Great show and lot’s of fun.
His side-kicks were great. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the caretaker and him. You are right. It was lots of fun.
He was allowed to be a man’s man on the show.
It is probably one of the last times that was allowed, without politically correct limits.
The men on many shows today are out and out eunuchs. If not, they have a same sex love interest.
If they do act like an old fashioned man, they play it off as what not to be, as the other characters feign disgust.