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In the 1970's it was considered odd for a man to be sharing an apartment with two women. It was almost an invitation to be scrutinized by the public. Now many single guys share living arrangements with one or more girls. In the 1970's being gay was considered very odd or "queer". Now being gay may still put you in a minority, but it is commonplace. "Three's Company" which began its formidable run on ABC in 1977, brought to the forefront these taboo subjects.
A strange man whose name is Jack is found sleeping in the bathtub after a wild party the previous night in the girls' apartment. The girls want him out of their apartment until they find out that Jack (John Ritter) is a master cook, and since their cooking is lousy the girls Janet, (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy, (Suzanne Somers) ask Jack to live with them. They're working. He's unemployed but being their personal chef will pay his room and board.
Mr. and Mrs. Roper are the landlords of this beach front L.A. apartment complex. Stanley Roper (Norman Fell) is an old fashioned sot who is very much set in his ways. There is no way he would ever allow a man to share an apartment with two women, in his day and age and even this day and age until of course the girls tell him a fictitious story that Jack is 100% "gay".
Stanley's wife of many years Helen Roper (Audra Lindley) quickly discovers that Jack isn't really gay, and kids are only trying to fool her husband into allowing them to share the apartment. But Mrs. Roper couldn't care less. She's more concerned about the lack of action going on in her apartment with Stanley than Jack's possible hanky panky with the girls.
This great 1970's sitcom is carried by two important themes, the gay agenda, and mistaken identities. The first three years of the sitcom with Norman Fell and Audra Lindley the gay theme carried the show. When the Ropers left the show in 1980, and Don Knotts took over as the kids' landlord, mistaken identities dominated the plots. The comedy was based on the characters always overreacting and jumping to conclusions before they knew all the facts about a given situation. I liked Don Knotts as the bumbling bachelor Mr. Furley, but the early shows with Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as the long suffering Ropers were absolute classics.
"Three's Company" was not as good as some of television's best sitcoms plot-wise- namely, "The Honeymooners", "All in the Family" and "Seinfeld", but often times "Three's Company" was a lot funnier than these other three great shows. "Three's Company may not be one of TV's greatest sitcoms, but it was certainly a formidable one. Recently I saw the episode where Jack finds himself in bed with Mr. Roper, and I was balling with laughter, as though I had never seen this episode before.
"Three's Company" basically centers around two important verbal exchanges, the one between Mr. and Mrs. Roper and the one between Mr. Roper and Jack.
Mr. Roper will say something to Mrs. Roper like "What's all that banging upstairs in the middle of the night? It sounds like one of the kids is moving their bed." Helen Roper typically responds, "I only wish you would move our bed like that Stanley."
A typical dialogue between Mr. Roper and Jack:
Roper: "Jack. Helen wanted me to invite you and the girls over for Thanksgiving dinner tonight. You like turkey don't you?" Jack: "Well I like the drumstick. I don't care much for breasts." Roper: "Yeah I know. I've already figured sweeties like you out." Then Norman Fell as Stanley Roper turns to the camera and unleashes one of his goofy classic smiles.
John Ritter was the king of physical and slapstick comedy, beginning from the day his character Jack TRIPPER TRIPPED all over himself trying to leave the bathroom in Janet/Chrissy's apartment. And of course it is classic laugh out loud comedy every time Jack acts openly gay in front of Roper or Furley in order to stand by his cover story that he really is homosexual and needs to cohabitate with these two girls because (a) he can't share an apartment with men, and (b) his relationship with the girls is strictly platonic.
It was classic Ritter physical comedy every time his Jack Tripper character was caught by Roper- or later- Furley making a move on a girl, and he has to cover his hide by pretending to be openly gay and sometimes even sissy-like so he won't be evicted by his landlord. Then of course is the classic Mr. Roper line. "Helen. That guy up there, he better be gay or he's outta here. I'll throw him out on his ear." Roper often suspects Jack is not gay, but Ritter's Jack outwits him with his classic gay mannerisms. Jack eventually tells Mr. Roper he's straight and Roper thankfully doesn't believe it. Roper has so convinced himself that Jack is gay. Mr. Roper says "If you're straight, than I'm the King of Siam, and you're the queen."
