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TheVipaGTS
04/09/21 2:29:37 PM
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In short, a guy breaks into an apartment where 2 women live, secretly spends the night, then they ask him to move in, but they have to tell their landlord hes gay because hes more concerned with CoEd living than he is 3 people living in the apartment for the same rent.

who thinks up these shows? >_>

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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 2:30:21 PM
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ah yes, The Dark Age of Sitcoms

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R1masher
04/09/21 2:31:27 PM
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Its a rip off of a British tv show

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Smashingpmkns
04/09/21 2:34:07 PM
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Hayame Zero
04/09/21 2:34:59 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
a guy breaks into an apartment where 2 women live, secretly spends the night
Uhh, what? Jack crashed a party they were having, and they found him passed out in the bathtub.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/09/21 2:38:35 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
In short, a guy breaks into an apartment where 2 women live, secretly spends the night, then they ask him to move in, but they have to tell their landlord hes gay because hes more concerned with CoEd living than he is 3 people living in the apartment for the same rent.

who thinks up these shows? >_>

I assume it was because the Roper's were old fashioned and it's not right for a guy to live with two girls and not be married or related.

Of course I haven't watched the show since the late 80s to figure this.

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BakonBitz
04/09/21 2:38:38 PM
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I forgot her name, but I always had a thing for the black-haired girl. >_>

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What_
04/09/21 2:39:05 PM
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Dont forget about bosom buddies
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Hayame Zero
04/09/21 2:39:12 PM
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BakonBitz posted...
I forgot her name, but I always had a thing for the black-haired girl. >_>
Janet. She was cuter than all three of the blondes imo

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voldothegr8
04/09/21 2:40:52 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
Good show. RIP John Ritter

I used to have a boss who is a dead ringer
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TheVipaGTS
04/09/21 2:44:18 PM
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Hayame Zero posted...
Uhh, what? Jack crashed a party they were having, and they found him passed out in the bathtub.
yea. He came in uninvited and stayed the night. If someone did that at my house I wouldnt ask him if he wanted to be my roommate the next morning >_>

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pegusus123456
04/09/21 2:44:32 PM
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I think realistically, anyone conservative enough to have a problem with a guy living with two unmarried women would also not let a gay dude live there.

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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 2:45:10 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
yea. He came in uninvited and stayed the night.

just one act removed from good old rape
:P

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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 2:47:03 PM
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pegusus123456 posted...
I think realistically, anyone conservative enough to have a problem with a guy living with two unmarried women would also not let a gay dude live there.

You have to remember back then gay guys were largely considered men with vaginas.

"A dude living with two women? Forget it! oh wait, he's gay? Okay then"

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ExtremeLuchador
04/09/21 2:49:53 PM
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The dark-haired one always wore flesh-colored leggings under her shorts because "morals."

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Sheiky-Baby
04/09/21 2:50:13 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
In short, a guy breaks into an apartment where 2 women live, secretly spends the night, then they ask him to move in, but they have to tell their landlord hes gay because hes more concerned with CoEd living than he is 3 people living in the apartment for the same rent.

who thinks up these shows? >_>
It was the 70's man. It's not the who, but the what helped these people think these up.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/09/21 2:50:52 PM
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YourLovelyTina posted...
You have to remember back then gay guys were largely considered men with vaginas.

"A dude living with two women? Forget it! oh wait, he's gay? Okay then"

To be fair Jack was kind of creepy and pushy around girls aside from Janet and Crissy.

Kind of stupid too.

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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 2:51:31 PM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
To be fair Jack was kind of creepy and pushy around girls aside from Janet and Crissy.

Kind of stupid too.

I'm pretty sure most people ITT including myself haven't actually watched this show in decades


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BeyondWalls
04/09/21 2:52:30 PM
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It was less absurd than Bosom Buddies.

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BeyondWalls
04/09/21 2:53:51 PM
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YourLovelyTina posted...
I'm pretty sure most people ITT including myself haven't actually watched this show in decades
I wasnt allowed to watch it growing up because it had gay people in it.

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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 2:55:11 PM
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and honestly prior to this topic I forgot his character was even pretending to be gay in order to live there

in the sqeaky-clean realm of ye olde sitcoms, I just sort of assumed that he wasn't into girls and that sex in general wasn't really a thing

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pegusus123456
04/09/21 3:01:11 PM
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YourLovelyTina posted...
and honestly prior to this topic I forgot his character was even pretending to be gay in order to live there

in the sqeaky-clean realm of ye olde sitcoms, I just sort of assumed that he wasn't into girls and that sex in general wasn't really a thing

It was actually extremely risque for its time.
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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 3:02:37 PM
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pegusus123456 posted...
It was actually extremely risque for its time.

not when you're only 6 years old watching it
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Questionmarktarius
04/09/21 3:02:52 PM
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Hayame Zero posted...
Uhh, what? Jack crashed a party they were having, and they found him passed out in the bathtub.
Incidentally, this is the abortion allegory I like to use.
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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/09/21 3:45:09 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
I wasnt allowed to watch it growing up because it had gay people in it.

