He was one of the lucky ones to escape being typecast after Mayberry. He even wore his Barney Fife salt and pepper suit and hat in his movies. Not only that but acted like Barney Fife.

Thanks, It’s an honor Dave!

Mr. Furley was hilarious , Mr. Roper was too nosey

@@bobwallace9814 His typecasting ended after he started doing motion pictures.

Hi Dave! I wanted to bring it up to you about 3 different times where they tried to reboot a classic show that I remember as a kid. That show was Greatest American Hero and then in 1986 the original cast appeared on the season pilot of the show called Greatest American Heroin where Ralph has to pass his suit from the aliens onto someone else because he became too famous to wear it any longer. Ralph finds a female to wear the suit and Robert Culp would work as the FBI agent with the new super hero. I only found one episode on Tubi. Then when I went to look up information on the show more than one show popped up. In 2007 they tried to reboot Greatest American Hero and it did not last as long as the original show. Plus, in 2017 they tried to reboot the 1986 TV show Greatest American Heroin. It also flopped.

Awesome

Wow that’s amazing 👍🏻

Do you still have the autographed photo of Norman fell? From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@@harperstacey9604 hi Harper. I don't see anyone with the same last name very often.

@@CalypsoNurse23 Stacey is very rare for a last name. It's usually a first name for either a man or a woman. A lot of people think Harper is only a man's name when it can be a woman's name, too. That's why at the end of my comments, I put Ms. In front of my name to let others know that I am a female. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

One of my favorite episodes is when the Ropers come back and meet Mr. Furley. Norman Fell and Don Knotts played off each other quite well.

I never noticed they were different guys

I just never ever liked Don Knotts at all in anything. I thought Roper was terrific though and wish the Ropers had had more success.

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 You would have to be blind, deaf and stupid. They don't look alike, sound alike or act alike.

Hence, why they were casted...got anymore common sense Merlin?

I guess Mr Roper porked Janet

I know they were both very funny in their own way hard to pick just one

Yes, that was classic! Not many can pull that off well.

Mr. Furley (Don) was more into makin’ those wobbly-necked, googley eyed 😳 faces and being a mix of clueless Chrissie and physical comedian Jack. We didn’t need more of the same thing in a new character. So, what was enjoyed about the Ropers is their characters were “normal” people - they were down to earth to offset the roommates’ goofiness and the scenarios they’d find themselves in - Mr. Ropers was representing us interacting with Jack, Chrissie, and Janet in that way. Because of course we’d be shaking our head at them and making fun of them etc..

What the heck is break the fourth wall I have no idea what you’re talking about and I’m his biggest fan

@@worldview2134 It's when an actor stares straight into the camera.

​@@worldview2134when you act, you pretend the audience is not there, like a fourth wall. And when you acknowledge they are there, you break that illusion. When done well, like he did, it can be hilarious. He was the better landlord character imo and the producers screwed him over when he wanted to return.

Really 🤯 loved him ❤ what a loss

Wow I can’t believe how fast life goes John Ritter passed on my Son’s Birthday so sad 😞 Rest IN peace John🙏🙏🙏😞☮️💟

I named my son jack

It hasn't even been 19 years, dork.

Omg that long ??? I was watching love boat the other day and John Ritter was in this episode it really showcased how funny he was but he played it so effortlessly it was comedy without trying and I realize as an adult his genius much more than I did as a child

the best..

😊

Leered is more.like it

Always after a joke I'll never forget that smile

Me too!!!

OH ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY!!!

Oliver Hardy .......he was the original one looking at the Camera

🙂

Mr. Roper was the better landlord. Mr. Furley was the better bachelor. Both were memorable.

Mine 2 he was my favorite

I remember how Roper would look into the camera with his smile. That alone was a million laughs.

Agreed, both were Fantastic

Agree! Loved them both!

You stole our original British comedy show. You did it real good, though: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i51mfrdjra-2d6c.html

Could not said it better my self .

