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"Three's Company" (1977) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1977-1984

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"Three's Company" (1977): : -- The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.
"Three's Company" (1977): : -- The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   1,923 votes
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Creators:
Brian Cooke
Johnnie Mortimer
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Contact:
View company contact information for Three's Company on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
15 March 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors. full summary
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(35 articles)
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 (From WENN. 26 October 2009, 5:21 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
For those who remember the good ole 70's of sitcom comedies,this was the one that broke the mold more (75 total)
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 243:30 AMTVLAND The Gift#2.15
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 70)

John Ritter ... Jack Tripper / ... (174 episodes, 1976-1984)

Joyce DeWitt ... Janet Wood (173 episodes, 1976-1984)
Richard Kline ... Larry Dallas (110 episodes, 1977-1984)

Don Knotts ... Ralph Furley (94 episodes, 1979-1984)

Suzanne Somers ... Chrissy Snow (89 episodes, 1977-1981)

Priscilla Barnes ... Terri Alden (72 episodes, 1981-1984)
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Series Directed by
Dave Powers (140 episodes, 1978-1984)
Bill Hobin (31 episodes, 1976-1978)
Michael Ross (5 episodes, 1977-1983)
 
Series Writing credits
George Burditt (34 episodes, 1977-1984)
Martin Rips (20 episodes, 1980-1984)
Joseph Staretski (20 episodes, 1980-1984)
Michael Ross (18 episodes, 1976-1984)
Bernard West (18 episodes, 1976-1984)
Paul Wayne (18 episodes, 1977-1983)
Don Nicholl (13 episodes, 1976-1978)
Michael S. Baser (13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Kim Weiskopf (13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Mark Tuttle (11 episodes, 1979-1983)
Ellen Guylas (11 episodes, 1980-1983)
Shelley Zellman (11 episodes, 1981-1983)
Budd Grossman (9 episodes, 1980-1984)
Al Gordon (7 episodes, 1978-1984)
Jack Mendelsohn (6 episodes, 1978-1979)
David Mirkin (6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Alan J. Levitt (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
John Baskin (4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Roger Shulman (4 episodes, 1978-1979)
John Boni (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
Mike Weinberger (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bryan Joseph (2 episodes, 1977-1982)
Gary Belkin (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Brian Cooke (2 episodes, 1977)
Johnnie Mortimer (2 episodes, 1977)
George Atkins (2 episodes, 1979)
Gene Perret (2 episodes, 1979)
Bill Richmond (2 episodes, 1979)
Howard Albrecht (2 episodes, 1980)
Sol Weinstein (2 episodes, 1980)
Laura Levine (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Neal Marlens (2 episodes, 1983)
Chet Dowling (2 episodes, 1984)
Sandy Krinski (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Produced by
Don Nicholl .... executive producer / producer (74 episodes, 1976-1980)
Michael Ross .... executive producer / producer (74 episodes, 1976-1980)
Bernard West .... executive producer / producer (71 episodes, 1976-1980)
Mimi Seawell .... associate producer (50 episodes, 1976-1979)
Wendy Blair .... associate producer (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
John Baskin .... producer (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Roger Shulman .... producer (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Gene Perret .... producer (15 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bill Richmond .... producer (15 episodes, 1979-1980)

George Burditt .... producer (unknown episodes)
Budd Grossman .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Joseph Staretski .... producer (unknown episodes)
George Sunga .... producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Film Editing by
M.L. Weitzman (46 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jerry Davis (2 episodes, 1976-1978)
 
Series Casting by
David Graham (74 episodes, 1976-1980)
Marc Schwartz (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Donald Paul Pemrick (4 episodes, 1983)

Lynn Stalmaster (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Direction by
Don Roberts (50 episodes, 1976-1980)
E. Jay Krause (2 episodes, 1977)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Richard Harvey (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Richard Wineholt (23 episodes, 1976-1979)

Laura Richarz (unknown episodes, 1981-1984)
Earl Carlson (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume Design by
Len Marcus (71 episodes, 1976-1980)
Al Lehman (4 episodes, 1977)
 