"Three's Company was a great back in the day comedy." Norman Fell and Audra Lindley and of course John Ritter formed the unbreakable comic triangle which made the sitcom certainly one of the best of the 1970's, ending its strong run in 1984. "Three's Company" joined "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley" to dominate ABC Tuesday nights the way "The Cosby Show", "Family Ties" and "Cheers" ran NBC Thursday nights in the 1980's.
A strange man whose name is Jack is found sleeping in the bathtub after a wild party the previous night in the girls' apartment. The girls want him out of their apartment until they find out that Jack (John Ritter) is a master cook, and since their cooking is lousy the girls Janet, (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy, (Suzanne Somers) ask Jack to live with them. They're working. He's unemployed but being their personal chef will pay his room and board.
Mr. and Mrs. Roper are the landlords of this beach front L.A. apartment complex. Stanley Roper (Norman Fell) is an old fashioned sot who is very much set in his ways. There is no way he would ever allow a man to share an apartment with two women, in his day and age and even this day and age until of course the girls tell him a fictitious story that Jack is 100% "gay".
Stanley's wife of many years Helen Roper (Audra Lindley) quickly discovers that Jack isn't really gay, and kids are only trying to fool her husband into allowing them to share the apartment. But Mrs. Roper couldn't care less. She's more concerned about the lack of action going on in her apartment with Stanley than Jack's possible hanky panky with the girls.
This great 1970's sitcom is carried by two important themes, the gay agenda, and mistaken identities. The first three years of the sitcom with Norman Fell and Audra Lindley the gay theme carried the show. When the Ropers left the show in 1980, and Don Knotts took over as the kids' landlord, mistaken identities dominated the plots. The comedy was based on the characters always overreacting and jumping to conclusions before they knew all the facts about a given situation. I liked Don Knotts as the bumbling bachelor Mr. Furley, but the early shows with Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as the long suffering Ropers were absolute classics.
"Three's Company" was not as good as some of television's best sitcoms plot-wise- namely, "The Honeymooners", "All in the Family" and "Seinfeld", but often times "Three's Company" was a lot funnier than these other three great shows. "Three's Company may not be one of TV's greatest sitcoms, but it was certainly a formidable one. Recently I saw the episode where Jack finds himself in bed with Mr. Roper, and I was balling with laughter, as though I had never seen this episode before.
"Three's Company" basically centers around two important verbal exchanges, the one between Mr. and Mrs. Roper and the one between Mr. Roper and Jack.
Mr. Roper will say something to Mrs. Roper like "What's all that banging upstairs in the middle of the night? It sounds like one of the kids is moving their bed." Helen Roper typically responds, "I only wish you would move our bed like that Stanley."
A typical dialogue between Mr. Roper and Jack:
Roper: "Jack. Helen wanted me to invite you and the girls over for Thanksgiving dinner tonight. You like turkey don't you?" Jack: "Well I like the drumstick. I don't care much for breasts." Roper: "Yeah I know. I've already figured sweeties like you out." Then Norman Fell as Stanley Roper turns to the camera and unleashes one of his goofy classic smiles.
John Ritter was the king of physical and slapstick comedy, beginning from the day his character Jack TRIPPER TRIPPED all over himself trying to leave the bathroom in Janet/Chrissy's apartment. And of course it is classic laugh out loud comedy every time Jack acts openly gay in front of Roper or Furley in order to stand by his cover story that he really is homosexual and needs to cohabitate with these two girls because (a) he can't share an apartment with men, and (b) his relationship with the girls is strictly platonic.
