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Subject: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/26/20 at 11:24 am

Did you feel that Too Close For Comfort was similar to Three’s Company? Which show was the best out of the two?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/26/20 at 3:15 pm


Did you feel that Too Close For Comfort was similar to Three’s Company? Which show was the best out of the two?


Both shows were different but I loved Three's Company because Jack Tripper was a complete and utter goofball.  ;D

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/26/20 at 4:32 pm


Both shows were different but I loved Three's Company because Jack Tripper was a complete and utter goofball.  ;D


How can you lose with the late and great John Ritter, right? I was always more of a Three’s Company fan than Too Close For Comfort.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/26/20 at 6:57 pm

I loved threes company. I always saw too close for comfort but never watched it.

I loved John Ritter. In threes company, problem child. Never watched 8 simple rules. But even the voice of Clifford. He just seemed like the nicest sweetest guy. Gone way too soon. I miss him. I think of him when I see people that remind me of him like Chip Gaines or the dentist on some makeover show.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/26/20 at 7:01 pm


I loved threes company. I always saw too close for comfort but never watched it.

I loved John Ritter. In threes company, problem child. Never watched 8 simple rules. But even the voice of Clifford. He just seemed like the nicest sweetest guy. Gone way too soon. I miss him. I think of him when I see people that remind me of him like Chip Gaines or the dentist on some makeover show.


Did you see the last season episodes of Three’s Company? What did you think of The Ropers?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/26/20 at 7:38 pm


Did you see the last season episodes of Three’s Company? What did you think of The Ropers?


I loved the show on an episode by episode basis. but don’t recall the entire plot of the series or how it ended. I may have watched ropers once. And maybe threes a crowd. Forgot about them till this thread.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/26/20 at 7:50 pm


I loved the show on an episode by episode basis. but don’t recall the entire plot of the series or how it ended. I may have watched ropers once. And maybe threes a crowd. Forgot about them till this thread.


What about the Don Knotts episodes of Three’s Company?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/26/20 at 7:57 pm


What about the Don Knotts episodes of Three’s Company?


Don knotts was funny. I liked him in reruns on Andy Griffith too.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/26/20 at 8:17 pm


Don knotts was funny. I liked him in reruns on Andy Griffith too.


Did you have a crush on Suzanne Somers when she was on Three’s Company?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/26/20 at 9:06 pm


Did you have a crush on Suzanne Somers when she was on Three’s Company?


Nah not my type. Besides she was 12 years older than my mom. I had a crush on Punky Brewster who was within 2 weeks my age.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/26/20 at 10:01 pm


Nah not my type. Besides she was 12 years older than my mom. I had a crush on Punky Brewster who was within 2 weeks my age.


How were the women on Too Close For Comfort for you?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/26/20 at 10:16 pm


How were the women on Too Close For Comfort for you?


Never watched it. I guess I meant to say I saw it in listings but never watched it. Doing this on a phone, my computer is acting up.

Looking at pictures... nah

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/27/20 at 7:24 am


Never watched it. I guess I meant to say I saw it in listings but never watched it. Doing this on a phone, my computer is acting up.

Looking at pictures... nah


What would you say was the better sitcom out of the two programs?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 7:29 am


How can you lose with the late and great John Ritter, right? I was always more of a Three’s Company fan than Too Close For Comfort.


Jim J. Bullock was just a moron in my eyes.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 7:30 am


Did you see the last season episodes of Three’s Company? What did you think of The Ropers?


Was the last season in 1984?  ???

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 7:31 am


What about the Don Knotts episodes of Three’s Company?


I thought he was pretty funny.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 7:36 am


Did you have a crush on Suzanne Somers when she was on Three’s Company?


I thought Chrissy was very sexy and those times in some episodes when she appeared in lingerie. :o

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/27/20 at 7:37 am


Was the last season in 1984?  ???


Yep, but Priscilla Barnes was on there and not Suzanne Somers.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 7:40 am


How were the women on Too Close For Comfort for you?


I loved Lydia Cornell on Too Close For Comfort but not so much the other gal.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/27/20 at 8:59 am


I loved Lydia Cornell on Too Close For Comfort but not so much the other gal.


I don’t think the TV stations show either one of these shows.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 2:17 pm


Yep, but Priscilla Barnes was on there and not Suzanne Somers.


Yeah, cause Suzanne left in 1982.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/27/20 at 2:18 pm


I don’t think the TV stations show either one of these shows.


