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 - Double Date
Release Date: 1978-09-12Jack pretends he has a cold when Mr. Roper overhears him making a date.
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Episode 2 - Good Old Reliable Janet
Release Date: 1978-09-19Janet and Mrs. Roper participate in a nude beach protest, and end up walking home without their clothes.
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Episode 3 - The Love Diary
Release Date: 1978-09-26Chrissy discovers a spicy diary and uses it to perfect her typing skills. Mr. Roper reads the diary and thinks that Chrissy has it in for him!
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Episode 4 - The Fast
Release Date: 1978-10-03It's a test of willpower when Janet and Chrissy give up food in exchange for Jack giving up girls!
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Episode 5 - Helen's Rendezvous
Release Date: 1978-10-10After Stanley's friend fails to fulfill their deal of loser buys the beer, Stanely works himself into an outrage. Helen tries to patch things up between Jerry & Stanely by trying to get Jerry to apologize. When Helen makes a date to meet up with Jerry, Jack and Chrissy both assume that she is having an affair.
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Episode 6 - My Sister's Keeper
Release Date: 1978-10-17Janet's little sister visits the trio and instantly falls for Jack.
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Episode 7 - Chrissy and the Guru
Release Date: 1978-10-24Chrissy is tricked into becoming a panhandler by a con-artist.
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Episode 8 - Larry's Bride
Release Date: 1978-10-31Larry introduces the trio to his new fiance. Jack learns that Gloria has always had the hots for him, but Larry believes it to be the other way around. Jack unsuccessfully tries to talk Larry out of marriage. Chrissy unknowingly stumbles upon the real reason Gloria is marrying Larry, because he told her he owned a used car lot. Larry figures out what Jack was trying to tell him, and Gloria learns the truth about Larry. The conclusion is something both Gloria & Larry agree on!
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Episode 9 - Chrissy's New Boss
Release Date: 1978-11-14Chrissy is invited to go on a business trip with her boss, and Jack thinks that the boss wants to get it on with her. What he doesn't know is that Chrissy's boss is a woman.
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Episode 10 - The Crush
Release Date: 1978-11-21Laurie, the trio's babysitting charge, has a crush on Jack, much to her boyfriend's dismay.
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Episode 11 - The Kleptomaniac
Release Date: 1978-11-28Chrissy a thief? No way! At least that what Jack thinks when he sees her with his money.
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Episode 12 - The Party's Over
Release Date: 1978-12-05After canceling a party the trio were holding, Helen (in disgust) leaves Stanley.
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Episode 13 - Eleanor's Return
Release Date: 1978-12-12Eleanor makes her first appearance in the shower when Jack meets her for the first time. Knowing that Eleanor was Janet and Chrissy's old roommate, he thinks that Eleanor is moving back in and he might have to leave. What he doesn't know is that they are planning a surprise party for him, but it's too late when Jack tries to ruin the party by having Larry streak across the room!
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Episode 14 - The Older Woman
Release Date: 1979-01-16Jack tells Janet and Chrissy that he's going out with an old woman. Janet and Chrissy thinks that it is roper's aunt after she shows up with his swimming trunks after Jack says that he went surfing with his new girlfriend.
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Episode 15 - Stanley's Hotline
Release Date: 1979-01-30Mr. Roper thinks that Chrissy is pregnant when he overhears a conversation in a pipe adjoining their bathroom. The real deal is that Chrissy has a wart. Also, Linda stays at the apartment temporarily while Janet is off visiting her parents.
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Episode 16 - The Catered Affair
Release Date: 1979-02-06While Jack is catering a party for Chrissy's business, Chrissy's lecherous boss tries to get it on with Chrissy.
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Episode 17 - The Best Laid Plans
Release Date: 1979-02-13Jack finally has a chance to get it on with Chrissy when a mouse terrorizes the apartment building.
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Episode 18 - The Harder They Fall
Release Date: 1979-02-20Jack ruins Janet's date when he has a broken leg.
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Episode 19 - The Bake-Off
Release Date: 1979-02-27Chrissy accidentally eats Jack's pie right before a pie contest he is supposed to be in.
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Episode 20 - An Anniversary Surprise
Release Date: 1979-03-13Helen thinks that Stanley is leaving her for another woman, but in actuality, the woman is a real estate agent who got him a great deal on a house in Chevroit Hills. Stanley tells Helen that they have sold the building and are moving into their new house and their own spin-off.
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Episode 21 - Jack Moves Out
Release Date: 1979-05-08Fed up with the girls not doing their share and helping out at the apartment, Jack angrily leaves and becomes a live-in cook for Larry's boss and his promiscuous wife.
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Episode 22 - Triangle Troubles
Release Date: 1979-05-15Jack goes out with a girl, and he is afraid that she will leave him due to his living arrangements. But what he doesn't know is that she has the same problem that he does.
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Episode 23 - Stanley, the Ladies' Man
Release Date: 1979-09-15Roper plans a surprise disco party for his wife. This is an episode of the Ropers packaged in syndication with Three's Company.