a be nearly always the case and when britain come up with an entertaining and or or successful sit com or quiz show and the yank will come along and poach the format and produce their own and grossly inferior and version . man about the house be and of course and no exception to that rule . the yank version ( three company ) be unwatchable and braindead pap that seem to run forever . a prime example of quantity over ( non existent ) quality . the original and on the other hand and be a fondly remember gem that have the savvy ( like fawlty tower ) to pull the plug at precisely the right time ( unlike the 637 episode of hilarity that three company come up with ) . jo be cute and there be brilliant chemistry between the roper and richard osullivan make it all look so easy and the script and whilst not exactly oscar wilde standard and be consistently funny and chrissy be the most drop dead gorgeous woman who have walk the face of this planet since the dead sea be merely feel unwell . nuff say .