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THREE'S COMPANY: (WITH THREE'S A CROWD)
(Airing Order Guide)
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This guide supercedes any and all previous guides and is more correct.
Original guide created: October 7, 1994. This Update: October 7, 1996.
This is a work in progress. There are many things left to do. All
episodes without descriptions will receive them as the information
becomes available. There is also a production order list available at this
site. Additions and corrections may sent to the email address below. This
guide may be displayed on any 'free' site. Episode titles, dates and
numbers derived from information found at LOCIS. (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
List form & summaries - Copyright: Tony Cianfaglione (ab...@chebucto.ns.ca)
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THREE'S COMPANY:
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U.S. 1977-1984 172 X 25 min. episodes. Color
ABC/NRW/TTC
First Telecast: March 15, 1977
Last Telecast: Sept. 18, 1984
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Spinoff to The Ropers in 1979
Spinoff to Three's A Crowd in 1984
Based on the British sitcom 'Man About The House'.
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CAST:
Three's Company:
Jack Tripper................................................John Ritter
Janet Wood.................................................Joyce DeWitt
Chrissy Snow (1977-81)...................................Suzanne Somers
Helen Roper (1977-79).....................................Audra Lindley
Stanley Roper (1977-79).....................................Norman Fell
Larry Dallas (1978-84)....................................Richard Kline
Ralph Furley (1979-84).......................................Don Knotts
Cindy Snow (1980-82)..................................Jennilee Harrison
Terri Alden (1981-84)..................................Priscilla Barnes
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Three's Company:
1st Season: (Spring 1977)
1. "A Man About The House" (pilot) #0101 [aired March 15, 1977]
After their roommate Eleanor leaves to get married, Janet
Wood and Chrissy Snow look for a new roommate. They don't have to
look any further than their bathroom as Jack Tripper, a crasher
from the party the night before, is asleep in their tub. After
convincing the landlords, Mr. & Mrs. Roper that Jack is gay, Jack is
permitted to move in with the girls as the third roommate.
Guest star: Kim McDonough: Patricia Crawford
2. "And Mother Makes Four" #0102 [aired March 24, 1977]
Jack is preparing to move into Eleanor's room when Chrissy's
mother pays a surprise visit, thinking she can stay in Eleanor's room
while the girls look for another roommate.
Guest star: Priscilla Morrill: Chrissy's Mother
3. "Roper's Niece" #0106 [aired March 31, 1977]
Stanley feels Jack would be a safe bet for escorting his
visiting niece around the town. The niece turns out to be a very
promiscuous young lady and Stanley thinks that maybe she could turn
Jack straight. Jack, being all for the idea, doesn't realize the
consequences: if Jack turns straight, he must move out.
Guest star: Christina Hart: Karen
4. "No Children, No Pets" #0105 [aired April 7, 1977]
Chrissy has a problem with sleepwalking and the trio have a new
pet.
No guest stars.
5. "Jack The Giant Killer" #0104 [aired April 14, 1977]
A thug in the bar makes a pass at the girls and calls on Jack
to defend their honor. When he declines, he's branded a coward.
Guest stars: Peter Palmer: Jeff
Peter Schuck: Pete
Karen Fredrick: Barmaid (Ongoing Role)
Paul Ainsley; Bartender (Ongoing Role)
6. "It's Only Money" #0103 [aired April 21, 1977]
The trio can't find their rent money and thinking it was
stolen, call the police. Actually, Stanley was there earlier, saw the
money, picked it up and forgot to leave the receipt.
Guest stars: William Pierson: Mr. Travers
Joey Foreman: Policeman
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Second Season: (Fall 1977 - Spring 1978)
7. "Ground Rules" #0204 [aired September 13, 1977]
The trio agree to arrange reservation times for the apartment
when spending evenings at home with their dates. However, Jack has an
offer he can't refuse and he tries to renege on the agreement.
Guest stars: Jenifer Shaw: Veronica
Gary Coolson: Alex
8. "Jack Looks For A Job" #0201 [aired September 20, 1977]
In order to earn tuition money, Jack takes on a variety of odds
jobs, including an encyclopedia salesman and a nude model in a magazine
layout.
Guest stars: Bill Fiore: Harvey
John Fiedler: Morris Morris
Sally Kirkland: Sally
9. "Janet's Promotion" #0205 [aired September 27, 1977]
Overlooked by her boss for a promotion, Janet learns the new
girl, one with a larger bustline got the job. Determined to change her
luck, Janet considers breast augmentation.
Guest stars: Sandra de Bruin: Chloe
JJ Barry: Compton
Margaret Wheeler: Woman Customer
10. "Strange Bedfellows" #203 [aired October 4, 1977]
Chrissy inadvertently attracts Janet's date away from her,
causing tension between the girls.
Guest star: John Fink: Barry Gates
11. "Chrissy's Date" #0202 [aired October 11, 1977]
Jack agrees to cook a gourmet meal for Chrissy's date, who
happens a very fussy critic when it comes to gourmet food.
Guest stars: Jess Nadelman: Michael Winthrop
Sandra Smith: Girl
12. "Alone Together" #0209 [aired October 25, 1977]
Chrissy is insulted and thinks she has lost her sex appeal when
Jack doesn't make a pass at her on a night they are left alone in the
apartment.
Guest stars: Sondra Currie: Sherry Lee
Stuart Nisbet: Mr. Crawford
W. G. McMillan: Policeman
13. "Roper's Car" #0206 [aired November 1, 1977]
Stanley sells the trio his old car but tries to buy it back
when a collector comes calling and willing to pay big dollars for it.
Guest star: ?? : Car Collector
14. "Cyrano De Tripper" #0210 [aired November 8, 1977]
Chrissy starts dating a married man although she thinks he is
single.
Guest star: Dick Sargeant: Lloyd
15. "Chrissy's Night Out" #0207 [aired November 15, 1977]
An undercover policeman arrests Chrissy for being a prostitute,
mistaking her friendliness in the bar as being a working girl.
Guest star: James Cromwell: Detective Lannigan
16. "Stanley Casanova" #0211 [aired November 22, 1977]
During 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.
Guest star: ?? : Girls
17. "Janet's High School Sweetheart" #0213 [aired November 29, 1977]
Janet 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.
Guest star: John Elereck: Peter Van Horn
18. "Jack's Uncle" #0212 [aired December 6, 1977]
Jack's Uncle Fremont gives Stanley a bogus check to help pay
the trio's rent but when the trio discovers that he's really broke,
they try to retrieve the bad check.
Guest stars: Don Porter: Uncle Fremont
Shirley Mitchell: Mona Carmichael
19. "Helen's Job" #0208 [aired December 13, 1977]
Tired of being just a housewife, Helen decides to get a
job, not realizing how little she did and how tiring a real job is.
Stanley, in the meantime, must fend for himself, taking cooking lessons
from Jack.
No guest stars.
20. "Three's Christmas" #0214 [aired December 20, 1977]
Both the trio and the Ropers are invited to the same Christmas
party but feel duty-bound to honor a promise to spend the night with
each other. After a boring evening, both parties sneak out to go to
the wingding, meeting each other there.
No guest stars.
21. "The Gift" #0215 [aired January 3, 1978]
Roper doesn't want to buy Helen a coat but ends up doing just
that by mistake.
Guest star: ? ? ?
22. "The Rivals" #0217 [aired January 10, 1978]
Janet has some tickets to a Frank Sinatra concert that she
can't use and is looking to give them away and Chrissy and Jack each
pamper her to win the tickets.
No guest star.
23. "The Baby Sitters" #0216 [aired January 17, 1978]
Janet's babysitting job interferes with her big date so Jack
and Chrissy reluctantly volunteer to help her out by doing her
sitting job.