Of course !!! Mr. Ropper 😘

loved watching the Ropers

Amen!!

Norman Fell was my favorite also , Don Knots was funnier on the Andy Griffith show, I do believe.

The tinkerbell gesture was always one of my faves.

My father use to let my brother and I watch it while my mom was at work.

How you like the original show from Britain? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i51mfrdjra-2d6c.html

Jack was pretending to be gay because a heterosexual man living with two heterosexual females was frowned upon more than being gay.

In our locality, Three's Company aired late nights on Sundays, then followed by the Benny Hill Show. Next day Monday in school, my friends and I would talk about these two shows' latest laughs.

Hi! What did you think of the show as a kid?

Like that of Ralph and Alice Kramden LOL

I always loved the way Mr. Roper would look at the camera and smile in that way when he got a good zinger off on Helen. That was great !

Mrs Roper wanted Stanley’s frozen rope but he wasn’t interested

Solo not so much, but working together they added tremendous comedy to the show and it would not have been successful without them. They were hilarious and completely believable as a real couple.

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY!

But the roommate scenario was brilliant because in real life, roommates can come and go, just like on the show so that part of it was totally believable, as was getting a new landlord, which happened to me when I was younger and renting!

It actually did slide back and kept on sliding since Sommers left

The show was t really that great. I had tired of jack tripper, Chrissy's absence ruined the show, and don Knott's did not belong on that show! Hollywood politics was at work. John Ritter the son of tex Ritter many of the old Hollywood establishment either friends or fans of tex Ritter were determined to turn his boy into a star. John Ritter was a good actor but a terrible comedic actor. We're I in charge no way he would have got that part. Suzanne Somers would have gotten her raise and the Ropers never would have left. Don Knott's would have continued making features, and Jack's character really would have been gay. Plus there's be more hispanis,Asians, and Blacks in the series. What planet does this L.A. exist on where there are only white people exist in it?????? It was a terrible series!!!!!;;;

Really not that great

@@rexnegron1778 Well, thank goodness you weren't in charge.

That's so cool 😃

I'm 45 and I loved three's company as a kid.

I mean, Larry is one of my fav characters. He's sleazy in the best way.

T Mack All • I couldn’t agree with you more it was and I still feel it’s one of my all time favorite shows hands down!!🤩👍

so true. i really don't know who to picl

you're right. Anyone else playing the landlord I would've said bring back the Ropers. but Knotts was brilliant in the role

Don Knotts was also in the sitcom Step By Step for 1 episode that I remember which also starred Suzanne Somers in the 90's

Don will always be BARNEY F. HE WAS ONE OF KIND AS Elvis was,, ELVIS WAS BETTER KNOWN THEN ANYONE ELSES WHOLE NAME AS don will always be called BARNEY,

Me to he was a comic genius u can tell he was a amazing person and actor I was a fan I loved him on three company I was born 1981 I grew up on three company and jack aka John Ritter was my favorite character his physical comedy he was hilarious I am sad he died too young so early . prayers 🙏 to his family and friends the wife and kids.R.i.p. john Ritter u will forever be missed.

asian show - Tripper's real name was John Ritter.

The original cast of three's company was the best. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

If you really took a poll the funnier one would be Don, but that does not take anything away from Norman

@@barrycalvillo2466 Very well put, both were kind of want-a-bs . " Knotts roll was pretty much like his roll in Andy Griffith and even though he didn't right the script. " HE WAS GOOD!

How bout episode when Furley had the 2 black eyes lol

that's what happens when you put 2 absolute legends together

A ghetto landlord in real life, too!

Say what? Is that true?

He played a landlord in The Graduate, too.

Interestingly John Ritter signed on for Three's Company thinking it would not last (it was a mid-1977 replacement) and was just doing it until another project would come along. The ratings for the first 6 episodes were historic and he went on to do it until 1983 (prior to Three's a Crowd)

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OH I ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY TOTALLY AGREE!