It was classic Ritter physical comedy every time his Jack Tripper character was caught by Roper- or later- Furley making a move on a girl, and he has to cover his hide by pretending to be openly gay and sometimes even sissy-like so he won't be evicted by his landlord. Then of course is the classic Mr. Roper line. "Helen. That guy up there, he better be gay or he's outta here. I'll throw him out on his ear." Roper often suspects Jack is not gay, but Ritter's Jack outwits him with his classic gay mannerisms. Jack eventually tells Mr. Roper he's straight and Roper thankfully doesn't believe it. Roper has so convinced himself that Jack is gay. Mr. Roper says "If you're straight, than I'm the King of Siam, and you're the queen."
"Three's Company was a great back in the day comedy." Norman Fell and Audra Lindley and of course John Ritter formed the unbreakable comic triangle which made the sitcom certainly one of the best of the 1970's, ending its strong run in 1984. "Three's Company" joined "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley" to dominate ABC Tuesday nights the way "The Cosby Show", "Family Ties" and "Cheers" ran NBC Thursday nights in the 1980's.
- jrm23july@aol.com
- Mar 12, 2006
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...make it "Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs." If you've never seen "Three's Company," one of my favorite shows of childhood, I can tell you that the show suffers with the passage of time. The pacing of most episodes is slow; the writing is sometimes painfully trite and contrived. Even some of the premises are dated. But the acting holds up, most notably that of John Ritter as Jack. Engaging, energetic, and sincere, with a charming innocence, Ritter WAS "Three's Company." And never was he funnier than in the wonderful episode "Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs"--the first episode of Season Five.
Similar to the finest "Cheers" episode "An Old-Fashioned Wedding," "Upstairs" plays like a French farce, moving along like a locomotive, with crisp writing and sharp performances, especially that of Ritter. And even though Suzanne Somers ("Chrissy") had begun her famed contract dispute, she did indeed appear in this episode, which means you'll see the REAL "Three's Company," because the show was never the same without her. In short, this episode plays like my memory of the show, which is quite a compliment. If you pick one episode of this show to watch, this should be it.
Similar to the finest "Cheers" episode "An Old-Fashioned Wedding," "Upstairs" plays like a French farce, moving along like a locomotive, with crisp writing and sharp performances, especially that of Ritter. And even though Suzanne Somers ("Chrissy") had begun her famed contract dispute, she did indeed appear in this episode, which means you'll see the REAL "Three's Company," because the show was never the same without her. In short, this episode plays like my memory of the show, which is quite a compliment. If you pick one episode of this show to watch, this should be it.
I think Three's company is one of the funniest television shows I have ever seen. My second funniest television show is Who's line is it anyway?
I don't remember anyone episode. I used to watch Threes company when I was very young. I always liked it when Lucille Ball was on and she would what was it she did. I think she would talk about funny moments from three's company and then the clips of the moment would be shown.
Oh, I just looked it up and Lucille ball was on the best of three's company episode in season 6. I thought she did a lot of episode like that but, I guess it was only one. So that has got to be my favorite episode of three's company. Its the one I remember the most.
Most comedy television shows don't make me laugh. Maybe a giggle here a giggle there but, three's company makes me laugh hard.
My favorite character's are Jack Tripper and Ralph Furley. I always liked the way Mr. Furley dressed. Very cool. And Jack was also very funny.
So Three's company is a hilarious television show. I have no idea how many episode of the show I have watched? IF I have not watched them all I want to. A great show. For comedy at least.
I don't remember anyone episode. I used to watch Threes company when I was very young. I always liked it when Lucille Ball was on and she would what was it she did. I think she would talk about funny moments from three's company and then the clips of the moment would be shown.
Oh, I just looked it up and Lucille ball was on the best of three's company episode in season 6. I thought she did a lot of episode like that but, I guess it was only one. So that has got to be my favorite episode of three's company. Its the one I remember the most.
Most comedy television shows don't make me laugh. Maybe a giggle here a giggle there but, three's company makes me laugh hard.
My favorite character's are Jack Tripper and Ralph Furley. I always liked the way Mr. Furley dressed. Very cool. And Jack was also very funny.
