List of Three's Company episodes

Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC.

The two early versions of the pilot were recorded in March and November of 1976; season 1 was recorded from January to March 1977.

Brunette Janet Wood, manager of a flower shop, and Chrissy Snow, a guileless, ditzy blonde secretary, find Jack Tripper asleep in their bathtub full of water the morning after a going-away party for their ex-roommate Eleanor Garvey-Phillips. The two girls, who lack culinary skills, decide to share the apartment and expenses with Jack when they learn he is studying to be a gourmet chef. But first they must find a way to overcome objections from their landlords, Stanley and Helen Roper, a romantically dysfunctional couple who lives downstairs and doesn't allow males and females living together unmarried. So Janet comes up with an idea and leads the Ropers to believe that Jack is gay, thus allowing Jack to live with the girls.

Note: This pilot episode is based on the pilot episode "Three's a Crowd!" from the British series Man About The House, written by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke.

While Jack is moving in to share the apartment with Janet and Chrissy, Chrissy's mother calls and informs Chrissy that she will be there in moments. Chrissy, whose father is a minister, panics at the news that her mother is coming. To keep the situation under control, Chrissy asks Janet to take Jack to the Reagle Beagle, the neighborhood pub, and keep him there until Mrs. Snow leaves. As the evening progresses, Chrissy's mom decides to spend the night, creating a dilemma for a tired Jack.

Note: This episode is based on the episode of the same name from Man About The House.

When Mrs. Roper accuses Mr. Roper of showing his visiting niece Karen a boring time, Mr. Roper--feeling comfortable with Jack's supposed homosexuality--decides to introduce Karen to Jack. Meanwhile, Jack is involved in organizing a birthday celebration for Janet, so when Mr. Roper suggests to Jack that he would like Jack to take his niece out, Jack refuses, saying he couldn't leave Janet on her birthday. When Mr. Roper leaves, Jack also admits to Janet and Chrissy that he can imagine what any niece of Mr. Roper's would look like, convinced that she would be unattractive as well. But when Mr. Roper brings Karen to meet Jack, he is surprised to find she is beautiful. Jack then asks Karen out and tells Janet and Chrissy that they will be back in time for the party. However, Jack does not show up at the appointed time, making Janet and Chrissy angry--leading them to realize that they are actually jealous.

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