nearly always case britain comes entertaining andor successful sitcom quiz show yanks come along poach format produce own grossly inferior version man house is course exception rule yanks version  threes company  unwatchable braindead pap seem run forever prime example quantity  nonexistent  quality original hand fondlyremembered gem savvy  like fawlty towers  pull plug precisely right time  unlike  episodes hilarity threes company came  jo cute brilliant chemistry ropers richard osullivan made look easy scripts whilst exactly oscar wildestandard consistently funny chrissy dropdead gorgeous woman walked face planet since dead sea merely feeling unwell nuff said