HIS Son, Jason is in the show Raising Dion--NETFLIX

I miss John Ritter, too. He was so funny.

Slingblade's casting was out of this world phenomenal. There should have been an Oscar for the casting director of that film. I feel like it is one of those movies you take one actor out and place another actor who wasn't right for the part, and well, the whole movie wouldn't have been the magic it was. Like person who thought Dewight Yolcom (spelling🤔) as the abusive stepfather...chef's kiss 😘 Just so good! Thanks for reminding me to go watch that movie, ummmhmmm.

@@illbeyourstumbleine - I could not agree with you more! If humans can make a perfect thing, that movie is pretty darn close to it!

Truth! Even as a little kid he cracked me up. Loved when he looked at the camera after a line he'd say. 😂

That roper spinoff could been good

I always liked when he looked at the camera to smile

I have all the VHS tapes 😆

I too, have all of the DVDs and watch them frequently.. but I just recently found on my Vizio tv, idk if it was an app or what but it's all free tv shows, it's called Vizio Watch free+ then on channel 430 is Threes Company, 24/7!!!

@@JenCombs it’s also the same on Pluto tv. Also they play the show with the ropers and threes a crowd

Something i need acquire.

If only it didn't involve Helen. Furley as a single was better.

I did enjoy him smiling at the camera though.

Three's Company is the only TV show that I liked all the replacements. Cindy, Teri, and Ralph were great characters!

My thoughts exactly!

Absolutely !!

100 PERCENT FACTS

It was uncommonly bold to replace the Ropers with someone totally different like Mr. Furley rather than bring in another older couple to try and replicate the magic.

Three’s Company and the Nanny were my all time favorites and Laverne & Shirley.

@@StevenManor9373 I think I'm too young for Laverne and Shirley. I was born in 1989.

One of my favorite shows of all time but only the seasons with Chrissy. I didn’t like Terry or Cindy at all.

*ME TOO, MY MOM TELLS ME I ALWAYS SAID "MOMMY WANNA SEE JACK AND CHRISSY" LOL... I STILL LOVE IT..40 YEARS LATER* ❤️🌹

Yes! They had so much chemistry together!! Chrissy was awesome!!🤩

mhm they both had the laughs is why they shouldve kept them both the episode when mr furley and Mr roper fight I heard the ratings went thru the roof that moment shouldve made the producers write the ropers back in to get sum spotlight sumwhere

The Ropers.

Absolutely! You can't choose between the two.

Hi 👋 there? Hope you’re fine and staying safe?

Great lineup

That was the best night of the week!!🤗

Lived Larry so absurdly sleazy

*loved

Larry was the Glue!!

Don't forget "Lana"

I can see where it was better than I Love Lucy and Seinfeld. Not. Your lowbrow taste and lack of sophistication must have taken you far in life.

Uh... disco never made a resurgence in the early 90s. Tha fuck? 😂

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Not sure where you are at but it sure did in SoCal. That’s wha da fuk!!!!

@@rallypoint1 I’ve lived in SoCal my whole life, dude. I’m 46. Stop being delusional.

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 46? Pshhh…kiddo

@@rallypoint1 Uh, are you any good at math at all? I was definitely in the age range to know what was goin’ on in the music scene back then, ya goof (if that’s what you’re trying to imply with the “kiddo” remark). Lol, I’d love to know how ancient you are. I bet you’re too scared to say. It’s cool - I’m still laughing my arse off that you imagined there being some “disco resurgence” in the early ‘90s. 😂

Lol, all the best TV was from the 80s. Movies too. Best landlord.... yeah that is a tough one. really liked both of them pretty equally. Each had his own step but both were great.

