Three's Company (1977)
Three's Company is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. Developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West, it is based on the British sitcom Man About the House created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. The story revolves around three single roommates: Jack Tripper, Janet Wood, and Chrissy Snow, who all platonically live together in a Santa Monica, California apartment complex owned by Stanley and Helen Roper. The show, a farce, chronicles the escapades and hi jinks of the trio's constant misunderstandings, social lives, and financial struggles. A top 10 hit from 1977 to 1983, the series has remained popular in syndication and through DVD releases. The show also spawned similar spin-offs to those that Man About the House had: The Ropers and Three's a Crowd, based upon George and Mildred and Robin's Nest, respectively.
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Episode 1 - Ground Rules
Release Date: 1977-09-13After 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.
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Episode 2 - Jack Looks For a Job
Release Date: 1977-09-20In 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.
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Episode 3 - Janet's Promotion
Release Date: 1977-09-27Janet'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.
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Episode 4 - Strange Bedfellows
Release Date: 1977-10-04Chrissy 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.
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Episode 5 - Chrissy's Date
Release Date: 1977-10-11Chrissy's new man is married, but she thinks he's single, and now her friends must prove to her the truth.
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Episode 6 - Alone Together
Release Date: 1977-10-25Jack 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.
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Episode 7 - Roper's Car
Release Date: 1977-11-01Mr. 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.
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Episode 8 - Cyrano de Tripper
Release Date: 1977-11-08Jack agrees to cook a gourmet meal for Chrissy's date, who happens a very fussy critic when it comes to gourmet food.
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Episode 9 - Chrissy's Night Out
Release Date: 1977-11-15Chrissy's naturally friendly nature gets her arrested for prostitution when a policeman thinks she's propositioning him.
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Episode 10 - Stanley Casanova
Release Date: 1977-11-22During 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.
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Episode 11 - Janet's High School Sweetheart
Release Date: 1977-11-29Janet 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.
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Episode 12 - Jack's Uncle
Release Date: 1977-12-06Jack's uncle writes Mr. Roper a bad check and the trio try to get it back.
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Episode 13 - Helen's Job
Release Date: 1977-12-13While Helen is out looking for a job, Stanley gets cooking lessons from Jack.
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Episode 14 - Three's Christmas
Release Date: 1977-12-20The kids and the Ropers spend Christmas together, but they would rather be at another party.
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Episode 15 - The Gift
Release Date: 1978-01-03Stanley gets Helen a fur coat, unknowing that Jack is holding the gift for Mr. Travers.
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Episode 16 - The Rivals
Release Date: 1978-01-10Chrissy 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.
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Episode 17 - The Baby Sitters
Release Date: 1978-01-17Janet made a date at the same time as her babysitting duty. She gets Jack and Chrissy to take her place as babysitters.
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Episode 18 - Home Movies
Release Date: 1978-01-24Chrissy 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.
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Episode 19 - Jack in the Flower Shop
Release Date: 1978-01-31Janet 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.
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Episode 20 - Jack's Navy Pal
Release Date: 1978-02-07Jack's blind Navy friend comes to visit him and the girls.
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Episode 21 - Will the Real Jack Tripper...
Release Date: 1978-02-14Because 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.
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Episode 22 - Days of Beer and Weeds
Release Date: 1978-02-21Jack, Janet and Chrissy weeds the Ropers' backyard and they find a plant which they think is marijuana.
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Episode 23 - Chrissy, Come Home
Release Date: 1978-02-28Chrissy's father, a reverend, does not approve of Chrissy's life living with Jack and decides to take her home.
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Episode 24 - Bird Song
Release Date: 1978-05-09Janet has two tickets to see Frank Sinatra, and Chrissy and Jack fight over who gets to go with Janet.
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Episode 25 - Coffee, Tea or Jack
Release Date: 1978-05-16Jack falls for a stewardess who plays him for a fool.