Whoever thought of doing the close up shot of his laugh is genius

I heard somewhere that the first time he broke the 4th wall was by mistake, but everyone laughed so much they decided to keep it and it became his signature

Norman Fell was a national treasure.

Al Bundy before Al Bundy

I used to die laughing when he did that! I still do!!

When he laughs at the camera it's make it even more funnier

Definitely Mr. Roper's signature trademark...for sure!!! R.I.P. Norman Fell!

He does it such a way, where he doesn’t look directly at the camera - but just close enough

Never gets old.

What an amazing actor, Norman Fell

I was looking for a compilation of Mr. Roper laughing at the camera and breaking the fourth wall so thanks so much for uploading this!! ❤😂

My favorite TV couple of all time.........

Laughter is contagious. His character is cold and grumpy. But when he crushes the 4th wall, its his own reaction to his jokes that makes this classic.

Now we know where Al and Peggy Bundy came from.

Needed this smile before work, thank you for this👍🏻

Lol Absolutely brilliant the way the show feature Roper's epic smile. I always looked forward to it. But one thing though, Mrs. Roper always gave as good as she got. It was an epic burn fest every time they went at it.

I don't know what's funnier, his jokes or his reaction haha

Thanks for making this compilation! I bust a gut every time he insults Helen and laughs at his own joke into the camera. Awesome!

2:49 Helen: it's just a blob. Stanley: are you kidding me I recognize your mother any place.😄

Don't you think Mr Roper was kinda the original AL Bundy with his snarky remarks?🤣🤣

Roper was the best!! Cracked me up as a kid.

Roper !! When I was a kid, I couldn't wait 'till he did that. I was 10 when Three's Company started & I wasn't (for obvious reasons, back then anyway...) allowed to watch this. I had to sneak it on Tuesday nights (if memory serves, TC aired originally on Tuesdays on ABC.) Roper still cracks me up...

Prototype Al Bundy

Gary Shandling gets so much credit for breaking the fourth wall. But Mr. Fell already had that thing ready to crumble with his knowing smile to the audience.

I love it!!! Its 2021 and I'm watching the Ropers!!!

Stomach is killing me laughing so much. Thanks for this blast from the past.

he was one cool guy

that STILL makes me laugh!!

The Rope face we used to say 😂

Great post. Mr. Roper was a trip!!!

The Ropers were this show`s best asset, like Flo was to the show Alice.

I love his smiles, it kills me, KMSL 😂😂😂😂

These clips are GOLD..thank you for sharing..my fave TVShow back in the day👍💯💣

I thought one of the golden rules of acting is that you never break the 4th wall...but in some of these, the camera zooms in and waits for the punch line and let's him have it.Well done regan Kelly!!!

He was so mean to her ( lol ) but it was all in good humor. I laugh everytime when they zoom in on him and he is laughing, so funny. Him and Audra were so good together. Did you know Mr Fell was a tailguner in WW2 on a B25 I think.

I always love it when he breaks the 4th wall

Norman Fell's smile after a wisecrack I thought was the funniest part of the show. It always got me to laugh.

That smile breaks the 4th wall.

His smile was beautiful ...love to see it every time !

Look up pics of Andra Lindley in her younger years! She was a hottie!

There is absolutely no possibility that this will not always be very, very funny. Cracked me up when I was 11, as it has for the 45 years since then.

Loved mr roper

I named my turtle Stanley, after Mr.Roper... that face though.. lol Also a lot of people forget to realize how perfect Helen was to be on the butt end of his jokes.. any other woman and it just wouldnt be as funny.. she was the perfect victim.. “oh stanley”

Very Underrated TV Couples!!!!

We had an incredible dubbing actress doing Helen's voice in Brazil, in Portuguese. Absolutely great, especially the way she pronounced the famous "Staaaaaaanley".

A prelude to Al Bundy. Lol

After 34 years of marriage my wife now calls me Stanley ! I wonder why ?

Genius! I seem to remember that Mrs Roper actually pulled one off at some point and everyone went wild as it was so unexpected.

I'm Mister Roper's Smile and I approved this message. LOL.

That grin of Stanley Roper's Kills me, I always liked him better than Ralph furley

I think in showbiz lingo this is called "breaking the fourth wall" when Mr Roper looks over and grins directly at his laughing audience. Probably done in some other sitcoms but done often in this one. It must have been cool to be in the studio audience, I imagine one of the cameras was ready to zoom in on Roper's smile.

