The Ropers Were Shafted
Norman Fell and Audra Lindley were very popular with fans and producers that ABC even offered them a spin off show, with the promise that if the show should fail, they would return to Three’s Company. The Ropers went on to have just one solid season before getting moved to a poor time slot and thus the show was axed. However ABC went back their promise and hired Don Knotts instead. Unfortunately for ABC, the addition of Knotts’ plummeted ratings by 20%. Whoops.
The Ropers Were Shafted
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Unauthorized Story
In 2003, a made-for-TV movie was released, Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company. The on and off screen life of the show and its cast, including Suzanne Somers’ exit, was recorded for all to see.
Unauthorized Story