Yep, old fashioned slapstick physical comedy, a rarity nowadays in series TV Early seasons with Ropers were good, and a great run for DOn Knotts after he was "broken in"

Roman's 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles (MOST modern day Europeans/Caucasians/ etc) be come in. (Yes there are some black “dark skinned” gentile people as well but the main gentiles ruling this world behind the scenes are in fact “white” gentiles. Gentiles are known for being practitioners of lawlessness although not ALL gentiles are lawless but rather Most as a whole. Part of the blindness is that we would not know who the true Father of Jacob(Israel) was and that we would worship false gods of [wood and stone] partially referring to worship of the cross(wood) and the “idol” of christianity the “jesus” that hangs on the cross tends to be made of (stone). Worship not literally meaning to bow down and speaking in gibberish nonsense tongue waving hands up and down, but rather worshiping meaning “To Submit To/Obey”. The speaking in tongue that some Christians do is nonsense, speaking in tongue only refers to the ability of being able to speak in a language or many languages to spread your message across multiple nations. Smh Deuteronomy 28:36 TMH shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. Deuteronomy 28:64 And TMH shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. Just as important as "what's his name," is "what is not his name." However, it is 100% certain that his name was not Esus Crios aka “Jesus Christ”, the idol of the Celtics who the Catholics sing at Easter in the Vatican, aka what all surface level “Holy Bible” readers (Commonly identifies as “Christians”) refer to the Anointed One as. We have been tricked, deceived as a result of the curses of the law (Deut 28-64)...wake up and stop following the lies of the Gentiles that govern this world. True Israel is awakening. I am no historian but I love researching and proving all truth. It was the so-called "Holy" Roman Catholic Church that banned us from reading certain books. Do not trust the Adversary's agents of deceit and destruction. The Catholic Church is not a good moral compass. Catholic meaning Universal. They literally crusaded all over the world, had TMH’s people murdered, burned women alive, and made laws against poor people (peasants) from having translated Bibles and books of education in the past. Who are they to condemn a book for any of us to read? They are certainly in no position to order us and they are most certainly NOT our Creator nor the Savior. Do not trust those who come in sheep's clothing but are rather ravaging wolves. It has been told of us to be as harmless as doves AND as wise as serpents. For one to be wise, You must research and READ, and educate yourself, AND prove ALL TRUTH. The only one to lead you is The Most High. Pray for insight but don't trust when LIARS tell you NOT to read something but approve of what you “Should”! It is good that we pray for you, and I do hope you pray for me as well. However, the decision is ours as to whether or not we fully submit to his will. The Most High wants us to submit to his will through our own decisions. That is why the Messiah says if any man comes to me, let him deny HIMSELF. That is why the word also says to be transformed by the renewing of OUR minds. That’s why it says every man will have to give an account for what he hath done. It is personal accountability and the sooner we accept this, the closer we will become to actually making the decisions that will make us submit fully to his will And for those of you who deny the existence of The Most High or don’t take the ancient scriptures seriously, you need to seriously wake up. Biblical prophecy is literally unfolding right before our eyes. This is not a game. A few notable mentions: Women wearing makeup should repent and change no debate, people who smoke weed (sorcery) should repent and change no debate, people who eat upon the flesh of animals… should reconsider. Everything is going according to prophecy, even ‘they’ have to move accordingly.. Go and sin no more and put in work for the kingdom. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. We’re living in end times yall. APTTMH! Visit Ahayah-Truth. Co m

The closest thing I have ever seen to John Ritter's physicality was Jim Carrey, who was probably directly inspired by John.

@@NQuiz52 True, But I think Ritter was better. Carey's humor and physicality can get annoyong after awhile. At least to me.

My favorite secondary character for sure! Despite her looking extremely old for a lady in her late 50s doing the show (She honestly looked 70-75) her warm welcoming personality was so genuine and there's just something about her you can't help but really like. It's like, who cares if she looks rough for her age. She's such a great person on the inside you overlook that and see her for who she is. A very kind lady that will make you feel like family.

Dang!!! Good idea! Where were you back then to suggest this!?!?! Lol. I wish that would have happened

Nah

Could ‘have’. Not could of.