Do you mean today?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/27/20 at 3:03 pm


Do you mean today?


Yep.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/28/20 at 3:43 pm


Yep.



I'm pretty sure they're on one of those classic TV channels? ???

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/28/20 at 3:48 pm



I'm pretty sure they're on one of those classic TV channels? ???


Three’s Company is apparently on Antennae TV, but Too Close For Comfort is gone for now.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/28/20 at 4:19 pm


Three’s Company is apparently on Antennae TV, but Too Close For Comfort is gone for now.



Why? What happened to it?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/28/20 at 4:27 pm



Why? What happened to it?


I guess it’s because people aren’t in the mood for watching mediocre early 80s TV shows.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/28/20 at 4:47 pm


I guess it’s because people aren’t in the mood for watching mediocre early 80s TV shows.


What do you think of "Mama's Family"?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/28/20 at 4:52 pm


What do you think of "Mama's Family"?


I love that show. Vicki Lawrence is a hoot!

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/28/20 at 4:53 pm


I guess it’s because people aren’t in the mood for watching mediocre early 80s TV shows.


I think most of these old shows go on and off rotation on the retro tv channels. It will probably show up eventually.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/28/20 at 5:01 pm


I love that show. Vicki Lawrence is a hoot!


I loved that show too. Another one that I watched at my grandmas on Saturday nights. I think it’s still on me tv. I watched it quite a bit last year. Hard to choose between mama and vint as a favorite.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/28/20 at 5:30 pm


I loved that show too. Another one that I watched at my grandmas on Saturday nights. I think it’s still on me tv. I watched it quite a bit last year. Hard to choose between mama and vint as a favorite.


Mama, Vint, and Bubba for me.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: robby76 on 03/28/20 at 11:55 pm

Three's Company for sure! I loved the later seasons more with Don Knotts. Whilst I loved the Ropers, their storylines and jokes got real same'y after a while. Mr Furley was a breath of fresh air and much funnier for me.

FYI I also remember watching "The Ropers" spin-off.

It was sad Suzanne Somers left, but I loved Cindy and Terri.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/29/20 at 7:03 am


What do you think of "Mama's Family"?


I liked Vicki Lawrence as "Mama".
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b6/0c/8e/b60c8e55e526bb7fd95a18350f196a48.jpg

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/29/20 at 9:44 am


I liked Vicki Lawrence as "Mama".
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b6/0c/8e/b60c8e55e526bb7fd95a18350f196a48.jpg


This is off-topic, but I always found Vicki Lawrence to be beautiful.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/29/20 at 2:30 pm


This is off-topic, but I always found Vicki Lawrence to be beautiful.


But I think her character was supposed to be an "old curmudgeon" or maybe that was putting it too harsh.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: nally on 03/29/20 at 2:37 pm


This is off-topic, but I always found Vicki Lawrence to be beautiful.

Yeah, she was good-looking as an actress. Even later on, when she played the recurring role of 'Mamaw' on Hannah Montana. The character was the mother of Robbie Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus' character), and the grandmother of Miley's character. Yet in real life Vicki was only 12 years older than Billy Ray Cyrus, who played her son.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: nally on 03/29/20 at 2:40 pm

Anyways, going back to the OP of this thread...


Did you feel that Too Close For Comfort was similar to Three’s Company? Which show was the best out of the two?

I never watched Too Close For Comfort at all, but I liked Three’s Company; so if I were to answer this question, my opinion would be biased.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/29/20 at 2:52 pm


Anyways, going back to the OP of this thread...
I never watched Too Close For Comfort at all, but I liked Three’s Company; so if I were to answer this question, my opinion would be biased.


I watched a little bit of Too Close For Comfort, it didn’t hold my interest. It does remind me of Three’s Company and One Day At A Time.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/29/20 at 3:00 pm

Which do you think was the better theme song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmb4_DLcZUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0cSaaLcXo

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/29/20 at 3:11 pm


Which do you think was the better theme song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmb4_DLcZUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0cSaaLcXo


There’s Company.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/29/20 at 3:20 pm


Yeah, she was good-looking as an actress. Even later on, when she played the recurring role of 'Mamaw' on Hannah Montana. The character was the mother of Robbie Ray Stewart (Billy Ray Cyrus' character), and the grandmother of Miley's character. Yet in real life Vicki was only 12 years older than Billy Ray Cyrus, who played her son.


