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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 414247" data-attributes="member: 40536">I preferred seasons 1-2-3 when Ritter, Somers and DeWitt were the trio with Norman Fell and Audra Lindley.Norman Fell was the perfect staightman IMHO.&nbsp; He was such a superb, versatile actor with a long list of credits.Don Knotts is a terrific actor as well, all due respect to him,but I thought Norman Fell was a better presence on the show.I never thought Priscilla Barnes was funny.She seemed to be more of a &quot;Straight man&quot; and Joyce DeWitt became a bit more overtly comicwhile Don Knotts comic presence also allowed Priscilla Barnes to be more balanced.Ratings Wise, there was not a large drop in season 6 and 7, as you indicate, but it was a differentshow without Suzanne Somers - One that was not as funny, not as good, and not as charismatic IMHOAn overlooked part of this discussion is that Richard Kline,who became a regular cast member starting in season 4,added a lot to the show.He was an excellent supporting character in his scenes with John Ritter, as well as other cast membersBasically, I think Threes Company sustained strong ratings post Suzanne Somersmore because of Richard Kline&#039;s increased role and Don Knotts rather than the addition of Priscilla BarnesThe six episode first season was quite entertaining.I was glad to see an entire season on tv after that.Personally, I always preferred the&nbsp; original cast.Norman Fell was the best straight man to the trio IMHODon Knotts was certainly great and iconic, thoughThe show was never as good after Suzanne Somers left, IMHOI think that Richard Kline&#039;s Larry character was an underrated strength of the show post Suzanne Somers.He worked well with John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 414247, member: 40536"] I preferred seasons 1-2-3 when Ritter, Somers and DeWitt were the trio with Norman Fell and Audra Lindley. Norman Fell was the perfect staightman IMHO. He was such a superb, versatile actor with a long list of credits. Don Knotts is a terrific actor as well, all due respect to him, but I thought Norman Fell was a better presence on the show. I never thought Priscilla Barnes was funny. She seemed to be more of a "Straight man" and Joyce DeWitt became a bit more overtly comic while Don Knotts comic presence also allowed Priscilla Barnes to be more balanced. Ratings Wise, there was not a large drop in season 6 and 7, as you indicate, but it was a different show without Suzanne Somers - One that was not as funny, not as good, and not as charismatic IMHO An overlooked part of this discussion is that Richard Kline, who became a regular cast member starting in season 4, added a lot to the show. He was an excellent supporting character in his scenes with John Ritter, as well as other cast members Basically, I think Threes Company sustained strong ratings post Suzanne Somers more because of Richard Kline's increased role and Don Knotts rather than the addition of Priscilla Barnes The six episode first season was quite entertaining. I was glad to see an entire season on tv after that. Personally, I always preferred the original cast. Norman Fell was the best straight man to the trio IMHO Don Knotts was certainly great and iconic, though The show was never as good after Suzanne Somers left, IMHO I think that Richard Kline's Larry character was an underrated strength of the show post Suzanne Somers. He worked well with John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt [/QUOTE]

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