sherman said:DougJ & Mrs DougJ?
11.5 year younger ( or so) than me, Sherman:
The Ropers are a clear rip-off of the much older classic B&W sitcom ... " The Honeymooners" with Jackie Gleason. I'm not as fat as Jackie Gleason.
Little in TV is original.The Roper couple is stolen from the Kramden couple with a few changes.
Ralph ( bus driver) with get rich quick schemes ( gambler) , looking for easy way to the good life.
"All in the Family" might even be considered to borrow this original.
Get some discs of "Honeymooners" , real classic TV, and I don't like B&W.