Series Makeup Department
Brian McManus .... makeup artist (47 episodes, 1978-1980)
Danne D. Long .... hair stylist (43 episodes, 1978-1980)
Ellen Powell .... hair stylist (5 episodes, 1976-1978)
Ariel Bagdadi .... hair stylist (2 episodes, 1977)
Jim Kail .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1977)
Patti Denney .... makeup artist (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
 
Series Production Management
Ted Bergmann .... executive in charge of production (75 episodes, 1976-1980)
Don Taffner .... executive in charge of production (75 episodes, 1976-1980)
Tom Richmond .... production supervisor (43 episodes, 1978-1980)
Nikki Content .... unit manager (2 episodes, 1977)
Jim Terry .... unit manager (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lou Tedesco .... associate director (1 episode, 1977)
 
Series Sound Department
Terry Hensey .... audio (43 episodes, 1976-1980)
Kerry Boggio .... audio (2 episodes, 1977)
Chris Chigaridas .... audio (2 episodes, 1979)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Cestare .... lighting director (51 episodes, 1977-1982)
Keeth Lawrence .... camera operator (47 episodes, 1979-1981)
Tom Barnes .... lighting director (18 episodes, 1976-1978)
George Schamp .... lighting director (4 episodes, 1977-1979)
J. Bruce Nielsen .... lighting director (2 episodes, 1978)

Steven Castaneda .... dimmer operator (unknown episodes)
Ed Chaney .... camera operator (unknown episodes)
Art Roberts .... lighting director (unknown episodes)
Valerie Stulman .... video camera utility (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deborah Curtis .... set costumer (1 episode, 1978)
 
Series Editorial Department
Jay Scherberth .... editor: video tape / editor: videotape (2 episodes, 1977)
 
Series Music Department
Don Nicholl .... composer: theme music / lyricist: theme music (5 episodes, 1977-1984)
Joe Raposo .... composer: theme music (5 episodes, 1977-1984)
 
Series Other crew
Carol Summers .... assistant to producer / script supervisor / ... (50 episodes, 1976-1980)
George Burditt .... executive story consultant (50 episodes, 1976-1979)
Paul Wayne .... executive story consultant (50 episodes, 1976-1979)
Jim Rice .... stage manager (47 episodes, 1976-1980)
Bob Schulz .... technical director (43 episodes, 1976-1980)
Bea Dallas .... program coordinator / assistant to producers (27 episodes, 1977-1980)
Michael S. Baser .... executive script consultant (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
George Sunga .... production consultant (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Mark Tuttle .... executive story editor (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Kim Weiskopf .... executive script consultant (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Al Gordon .... executive story editor (22 episodes, 1978-1984)
Jack Mendelsohn .... executive story editor (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bob Priest .... associate director (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dick Scovel .... video (19 episodes, 1978-1980)
Charles Stewart .... executive story editor (18 episodes, 1976-1978)
Nancy Stevenson .... video (13 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dale Orlich .... video (10 episodes, 1979-1980)
Alan J. Levitt .... executive story editor (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Howard Albrecht .... story consultant (8 episodes, 1980)
Sol Weinstein .... story consultant (8 episodes, 1980)
Al Kawa .... video (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Gene Lukowski .... technical director (2 episodes, 1977)
Clive Bassett .... technical director (2 episodes, 1978)
Dayne Campbell .... video (2 episodes, 1979)
Dick Woodka .... technical director (2 episodes, 1979)

Michael Ross .... script supervisor (unknown episodes, 1977-1978)
Bernard West .... script supervisor (unknown episodes, 1977-1978)
Martin Rips .... executive script supervisor / executive story editor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Joseph Staretski .... executive script supervisor / executive story editor (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
Ellen Guylas .... executive story editor / story editor (unknown episodes, 1981-1983)
Shelley Zellman .... executive story consultant / script consultant (unknown episodes, 1981-1983)
David Mirkin .... story editor (unknown episodes, 1982-1984)
Ron Bloomberg .... executive story consultant (unknown episodes, 1983-1984)
Chet Dowling .... executive story editor (unknown episodes, 1983-1984)
Sandy Krinski .... executive story editor (unknown episodes, 1983-1984)
John Boni .... executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Robert A. Bowen .... technical director (unknown episodes)
Charles Franklin .... technical director (unknown episodes)
Len Uslaner .... technical director (unknown episodes)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (174 episodes) (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG
Filming Locations:
CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
DLT Entertainment Ltd. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the show's opening (beginning with the sixth season), a toddler walks up to Joyce DeWitt as she is feeding a goat. The toddler is Jason Ritter (son of John Ritter). This is revealed by DeWitt in a bonus feature of the Season 4 DVD. more
Quotes:
Terri: I just felt sorry for you!
Jack Tripper: Sorry for me? Why would anybody feel sorry for me?
Janet Wood Dawson: Oh, lots of reasons.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friends: The One with the Two Parties (#2.22)" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Three's Company more