Guest stars: Archie Hahn: Jerry Randall
Lee Bryant: Punkin Randall
Gary Hollis: David
Sheila ??: Mother
Brian Kend: Baby Jonathon
24. "Home Movies" #0218 [aired January 24, 1978]
Chrissy is dating a film critic and she starts making her own
home movies to impress him. Larry uses the opportunity with the
projector to arrange for some 'blue' movies with unexpected results.
Guest star: Stuart Gillard: Neil
25. "Jack In The Flower Shop" #0219 [aired January 31, 1978]
Jack, helping out at the flower shop, thinking Janet's
manager status allows him to goof off on the job causes friction
between them. However, when Janet messes up on a crucial flower order,
Jack comes to her rescue.
Guest stars: Natalie Schafer: Impatient Woman
JJ Barry: Compton
Mickey Deems: Mr. Hammond
26. "Jack's Navy Pal" #0220 [aired February 7, 1978]
Jack's old navy buddy, now blind but still just as mean, comes
to visit Jack and the girls.
Guest star: David Dukes: Jim Walsh
27. "Will The Real Jack Tripper" #0221 [aired February 14, 1978]
Larry uses Jack's name with a woman he thinks he got pregnant.
The girls overhear the conversation and think their Jack Tripper is
the father. Jack thinks that his girlfriend is pregnant and proposes
to her.
Guest stars: Anne Schedeen: Linda
Susan Blu: Sandra
Ted Gehring: Sandra's Father
28. "Days Of Beer And Weeds" #0222 [aired February 21, 1978]
While weeding Roper's backyard to make a garden, the trio find
what Larry says is marijuana. Helen, not realizing the discovery enters
some into a flower contest.
Guest stars: David Tress: Desk Sergeant
Ludi Claire: Flower Judge
29. "Chrissy Come Home" #0223 [aired February 28, 1978]
Chrissy's father, the Reverend Snow pays the trio a visit and
insists Chrissy move home once he discovers Jack is living with the
girls.
Guest star: Peter Mark Richman: Reverend Snow
30. "Bird Song" #0224 [aired May 9, 1978]
Jack breaks his leg and that ruins a beautiful evening that
Janet has planned with a new date.
Guest star: Rod McCary: Gregg Halliday
31. "Coffee, Tea Or Jack" #0225 [aired May 16, 1978]
A two-timing stewardess makes a fool out of Jack and Chrissy
tries to come to his rescue.
Guest star: Loni Anderson: Stewardess
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3rd Season: (Fall 1978 - Spring 1979)
32. "Double Date" #0302 [aired September 12, 1978]
Jack feigns a cold when Roper overhears him making a date on
the phone. Roper, then uses the illness as an excuse to stay away from
Helen's amourous advances.
Guest stars: Anne Schedeen: Linda
Rebecca Clemmons: Samantha
33. "Good Old Reliable Janet" #0301 [aired September 19, 1978]
Tired of her traditional humdrum image, Janet, with Helen's help,
takes part in some nude protests on the beach, hoping the experience
will change her into a bolder, more daring Janet. When the protest
is raided by police, the pair flee home without their clothes.
Guest stars: Ellen Sherman: Cindy
Nadia Caillou: Belly Dancer
34. "The Love Diary" #0304 [aired September 26, 1978]
Chrissy uses a bizarre diary written by an anonymous author to
bone up on her typing skills. However, Roper, reading the pages, thinks
Chrissy is the wild 'Wanda X'.
Guest star: Paul Baselou: Wanda X
35. "The Fast" #0305 [aired October 3, 1978]
The trio make a wager that each other has no willpower, Chrissy
and Janet with food and Jack with women.
Guest star: Angel Tompkins: Grace Thompson
36. "Helen's Rendezvous" #0306 [aired October 10, 1978]
Everyone thinks Helen is secretly having an affair.
Guest star: ? ?: Jerry
37. "My Sister's Keeper" #0307 [aired October 17, 1978]
Janet's kid sister comes for a visit and takes an instant liking
to Jack, raising Janet's ire.
Guest star: Devon Ericson: Jenny Wood
38. "Chrissy And The Guru" #0303 [aired October 24, 1978]
The Rama, a shyster guru recruiting for his commune has Jack
and Janet suspicious when he tries to recruit Chrissy, who falls for
his phoney story.
Guest stars: Michael Bell: Rama Mageesh
Regie Baff: Guru Girl #1
Diane Sommerfield: Guru Girl #2
39. "Larry's Bride" #0309 [aired October 31, 1978]
Gloria, Larry's fiancee is a golddigger and had a secret crush
on Jack in high school. She makes a play for Jack and Larry
misunderstands the situation, thinking the reverse happened.
Guest stars: Cecilia Hart: Gloria
John Lawrence: Minister
40. "Chrissy's New Boss" #0308 [aired November 14, 1978]
Chrissy gets chosen to accompany her boss on a prestigious
business trip. Jack thinks her boss just wants to get Chrissy alone,
not realizing Chrissy's boss is also a woman and mistakenly takes out
his revenge on an innocent bar customer.
Guest stars: Emmaline Henry: J. C. Braddock
Richard McKenzie: Chef Anton
41. "The Crush" #0311 [aired November 21, 1978]
The trio agree to babysit a young girl who gets a crush on Jack
so badly, she starts, jealously, cancelling his dates.
Guest stars: Lauri Hendler: Laurie
Lois Areno: Rita
Steve Shaw: Albert
42. "The Kleptomaniac" #0312 [aired November 28, 1978]
Jack thinks he sees Chrissy stealing money from him by
accident by it's all a misunderstanding.
No guest star
43. "The Party's Over" #0310 [aired December 5, 1978]
With the girls away on a trip, Jack has a wild party, one he
promised the girls he wouldn't have. Stanley comes up to complain but
gets caught up in the fun and awakens in Jack's bed (with Jack) and
thinks he went gay overnight.
Guest stars: Karen Smith-Bercovici: Celise
Alan Hoss: Ralph
44. "Eleanor's Return" #0313 [aired December 12, 1978]
Jack is afraid that with the return of Eleanor, the girls'
original roommate, that he may be pushed out of the apartment for good.
Guest star: Marianne Black: Eleanor
45. "The Older Woman" #0315 [aired January 16, 1979]
Jack is dating an older woman but the girls mistake her mother
for her. They enlist Larry to make the extreme sacrifice for his buddy
and put the moves on her.
Guest stars: Claudette Nivens: Barbara
Irene Tedrow: Martha
46. "Stanley's Hotline" #0316 [aired January 30, 1979]
Mr. Roper has been eavesdropping on the trio's conversations
through a pipe in their bathroom, overhearing Jack and Chrissy talking
about her wart and thinking that she is pregnant.
Guest star: Anne Schedeen: Linda
47. "The Catered Affair" #0314 [aired February 6, 1979]
Chrissy lines up a catering job for Jack with her company but
Jack has to come to her rescue when the lecherous boss has his desires
for Chrissy.
Guest stars: Emmaline Henry: J. C. Braddock
Macon McCalman: Mr. Penrose
Bibi Osterwald: Mrs. Penrose
48. "The Best Laid Plans" #0318 [aired February 13, 1978]
The appearance of a mouse in the trio's apartment leads to
some desires by Jack to score points with Chrissy.
Guest star: Jenny Sherman: Diane
49. "The Harder They Fall" #0317 [aired February 20, 1979]
Helen decides she wants to make Stanley a little jealous so
she makes up a phoney lover and moves out.