So Three's company is a hilarious television show. I have no idea how many episode of the show I have watched? IF I have not watched them all I want to. A great show. For comedy at least.
When this show first premiered, it was thought of only as a jiggle show. However, it turned out to be one of the best examples of slapstick comedy in the history of television. John Ritter showed that he was a master of physical comedy and it really showed on this show. Another thing that really helped to make this show great was the whole ensemble. I feel that Joyce DeWitt was totally underrated in her role as the sensible Janet and that she was the perfect counterpoint to Jack's leering personality. The only thing I was disappointed with was how they devolved Suzanne Somer's character, Chrissy. If you look closely at many of the early episodes, Chrissy wasn't quite the dumb blond that she later turned out to be. If anything she was more naive then dumb. Other than that, this show will always be a classic of the era it was produced in.
- reb-warrior
- May 29, 2021
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This series is simple, slapstick humor, with no real seriousness to it. The perfect show if you just want to lay back and have a few laughs. Great actors, especially actor John Ritter, and funny story lines. I saw some interesting trivia at endedtvseries.com Terri is under looked though. Terri Alden (Priscilla Barnes)-Terri is the roommate who comes along to replace Cindy, after her character decides to leave and attend UCLA. Also blond like her two predecessors, this is where the similarities stop, as Terri is a registered nurse, hardworking, dedicated to her job and intelligent. Although she and Jack do have a rather unfortunate first meeting, they do warm up to each other after a short while.
- buz-762-511954
- Jun 14, 2015
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Three's Company is the greatest show! It's really funny and tells people what life was like in the 70s. I wasn't around in the 70's but I wish I was because the show makes it seem so fun. My favorite character was Jack because he was always funny and was the main part of the show. I have a message for all fans: If we want our voices heard on Three's Company to DVD, please register for free and vote for Three's Company. You also can of course email DLT Entertainment and ask them to bring Three's Company to DVD. Every vote counts! Try to even get people who aren't fans to vote! Thanks!
- mickfoley123
- May 30, 2003
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- selenedm999
- Jul 28, 2007
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This show was a groundbreaker!!! Can't say enough about the slapstick, physical comedy aspect of this show...
Jack Tripper is one of the greatest T.V. characters ever!!! R.I.P. John Ritter
- gregory_ahejew-501-236813
- Jan 24, 2019
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Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and Christmas "Chrissy" Snow (Suzanne Somers) are cleaning up after throwing a going-away party for their roommate. They find party crasher Jack Tripper (John Ritter) sleeping in the bathtub and take the student chef as their new roommate. The only problem is that landlord Mr. Ropper (Norman Fell) objects to a guy moving in with the girls. That is until Janet comes up with the lie about Jack being gay. His sleazy used car salesman friend Larry joins the show. The Roppers sell the building after two seasons and is replaced by Ralph Furley (Don Knotts) who manages the building for his brother. The Roppers get their own show which only lasted two seasons. In the fifth season, Chrissy leaves and gets replaced by her accident prone cousin Cindy Snow (Jenilee Harrison). With Cindy going to school at the start of season six, they take in nurse Terri Alden (Priscilla Barnes) as the new roommate although Cindy keeps coming around during that season. Jack starts working for and then rents his own restaurant from Frank Angelino.
This is classic network sex romp sitcom. John Ritter is completely charming. Suzanne Somers is a great flighty sweetheart. Joyce DeWitt is the perfect down-to-earth best girl. This is at the top of the pile for iconic sitcoms of its era. The show gets a little bumpy after Somers' departure. Cindy Snow is a bumbling giraffe. She's not much of an actress and mostly plays in the physical slapstick realm. Priscilla Barnes is able to bring a lot more sass to the role while doing a lot of the slapstick.
