Three's Company (1977)
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Don Nicholl — Producer
Episodes 78
Unaired Pilot #1
The first of two pilot episodes, taped in March 1976 but never aired on television. Written by Larry Gelbart (M*A*S*H) and starring John Ritter, the pilot co-stars Suzanne Zenor and Valerie Curtin, who were eventually replaced by Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt for the series.
Read MoreUnaired Pilot #2
Made before Suzanne Somers was cast.
Read MoreA Man About the House
This crazy series begins when Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow, two attractive women, have a going away party for their roommate, Eleanor (who we'll meet in Episode 44). While trying to find someone to share the rent with, they find party crasher Jack Tripper in their bathtub. They have their doubts at first but when they find out that Jack is the only one that can cook (by going to cooking school), they want him to stay. The hardest part of this is trying to convince the landlords, Stanley and Helen Roper, that Jack is indeed good company. Stanley doesn't like the idea of a man living with two women, knowing what can go on behind closed doors. Jack pretends he is gay so that he can have a place to live. It works, and the rest is sitcom history.
Read MoreAnd Mother Makes Four
Jack is all set to move into Eleanor's room, until Chrissy's mother unexpectedly shows up. Chrissy's mom does not know that she and Janet live with a man, so she tries to keep them out of sight. Janet and Jack go to the Regal Beagle to hide out, and Mrs. Roper finds out that Jack is not really gay. She manages to keep it secret from Mr. Roper.
Read MoreRoper's Niece
Mr. Roper sets Jack up with his niece, who turns out to be very promiscuous in her way. Jack finds out that Mr. Roper set him up in order to turn him straight, and if he is, out he goes.
Read MoreNo Children, No Dogs
Larry Dallas, a slick car salesman, unloads a puppy on the trio. Knowing that Stanley doesn't allow pets, they try to hide it. The puppy is necesary for Chrissy's sleepwalking problem.
Read MoreJack the Giant Killer
Jack's masculinity is put to the test when a big bully tries to have his way with the girls.
Read MoreIt's Only Money
Oh my! The trio's rent money is missing and they scramble to get more money so Stanley will not kick them out. Unbeknownst to them, Stanley picked up the money earlier that day.
Read MoreGround Rules
After Jack and Chrissy disturb Janet's time alone with her date, the trio agree to arrange reservation times for the apartment. However, Jack has an offer he can't refuse and he tries to renege on the agreement.
Read MoreJack Looks For a Job
In order to earn tuition money, Jack takes on a variety of odd jobs, including an encyclopedia salesman and a nude model in a magazine layout.
Read MoreJanet's Promotion
Janet's co-worker Chloe gets a promotion after only being hired for a couple of weeks. Janet's upset because chloe got the job because of her looks not her skills.
Read MoreStrange Bedfellows
Chrissy and Janet go away on a trip, and Jack promises he won't throw a party. As soon as they're gone he goes back on his word. When Mr. Roper comes up to put an end to the party, he ends up joining in, but wakes up the next day in Jack's bed...WITH Jack, and he thinks he's gay.
Read MoreChrissy's Date
Chrissy's new man is married, but she thinks he's single, and now her friends must prove to her the truth.
Read MoreAlone Together
Jack must help Chrissy regain her confidence in her sex appeal, since he's the one who made her lose confidence after failing to come on to her when they spend a night alone in the apartment.
Read MoreRoper's Car
Mr. Roper tries to get his old car back from Jack and the girls after someone else makes an offer to him for a lot of money.
Read MoreCyrano de Tripper
Jack agrees to cook a gourmet meal for Chrissy's date, who happens a very fussy critic when it comes to gourmet food.
Read MoreChrissy's Night Out
Chrissy's naturally friendly nature gets her arrested for prostitution when a policeman thinks she's propositioning him.
Read MoreStanley Casanova
During one of their marital disputes, Stanley thinks he is attractive to a younger woman (a friend of Jack's) who befriends him as a favor to Jack.
Read MoreJanet's High School Sweetheart
Janet is shocked at the misguided attention of a jock she used to have a crush on from high school. She realizes what a creep he really is once he is all over her, thinking their past will win her over.
Read MoreJack's Uncle
Jack's uncle writes Mr. Roper a bad check and the trio try to get it back.
Read MoreHelen's Job
While Helen is out looking for a job, Stanley gets cooking lessons from Jack.
Read MoreThree's Christmas
The kids and the Ropers spend Christmas together, but they would rather be at another party.