(Norman Fell)Stanley Roper,Legend!

Giving you internet hugs for making this compilation. Awesome!

I love the one at 1:27 He didn't even say anything it was too easy.

I figured this must exist. Never been more pleased with KZfaq

2:49 Helen: it's just a blob. Stanley: don't fool me I recognize your mother any place.

Loved it my other favorite Is when he does the tinkerbell lmao

Maybe the funniest moments in TV history. I honestly can't think of any show that broke the 4th wall in quite this way. Stanley was the only one who ever did it on the show. I know George Burns and Garry Shandling did, but that was part of the whole conceit of their shows. Sorry, but this is genius, in its way.

I love this couples so much. I also wish they were still alive. But I love Three's company so much. But all my favorites are dead but I wish they were still alive. All I can say poor me.

Stanley is gold!😂❤

I’m noticed it too often in reruns of threes company… That had to be written in his contract. Because every time he did it, they kind of focus real hard on it.

I read that the first time Norman did this, it was adlibed

The OG 4TH wall breaker. Legendary!

He is deeply missed

This is where jim from the office got influenced

Apparently breaking the 4th wall was not scripted and Norman improvised it each time.

Normal Fell did this partly in an attempt to appear more light-hearted than the darker humorless landlord he had played in the 1967 film "The Graduate".

Got to love Norman Fell RIP

AWESOME. so much better than Furley

jack benny started that he added the smile

Audra Lindley was actually very attractive. They really frumped her up for this role.

I was about 12 when they were on and didn't totally understand why my father laughed so hard at him! Lol. "I don't know, how long have we been married?" ROFL.

Jack says how does it feel to be married that long ? It gets easier !

Yo That Is So Funny Mr Roper Insults His Wife Mrs Roper Does Not Mind That Makes It More Funny I Really Love This Show It Ran For 174 Episodes The Ropers Is Twice As Funny Like Three's Company Always Funny I Said Everything What I Needed To Say Post The Ropers Episodes Please Yeah Me The Jamster Peace!

Just imagine and Stanley Roper and Al Bundy along with their wives were on the same show together!

Dang that was scary. When I was a kid it was funny

So I was just cappin on the wife a bit and she got a lil mad and I gave her that roper smile which made me have to look for this on yt and now my stomach hurts from laughing so hard

Roper > Furley

They should have never done the spin off show.

Before there was Al and Peggy Bundy there was Stanley and Helen Roper

Why won't someone put ALL these episodes on youtube ?

Lol killer 😂😂😂

best one starts at 1:20!!

Hilarious

ropers like a dusty rag doll

BREQAKING THE fOURTH WALL BEFORE IT WAS COOL

Lol

hhahahhahaha

Lol😁😀😄😃

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Christ, the volume is crazy low.

He was verbally abusive.

This really highlights how absolutely ridiculous their relationship was, exactly the same as Al and Peggy. Helen wanted romance from Stanley that he wouldn't give and sex from Stanley that he didnt want to engage in. Which is ridiculous since Stanley was old and not attractive. Why would she want sex from him? Then, as these clips show, he insulted her repeatedly, yet she still wanted to have intimacy with him. That is ridiculous. She also acted like she didn't understand why he didn't want to have sex with her, and he made it very clear time and again he didn't find her attractive. He straight up called her faded and drab to her face. As bad as their relationship was, it is ridiculous they were still together. Stanley treated her poorly, insulted her appearance repeatedly, was a cheapskate and took her for granted. They argued and attacked each other on a regular basis and had mutual contempt for one another, like when Stanley laughed at the notion that she had any value sufficient to get a job.

The volume is low

I forgot about this show, was kid when the reruns played. I see where they got the inspiration Married with children came from. Identical, Helen as Peggy the sex feen and Mr. Robert as AL as the apposite of their wives probably suffering from erectile dysfunction. Peggy was sexy tho.

I never liked it as a kid. Still don't. It changes everything because he's breaking the 4th wall.

Y5

The sound is horrible and STOP USING THE WORD "EPIC".

The Roper's weren't funny at all.Now Mr. Furly was halerious.

What's so funny about him laughing into camera? This is awful compared to the British original version, George & Mildred.