"Three's Company" (1977) TV series 1977-1984

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

Brian Cooke
Johnnie Mortimer

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

15 March 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Chef | Landlord | Dumb Blonde | Sitcom

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 7	4:00 AM	TVLAND	Chrissy's Date	#2.5
Tue. July 7	4:30 AM	TVLAND	Alone Together	#2.6

Cast

John Ritter	...	Jack Tripper / ... (174 episodes, 1976-1984)
Joyce DeWitt	...	Janet Wood (173 episodes, 1976-1984)
Richard Kline	...	Larry Dallas (110 episodes, 1977-1984)
Don Knotts	...	Ralph Furley (94 episodes, 1979-1984)
Suzanne Somers	...	Chrissy Snow (89 episodes, 1977-1981)
Priscilla Barnes	...	Terri Alden (72 episodes, 1981-1984)

Runtime:

30 min (174 episodes) (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DLT Entertainment Ltd.

Trivia:

Jack lived at the Y.M.C.A. before moving in with Janet and Chrissy.

Quotes:

Stanley Roper: I came up here to tell you it's three o'clock in the morning!
Chrissy: Thank you.
[closes door]

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Live in Love In (1989) (V)

Soundtrack:

Three's Company

Suzanne Somers Screwed Up Everything!

During the first few years of the show, it was funny, clever, and just outstanding. I don't need to explain it any more than that, because just about the whole world knew this. We then come to Suzanne Somers.

Her greed, unprofessionalism, and petty shenanigans totally disrupted the show. This is what contributed to the downfall of the show. Due to the Chrissy Snow character being an important piece of the puzzle, her absence had the producers scrambling to make last-minute changes…and actors John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt were very unhappy, to be very understandable.

Those tag scenes are simply pathetic, when you know why they were done.

Jenilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes did the best they could do under the circumstances.

Three's Company was the funniest and most well-made comedy at the time, until Somers screwed everything up with her selfishness.

I'm surprised that she didn't get blacklisted after the debacle.