Statement by one of the Producers that I need help with. The Producer said

[TVFactFan]

Once the Ropers got their own show, the new Landlord had to be the COMPLETE Opposite of Mr. Roper but it was never mentioned why in the 1980 TV Guide article. I wonder why it was VERY IMPORTANT that the new landlord be the complete opposite of Mr. Roper.

[beckyc]

because if they would have made the new landlord just like mr. roper, then they just would have sticked with norman fell to continue playing him...

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by beckyc
because if they would have made the new landlord just like mr. roper, then they just would have sticked with norman fell to continue playing him...

Not the answer i'm looking for

[W.J. Griffin]

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Once the Ropers got their own show, the new Landlord had to be the COMPLETE Opposite of Mr. Roper but it was never mentioned why in the 1980 TV Guide article. I wonder why it was VERY IMPORTANT that the new landlord be the complete opposite of Mr. Roper.

Presumably, they meant that where Mr. Roper was impotent and uptight, Mr. Furley had to be a hip-swinging swinger. Now, having never seen the original "Man About The House" sitcom on which "Three's Company" is based, I'd wager that the British Mr. Furley (or whatever his name was) was probably a bit more salty than what would have been allowed on American television in the late 70s, because...let's be real, here...Mr. Furley, as portrayed by the great Don Knotts, was just as big a stick-in-the-mud as Stanley Roper. Even more so. (Between you, me, and the keyboard, Don Knotts didn't seem, to me, to fit the vibe that "Three's Company" was putting out at that time...it's kinda like when they had Nancy Kulp as Officer Hoppy's mother on "Sanford and Son"...she just didn't belong there!!)

Was this the answer you were seeking, Solomon?

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
Presumably, they meant that where Mr. Roper was impotent and uptight, Mr. Furley had to be a hip-swinging swinger. Now, having never seen the original "Man About The House" sitcom on which "Three's Company" is based, I'd wager that the British Mr. Furley (or whatever his name was) was probably a bit more salty than what would have been allowed on American television in the late 70s, because...let's be real, here...Mr. Furley, as portrayed by the great Don Knotts, was just as big a stick-in-the-mud as Stanley Roper. Even more so. (Between you, me, and the keyboard, Don Knotts didn't seem, to me, to fit the vibe that "Three's Company" was putting out at that time...it's kinda like when they had Nancy Kulp as Officer Hoppy's mother on "Sanford and Son"...she just didn't belong there!!)

Was this the answer you were seeking, Solomon?

Yes sounds a lot better. Thank You