The original three has great chemistry. While the fun never falters, it is stuck at a certain level. The main leads are never allowed to have relationships with each other. It's telling that Terri asks Janet if Jack ever hit on her in the last episode. In truth, any flirtations are fleeting. While it is a sexual sitcom, the morality is always rather conservative. Like Vicky says in the last episode, Jack is traditional. Any relationship between the main three would threaten the simple formula which mainly consists of misunderstanding leading to screwball pratfalls with a healthy dose of sexual innuendo. It almost never pushes the envelop into serious territory. The gay panic joke eventually wears out even if it is laughing at the gay panic. This is an iconic sitcom of its time. While recently rewatching it, I'm surprised how much of it has seared into my brain. I remember almost every episode. That is not nothing.
This is classic network sex romp sitcom. John Ritter is completely charming. Suzanne Somers is a great flighty sweetheart. Joyce DeWitt is the perfect down-to-earth best girl. This is at the top of the pile for iconic sitcoms of its era. The show gets a little bumpy after Somers' departure. Cindy Snow is a bumbling giraffe. She's not much of an actress and mostly plays in the physical slapstick realm. Priscilla Barnes is able to bring a lot more sass to the role while doing a lot of the slapstick.
The original three has great chemistry. While the fun never falters, it is stuck at a certain level. The main leads are never allowed to have relationships with each other. It's telling that Terri asks Janet if Jack ever hit on her in the last episode. In truth, any flirtations are fleeting. While it is a sexual sitcom, the morality is always rather conservative. Like Vicky says in the last episode, Jack is traditional. Any relationship between the main three would threaten the simple formula which mainly consists of misunderstanding leading to screwball pratfalls with a healthy dose of sexual innuendo. It almost never pushes the envelop into serious territory. The gay panic joke eventually wears out even if it is laughing at the gay panic. This is an iconic sitcom of its time. While recently rewatching it, I'm surprised how much of it has seared into my brain. I remember almost every episode. That is not nothing.
- SnoopyStyle
- Sep 17, 2018
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I would like to give another star as I really do like this show. Ritter was a great talent. But it is not a great show in comparison ti other classics and the writing was a little weak. But it is good.
- Wiedinger-283-953843
- Sep 24, 2019
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Come and knock on this door, "Three's Company" has been waiting for you. Jack Tripper (John Ritter) is an everyman who has to feign homosexuality to live in an apartment in Santa Monica. He lives in the apartment with sly Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and ditsy Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers). Jack's supposed homosexuality often incurs the unpleasant-ness of sour landlord Stanley Roper (Norman Fell), whose wife Helen (Audra Lindley) always seems ready to leave him.
My favorite parts are always the dialog between Jack and Stanley. It sort of mirrors Buddy's comments about Cooley on "The Dick Van Dyke Show", what with Stanley's homophobia. Eventually, the Ropers got their own show and were replaced by Ralph Furley (Don Knotts), who would occasionally get himself into embarrassing situations.
"Three's Company" went through many changes over its run, but it never lost its timing. It's always a pleasure to catch the reruns on TVLand. Finally, I think that it's safe to say that John Ritter will truly be missed. He was always great on this show.
My favorite parts are always the dialog between Jack and Stanley. It sort of mirrors Buddy's comments about Cooley on "The Dick Van Dyke Show", what with Stanley's homophobia. Eventually, the Ropers got their own show and were replaced by Ralph Furley (Don Knotts), who would occasionally get himself into embarrassing situations.
"Three's Company" went through many changes over its run, but it never lost its timing. It's always a pleasure to catch the reruns on TVLand. Finally, I think that it's safe to say that John Ritter will truly be missed. He was always great on this show.
