Superior to what it ended up becoming:



Jack Tripper has a different name ("David Bell") and is a film student rather than a cooking student, the two girls are "Jenny" and "Samantha" rather than Janet and Chrissy (the actresses are not so pretty but they're much funnier), Mr. Roper is "George" (like in the original British series) rather than Stanley. The writing is sharper, the jokes are better, it's more adult and less stupid. I guess they had to dumb it down further to get it on the air.

Wow, I grew up watching Three's Company so seeing anyone else but Suzanne Sommers and Joyce DeWitt as Jack's roommates seems off?

I don't like the acting of that dark-haired actress. The blond is good. I do like the more low-key tone.

pretty good

She had some very good lines and some of the funniest comments, but yeah,
there was something off with her delivery. I thought it might just be me.

Yeah, her dialogue was good. But "off" is a good way to describe her performance.

I remember the dark haired actress from other TV shows in that era but don't remember the blonde.

The whole thing is inferior.

The one with dark hair is Valerie Curtin, cousin of Saturday Night Live's Jane Curtin.

That's understood, but it doesn't mean it's completely without merit. It's a 70s sitcom, not a 70s song.

70's music haunts you. There, I've said it.

Only my nightmares. And my dreams. And my waking life.

"Come on knock on my door"

It was fine.

It was more like the original UK version Man About the House, IMO. I liked Three's Company as it was (for nostalgic reasons), but I'd have watched that. Man About the House was much, much more adult (or juvenile, I suppose) than Three's Company.

Simon, did they ever make an Australian version?

I wondered if they might be related when I saw her name... just not enough to Google it.

Sadly, no!

They did Father, Dear Father, Love Thy Neighbour in Australia and Are You Being Served Down Under?...but no Man About The House (Down Under).

There was a whole weird phenomenon in the 70's where British actors would come out here and do versions of their UK shows, usually involving only one or two original cast members and with Aussie replacements for the supporting roles. None of these shows lasted very long, but I loved them as a kid.

A while back I watched the one season of Doctor Down Under on YouTube, and really enjoyed it.

I forgot that one!

Yes, some of them are fun in that British sitcom kind of way. If I went to England I think it'd have to be via time machine so I could visit early 1970's London. Any other version would be a disappointment.

I'll have to explore more of it. We recently got a TV that can access YouTube so I may have to watch some old sitcoms. The newer ones never seem to grab me, but I do love even the worst of the old ones. Have you ever watched Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em? It's been a favourite of mine since I was a kid.

No, but the title sounds very strange to me. What could it possibly mean?

Never seen it or heard of it!