Product Details

• Actors: Man About the House
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: August 21, 2007
• Run Time: 312 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000R7I3WS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,107 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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American fans of the quintessential '70s double-entendre comedy Three's Company might be surprised to learn it was a British import. Yes, the sexy Chrissy and the leering Mr. Roper had their beginnings on the other side of the Atlantic in Man About the House, set in the swinging '70s of London. The laughs are broad and shameless, and as enjoyable as any silly wink-wink-nudge-nudge comedy of the era.

Chrissy (Paula Wilcox) and Jo (Sally Thomsett) need a third roommate for their London flat, and find the perfect one in a passed-out party guest, Robin (Richard O'Sullivan). But landlord Mr. Roper (Brian Murphy) isn't so sure about the setup, so the women tell him Robin's gay ("we told him you were a poof!"), though, naturally, Robin is wildly attracted to both of his roomies. Much of the comedy consists of the trio of roommates keeping up the front for the rest of their building and unexpected guests, workmen, and council authorities.

While some of the humor is dated, the snapshot of the mores of the '70s shows a culture in enormous transition, and the fact that it was able to laugh at itself was a big part of the times, on either side of the Pond. Man About the House lasted six seasons on British TV and spawned two spinoffs in England alone--and, let us not forget, launched the careers of Suzanne Somers and John Ritter in the U.S. Let the high jinks begin! --A.T. Hurley

Product Description
In the era of the "Swinging Seventies" and the "Permissive Society," two London bachelor girls, Chrissy and Jo, in need a third girl to share their apartment, find the answer asleep in their bathtub. His name is Robin Tripp and though he's not a girl exactly, he is studying to be a gourmet chef, and who can tell the difference these days anyway? Well, landlord George Roper can, for one, and he's irate. His wife Mildred can too, and she's intrigued. So the question is: will the good-cooking newcomer Robin Tripp fall on his face or feet - or wind up with egg on his face? With one man living with two women, sharing nothing more than the rent, housework and the cost of living, the fun and complications of mixed flat sharing are the source of the comedy in this hilarious, daring and groundbreaking series.

Serving as the predecessor to the wildly popular U.S. series, Three's Company, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE was a phenomenally successful British comedy, running for six series in total, spinning off two further series and making household names of its stars Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox and Sally Thomsett.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The British Three's Company, August 4, 2007

By	Dean Wisland "Titanic buff" (Vernon Hills, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In this Britcom, two female roomates, after a party, find a man in their bathtub. He needs a place to stay. The women want to help him, but they think their Landlord will not allow it. So they tell the Landlord the man is gay and he allows it. Sound familar? Dan Taffner, the man who also brought Benny Hill to America, adapted this show as Three's Company. Some aspects are different. For example Janet is the blonde and Crissy is the brunette. It is the other way around in threes company. Some things are the same, the landlord and wife are known as the Ropers. Being from Britian, Man about the house is more "juicer" than Three's Company, but nothing really dirty. If you are a Three's Company fan, or a fan of British comedy, I highly recomend this DVD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD Transfer; classic Britcom, April 11, 2008

By	C. Rexford (Bremerton, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

So much has been written on the series content...it is classic 70's britcom, sexual inuendo plays innocently in dialog...bawdiness is more implied than realized in an amusing comedy that nudges and winks and still stays clean. The state of the DVD transfer was beyond my expectations of a 35 year old TV show. The images were bright and sharp and quite clean. I have purchased other DVD's of other series made later than MATH, and found several to be dim, or colours dull. Sound quality is very clear as well.
Overall I am content with the FremantleMedia/BCI Eclipse edition of the DVD of MATH series one and two and will happily purchase the rest of the series as they are released.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Three's Company, October 4, 2007

By	Robin "I LOVE THE OLD STUFF" (Paterson, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

Since this is the original sitcom that Three's Company was based on, one would think it was less intense. But looking back this show is timeless.
American sitcoms tend to get stupid and silly as the years progress but
British Sitcoms NEVER lose their appeal. Richard O'Sullivan portrays the sexy "Robin Tripp" always on the make against the stoic Chrissey played by Paula Wilcox and the demure "Jo" played by Sally Thomsett. Together they make an intersesting threesome and provide a unique look at life in London in the 1970's.

Of course, the Ropers steal the whole show and Mr. Roper is a force to be reckoned with. Always trying to be forceful but never making his way past Mrs. Roper. We are always left wondering weather she will jump on Robin (or anyone else for that matter), Mildred is the true star of the show.

Buy it, it's funny, cute, lots of inunendo and definitely worth the money.