The BEST episodes of The Ropers
Every episode of The Ropers ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Ropers!
This spinoff from "Three's Company" follows Stanley and Helen Roper, the owners of a new condo in a ritzy neighborhood. His neighbor, balding realtor Jeffrey P. Brooks III, felt that the earthy Roper was downgrading the neighborhood. Helen Roper, socially aspiring but ever frustrated by Stanley's crass ways, found a supporting friend in Jeffrey's wife, Anne.
#1 - The Party
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1979
Stanley prepares a surprise birthday party for Helen with help from former tenants Jack, Janet and Chrissy. But when Jeffrey spies in on Janet and Chrissy giving Stanley disco lessons, he jumps to the wrong conclusion.
#2 - Of Mice and Horses
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1980
Ethel attempts to retrieve a valuable horse-shaped vase from the Ropers.
#3 - Moving On
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/1979
Helen bugs Stanley into looking for a new house, though Stanley wants a mobile home. They end up purchasing a condo in Cheviot Hills, where the Brookeses are introduced.
#4 - Your Money or Your Life
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/27/1979
Stanley thinks he's dying when results from his doctor don't come right away.
#5 - Power Play
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1979
When the Ropers' electricity is cut off just before a visit from Helen's snobby sister, Stanley steals power from the Brookeses.
#6 - Opportunity Knocks
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/17/1979
Larry visits and tries to sell the Ropers a mobile home.
#7 - Puppy Love
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1979
Stanley loses the Ropers' dog and buys another one to try to calm Helen down.
#8 - And Who's Been Sleeping in My . . . ?
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/1980
The Ropers find out that an 18-year-old woman has been living in their storeroom for weeks.
#9 - Jenny's Date
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1980
Stanley pays Brookes' nephew $50 to take Jenny out on a date.
#10 - Friends and Neighbors
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/1979
Stanley locks himself out of the house in nothing but his underwear while Helen is attending a posh party next door.
#11 - Days of Beer and Rosie
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1979
A man introduces himself as Stanley's son from an affair many years ago.
#12 - Baby Talk
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1979
Stanley fears Helen will ignore him if they adopt a child. But when a social worker says they're to old to adopt, he raises her spirits by giving her a dog.
#13 - The Other Man
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1979
Helen creates a phony lover named Ramon to make Stanley jealous.
#14 - Family Feud
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/1980
The Ropers and Brookeses feud on David's and Helen's birthday.
#15 - The Doris Letters
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/3/1979
Helen and Stanley visit a marriage counselor after Helen finds love letters that Stanley wrote to a mysterious woman named Doris.
#16 - The Skeleton
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1979
Jeffrey's hobo uncle comes for a visit.
#17 - Pal Joey
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/1979
When Stanley buys a new living-room suite from his friend Joey and has his old furniture hauled away, he finds out the furniture once belonged to Helen's sister, Ethel.
#18 - Odd Couples
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1979
When Stanley accidentally sets the Ropers' kitchen on fire, Brookes thinks the cause was faulty wiring. Fearing this may threaten condo sales, Brookes invites the Ropers to stay with his family.
#19 - Mother's Wake
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/1980
Mother Roper holds a wake at the Ropers' house to discuss her will, complete with presents.
#20 - All Around the Clock
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1979
For the Ropers' 23rd wedding anniversary, Stanley buys an antique clock. But Helen comes to believe it had been stolen from the Brookeses, so she sneaks into their condo to return the clock.
#21 - Old Flames
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/1980
Stanley is jealous when Helen's old boyfriend wants to see her.
#22 - Helen Makes Music
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1979
When Helen sells one of the townhouses, the Brookeses buy her an organ as commission.
#25 - The Rummage Sale
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1980
Stanley's men's magazines are accidentally donated to a church rummage sale.