- lee_eisenberg
- Jun 4, 2005
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I actually find it funnier than Seinfeld,but then that makes me wonder what if Three's Company was made with the 90s filming technology of Seinfeld? Nonetheless on some level there probably wouldn't be a Seinfeld if it wasn't for TC. John Ritter was just a genius physical comic actor,he alone was more funnier than the whole cast of Seinfeld together. Add the great roommates and landlords interacting with his legendary humor. Some of it seems politcally incorrect,but it's still funny to this day. My favorite interactions are with Furley and Tripper,especially when Ralph reacts to Jack's "gayness" LOL They wouldn't dare show something that risky today either. Can't pick an episode that's my ultimate favorite either,they're all equally legendary imo. Great time capsule of the early 80s disco era also. I don't trust anyone that doesn't like this show. The only thing I think that could've been better is I wished they did not fire Suzanne Summers. I love the other roommates too,but imagine if Chrissy appeared on the later seasons instead of Teri,imo it wouldv'e been more funnier as she was the funniest out of the blonde roommates imo. Imagine Chrissy in the background of the later episode "Jack's Tattoo",I think it would've been more hilarious. Chrissy laughing at Jack's butt tattoo with that snort laugh of her's,that was definitely missing there. I prefer Mr. Furley episodes over the Roper ones too. This show is definitely in my top 3 along with Seinfeld and Alice. I even just bought John Ritter's autograph lately,I love him so much,and Hollywood hasn't been the same since he left.
- isabellacatgirl
- Jan 7, 2022
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I would watch this almost religiously when it was aired. The theme song has a catchy jingle to it. The cast will quickly begin to feel like family to you except the blonde girl who is often exchanged for another room mate through the years of the show's time on TV.
Doing a role like this takes so much practice and agility so you will come to find that Jack Tripper (played by John Ritter, RIP) is perfect for the role that will leave you laughing oftentimes uncontrollably.
Is it good for children? I'd say so. You won't have to worry about language needing to be filtered or inappropriate scenes.
Is it good for the family? I'd say absolutely.
Doing a role like this takes so much practice and agility so you will come to find that Jack Tripper (played by John Ritter, RIP) is perfect for the role that will leave you laughing oftentimes uncontrollably.
Is it good for children? I'd say so. You won't have to worry about language needing to be filtered or inappropriate scenes.
Is it good for the family? I'd say absolutely.
- Dana_Sibilsky
- Sep 1, 2015
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This sitcom features a man living with two women---a titillatng premise, but they are platonic roommates, not romantic partners. Whatever trials they face, they are a de facto family that stands together, so despite the innuendos, the series has a heartwarming center.
John Ritter plays Jack Tripper, a chef, and his mugging and physical comedy are the core of the humor. Considered by some to be a comic genius, Ritter follows in the footsteps of Dick VanDyke.
Joyce Dewitt is Janet, a girl next door type, and Suzanne Somers is Chrissy, a naive blonde.
The show's comic style is mostly farce. It's main drawback is the portrayal of the trio's landlords, the Ropers. The wife is a nagger who constantly complains about her husband's lack of interest and sex drive. He endures her, but periodically lashes out and grins creepily. The result is more sad than funny.
Mostly lighthearted and antic, this show endured numerous cast changes, but remained reliably funny and fun.
John Ritter plays Jack Tripper, a chef, and his mugging and physical comedy are the core of the humor. Considered by some to be a comic genius, Ritter follows in the footsteps of Dick VanDyke.
Joyce Dewitt is Janet, a girl next door type, and Suzanne Somers is Chrissy, a naive blonde.
The show's comic style is mostly farce. It's main drawback is the portrayal of the trio's landlords, the Ropers. The wife is a nagger who constantly complains about her husband's lack of interest and sex drive. He endures her, but periodically lashes out and grins creepily. The result is more sad than funny.
Mostly lighthearted and antic, this show endured numerous cast changes, but remained reliably funny and fun.
Wait, that's every episode. That is what I love about the show, though. I absolutely love Three's Company and have since I was probably 10 years old. John Ritter is amazing to watch. He has the best comedic timing and his facial expressions are hysterical. Definitely one of the best actors I've seen. I was watching a Three's Company marathon yesterday and couldn't stop watching. I don't think there is a show that has ever came close to capturing what this show had. It was just a wonderful, hilarious show. It's just so comical that the same group of people always ends up accidentally overhearing something and thinks someone is cheating, coming to kill them, or some other crazy thing. It was so outrageously ridiculous that it worked. Great show.