Guest star: Diana Herbert: Mrs. Hollins
50. "The Bake-Off" #0322 [aired February 27, 1979]
Chrissy ruins Jack's prized entry in the school's bake-off
contest and must replace it with a store bought pie.
Guest stars: William Pierson: Mr. Travers
Leon Askin: Mr. Hoffmeier
51. "Triangle Troubles" #0321 [aired March 6, 1979]
Jack begins dating whom he believes is an old-fashioned girl
and is afraid she wouldn't understand the trio's living arrangements
but little does he know that her situation is similar.
Guest stars: Peter Mark Richman: Reverend Snow
Barrie Longfellow: Debbie
Terence Goodman: Roger
Robert Machray: Doug
Alan McRae: Phil
Daniel Trent: Elliot
52. "An Anniversary Surprise" #0320 [aired March 13, 1979]
(Shown as first half of one hour program - second half
continues in The Ropers' "Moving On" (see Ropers guide)
The trio and Mrs. Roper believe Stanley is going to announce
he's leaving Helen for another woman when in actuality, he is about to
announce he's sold the building and that he and Helen will be moving.
Guest star: Ruta Lee: Mrs. Dawson
53. "Jack Moves Out" #0319 [aired May 8, 1979]
The trio are offered a nice apartment if they can
break their lease as a reward for Jack's services as a chef to a
rich client.
Guest star: Phil Leeds: Lyle Wormold
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4th Season: (Fall 1979 - Spring 1980)
54. "Jack On The Lam" #0401 [aired September 11, 1979]
Jack mistakes a visit from the FBI for a reference for a former
Navy buddy as a mission to get him.
Guest stars: Dick O'Neil: Walter Nessle
James Staley: Special Agent Banning
Rudolph Willrich: Special Agent Roth
55. "Love Thy Neighbor" #0402 [aired September 18, 1979]
Lana's character is introduced to the series as an older woman
needing an escort for the evening and Jack takes on the job.
Guest stars: Ann Wedgeworth: Lana
Damian London: Captain
56. "The New Landlord" #0403 [aired September 25, 1979]
Ralph Furley, the new landlord for the building is introduced
in this episode.
Guest star: Don Knotts: Ralph Furley
57. "Snow Job" #0404 [aired October 2, 1979]
Chrissy gets a new sales job.
Guest stars: Paul Avery: Neil
John Miranda: Bill
Taaffe O' Connell: Lulu
Melanie Vincz: Sylvia
Ken Letner: Policeman
58. "Jack The Ripper" #0406 [aired October 9, 1979]
Furley wants to evict the trio.
Guest stars: Joanna Kerns: Bobby Trilling
Jim Sullivan: B. J.
59. "The Life Saver" #0407 [aired October 23, 1979]
Chrissy goes to work at a convention as a hostess with an old
friend of hers, not realizing the job is being a high priced call girl.
Guest stars: Elaine Giftos: Darlene
Mickey Deems: Gambel
60. "Old Folks At Home" #0409 [aired October 30, 1979]
Chrissy brings home an old homeless man just as she would a
puppy.
Guest stars: J. Pat O'Malley: Leo Moran
Simone Griffeth: Nancy Norwood
Jean Bates: Alice
Josephine Livingston: Lili
61. "A - Camping We Will Go" #0405 [aired November 6, 1979]
Larry wants to make it with Laura; Jack wants to sleep, Lana
wants to make it with Jack, Furley wants to make it with Lana, the
girls just want to relax. Everyone ends up at the same cabin for the
weekend.
Guest star: Louise Williams: Laura
62. "Chrissy's Hospitality" #408 [aired November 13, 1979]
Chrissy bumps her head and has fainting spells as a result.
Visiting her in the hospital, Janet and Jack get the impression she's
dying and they don't know how to handle it.
Guest stars: Keene Curtis: Dr.Todson
Ruth Manning: Nurse Engel
Hope Clarke: Second Nurse
63. "The Loan Shark" #0410 [aired November 20, 1979]
Chrissy borrows money from a gangster, not realizing the
consequences.
Guest stars: Harold J. Stone: Bernie Bustamente
Livia Genise: Lucia Bustamente
Mickey Morton: Floyd
64. "The Love Barge" #0411 [aired November 27, 1979]
Jack gets a job as a cruise chef and can take only one guest
with him. Janet or Chrissy: which will it be.
Guest star: Bob Hastings: John Callan
65. "Ralph's Rival" #0412 [aired December 4, 1979]
Chrissy agrees to act as a Furley's wife to impress a
successful old friend of his who comes for a visit.
Guest stars: Roger C. Carmel: Merl Denker
Reb Brown: Elmo Hacker
66. "Black Letter Day" #0413 [aired December 11, 1979]
A fellow student switches dishes with Jack to win a cooking
contest at school and Jack is in danger of not graduating.
Guest stars: William Pierson: Dean Travers
Steve Vinovich: Barry Baxter
Lynda Beattie: Sheila
67. "The Reverend Steps Out" #0414 [aired December 18, 1979]
Reverend Snow has a chance for a new appointment on the
condition that his daughter Chrissy move out of the apartment.
Guest stars: Peter Mark Richman: Reverend Snow
Ric Carrott: Rick
Patricia Barry: Mrs. Claremont
68. "Larry Loves Janet" #0415 [aired January 8, 1980]
Larry develops a crush on Janet.
No guest stars.
69. "Mighty Mouth" #0416 [aired January 15, 1980]
Jack is dating a gymnast and her muscle-boy brother works him
over in the gym for revenge.
Guest stars: Steve Sandor: Harvey
Tori Lysdahl: Shirley
70. "The Love Lesson" #0417 [aired January 22, 1980]
Jack gives cooking lessons to an older woman who starts making
sexual moves on Jack in front of her husband at the dinner table.
Guest stars: Cynthia Harris: Mrs. Layton
Jordan Charney: Mr. Layton
Paul Kent: Alvin Morell
Janet Wood: Frances
John Larroquette: Cop
71. "Handcuffed" #0418 [aired January 29, 1980]
Chrissy borrows her policeman cousin's handcuffs and
accidently gets locked together with Jack who has a big date
waiting for him.
Guest stars: Daniel Trent: Jay Garfield
Alan Manson: Mike The Cop
Cameron Young: Man In Bar
Isabel Wolfe: Waitress
Paul Ainsley: Jim The Bartender
Heather Lowe: Brenda
72. "And Baby Makes Two" #0419 [aired February 5, 1980]
Jack and Chrissy believe Janet wants to have a baby.
Guest stars: Philip Charles MacKenzie: Roger
Robert E. Quigley: Guy #1
Mark Siegel: Guy #2
73. "Jack's Bad Boy" #0420 [aired February 12, 1980]
The trio help out a runaway boy.
Guest stars: Shane Sinutko: Billy Todson
Joe George: Chauffeur
74. "Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" #0421 [aired February 26, 1980]
Jack is upset that his brother is coming for a visit because
he was always did everything better than Jack.
Guest star: John Getz: Lee Tripper
Albert Carrier: Maurice
75. "The Root Of All Evil" #0422 [aired March 4, 1980]
The trio start to fight over how to spend some lottery winnings.
Guest star: Joel Brooks: Dr. Prescott
76. "Secret Admirer" #0423 [aired March 11, 1980]
Chrissy has a secret admirer.
Guest stars: Barry Gordon: Gilbert Larwin
Stephen Johnson: Phil Durkin
David Himes: Brad
Indy Shriner: Barbara
Paul Ainsley: Jim The Bartender
77. "The Goodbye Guy" #0424 [aired March 25, 1980]
The trio believe Furley is going to kill himself because of his
depression. They show him attention and he starts to abuse the favors.
