Line #20 Series/TheRopers


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3	A 1979–80 SpinOff of the popular Creator/{{ABC\|US}} sitcom ''Series/ThreesCompany'', and the [[TransAtlanticEquivalent Americanized version]] of the British series ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'' (which itself was a spinoff of the show on which ''Three's Company'' was based, ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse''. Confused yet?).
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5	After selling their apartment complex, Stanley and Helen Roper (Creator/NormanFell and Creator/AudraLindley) move into a luxury townhouse in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, where they end up living next to snobbish real estate salesman Jeffrey P. Brookes III (Creator/JeffreyTambor), his wife Ann (Patricia [=McCormack=]), and their young son David (Evan Cohen).
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8	!!"The Tropers":
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10	* TheAllegedCar: The Rustcovered Ropermobile. In the pilot Stanley has to drive it backwards all the way from the apartment to the condo.
11	* AwfulWeddedLife: Though with occasional AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moments.
12	* BreakingTheFourthWall: This was a signature of Mr. Roper; he would deliver a one-liner or zinger and then slowly turn to the camera and smile mischeviously.
13	* CharacterOverlap: See RequiredSpinoffCrossover.
14	* CorruptPolitician: In "Friends and Neighbors," a Congressman and his wife visit the the Brookeses. Thanks to other complications, Stanley is there and gets drunk--proceeding to constantly badger the Congressman with opinions and questions.
15	-->'''Stanley:''' Now, last year, I paid... I paid in taxes $2,012.37. What the hell did you do with it?!\
16	'''Congressman:''' ''[cracking]'' I spent it on junkets to Hawaii and loose women!
17	* HopeSpot: In "Friends and Neighbors," the Ropers get locked out of their house; they just want to relax and Jeffrey wants them out of his house. He lets them borrow a ladder so Stanley can climb up to an open window. Stanley makes it and reports his success, only for the door knob to the room he's in to break loose.
18	* InstrumentalThemeTune
19	* {{Irony}}: Jeffrey didn't want the Ropers to move in on the grounds that they would lower the neighborhood's property values. Stanley didn't want to move in because the house was too expensive.
20	* LukeYouAreMyFather: One episode has a 30-year-old man announce this to Stanley.
21	* NonNudeBathing: In the first regular episode, Stanley thankfully leaves on his bathrobe as he tests his bubble bath water temperature. Of course, he's not wearing any shorts underneath, which leads to some awkwardness when he climbs up a ladder.
22	* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: "An Anniversary Surprise" from ''Series/ThreesCompany'' helped set up the basic premise by having Stanley sell the apartment building. The actual pilot episode ("Moving On," which borrows heavily from the ''George & Mildred'' pilot) ended up being syndicated as a ''Three's Company'' episode.
23	* [[PuppetShows Puppet Show]]: Stanley and Jeffery plan one for David's birthday party.
24	* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: Larry from ''Three's Company'' shows up in the season 1 episode "Opportunity Knocks", while Jack, Janet and Chrissy appear in season 2's "The Party".
25	* SexlessMarriage
26	* SlobsVersusSnobs: Mainly Stanley vs. Jeffrey. Ann gets along fine with the Ropers and often chastises Jeffrey for his snobby behavior.
27	* SpinOff
28	* SyndicationTitle: Originally syndicated as ''Three's Company's Friends: The Ropers'', the show regained its original title and theme song when aired on Creator/AntennaTV in 2011.
29	* TransAtlanticEquivalent: An adaptation of the British ''George and Mildred''.

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