Other than mama, the only thing I watched her in was the host of win, lose, or draw.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/29/20 at 3:23 pm


Other than mama, the only thing I watched her in was the host of win, lose, or draw.


I miss when the networks would make famous TV show stars into game show hosts. So late 1980s.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: wagonman76 on 03/29/20 at 7:54 pm


Which do you think was the better theme song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmb4_DLcZUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0cSaaLcXo


I like the too close for comfort one. Sounds like a cross between the intro to who’s the boss, and the smooth jazz song “what you won’t do for love.”

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: nally on 03/29/20 at 10:54 pm


Other than mama, the only thing I watched her in was the host of win, lose, or draw.

I remember that show, from the late 80's. That was a game show very much like Pictionary.



I miss when the networks would make famous TV show stars into game show hosts. So late 1980s.

I miss that too.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/29/20 at 11:08 pm


I remember that show, from the late 80's. That was a game show very much like Pictionary.

I miss that too.


Pictionary had Brian Robbins from Head Of The Class as the host.

Subject: Re: Three Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: nally on 03/29/20 at 11:12 pm


Pictionary had Brian Robbins from Head Of The Class as the host.

Yes, I remember that as well, from the summer months of '89.

Subject: Re: Thee’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/30/20 at 3:16 pm


I miss when the networks would make famous TV show stars into game show hosts. So late 1980s.


They don't them like that any longer.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/30/20 at 3:17 pm

I thought Jim J. Bullock was such a cornball in Too Close For Comfort.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/30/20 at 3:25 pm


I thought Jim J. Bullock was such a cornball in Too Close For Comfort.


Same.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/30/20 at 4:00 pm


Same.


Maybe it was his mannerisms.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 03/30/20 at 5:12 pm


Maybe it was his mannerisms.


Indeed it was.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 03/31/20 at 7:27 am


Indeed it was.


At first I never knew Monroe Ficus was actually gay until many years later.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: whistledog on 03/31/20 at 10:53 pm

I was in love with Lydia Cornell.  Too Close or Comfort 100% for the win!

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 04/01/20 at 4:16 am


I was in love with Lydia Cornell.  Too Close or Comfort 100% for the win!


I loved Lydia Cornell too, she was a gorgeous hot blonde.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 04/01/20 at 9:36 am


I loved Lydia Cornell too, she was a gorgeous hot blonde.


Both shows had nice looking blondes.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 04/02/20 at 7:44 am


Both shows had nice looking blondes.


That's what some sitcoms needed back then, some hot blondes for some sexual tensions.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 04/02/20 at 7:47 am

https://puppatoons.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cosmic_cow.jpg?w=620

Why did Henry Rush need a cow hand puppet?

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: oldmusicfan on 04/02/20 at 9:11 am


https://puppatoons.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cosmic_cow.jpg?w=620

Why did Henry Rush need a cow hand puppet?


I have no idea.

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 04/02/20 at 2:25 pm

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTBiZGFiN2UtZGM4MC00ZTk1LTg5OWMtOWQ2Y2E0YjI0OWQ1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTQ5NDEwMA@@._V1_.jpg
Grandma Tripper

Subject: Re: There’s Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: whistledog on 04/02/20 at 8:49 pm


https://puppatoons.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cosmic_cow.jpg?w=620

Why did Henry Rush need a cow hand puppet?


that's Cosmic Cow.  He would often he seen wearing it while he drew his cartoon, but how one can draw perfectly with essentially a sock on their hand is quite impressive

Subject: Re: Three Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: nally on 04/02/20 at 11:48 pm


https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTBiZGFiN2UtZGM4MC00ZTk1LTg5OWMtOWQ2Y2E0YjI0OWQ1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTQ5NDEwMA@@._V1_.jpg
Grandma Tripper

...which I believe was Jack posing as a woman. I ain't seen that episode in ages.


By the way, I notice this thread's starter's account is now deleted. :o ???

Subject: Re: Three Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: Howard on 04/03/20 at 7:26 am


...which I believe was Jack posing as a woman. I ain't seen that episode in ages.


By the way, I notice this thread's starter's account is now deleted. :o ???


I think he was supposed to enter a contest and he posed as a grandmother for Chrissy and Janet so he could win it.

Subject: Re: Three Company Vs. Too Close For Comfort

Written By: nally on 04/03/20 at 10:29 am


I think he was supposed to enter a contest and he posed as a grandmother for Chrissy and Janet so he could win it.

Oh yes, that's right. Like I said, I haven't seen it in a long time.

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