Facts

@@davidleeroth784 Sounds like they were too busy collecting profits to want to pay such a large cast.

Ha Ha! Total Classic for sure!!

And that’s the ONLY time they had a scene that was just them. I think Richard Kline mentioned that in one of the DVD extras.

Yes! That latter episode was called "Paradise Lost." Don taking that shot of liquor was LOL funny.

Aww

And to me she was the sexiest woman on the show. Followed by Janet, and Chrissy.

@@raymondrochajr9621 Nah..gimme Janet any day.

There is a reason why they didn't mention him.....he can be found at any bar casing women with his gold chains and odorous cologne - meaning any guy out to put another notch on his bedpost with anyone who will say yes.

It’s too bad they didn’t give Larry a Spin-off show living with two girls or with Jack and one Girl! In fact 3’s A Crowd might have been a hit if they added Larry and Had Frequent visits from Mr. Ferly and Janet! That would have been fun!! It was too boring with his GF and Dad! What do you think?

@@MrFlyguy99 I think when you simply change the recipe of a delicious dish, there is a good chance it may no longer be delicious. And I believe that’s what happened. Although John Ritter was an amazing actor, it wasn’t enough to carry the show. And like you said his girlfriend was a bit bland.

Yeah but he was so over the top that it actually was deconstructing those toxic tropes.

@@MrFlyguy99 I agree

I haven't watched it either in about 15+ years. It is all trash now. The 70's and 80's were the best for sitcoms. Just like the 70's was the best for music.

I haven’t watched network tv with their unfunny series, canned laughter & predictable story lines since the ‘80’s! Nothing good on regular network tv, just as you both ( “LIL OL ME” & “BEBBY WOODBECK”😄) have said!!!

That was one of the best episodes. I loved when he started dancing with the lamp.

I agree one of the best episodes

You are correct. I've always loved that episode!

Yes hilarious when he grabbed the old lady

Greg Brady was Janet's date! I remember that episode!

He was funny, he made it all work, but the man himself was a bit of a selfish dick. I have a friend who was a song writer and he told me every single actor or singer he ever met was an asshole (except for Amy Grant). He defended them however as they all sort of have to be in that cut-throat business. Even Barbara Mandrell. She just got off the stage after talking about how much she loves Jesus and once backstage someone gives her a cocktail and a cigarette and she exclaims "What is all this fucking shit doing here?". I love that story. I hope its true :) My friend took his sister to meet her and after she saw that she told Greg she didn't want to meet her anymore. lol

i remember him in the old war movies, he was a great actor. i really enjoyed him on 3 s company . fell and knotts were both powerful actors, no doubt.

Well that's cool, my sister lives outside Winchester near Berryville, while I'm in Leesburg VA! Sorry I missed that Apple Blossom... Cheers neighbor!!

Yep. Don Knots hands down!

I so agree with you Russ!!!! Don Knotts was very funny but for me too, Norman Fell as “Mr. Roper”, was my absolute favorite! He was hysterical as he delivered his deadpan stare into the camera, with a little smirk “, as he delivered a “Oh so very funny joke, normally at his wife’s expense!” 🤣 How I loved Mr. Roper & I so agree with you Russ & your assessment! My personal favorite, “hand’s down”, as you perfectly phrased it, was Norman Fell , as the always funny, Mr. Roper! ♥️

I think I liked Don Knotts' character simply for those crazy outfits. But there's no denying the greatness of the Roper's. I think I'm split down the middle.

I can think of sexier men, just saying🙄

That smirk into the camera was what gave the Mr. Roper character the edge over the Mr. Furley character for me lol 😆

@@leighwright3450 yeah that's what it was, the 😏🖕

They actually had a Blind Computer date episode showing they were the “Perfect” Match but for some reason it didn’t work out! Boo Hoo to the writers! They missed a perfect opportunity! ♥️

That would have been AWESOME!!