Guest star: Gloria LeRoy: Nancy
78. "Jack's Graduation" #0425 [aired May 6, 1980]
Jack takes agressiveness sessions with a psychologist to prevent
himself from being forced to knuckle under to his Dean's demands
that he cook for his dinner party in order to graduate.
Guest stars: Joel Brooks: Dr. Prescott
Joan Roberts: Secretary
William Pierson: Dean Travers
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5th Season: (Fall 1980 - Spring 1981)
79. "Upstairs Downstairs Downstairs" #0503 [aired October 28, 1980]
The trio think an advice column was written about them.
No guest star
80. "And Justice For Jack" #0501 [aired November 11, 1980]
Jack suffers sexual harrassment by his female boss at a
restaurant where he works.
Guest stars: Jan Sterling: Judge Sheffield
Ellen Travolta: Mrs. Marconi
Steven Anderson: Higgins
Pamela McMyler: Callahan
David Tress: Virgil
81. "A Hundred Dollars A What?" #0504 [aired November 18, 1980]
Jack and Larry both vie for the affections of one woman and
Larry takes advantage of Jack's new job as a store window display
mannequin to embarrass him in front of her.
Guest stars: Rebecca Holden: Bunny/Twinkie
Vernon Weddle: Mr. Weddle
Fay DeWitt: Woman In Flower Shop
82. "Downhill Chaser" #0505 [aired November 25, 1980]
Jack pretends to be a professional skier to impress his new
date who is a ski nut.
Guest stars: Laurette Spang: Inga
Kate Murtagh: Gertrude
John Gibson: Ski Patrolman
83. "A Crowded Romance" #0502 [aired December 2, 1980]
Jack has 4 dinner dates on the go at once.
Guest stars: Lee Crawford: Doreen Maxwell
Marie Laurin: Denise
84. "Room At The Bottom" #0506 [aired December 9, 1980]
Jack gets a job as a busboy and at the same time is
misrepresenting himself to his new date as the owner.
Guest stars: Michael Lombard: Lucien
Jennifer Gay: Bonnie Chamberlain
Edmund Stoiber: Gentleman
Frank O'Brien: First Waiter
85. "Chrissy's Cousin" #0507 [aired December 16, 1980]
Cindy Snow replaces Chrissy in the apartment as Jenilee
Harrison replaces Suzanne Somers as the resident 'dumb blonde' on
the series.
Guest stars: Barbara Stuart: Mrs. Medford
Shauna Sullivan: Maxine
Jordan Clarke: Bill
Karen Austin: Jennifer
86. "Jack To The Rescue" #0508 [aired January 6, 1981]
Jack goes to Cindy's place of employment to fight for her job
back after she loses it.
Guest stars: Rob Colbin: Charles Hadley
Ruth manning: Harriet Hadley
Nancy Andrews: Secretary
Amy Nachbar: Sheila
87. "The Not-So-Great Imposter" #0509 [aired January 13, 1981]
Jack assumes the identity of a famous chef when he is mistaken
for him; however mobsters and jilted women are on the lookout for
this guy and Jack takes the abuse.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Hank Garrett: The Bookie
Gino Conforti: Felipe
Jillian Kesner: The Sister
Britt Leach: The Husband
88. "Jack's Other Mother" #0510 [aired January 20, 1981]
A little old lady adopts Jack as her so-called 'son' but
becomes more trouble than she is help when she starts interfering in
Jack's love life.
Guest stars: Amzie Strickland: Gladys Moore
Lois Arens: Katy Williams
Bob Sherman: The Brother
George Dickerson: The Boss
Maida Severn: The Woman Patron
89. "Make Room For Daddy" #0511 [aired January 27, 1981]
To help discourage Cindy's new beau who constantly nags her to
marry him, Jack pretends to be her nuisance older brother.
Guest stars: Jeffrey Tambor: Winston Cromwell III
Sarah Marshall: Madame Clara
Mickey Deems: Singing Telegram Man
Jennifer Slaney: Little Girl
David Warschaw: Little Boy
90. "Janet's Secret" #0512 [aired February 3, 1981]
Janet has a date with an older man - only she didn't realize
how old he was.
Guest stars: Keene Curtis: Andrew Gainer
Janice Kent: Cheryl Gainer
Joe George: The Waiter
91. "Father Of The Bride" #0513 [aired February 10, 1981]
To appease Janet's visiting parents who believe she is married,
Jack must pose as her husband.
Guest stars: Macon McCalman: Roland Wood
Paula Shaw: Ruth Wood
Sondra Currie: Shelly Green
92. "Furley Versus Furley" #0514 [aired February 17, 1981]
The trio try to help Ralph to get his job back after he is
fired by his brother, Bart.
Guest star: Hamilton Camp: Bart Furley
93. "In Like Larry" #0515 [aired February 24, 1981]
To settle a debate, Jack and Larry agree to switch apartments
for awhile.
No guest stars.
94. "Teacher's Pet" #0516 [aired March 3, 1981]
Dean Traver's neice starts making Jack part of her curriculum.
Guest stars: William Pierson: Dean Travers
Dorian Lapinto: Betty Jean Travers
95. "And Baby Makes Four" #0517 [aired March 10, 1981]
Jack and Janet think Cindy is pregnant when she starts acting
peculiar and talking about babies.
Guest stars: John McCook: Doug Cooper
Frances Lee McCain: Kelly
96. "Night Of The Ropers" #0518 [aired March 17, 1981]
Stanley and Helen Roper return to town for a bowling tournament
and believe Mr. Furley has left his apartment vacant for them. When
Ralph returns home and crawls in bed with Helen, Stanley thinks the
two are having an affair and goes off the deep end.
Guest stars: Norman Fell: Stanley Roper
Audra Lindley: Helen Roper
97. "Double Trouble" #0519 [aired March 24, 1981]
After getting caught out on a date with a girl by Furley, Jack
must pretend that it was his brother, Austin, that Ralph really saw.
Guest star: Robin G. Eisenman: Veronica Furley
98. "Dying To Meet You" #0522 [aired May 5, 1981]
Jack's cooking becomes a mobster's favorite food.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Gino Conforti: Felipe
Terry Kiser: Mr. Canon
99. The Case Of The Missing Blonde" #0520 [aired May 12, 1981]
Cindy goes to meet her father while he is visiting their town
but Jack and Janet think that she has been kidnapped.
Guest stars: Alan Manson: Mr. Snow
Toni Derrell: Undercover Policewoman
Brad Blaisdell: Mike The Bartender
Robert Riesel: Motel Clerk
100. "Honest Jack Tripper" #0521 [aired May 19, 1981]
Jack insists on everyone telling the absolute truth even
though it causes a lot of grief when diplomacy is called for.
Guest stars: ? ? ?
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101/102. "Jack Bares All" #0601/0602 [aired October 6, 1981]
aka "Oh, Nurse" (Part 1 & 2)
[1 hour episode shown as 2 parts in syndication]
Priscilla Barnes joins the cast as Terri Alden, a nurse who is
a little on the wacky side but has a heart of gold.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Gino Conforti: Felipe
Shell Kepler: Didi
Bobby Ellerbee: Dr. Cooper
103. "Terri Makes Her Move" #0603 [aired October 13, 1981]
Terri moves into the apartment and onto Jack to see if he is
true blue or just another one of those guys.
Guest stars: Hugh Gillin: Mr. Alden
Mina Kolb: Mrs. Alden
Jennifer Walker: Samantha Alden
104. "Gigolo Jack (or Professor Jack)" #0604 [aired October 27, 1981]
Jack is giving cooking lessons to raise some money and Terri
mistakes them as love lessons.