- queen_beet
- Sep 17, 2006
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They should have paid Suzanne Somers everything she asked for. She should have been paid as much as John Ritter. Norman Fell should have gotten a raise, too. He was hilarious. John Ritter thought the story was all about him, as if! Just like David Hasselhoff thinking he was the reason for Baywatch being a hit.
While I admit to sometimes tuning in to this admittedly amusing sitcom, I found that unfortunately the vast majority of the humour revolved around sex. This series chronicles the misadventures of a likable young man named Jack, who for financial reasons shares a Santa Monica apartment with two attractive women, Janet & Chrissy, as room mates. The relationship is platonic, but not in Jack's mind! He has pretended to be a homosexual so that the strict landlord, Mr. Roper, will allow this room mate arrangement.
The incomparable late Jack Ritter was incredible in the role of the bumbling culinary student, Jack. Frankly, he was the reason for my tuning in whenever I did, he was simply so funny. Joyce DeWitt plays the practical, skeptical brunette Janet, while Suzanne Somers is perfect as the sexy but naive blonde Chrissy. Chrissy's main purpose with the audience probably revolved around the jiggle factor. Later due to a contract dispute, Somers unfortunately left the series and after that, I never much watched the show, finding the two subsequent room mates, Cindy and Terri, inadequate replacements for Chrissy.
Jack has a genuine close friendship with his two room mates and is actually quite protective of them. However, all the laughs mainly revolve around sex, from two sources. First, we have Jack constantly ogling his female room mates, especially Chrissy...the entire premise behind the show.
Second is the tedious relationship between the Ropers, the married couple upstairs. Mrs. Roper is always desperately seeking sex with her husband, but Mr. Roper consistently shows no interest. Same old joke. I found these pathetic, repetitive attempts at humour tiring. So while there are indeed some laughs and Ritter especially is great in the series, it's pretty much one dimensional in its sex theme humour.
The incomparable late Jack Ritter was incredible in the role of the bumbling culinary student, Jack. Frankly, he was the reason for my tuning in whenever I did, he was simply so funny. Joyce DeWitt plays the practical, skeptical brunette Janet, while Suzanne Somers is perfect as the sexy but naive blonde Chrissy. Chrissy's main purpose with the audience probably revolved around the jiggle factor. Later due to a contract dispute, Somers unfortunately left the series and after that, I never much watched the show, finding the two subsequent room mates, Cindy and Terri, inadequate replacements for Chrissy.
Jack has a genuine close friendship with his two room mates and is actually quite protective of them. However, all the laughs mainly revolve around sex, from two sources. First, we have Jack constantly ogling his female room mates, especially Chrissy...the entire premise behind the show.
Second is the tedious relationship between the Ropers, the married couple upstairs. Mrs. Roper is always desperately seeking sex with her husband, but Mr. Roper consistently shows no interest. Same old joke. I found these pathetic, repetitive attempts at humour tiring. So while there are indeed some laughs and Ritter especially is great in the series, it's pretty much one dimensional in its sex theme humour.
Genuinely funny sitcom with the adorably goofy John Ritter. I miss him. I also enjoyed the acting from most of the cast, including those that came and went, such as Ann Wedgworth? As Lana. Only cast member that was a flop was Jennilee Harrison as Cindy - painfully bad actress.
- famelovingboy68
- May 6, 2020
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I remember watching this when I was about 4 or 5 and just loving the theme song then, but now I can really appreciate it for soooo many other things. How a guy like Jack Tripper can get into so many hilarious predicaments is beyond me, but John Ritter (RIP) pulled off the character perfectly. No one else could have taken his place. He just had so much energy and really got into it and took physical comedy to a new level, and that would make a scene even funnier than it should of been. And Larry, either landlord, Janet and any of the blondes just added to the hilarity. Can't wait till' season 3 is out on DVD. Give me three's company any day instead any of these pointless, thoughtless reality shows.
- mercyfulfate7410
- Sep 30, 2004
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