The Ropers

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1979
The Ropers
The Ropers

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5.9 | TV-PG | en | Comedy

The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen Roper who were landlords to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy on Three's Company. As was the case during their time on Three's Company, opening credits for The Ropers exist with either Audra Lindley or Norman Fell credited first.

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EP1  The Party
Sep. 15,1979
The Party

Mr. Roper decides to throw his wife a surprise party. He asks his former tenants, Jack, Janet, and Chrissy to help him. When Brookes sees him with them, he jumps to conclusions.

EP2  Days of Beer and Rosie
Sep. 22,1979
Days of Beer and Rosie

A man shows up at the condo and introduces himself as Stanley's son from an affair years ago.

EP3  Power Play
Sep. 29,1979
Power Play

When the electricity to the Roper's house is cut off when Helen's sister is supposed to come for dinner, Stanley "borrows" electricity from the Brookes.

EP4  Baby Talk
Oct. 06,1979
Baby Talk

Stanley fears that Helen will ignore him if they adopt a child. But when a social worker says they're to old to adopt, he raises her sprits by giving her Muffin, a dog.

EP5  Two for the Road
Oct. 13,1979
Two for the Road

Stanley and Jeffrey get drunk and are arrested after both have arguments with their respective spouses.

EP6  Puppy Love
Oct. 20,1979
Puppy Love

Stanley loses their dog and buys another one to try to calm Helen down.

EP7  All Around the Clock
Oct. 27,1979
All Around the Clock

On their 23rd wedding anniversary, Stanley buys a fake antique clock which happens to resemble the Brookes' clock which was stolen. Helen then tries to sneak into the house to return the clock.

EP8  Odd Couples
Nov. 03,1979
Odd Couples

When Ropers' kitchen is accidently set on fire by Mr. Roper, Brookes thinks it's his fault and lets them stay with his family.

EP9  Pal Joey
Nov. 17,1979
Pal Joey

When Stanley gets a new (or so he tells Helen) living room suite from his friend Joey and gets his old furniture hauled away, he finds out the furniture once belonged to Helen's sister, Ethel.

EP10  Helen Makes Music
Nov. 24,1979
Helen Makes Music

The Brookes and Ropers fight over commission money Helen gets when she sells one of the townhouses to a buyer, the Brookes decide to buy her something—an organ!

EP11  The Skeleton
Dec. 01,1979
The Skeleton

Jeffrey's hobo uncle comes for a visit.

EP12  The Other Man
Dec. 15,1979
The Other Man

Helen creates a phony lover named Roman to make Stanley jealous.

EP13  And Who's Been Sleeping in My . . . ?
Jan. 26,1980
And Who's Been Sleeping in My . . . ?

The Ropers find out that a 18 year old girl has been living in their store room for weeks

EP14  Jenny's Date
Feb. 02,1980
Jenny's Date

Stanley pays Brookes' nephew $50 to take Jenny out on a date.

EP15  Of Mice and Horses
Feb. 09,1980
Of Mice and Horses

Ethel attempts to retrieve a valuable horse-shaped vase from the Ropers.

EP16  Family Fued
Feb. 16,1980
Family Fued

The Ropers and Brookes feud on the David and Helen's birthday.

EP17  The Other Woman
Mar. 01,1980
The Other Woman

Helen thinks Stanley is cheating on her.

EP18  Man About the House
Mar. 08,1980
Man About the House

Stanley takes David to a poker game while babysitting him

EP19  Old Flames
Mar. 15,1980
Old Flames

Stanley is jealous when Helen's old boyfriend wants to see her.

EP20  The Rummage Sale
May. 01,1980
The Rummage Sale

Stanley's mens magazines are accidentally donated to a church rummage sale.

EP21  Four Letter Word
May. 08,1980
Four Letter Word

When Stanley goes over to his brother-in-law Hubert's office to get a job, he finds two tickets for Hubert and his secretary to Acapulco.

EP22  Mother's Wake
May. 15,1980
Mother's Wake

Mother Roper holds a wake at the Ropers' house to discuss her will, complete with presents.

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The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen Roper who were landlords to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy on Three's Company. As was the case during their time on Three's Company, opening credits for The Ropers exist with either Audra Lindley or Norman Fell credited first.

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Comedy

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Norman Fell
Norman Fell

as Stanley Roper

Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley

as Helen Roper

Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor

as Jeffrey P. Brookes III

Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack

as Anne Brookes

The Ropers Audience Reviews 3p6f34

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it es unnoticed.
Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.
Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
O2D It's pretty clear that they only created this show to cash in on the unimaginable success of Three's Company.The Roper's weren't characters who needed a spin-off.They were just bit players in a below average sitcom, not charismatic superstars.Sadly, The Ropers is basically the exact same show as Three's Company except that the neighbors are married.Every plot/joke is about a misunderstanding.It's lazy writing but why would a good writer want to work on this show?The only bright spot in this sad excuse for a sitcom is the performance of Jeffrey Tambor.Too bad it would be twenty years until he was in a good show.And even worse that FOX cancelled it.Don't watch this show.Trust me.
matthew_cantrell21 Decent at most, "The Ropers" is a spin off to the ABC hit sitcom "Three's Company". The show is based off the British series "George & Mildred", which itself is a spin off of the series " Man About the House" the series "Three's" is based off of.Stanley and Helen Roper have sold their apartment and move to a townhouse in upscale Cheviot Hills. Their neighbor the pompous stuffed shirt Jeffrey P. Brooks is also their real estate agent. Played to hilarious perfection by Jeffrey Tambor. Brooks is a married man with a child, at times his personality clashes with Stanley's and it's up to his wife Anne (Patty McCormack) and Helen to calm their spouses down. At the same time Helen deals with her snobbish sibling Ethel and her forgetful mother.Some of the episodes are exact copies of the "George & Mildred" story lines. Much like "Three's" the series had special guest stars, and even introduced a certain actress named Stevie"Louise"Vallance who would later be one of the pioneers in Canadian animation. Unfortunately just as the series had finally found its footing ABC pulled the plug, citing bad ratings. Audra Lindley and Norman Fell both were hesitant to do this series, in fact Norman would only agree if the show flopped and he could return to "Three's", the producers decided to make the show go a season and a half and resulting in the agreement being null and void. Overall, the series was a valiant attempt but it proved that sometimes ing cast can not make it on their own.
phbalanced An ambitious effort from Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as they portrayed the hilarious landlord couple Stanley and Helen Roper from the hit series Three's Company. In the spin off show, Stanley and Helen moved from their Santa Monica apartment to the upscale neighbourhood called Cheviott Hills and their new neighbour was not fond of having them as part of the community. The show just didn't seem to be as good as Three's Company. Stanley and Helen were better as ing cast rather than as series leads. The cast was small including Jeffrey Tambor as the neighbour Jeffrey P. Brooks III. He's not a likable character, but his dislike towards Stanley and his quirks behind closed doors made the show funny. Recurring cast included Helen's troublemaker sister Ethel, and her mother; these two characters did not appear on Three's Company.
uknumbergb The Ropers was a remake of the English TV show "George and Mildred", which itself was a spin-off of "Man About The House" (the English Television show that was remade in the USA as "Three's Company"). I have yet to the the American version of "George And Mildred", or as it is called in the USA "The Ropers", mainly because it wasn't that big of a hit (though it did run for two seasons). Unlike the UK original which was a huge success. However, I have seen both "Man About The House" and it's American re-make "Three's Company" (as I now reside in the USA). I have to say I prefer the original, but still love the US version too. John Ritter is one of my favorite actors. Anyway, I'll have to look out for reruns of "the ropers".