Guest stars: Paul Kent: Dr. Anderson
Sally Kemp: Joanna Latham
Frank Aletter: Tom Latham
105. "Some Of That Jazz" #0608 [aired November 3, 1981]
Jack comes to the rescue when Janet meets an unscrupulous ballet
dancer who tells her she has real talent to be a dancer in order to
sleep with her.
Guest stars: Michael Bell: Michael
Deborah Bartlett: Marlene
106. "Lies My Roommate Told Me" #0607 [aired November 10, 1981]
Jack lies to Janet about having a date that night so that he
can go out with 'Greedy' Gretchen.
Guest star: Teresa Ganzel: Gretchen
107. "Two Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" #0606 [aired November 17, 1981]
Jack and Janet think a doctor that Terri brought home is
really a mental patient.
Guest stars: Jeffrey Tambor: Dr. Tom Miller
Murray Matheson: Roger
Stephen Johnson: Police Officer
108. "Eyewitness Blues" #0605 [aired November 24, 1981]
Jack witnessed a robbery and now wants protective custody to save
him from the return of the criminal.
Guest stars: Alan McRae: Robber
Donald Petrie: Officer Jim Bolton
Edmund Gilbert: Lt. Briscoe
Dennis Robertson: Detective
109. "Boy Meets Dummy" #0610 [aired December 1, 1981]
Jack has a date with Angelino's daughter against her father's
strict wishes and so to turn her off, pretends he is with his 'wife'
which is really a CPR dummy.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Gino Conforti: Felipe
Christina Hart: Francesca Angelino
110. "Dates Of Wrath" #0609 [aired December 8, 1981]
Jack and Janet try a new computer dating service and end up
with each other when the computer matches their files.
Guest stars: Brian Byers: Tom Ferguson
Judy Kain: Joan Ferguson
Mickey Deems: Maitre D'
111. "Macho Man" #0611 [aired December 15, 1981]
While taking fighting lessons from Terri, Jack accidentally
tackles an undercover cop making an arrest and gets arrested himself
for assault.
Guest stars: Kenneth White: Detective Bellows
Rod Gist: Big Eddie
Sheldon Feldner: Sgt. O'Grady
George McDaniel: Steve
Brad Blaisdell: Mike The Bartender
112. "Stranger In The Night" #0612 [aired January 5, 1982]
Janet asks Jack to play escort on her business date with a
lecherous salesman whom she must deal with for her flower shop. Jack
agrees, although he is suffering from a cold and mixes liquor with his
medicine and gets drunk and stoned. Acting a fool back at the
apartment, Jack smashes Janet's grandmother's vase falls asleep in
her bed. The next day, her reactions lead him to believe he had his
way with her.
Guest stars: Terry McGovern: Ray Hagen
Nora Gaye: Waitress
113. "The Matchbreakers" #0613 [aired January 12, 1982]
When Terri steals Janet's new boyfriend by mistake, Jack plays
go-between but loses his own girlfriend in the process.
Guest stars: Brad Maule: Bob
Connie Hill: Donna
114. "The Holy Guest (or Oh, Nun)" #0614 [aired January 19, 1982]
Jack overhears a conversation between Janet and her friend, a
visiting nun, who has decided to leave the convent to marry the man
she loves. Jack thinks he is that man and tries to convince her he
is no good by pretending to be an alcoholic wharf rat.
Guest stars: Susan Plumb: Catherine James
Britt Leach: Chuck
John Brandon: Captain James
115. "Maid To Order" #0615 [aired January 26, 1982]
To help give Cindy a job, the trio agree to hire her as their
maid but with catastophic results.
Guest stars: Peter Isacksen: Joey
Jenifer Shaw: Rita
Charlie Stavola: Marty
116. "Hearts And Flowers" #0617 [aired February 2, 1982]
Janet's new boss is an efficiency expert and she drives Janet
nuts. What doesn't help matters any is that Jack falls for her.
Guest stars: Laurie L. Schaefer: Bobbi Willard
Rob Colbin: Mr. Franklin
Janet Dulo: Woman Customer
117. "Urban Plowboy" #0618 [aired February 9, 1982]
Larry uses Jack's name while out on a date that goes bad and
when the girl's brother comes looking for Jack, he must hide
out on Cindy's grandparents' farm until the heat is off.
Guest stars: Sue Anne Langdon: Aunt Becky
Herman Poppe: Wally
118. "A Friend In Need" #0616 [aired February 16, 1982]
No details available!
119. "Jack's 10" #0620 [aired February 23, 1982]
When Jack falls head over heels for a 'Southern belle', he
decides to serenade her. His song, however, is overheard by an
overweight 'Plain Jane' who thinks the song was for her.
Guest stars: Jacque Lynn Colter: Bernice
Pamela Dunlop: Lily
Gwen Humble: Arabella
120. "Doctor In The House" #0621 [aired March 2, 1982]
To impress his visiting physician grandfather, Jack enlists
Terri's help and pretends he is a doctor. He must then perform a
complete physical on a patient: Janet.
Guest stars: Edward Andrews: Grandpa Tripper
Keith Lawrence: Dr. Phillips
Toni Lamond: Patient
121. "Critic's Choice" #0619 [aired March 9, 1982]
Jack goes all out to impress a food critic who turns out to be
nothing but a drunken fool who steals Jack's date..
Guest stars: Jay Garner: Jason Defarge
Louise Williams: Chloe Brown
122. "Paradise Lost" #0622 [aired March 16, 1982]
Terri lines up a fancy new house for the trio to move into but
Larry and Mr. Furley, not wanting to see their best friends leave,
plot to make them feel wanted enough to stay.
Guest stars: Sheila Rogers: Nurse
Alvah Stanley: Dr. Benson
Faith McSwain: Sheila Ashton
123. "And Now Here's Jack" #0624 [aired March 23, 1982]
Jack gets his own cooking show and hires the girls as his
assistants with unexpected results.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Frank O'Brien: Director
Marty Brill: Mike O' Connell
124. "Janet Wigs Out" #0626 [aired April 6, 1982]
Janet buys a blonde wig because she believes that 'blondes have
more fun'. Her newfound attention gives her a swelled head and she
becomes totally obnoxious to everyone.
Guest stars: Robert Swick: Bill Rogers
125. "Up In The Air" #0623 [aired May 4, 1982]
Janet needs a date to impress a new rich man she met and asks
Jack to escort to her the ball which is held on a private island.
Jack, afraid of flying, gets some tranquilizers from Terri,
accidentally mixes them with liquor and becomes the 'life of the
party.'
Guest stars: Barry Williams: David Winthrop
Lauree Berger: Nancy Winthrop
Gertrude Flynn: Mrs. Peabody
Paul Marin: Mr. Peabody
Rick Edwards: Mark
Thom Fleming: Robert
Dean Taliaferro: Bridget The Maid
126. "Mate For Each Other" #0625 [aired May 11, 1982]
Ralph Furley falls in love with a woman whom the trio believe
is a golddigger just out for whatever Ralph can give her financially.
Guest star: Ruta Lee: Marsha Whitewood
127/128. "The Best Of Three's Company" #0627/0628 [aired May 18, 1982]
(1 hr Special hosted by Lucille Ball looking back on some of
the best skits the show ever featured.)
[Shown in 2 parts in syndication]
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129. "A Night Not To Remember" #0705 [aired September 28, 1982]
Jack's high society date takes him to a gambling party where
they play with lots of fake money; only Jack thinks it's real and
panics when he loses a bundle.
Guest stars: Deborah Tranelli: Jessica Barrish
John David Carson: Bradley Hastings
Archie Lang: Barry
Glenn Ash: Man
Beverly Dixon: Evelyn
Michael Yama: Groupier
Richard Partlow: Roulette Tourner
Reid Shelton: Nathan Barrish
130. "Jack Goes To The Dentist" #0701 [aired October 12, 1982]
Jack is paranoid when he has to visit the dentist; the very
dentist that Terri broke off with earlier that day.