Read MoreThe Rivals
Chrissy steals Janet's date by accident, and they refuse to speak to each other. It's up to Jack to get the two girls together again.
Read MoreThe Baby Sitters
Janet made a date at the same time as her babysitting duty. She gets Jack and Chrissy to take her place as babysitters.
Read MoreHome Movies
Chrissy has a new boyfriend who's a film buff, so she decides to become a filmmaker. She gets a super-8mm film camera from her parents and takes lots of very amateur footage of the trio fooling around. Meanwhile, Jack' s friend Larry has some footage of his own - a porno flick he's bought from a stranger for $50. Larry comes over to borrow Chrissy's projector, expecting to have a private showing with Jack. Unfortunately, Roper spots the film and decides to join them. Then Chrissy and Janet show up and it looks like it's going to be a very embarrassing premier showing. What shows up on the screen, however, is a Woody Woodpecker cartoon. Larry is furious, but Jack is hysterical and relieved. Meanwhile, Chrissy finds out her boyfriend has no enthusiasm for her films, and drops him for a painter.
Read MoreJack in the Flower Shop
Janet offers Jack a job in her flower shop, and Jack takes that opportunity to goof off during company time. Janet wants Jack to be more serious about his job and they end up not speaking to each other. They forgive each other when Janet needs help in fulfilling an order.
Read MoreJack's Navy Pal
Jack's blind Navy friend comes to visit him and the girls.
Read MoreWill the Real Jack Tripper...
Because of one of Larry's tricks, Jack is in trouble. A girl calls him claiming that he might have gotten her pregnant. The girls think that Jack is the father, but actually Larry used his name when he dated her. Jack hears this and thinks that he got his recent girlfriend, Linda, pregnant.
Read MoreDays of Beer and Weeds
Jack, Janet and Chrissy weeds the Ropers' backyard and they find a plant which they think is marijuana.
Read MoreChrissy, Come Home
Chrissy's father, a reverend, does not approve of Chrissy's life living with Jack and decides to take her home.
Read MoreCoffee, Tea or Jack
Jack falls for a stewardess who plays him for a fool.
Read MoreJack on the Lam
Jack mistakes a visit from the FBI for a reference for a former Navy buddy as a mission to get him.
Read MoreLove Thy Neighbor
Lana Shields needs an escort and instantly falls for Jack, who wants nothing at all to do with her.
Read MoreThe New Landlord
The trio and Larry meet Mr. Ralph Furley, the new landlord, after accidentally selling all of his furniture, believing it was the Roper's old furniture.
Read MoreJack the Ripper
Jacks wants to be aggressive to get the better of Mr. Travers.
Read MoreThe Life Saver
Jack saves the life of a man who happens to be rich. A s a reward, he gives them an apartment in a very affluent neighborhood.
Read MoreOld Folks at Home
Chrissy feels sorry for a homeless man and lets him stay with her, Janet and Jack, much to their dismay.
Read MoreA Camping We Will Go
Larry's girlfriend wants to be an actress, so he tells her that his friend Jack is a famous commercial director. Jack, Janet, Chrissy, Furley, Lana, Larry, and his girlfriend Laura go on a camping trip that's anything but relaxing.
Read MoreChrissy's Hospitality
Chrissy falls and hits her head in the bathtub while trying to put up a shower curtain. Jack and Janet take her to the hospital when she starts to get dizzy. They misunderstand the doctor when he comes out of Chrissy's room crying, and think that she has only a short time to live.
Read MoreThe Loan Shark
Chrissy loses Jack's money and they can't pay the rent. So Chrissy sees a loan shark and borrows money on Jack behalf.
Read MoreThe Love Barge
Jack gets a job on a cruise ship and is invited to take only one guest. He has a choice between Janet and Chrissy and he sure doesn't want to take Lana of all people. So he makes it so Mr. Furley can go on the trip with Lana, who thinks that jack will be on the ship waiting for her.
Read MoreRalph's Rival
Chrissy pretends to be Mr. Furley's wife so Mr. Furley can show off to his old rival.
Read MoreBlack Letter Day
The trio think an advice column was written about them; that Jack is secretly dating one of the two girls without the other girl knowing.
Read MoreThe Reverend Steps Out
Reverend Snow has a chance for a new appointment on the condition that his daughter Chrissy move out of the apartment.
Read MoreLarry Loves Janet
After an unsuccessful date, Janet comforts Larry, who takes her kindess the wrong way when he thinks that she wants him.
