Three's Company
Season 1
6 listed hours · 1977–1984 · ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
John Ritter's Jack Tripper pretends what the landlord needs to hear so he can room with Janet and Chrissy, then the slammed doors do the rest. British Man About the House farce Americanized into ABC innuendo. Olympic slapstick, dated wiring, jiggle-era multi-cam craft.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Three's Company (1977–1984) on ABC as the first listed season of 8 — 6 listed hours, 1977-03-15–1977-04-21 from “A Man About the House” (S01E01) to “It's Only Money” (S01E06). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 A Man About the House
A Man About the House imports the British farce title. Ritter already pretends what the landlord needs; Janet and Chrissy complete the roommate math ABC would merchandize as innuendo.
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S01E01 A Man About the House
Chrissy and Janet try to convince their landlord that their new male roommate is gay.
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S01E02 And Mother Makes Four
Chrissy's mother visits for the first time since Jack moved in with the girls.
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S01E03 Roper's Niece
Convinced that Jack is gay, Roper decides that he is a safe date for his visiting niece.
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S01E04 No Children, No Pets
Larry gives Jack and the girls a puppy even though Roper doesn't allow pets.
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S01E05 Jack the Giant Killer
Jack has guilt feelings about not standing up to the tough guy who makes a play for Chrissy at the local pub and goes back the next night to tell the Casanova off.
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S01E06 It's Only Money
The roommates fear the rent money has been stolen.
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