Guest stars: Jeffrey Tambor: Phil
131. "Diamond Jack" #0702 [aired October 19, 1982]
Larry asks Jack to take over on a date for him and Jack gets
mixed up with diamond smugglers by mistake.
Guest stars: Tori Lysdahl: Rita
Anthony Ponzini: Tony
Michael Alldredge: Sam
Vincent Cobb: Johnny
132. "Extra, Extra" #0704 [aired October 26, 1982]
A newspaper article about three people sharing a similar
living arrangement to the trio has them wondering if one of them is
spreading gossip about the others.
Guest stars: ? ? ?
133. "Jack Gets His" #0703 [aired November 9, 1982]
Jack has great news...he is renting space from Mr. Angelino to
open his own restaurant, Jack's Bistro.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Anne Schedeen: Loans Officer
134. "Opening Night" #0706 [aired November 16, 1982]
Larry supplies all of his Greek relatives to make Jack's
grand opening a 'smash' success; a little more 'smashing' than Jack
had hoped for.
Guest stars: Stanley Kamel: Clean Cut Man
Ted Chapman: Meek Man
Kopi Sotiropulos: Larry's Uncle
Glenn Ash: Hearty Man
135. "Cousin Cuisine" #0707 [aired November 23, 1982]
As a favor to Felipe, the trio allows his neice to stay with
them until her wedding to prevent the immigration department from
deporting her. Through a comedy of errors, everyone suspects Jack and
the girl spent the night together.
Guest stars: Gino Conforti: Felipe
Maria Richwine: Maria
Pete Leal: Mr. Sanchez
J. Victor Lopes: Manuel
136. "An Affair To Forget" #0709 [aired November 30, 1982]
Janet sets Jack up with an old director friend of hers from
school whom she didn't know had since gotten married. That's okay,
though, because the friend wanted to have an affair anyway.
Guest stars: Elaine Giftos: Randy Buckley
John McCook: Alan
Jack Scalici: Assistant
137. "The Brunch" #0708 [aired December 7, 1982]
Jack's new girlfriend is from high society and wants Jack to
leave his 'poor' friends behind.
Guest stars: Karen Austin: Denise
Melanie Vincz: Girl
138. "The Impossible Dream" #0710 [aired December 14, 1982]
Larry believes he is a great singer and bugs Jack to give him
a chance to entertain at the Bistro. Jack relents after seeing an
adoring crowd at the restaurant cheering Larry, not knowing Larry
set up the whole charade with his friends.
Guest stars: Ralph Grass: Ralph The Guitarist
139. "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" #0711 [aired January 3, 1983]
Terri's new boyfriend is an ex-murderer who has a problem with
rejection.
Guest stars: Granville Van Dusan: Ray Martin
Beau Starr: Officer
140. "Larry's Sister" #0714 [aired January 11, 1983]
Larry's overactive imagination makes him think Jack has had
his way with Larry's kid sister when it was all very innocent.
Guest star: Lucinda Dooling: Diane
141. "Bob And Carol And Larry And Terri" #0713 [aired January 18, 1983]
Terri overhears a rumor about two friends and tells the others
who pass it on and get the story all mixed up.
Guest stars: Don Sparks: Bob
Constance Mellors: Carol
Pamela Dunlap: Lily
Brad Blaisdell: Mike The Bartender
142. "Going To Pot" #0712 [aired February 1, 1983]
Jack must pay a bribe to an inspector in order to get a health
permit so he sets up a sting operation to catch him redhanded but
leads the police to believe that it's a drug bust they're working on.
Guest stars: Bill Cort: Mr. Sneff
Robert Lussier: Walter Johnson
Burke Burns: Sgt. Kent
Jeannetta Annette: Detective Green
143. "Star Struck" #0716 [aired February 15, 1983]
Terri meets a soap opera star at the hospital and goes out
on a date with him, thinking he is the sweet guy he is on TV when
he is actually a lecher who must put on a good image to keep his
acting job.
Guest stars: Dennis Cole: Brett Wade
Joy Garrett: Shirley
Thomas Ryan: Bernie
John C. Becher: Mr. Gretski
Sheila Rogers: Marge Andrews
Paul Barselou: Man In Restaurant
144. "Jack Goes The Distance" #0717 [aired February 22, 1983]
Jack is challenged to a boxing match by a tough guy.
Guest stars: Paul Sylvan: Biff Bower
Johnny Haymer: Rocco
Brad Blaisdell: Mike The Bartender
145. "Jack's Double Date" #0715 [aired March 1, 1983]
No details available.
146. "Janet's Little Helper" #719 [aired March 15, 1983]
As a favor to Ralph, Janet agrees to give his nephew some
pointers on meeting girls. Jack thinks that Janet is having an affair
with the boy.
Guest stars: Brian Robbins: Marc Furley
Emory Bass: Maitre D'
Julie Piekarski: Julie Lipton
147. "The Apartment" #0718 [aired March 22, 1983]
Janet and Terri bet Jack that he can't go with women for
a week. Although he is intent on proving them wrong, he weakens
when he sets Furley up with an older woman whose bombshell daughter
sweeps Jack off his feet.
Guest stars: Barbara Stuart: Martha
Taaffe O'Connell: Ellen Simmons
Rhonda Shear: Pretty Girl
148. "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" #0720 [aired April 5, 1983]
Jack buys a fake moustache, hoping it will make him more
attractive to girls but he ends up snaring Terri who finds Jack
resembles an old flame she was crazy about in medical school.
Guest stars: Anthony Holland: Layne
Mina Kolb: Mrs. Alden
Jenny Sherman: Ginger
Brad Blaisdell: Mike The Bartender
149. "Navy Blues" #0721 [aired May 3, 1983]
An unscrupulous navy buddy of Jack's comes to town and worms
his way into Jack's restaurant business, thinking he will just take
over.
Guest stars: Rod McCary: Bill Martin
Patty Regan: Marilyn Carmichael
Frank Moon: Warren Carmichael
Karla Bush: Telegram Lady
Jordan Charney: Angelino
150. "Borrowing Trouble" #0722 [aired May 10, 1983]
Janet and Terri overhear and misunderstand a conversation
Jack and Mr. Angelino are having about finances and think Jack is
in debt. They arrange for Jack to 'win' money on a faked radio
show; money borrowed from Mr. Furley and Larry. However, Jack uses
the sudden winfall to buy a new leather coat he's always wanted.
Guest stars: D. D. Howard: Lola
Curtis Taylor: Pete
Dee Dee Rescher: Dee Dee The Waitress
Brad Blaisdell: Mike The Bartender
Jordan Charney: Angelino
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151. "Jack, Be Quick" #0803 [aired September 27, 1983]
No details available.
152. "She Loves Me; She Loves Me Not" #0805 [aired October 4, 1983]
Jack is convinced one of the girls is secretly in love with
him so Larry cooks up a scheme to isolate them and Jack in a
cabin so that they can each have a turn to come clean.
No guest stars.
153. "The Money Machine" #0804 [aired October 18, 1983]
Jack encounters an overgenerous banking machine and hides the
extra money in the couch. Furley decides this would be a good day to
replace the couch with a new one.
Guest stars: Gerald Hiken: Brody
Floyd Levine: Security Officer
Chuck Lindsey: Bank Guard
Daniel Greene: Poilce Officer
Anne Ramsey: Woman At Bank
154. "Out On A Limb" #0801 [aired October 25, 1983]
Jack believes a food critic who visited his restaurant is
going to give him a bad review so he writes a scathing letter to him.