FAQ

What about the art in the large frames in the Roper's apartment early on in the series?
Who sings/plays the theme song?
What are the lyrics to the theme song?
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User Comments

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16 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
For those who remember the good ole 70's of sitcom comedies,this was the one that broke the mold, 7 May 2002
Author: raysond from Chapel Hill, North Carolina

For those who don't remember when sitcoms were the ones that made you laugh out loud one minute and then laugh crying the next and to keep you guessing what Jack Tripper was up to next,then this was the show to watch.....During its run on ABC-TV from 1977-1984,Three's Company was the best American sitcom ever to grace the airwaves. Hands down. John Ritter to me was the all-time Macdaddy that kept it real. His portrayal of stumble-prone Jack was ingenious not to mention hilariously funny. Jack always knew what to do(or so it seems)when it came to the ladies especially dealing with his roommates Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow and even the upstairs neighbors The Ropers who was on Jack's every move.

Out of his other roommates only Joyce DeWitt's character Janet Wood,who was a stunning brunette beauty who was reasonable and sweet and reliable was Ritter's ONLY long-standing roommate throughout the shows' entire run. However,during and probably the best,and frankly the early years of the show(during the first four seasons),Suzanne Somers was the center of attention as ditzy,and sometimes not very bright Chrissy Snow,the lovable blonde. Somers became an overnight success during her four seasons on the show becoming a hottie for every junior high school boy in America who idolized her on their bedroom walls. Somers left the show in 1981 which was then in the top ten.

Also during the first four seasons of the show was the constant feuding and sometimes hilarious quarrels between the kids' landlord neighbors The Ropers. Actor Norman Fell was a comic genius(usually he'll played cops and detectives on other shows but here was a departure from that)here when he played Stanley Roper and Audra Lindley who was his wife Helen Roper who was bugged Stanley every time he did something. In 1981,The Ropers got their own sitcom show which didn't last very long.

During the shows' fourth season,Jenilee Harrison had a short stint as Chrissy's cousin Cindy Snow,who was another ditzy,not so bright,clumsy blonde. After Harrison's departure from the show,former "Dallas" star Priscilla Barnes tied things up as registered nurse Terri Alden,who was not like Chrissy or Cindy but this blonde had style and wasn't clumsy or ditzy and very bright. Also during that season,Don Knotts(aka Deputy Fife on Andy Griffith) filled in the gap as the "bachelor at large",Ralph Furley. Richard Kline starred as the lovable stud Larry who was a used car salesmen and swinger extraordinaire who was always getting Jack blind dates. In was here that Knotts and Ritter kept the show in the Top 10 for the next five seasons including Emmy nominations for Best Actor.

In all Three's Company was a laugh-a-minute riot and nothing more. The only element was the serious relationship of the roommates. They always had a understanding of each other and loved each other very much who would not let anyone get in the way of a friendship. However,it was always would not be that way.

The final episode of Three's Company in 1984,saw the departure of Jack Tripper as he finds that his bachelor days are finally over by finding the girl of his dreams,and eventually going down the aisle to get married on the show,leaving his two beautiful roommates behind. The show however,had a spin-off on this which featured Jack Tripper adjusting to the conditions of being married with his new wife and his new surroundings as a loyal and faithful husband.

However,this show is based on the 1960's British sitcom "A Man About The House".

Kudos to John Ritter,Joyce DeWitt,especially for their talents and bringing the laughs. You rock! Catch the re-runs on Nick at Nite.

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