Read MoreMighty Mouth
Jack goes out with a girl who has a muscular brother that doesn't like her sister dating.
Read MoreThe Love Lesson
Furley hopes to ""straighten"" Jack out by giving him love lessons. If he is indeed straight, he has to move out.
Read MoreHandcuffed
Chrissy borrows her policeman cousin's handcuffs and accidentally gets locked together with Jack who has a big date waiting for him.
Read MoreAnd Baby Makes Two
Jack and Chrissy believe Janet wants to have a baby.
Read MoreJack's Bad Boy
The trio help out a runaway boy.
Read MoreLee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Jack's brother comes for a visit, but Jack doesn't like him because he always seemed to be better than Jack. It gets really serious when he has designs on Chrissy.
Read MoreThe Root of All Evil
Chrissy wins money at the racetrack and the trio get into a fight over how to use the winnings. It takes a trip to the psychiatrist's office to see that the money is tearing them apart.
Read MoreSecret Admirer
Chrissy plans a rendezvous with a secret admirer.
Read MoreThe Goodbye Guy
The roommates thinks that Furley is going to kill himself and they show praise for him.
Read MoreJack's Graduation
During a cooking class exam, Jack's dishonest friend switches dishes with him, making Jack unable to graduate cooking school.
Read MoreUpstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs
Jack has to fix dinner for 4 dates at the same time!
Read More...And Justice for Jack
Jack's female boss makes a pass at him and he sues her for sexual harassment.
Read MoreA Hundred Dollars a What?
Chrissy goes to work at a convention as a hostess with an old friend of hers, not realizing the job is being a high priced call girl.
Read MoreDownhill Chaser
Jack pretends to be a professional skier to impress his new date who is a ski nut.
Read MoreA Crowded Romance
Jack and Larry both go at each other for the affections of one woman and Larry takes advantage of Jack's new job as a store window display mannequin to embarrass him in front of her.
Read MoreRoom at the Bottom
Jack gets a job as a busboy and at the same time is misrepresenting himself to his new date as the chef.
Read MoreChrissy's Cousin
Cindy Snow moves into the apartment with Jack and Janet.
Read MoreJack to the Rescue
Jack goes to Cindy's place of employment to fight for her job back after she loses it.
Read MoreThe Not-So-Great Imposter
To get a new job, Jack assumes the identity of another person, not knowing that a lot of people have it in for that person!
Read MoreJack's Other Mother
A little old lady adopts Jack as her so-called 'son' but becomes more trouble than she is help when she starts interfering in Jack's love life.
Read MoreMake Room for Daddy
Jack set up a date for his girlfriend's father with Janet, who doesn't realize how old he is.
Read MoreJanet's Secret
Janet's parents come to visit, and Janet has to pretend that she and Jack are husband and wife.
Read MoreFather of the Bride
Cindy is flourished with the wealth of an older man who wants her to be his bride. Her persistant refusal to wed him doesn't seem to be enough, so Jack and Janet try to figure out a way to discourage him. They soon find themselves tempted by his generous promises for the future, before coming to their senses and rescuing Cindy from her worst nightmare.
Read MoreFurley vs. Furley
The roommates help Ralph stand up to his brother, Bart Furley, who owns the building.
Read MoreIn Like Larry
Jack and Larry switch apartments to see how each other lives their life.
Read MoreTeacher's Pet
Dean Traver's niece gets Jack in trouble, and Janet and Larry try to help him out.
Read MoreAnd Baby Makes Four
Jack and Janet think that Cindy is going to have a baby.
Read MoreNight of the Ropers
The Ropers are back in town, and Stanley has a falling out with Mr. Furley when he catches him in bed with Helen.
Read MoreDouble Trouble
In order to date Furley's niece, Jack must pretend that he is his fictitious brother, Austin.
Read MoreDying to Meet You
Jack fakes his death to avoid dealing with a girl's jealous boyfriend.
Read MoreThe Case of the Missing Blonde
Cindy goes to meet her father while he is visiting town but Jack and Janet think that she has been kidnapped.
Read MoreHonest Jack Tripper
Jack learns that honesty is not always the best policy when he agrees to tell the absolute truth.
Read MoreThe Best of Three's Company
Lucille Ball pays tribute to Three's Company in hosting a retrospective of the series. Introducing memorable clips of the show's funniest and most touching moments of the first 6 seasons.
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