TV's Best Later Cast Additions: Mr. Furley - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 02-09-2023, 06:03 PM

Don Knotts had a big vacancy to fill when Norman Fell and Audra Lindley skedaddled to star in their own spin-off "The Ropers".

Moving into the apartment complex in Season 4, Mr. Furley tried to be a strict landlord with firm rules, but it didn’t take long for his feigned machismo and slow-witted reactions to deliver some serious belly laughs. While the Ropers were surely missed, Knotts’ bumbling, Barney Fife-like character was the next best thing, fitting in perfectly with the show’s surplus of comical misunderstandings and double entendres.

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TMC · 06-29-2023, 05:46 AM

Mr. Furley was a great replacement for the Ropers because Don Knotts was just such a funny guy in his own right. He as Ralph Furley, played this old hippie, wannabe-womanizer.

02-09-2023, 06:03 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,175	TV's Best Later Cast Additions: Mr. Furley Don Knotts had a big vacancy to fill when Norman Fell and Audra Lindley skedaddled to star in their own spin-off "The Ropers". Moving into the apartment complex in Season 4, Mr. Furley tried to be a strict landlord with firm rules, but it didn’t take long for his feigned machismo and slow-witted reactions to deliver some serious belly laughs. While the Ropers were surely missed, Knotts’ bumbling, Barney Fife-like character was the next best thing, fitting in perfectly with the show’s surplus of comical misunderstandings and double entendres. https://tvline.com/lists/best-tv-cha...-supernatural/

06-29-2023, 05:46 AM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,930	Mr. Furley was a great replacement for the Ropers because Don Knotts was just such a funny guy in his own right. He as Ralph Furley, played this old hippie, wannabe-womanizer.