Well they could have passed him off as a step brother or cousin or something.

The gay stuff was for the LOL's to fuck with Roper.

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bigtiggie23
04/09/21 3:52:51 PM
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You think this show was absurd? There was another sitcom airing around the same time about a woman living with a zany alien. These are what people liked back then.
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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/09/21 4:07:09 PM
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R1masher posted...
Its a rip off of a British tv show

So was Sanford and Son.

Not sure if the original was as funny as having Red Foxx.

Only see a few clips of Steptoe and Son.

So I don't know.


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Jiek_Fafn
04/09/21 4:22:36 PM
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I believe the girls were in financial trouble and a new roommate to split rent with was very helpful. Also he was kind of being a dick about it, but Mr. Roper was actually pretty progressive. He liked Jack as a person despite all of his teasing.

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Sariana21
04/09/21 4:29:19 PM
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Lol, it had a plot? (And I think the word TC wants is premise.)

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BeyondWalls
04/09/21 7:50:35 PM
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bigtiggie23 posted...
You think this show was absurd? There was another sitcom airing around the same time about a woman living with a zany alien. These are what people liked back then.
Are you talking about Mork and Mindy like its some obscure thing no one has ever heard of?

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YourLovelyTina
04/09/21 8:10:02 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
Are you talking about Mork and Mindy like its some obscure thing no one has ever heard of?

Nanoo-nanoo!

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bigtiggie23
04/09/21 8:16:23 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...

Are you talking about Mork and Mindy like its some obscure thing no one has ever heard of?

Where did I hint at it being obscure? All I said was the shows were on at the same time.
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Redfeather
04/09/21 8:22:50 PM
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I still see it on tv. I forget what channel.
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Sheiky-Baby
04/10/21 1:03:18 PM
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You really had to get British humor to watch Steptoe and Son, as most of the time I didn't even understand what they were saying. They were speaking english, but it was like all carny/foreign to me. Never really watched Sanford and Son, so can't say I'm a fan, but that theme song is iconic as fuck.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/10/21 6:00:27 PM
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Sheiky-Baby posted...
You really had to get British humor to watch Steptoe and Son, as most of the time I didn't even understand what they were saying. They were speaking english, but it was like all carny/foreign to me. Never really watched Sanford and Son, so can't say I'm a fan, but that theme song is iconic as fuck.

Fred is blatant and funny as fuck.

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TheVipaGTS
04/10/21 8:00:30 PM
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Sanford and Son was a basic premise. They owned a dump and happened to live on it and it was just the adventures of a father and son. You didnt really have to stretch much to make it believable.

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Kastrada
04/10/21 8:11:31 PM
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was far more unbelievable.

Making Jazzy Jeff relevent? Ridiculous.

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Bishop9800
04/10/21 8:14:59 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
Good show. RIP John Ritter

This x100
YourLovelyTina posted...
I'm pretty sure most people ITT including myself haven't actually watched this show in decades

One of my local stations shows two episodes every night. I watch it when nothing else is on.

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brestugo
04/10/21 8:15:19 PM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
So was Sanford and Son.

Not sure if the original was as funny as having Red Foxx.

Only see a few clips of Steptoe and Son.

So I don't know.
Steptoe and Son had its moments but it was very British in a way that an American audience probably couldn't relate to. Sanford and Son is my all-time favorite so I tried to get into Steptoe but.......couldn't.


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brestugo
04/10/21 8:17:07 PM
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Sheiky-Baby posted...
You really had to get British humor to watch Steptoe and Son, as most of the time I didn't even understand what they were saying. They were speaking english, but it was like all carny/foreign to me. Never really watched Sanford and Son, so can't say I'm a fan, but that theme song is iconic as fuck.
Many Sanford & Son episodes are on YouTube for free - or at least were. I have the entire series on DVD. I'm set.

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xue1
04/10/21 8:18:36 PM
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The writers of Three's Company wanted it to be a farce, not to be realistic or logical. Just like the British show it was based on
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brestugo
04/10/21 8:21:01 PM
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On topic, the Don Knotts years were enjoyable too {I hesitate to say good). Far cry from Barney Fife.

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CosmicShadows
04/10/21 8:22:02 PM
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Great classic sitcom!
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TheVipaGTS
04/10/21 8:24:34 PM
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Kastrada posted...
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was far more unbelievable.

Making Jazzy Jeff relevent? Ridiculous.

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KCJ5062
04/10/21 10:40:40 PM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
I assume it was because the Roper's were old fashioned and it's not right for a guy to live with two girls and not be married or related.

Of course I haven't watched the show since the late 80s to figure this.

Mrs. Roper actually figured out that Jack wasn't gay by the second episode, but kept it from her husband.

Though when Mr. Furley came they also had to pretend that Jack was gay. Though I don't think he would have a problem with it as it was his brother that owned the building and in one episode he attempts to make Jack go "straight" and when he thinks he was successful he tells Jack he would have to move out because his brother would never allow a straight man to live with two women.

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