When he learns that the review is very favorable, he tries to retrieve
the letter unopened and unread.
Guest stars: Ken Olfson: Patrick Townsend
Gary Grubbs: Harry
Natalie Core: Miss Fitsimmons
Dallas Alinder: Sam The Postman
Tessa Richarde: Melissa
155. "Hearing Is Believing" #0806 [aired November 8, 1983]
A woman wants Jack to father her child and Janet
misinterprets an overheard phone conversation as being that Jack
has deserted a woman he made pregnant.
Guest stars: Joanna Kerns: Cheryl
Robyn Peterson: Tammy
156. "Alias Jack Tripper" #0802 [aired November 15, 1983]
Janet wants Jack to take out her old friend, Agnes, who's
coming for a visit and Jack has a date with another woman so he
enlists the aid of Larry, who pretends he's Jack, for the benefit
of Agnes.
Guest stars: Rita Wilson: Agnes Platt
Lana Clarkson: Sharon Gordon
157. "Grandma Jack" #0810 [aired November 22, 1983]
Jack's recipe that Larry entered into a contest for him wins
one of the finalist prizes but Jack must dress as a grandmother in
order to go head-to-head with the other contestants in a bakeoff
open only to women.
Guest stars: Parley Baer: Bert Landis
Cisse Cameron: Melody Wilson
Toni Sawyer: Marion Holman
Eileen Crawford: Brenda McNair
158. "Like Father, Like Son" #0812 [aired November 29, 1983]
Jack's father returns to town and Jack is bitter about the lost
years.
Guest stars: Dick Shawn: Jack Tripper, Sr.
Marsha Haynes: Jennifer Gardner
Fran Ryan: Hilda
Steffen Zacharias: Henry
Jordan Charney: Angelino
159. "The Odd Couples" #0813 [aired December 6, 1983]
A married doctor has put moves on Terri and the trio and Larry
put on a show to catch him in the act and embarrass him in front of
his wife.
Guest stars: John Reilly: Dr. Malcolm Kenderson
Judith-Marie Bergam: Gail Kenderson
Bob Tzudiker: Mr. Jones
Amy Stuckey: Sue Anne
160. "Now You See It, Now You Don't" #0807 [aired December 13, 1983]
No details available.
161. "The Charming Stranger" #0808 [aired December 20, 1983]
The new neighbor is rather strange and the trio think he is a
jewel thief and a murderer, judging from sounds they overhear coming
from his apartment when, in actuality, he is rehearsing a
ventriloquist act for a local appearance.
Guest stars: Lawrence Guittard: Leslie Bennington
Jerry Layne: Pamela
162. "Janet Shapes Up" #0809 [aired January 4, 1984]
To save Janet's new aerobics job, Jack must date the lecherous
female instructor.
Guest stars: Victoria Carroll: Tina
Douglas Alan Shanklin: Ron
Jacque Lynn Colton: Plump Lady
163. "Itching For Trouble" #0815 [aired January 10, 1984]
To help an old school chum save her marriage, Jack agrees to
talk to her husband, a very jealous, big man. However, he learns she
met with someone that day and now has poison ivy and so will the
man she met up with...Jack.
Guest stars: Don Sparks: Francis Kirk
Greta Blackburn: Robyn Kirk
164. "Baby, It's Cold Inside" #0814 [aired January 17, 1984]
When they surprise a burglar robbing the restaurant after
store hours, Jack and Ralph are locked in the meat freezer by the
thief.
Guest stars: Frank Schuller: Police Officer
Joe George: Crook
165. "Look What I Found" #0811 [aired January 24, 1984]
The trio find some kittens on their doorstep and want to give
them a good home despite the building's no-pet rules so they plot to
get soft-hearted Ralph involved to help them with their case.
Guest stars: George O. Petrie: Mr. Williams
Kaleena Kiff: Muffit
166. "Jack's Tattoo" #0817 [aired January 31, 1984]
Waking up from a wild party the night before, Jack learns that
his navy buddies got him a tattoo while he was drunk.
Guest stars: Bill Cort: Dr. Porter
Linda Hoy: Nurse Brown
Patty Dworkin: Mother Of Baby
Eleanor Mondale: Dr. Fairmont
Judy Walton: Nurse Johnson
167. "Jack Takes Off" #0818 [aired February 21, 1984]
To score points with a new neighbor, a beautiful artist, Jack
poses nude for her art class.
Guest stars: Sondra Currie: Arlene Price
Janice Heiden: Marilyn Campbell
Britt Leach: Frank The Bartender
168. "Forget Me Not" #0816 [aired February 28, 1984]
Jack feigns amnesia after smashing up Janet's new car and
the girls, suspecting a faker, set up a prank to make Jack think
he's marrying a strange woman.
Guest stars: Taaffe O'Connell: Barbara Howard
Richard Karron: Officer
Michael Ensign: Doctor
Sheila Rogers: Marge Andrews
Carol McAdam: Nurse
169. "The Heiress" (aka The Inheritance) #0819 [aired March 8, 1984]
An old flower shop customer of Janet's leaves her a little
something in his will and his family tries to cut her out. She meets
her future husband in this episode.
Guest stars: David Ruprecht: Phillip Dawson
Fran Ryan: Grace
Ian Abercrombie: Lawyer
Robert Clotworthy: Tony Williams
Twyla Littleton: Ann
170. "Cupid Works Overtime" #0820 [aired March 15, 1984]
Jack meets the new love of his life, Vicky, and Phillip
proposes to Janet. This episode leaves off with a cliffhanger that
leads up to Janet's wedding.
Guest stars: Mary Cadorette: Vicky Bradford
David Ruprecht: Phillip Dawson
Dorothy Patterson: Little Old Lady
John Martin: Rex
Rovert Mandan: James Bradford
171/172. "Friends and Lovers" [aired September 18, 1984]
(Part 1 & 2) #0821/0822
[1 hour program shown as 2 parts in syndication]
One hour special featuring Janet's wedding and sets up the
situation for Jack and Vicky to move in together. Storyline
continues into 'Three's A Crowd'.
Guest stars: Mary Cadorette: Vicky Bradford
David Ruprecht: Phillip Dawson
Henry Sutton: Minister
Robert Clotworthy: Tony Williams
K.C. Winkler: Nancy
Robert Mandan: James Bradford
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THREE'S A CROWD:
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U.S. 22 x 25 minute episodes. Color
ABC/NRW/TTC
First Original Telecast: Sept. 25, 1984
Last Original Telecast: April 9, 1985
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Three's A Crowd:
Jack Tripper................................................John Ritter
Vicky Bradford...........................................Mary Cadorette
James Bradford............................................Robert Mandan
E.Z. Taylor...............................................Alan Campbell
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Season 1: (Fall 1984 - Spring 1985)
Three's A Crowd:
#1. "The Happy Couple" #0102 [aired September 25, 1984]
Jack and Vicki throw a birthday party for her father but
when it comes to paying the bills Jack's chauvanism insults Vicki.
Guest stars: Melinda O. Fee: Ms. Cartwright
William Schilling: Delivery man
#2. "Family Affair" #0101 [aired October 9, 1984]
Jack's Aunt Mae comes for a visit and Jack pretends he's
married to Vicki so that he doesn't have to tell his aunt the
truth.
Guest star: Billie Bird: Aunt Mae
#3. "The Maternal Triangle" #0103 [aired October 16, 1984]
Jack tries to reunite Vicki's parents to show her that she
shouldn't be afraid of getting married.
