant over the phone that he can't dare say even the mere mention of the word.

I know! And yet, I can't help but think of how weird it was that they said both "stoned" and "ready-rolled joints"....am I naive? Was that okay to say on TV back then in a sitcom? For some reason it strikes me as somewhat taboo for TV at the time.

[JSP]

Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

I know! And yet, I can't help but think of how weird it was that they said both "stoned" and "ready-rolled joints"....am I naive? Was that okay to say on TV back then in a sitcom? For some reason it strikes me as somewhat taboo for TV at the time.

It sounds like something they would do on Saturday Night Live back then, not a PrimeTime sitcom. It definitely was ahead of its time and that's a fine example of Three's Company being edgy in its early years conpared to the watered-down safety of the show in its later years. The only proof you need that the Seventies was a far more interesting decade than the Eighties is to compare Season 2 of Three's Company with Season 8.

[JackJanetChrissy]

Originally Posted by JSP

It sounds like something they would do on Saturday Night Live back then, not a PrimeTime sitcom. It definitely was ahead of its time and that's a fine example of Three's Company being edgy in its early years conpared to the watered-down safety of the show in its later years. The only proof you need that the Seventies was a far more interesting decade than the Eighties is to compare Season 2 of Three's Company with Season 8.

I agree with you about 70s vs 80s. The 70s was a time of awakening and revolt. Also a lot of crazy ***** happened in a global way that seemed fairly apocalyptic at the time. People were getting real. Then the Reagan 80s happened, and the veneer of "family" and so-called prosperity/conservatism took over, and all that 70s grit was swept right under the rug. Weird to see it happen on a fluffy show like TC but yeah, that transition is definitely there.

[redhillpb]

Probably, my favorite episode of Three's Company.

[Sacha61]

Originally Posted by redhillpb

Probably, my favorite episode of Three's Company.

Mine too!