Guest stars: Jessica Walter: Claudia Bradford
John Aprea: Armando
Mike Genovese: Workman
#4. "Daddy's Little Girl" #0106 [aired October 23, 1984]
Vicki has the measles and Jack and Mr. Bradford fight to
see who will look after her.
Guest stars: George Deloy: Dr. Morris
Liz Sheriden: Miss Rockwell
Patty Dworken: Exercise Lady
#5. "Jack's Problem" #0108 [aired October 30, 1984]
Jack has an impotency problem due to the constant stress of
dealing with Mr. Bradford and Vicki thinks Jack has another woman.
Guest stars: Jessica Walter: Claudia Bradford
James Karen: Dr. Richard Kimberley
Deborah Goodrich: Susie
#6. "Vacation From Sex" #0110 [aired November 13, 1984]
Mr. Bradford makes a suggestion that the couple's
attraction to each other is purely physical. Vicki and Jack
decide to prove him wrong by abstaining from sex for a week.
Guest stars: Emory Bass: Host
Mae Marmy: Matron
Peter Cullen: Sports Announcer & TV Actor
Patty Dworken: TV Actress
The Sequola String Quartet:
Yoko Matsuda
Miwako Watanabe
James Dunham
Robert Martin
#7. "A Matter Of Money" #0105 [aired November 20, 1984]
Jack must pick a suspect out of a lineup after a counterfeit
$100 bill is passed through Jack's Bistro.
Guest stars: Bill Cort: Lt. Burke
Bruce Kirby: Sgt. Collins
Mitzi Hoag: Mrs. Collins
Rick Fitts: Desk Sergeant
Lee Ving: Man #2
Bill Shick: Officer Hamilton
James Hornbeck: Taylor
Steve Fifield: Man #3
Will Gerard: Man #7
Jay Donahue: Man #1
#8. "The Honeymooners" #0112 [aired November 27, 1984]
Mr. Bradford offers Jack and Vicki the use of his hotel
room in Acupulco to have a honeymoon but the couple find their
privacy invaded by Mr. Bradford and a loud party.
Guest stars: Terry Wills: Air Marshall
April Clough: Marsha
Eduardo Ricard: Bellhop
Peter Cullen: Airline Captain
Troy Schaffer: Hardhat
#9. "A Little Competition" #0104 [aired December 4, 1984]
When a very successful old flame of Vicki's opens a new
restaurant in his evergrowing chain, Mr. Bradford encourages
him to renew his friendship with Vicki behind Jack's back.
Guest stars: James Carroll Jordan: Anthony Wilson
Matthew Faison: Henry
Marji Martin: Ethel
#10. "A Foreign Affair" #0109 [aired December 11, 1984]
James sets up a meeting with a business acquaintance and his
ex-wife Claudia in the hopes she will remarry and he will no
longer have to pay her alimony.
Guest stars: Jessica Walter: Claudia Bradford
Stewart Moss: Carlo Fabrizi
#11. "James Steps Out" #0107 [aired December 18, 1984]
James is seeing a younger woman against the better
judgement of Vicki.
Guest stars: Sharon Wyatt: Lee Pelosi
Jeffrey Kaake: Paul
#12. "Father Knows Nothing" #0113 [aired January 8, 1985]
Jack is under the impression that Vicki is expecting
when he receives a phone call from a veternarian about prenatal
pills, thinking it's from Vicki's doctor.
Guest star: Jessica Walter: Claudia Bradford
#13. "A Friend In Deed" #0111 [aired January 15, 1985]
In an effort to cheer up an friend, Dorothy, who broke up
with her boyfriend, Vicki invites her to dinner. The friend
has new contacts which make her blink and Jack thinks she is
winking at him. He further misunderstands when he overhears a
phone conversation where Dorothy is telling a friend that she
is in love with a new man, referring to someone else.
Guest stars: Peter Van Norden: Herbert Potts
Gail Edwards: Dorothy
#14. "A Case Of Sour Grapes" #0114 [aired January 22, 1985]
Jack buys some sour wine as an investment with Vicki's
money, thinking it was good wine that would bring in a good
return. He takes a job in a Sushi House to try to raise the
money to repay her.
Guest stars: Clyde Kamsatsu: Mr. Katsumura
Dale Ishimoto: Diner
Mark Arakawa: Masanori
#15. "Private Lessons" #0116 [aired January 29, 1985]
Jack gives EZ some lessons on how to impress a wealthy
date but she turns out more interested in Jack that EZ.
Guest stars: Eileen Seeley: Olivia Welles
Mary Ann Gibson: Mrs. Relkin
Jill Carroll: Geri Williams
Jeff Sanders: Bob Bolden
#16. "One Ego To Go" #0115 [aired February 5, 1985]
Vicki is better at everything than Jack and that wounds
his ego. Jack tries various things to show he's better at
something but fails at every attempt.
Guest stars: Frank Aletter: Barker
Harvey Vernon: Bum
Renny Temple: Tom
Toni Attell: Marcie
#17. "September Song" #0118 [aired February 12, 1985]
When Jack triesd to cheer up Mr. Bradford, who is feeling
old, the two get drunk and then arrested in the park.
Guest stars: Priscilla Morrill: Judge Priscilla Hancock
Garnet Smith: Mr. Rogers
Robert Alan Broome: Policeman
Vance Colvig: Wino
Richard Biggs: Bailiff
#18. "Deeds Of Trust" #0117 [aired February 19, 1985]
Jack's old friend, Larry, invites Jack to a party he's
throwing and when Vicki learns of it, she says she doesn't mind
him going but she really wishes he wouldn't as Jack's old
girlfriend, 'greedy' Gretchen will also be there.
Guest stars: Richard Kiline: Larry Dallas
Teresa Ganzel: Greedy Gretchen
#19. "The New Mr. Bradford" #0119 [aired February 26, 1985]
Mr. Bradford feels indebted to Jack when Jack saves his
life.
Guest stars: Jessica Walter: Claudia Bradford
Raymond Singer: Mr. Pettigrew
Nora Bal: Mimi
#20. "King For A Day" #0120 [aired March 5, 1985]
Jack becomes an overnight celebrity when a food critic
writes a great review of the Bistro. Jack's fame goes to his
head and he forgets his anniversary with Vicki.
Guest stars: Clive Revill: Harley Douglas
Nick Ullett: Howard Vanowen III
James Louis Watkins: Doug Neal
Michael Greene: Mr. Bazur
Shannon Tweed: Princess Leanna Direnzi
Leland Murray: Steward
Barry Bartle: Man #2
Michael Livingston: Jonathan
Fred Leaf: Celebrity Look-Alike
Sandy Lipton: Matron
#21. Jack Gets Trashed" #0122 [aired April 2, 1985]
Jack goes on a live radio program to protest rising
trash collection rates, not realizing that Mr. Bradford
owns the trash company.
Guest stars: Ethan Phillips: Ronnie Pine
James Staley: Gordon Kinsey
Ben Slack: Al Wilcox
Lillian Lehman: Council President
Frank Birney: Diner
Pat Cranshaw: Mr. Levingson
#22. "A Star Is Born" #0121 [aired April 9, 1985]
When Vicki is used for an airline commercial, Jack gets
selected to play a passenger but he and the director can't get
along.
Guest stars: Jessica Walter: Claudia Bradford
Stuart Pankin: Alex Cummings
George Solomon: Lenny
Bruce Gray: Mr. Blake
Peter MacLean: Captain Craig
James Lew: Soundman
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There is also an episode guide to 'The Ropers' available at this archive!
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*** A Special Thanks to my wife, Joan, who helped me to go through
all of the various episodes and create the basic lists to start
all this and who put up with my long hours at the computer. ***
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Tony Cianfaglione <ab...@chebucto.ns.ca>
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