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Guide dated: October 7, 1994. This Update: March 31, 1996.
This is a work in progress. There are many things left to do.
All episodes with production numbers and descriptions beside them are the
final versions. Others without descriptions will receive them soon.
All others are still in transition and will be amended as this work
continues. Several episodes (???) are awaiting insertion into the final
list as soon as I can determine their position. Some production numbers
are not listed for these but will be determined through process of
elimination as some titles are rather obscure. This list is in production
order. An airing order list will be created once this full list is finished.
List & Summaries copyright: Tony Cianfaglione (ab616@chebucto.ns.ca)
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U.S. 1977-1985 174 X 25 min. episodes (Company)
22 X 25 min. episodes. (Crowd) Color
ABC/NRW/TTC
First Telecast: March 15, 1977 (Three's Company)
Last Telecast: Sept. 18, 1984 (Three's Company)
First Telecast: Sept. 25, 1984 (Three's A Crowd)
Last Telecast: Sept. 10, 1985 (Three's A Crowd)
Spinoff to The Ropers in 1979
Based on the British sitcom 'Man About The House'.
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CAST:
Three's Company:
Jack Tripper................................................John Ritter
Janet Wood (1977-84).......................................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
Three's A Crowd:
Jack Tripper................................................John Ritter
Vicky Bradford (1985)....................................Mary Cadorette
James Bradford (1985).....................................Robert Mandan
E.Z. Taylor (1985)........................................Alan Campbell
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EPISODES: (Alternate titles were in use on some episodes)
Three's Company:
1st Season: (1977)
1. "A Man About The House" (pilot) #0101
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
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. "It's Only Money" #0103
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
4. "Jack The Giant Killer" #0104
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)
5. "No Children, No Pets" #0105
Chrissy has a problem with sleepwalking and the trio have a new
pet.
No guest stars.
6. "Roper's Niece" #0106
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
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Second Season: (1977-78)
7. "Jack Looks For A Job" #0201
In order to earn tuition money, Jack takes on a variety of odd
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
8. "Chrissy's Date" #0202
Jack agrees to cook a gourmet meal for Chrissy's date, who
happens to be a very fussy critic when it comes to gourmet food.
Guest stars: Jess Nadelman: Michael Winthrop
Sandra Smith: Girl
9. "Strange Bedfellows" #203
Chrissy inadvertently attracts Janet's date away from her,
causing tension between the girls.
Guest star: John Fink: Barry Gates
10. "Ground Rules" #0204
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 tries to renege on the agreement.
Guest stars: Jenifer Shaw: Veronica
Gary Coolson: Alex
11. "Janet's Promotion" #0205
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
12. "Roper's Car" #0206
Stanley sells the trio his old car but tries to buy it back
when a collector comes calling and willing to pay a big price for it.
Guest star: ?? : Car Collector
13. "Chrissy's Night Out" #0207
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
14. "Helen's Job" #0208
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.
15. "Alone Together" #0209
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
together in the apartment.
Guest stars: Sondra Currie: Sherry Lee
Stuart Nisbet: Mr. Crawford
W. G. McMillan: Policeman
16. "Cyrano De Tripper" #0210
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
17. "Stanley Casanova" #0211
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
18. "Jack's Uncle" #0212
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. "Janet's High School Sweetheart" #0213
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
20. "Three's Christmas" #0214
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
Roper doesn't want to buy Helen a coat but ends up doing just
that by mistake.
Guest star: ? ? ?
22. "The Baby Sitters" #0216
Janet's babysitting job interferes with her big date so Jack
and Chrissy reluctantly volunteer to help her out by doing her
sitting job for her.
Guest stars: Archie Hahn: Jerry Randall
Lee Bryant: Punkin Randall
Gary Hollis: David
Sheila ??: Mother
Brian Kend: Baby Jonathon
23. "The Rivals" #0217
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.
24. "Home Movies" #0218
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: (1978-79)
32. "Good Old Reliable Janet" #0301
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
33. "Double Date" #0302
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
34. "Chrissy And The Guru" #0303
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
35. "The Love Diary" #0304
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
36. "The Fast" #0305
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
37. "Helen's Rendezvous" #0306
Everyone thinks Helen is secretly having an affair.
Guest star: ? ?: Jerry
38. "My Sister's Keeper" #0307
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
39. "Chrissy's New Boss" #0308
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
40. "Larry's Bride" #0309
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 has happened.
Guest stars: Cecilia Hart: Gloria
John Lawrence: Minister
41. "The Party's Over" #0310
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
42. "The Crush" #0311
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
43. "The Kleptomaniac" #0312
Jack thinks he sees Chrissy stealing money from him by
accident by it's all a misunderstanding.
No guest stars.
44. "Eleanor's Return" #0313
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 Catered Affair" #0314
Chrissy starts dating a married man although she thinks he is
single.
Guest star: Dick Sargeant: Lloyd
46. "The Older Woman" #0315
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
47. "Stanley's Hotline" #0316
Mr. Roper has been eavesdropping on the trio's conversations
through a pipe in their bathroom, overhearing Jack and Chrissy talking
about having a wart removed and thinking that she is pregnant and
planning to have an abortion..
Guest star: Anne Schedeen: Linda
48. "The Best Laid Plans" #0318
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. "Jack Moves Out" #0319
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
50. "An Anniversary Surprise" #0320
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
51. "Triangle Troubles" #0321
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. "The Bake-Off" #0322
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
53. "Helen Moves Out" #0323
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
54. "Farewell To The Ropers" #0324
The Ropers meet their new neighbours. This is the first of
several shows that spinoff to the Ropers' own short-lived series.
Guest stars: Jeffrey Tambor: Jeffrey P. Brookes III
Patricia McCormack: Anne Brookes
Evan Cohen: David Brookes
55. "Stanley Night Fever" #0325
The Ropers' new neighbours misunderstand the girls' dancing
with Stanley in the new place and thinks all kinds of hanky-panky is
going on.
Guest stars: Jeffrey Tambor: Jeffrey P. Brookes III
Patricia McCormack: Anne Brookes
Evan Cohen: David Brookes
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4th Season: (1979-80)
56. "Jack On The Lam" #0401
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
57. "Love Thy Neighbor" #0402
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
58. "The New Landlord" #0403
Ralph Furley, the new landlord for the building is introduced
in this episode.
Guest star: Don Knotts: Ralph Furley
59. "Snow Job" #0404
Chrissy gets a new sales job.
Guest stars: Paul Avery: Neil
John Miranda: Bill
Taaffe O' Connell: Lulu
Melanie Vincz: Sylvia
Ken Letner: Policeman
60. "A - Camping We Will Go" #0405
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
61. "Jack The Ripper" #0406
No details available at this time.
62. "The Life Saver" #0407
The trio help out a runaway boy.
Guest stars: Shane Sinutko: Billy Todson
Joe George: Chauffeur
63. "Chrissy's Hospitality" #408
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
64. "Old Folks At Home" #0409
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
65. "The Loan Shark" #0410
Chrissy borrows money from a gangster, not realizing the
consequences.
Guest stars: Harold J. Stone: Bernie Bustamente
Livia Genise: Lucia Bustamente
Mickey Morton: Floyd
66. "The Love Barge" #0411
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
67. "Ralph's Rival" #0412
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
68. "Black Letter Day" #0413
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
69. "The Reverend Steps Out" #0414
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
70. "Larry Loves Janet" #0415
Larry develops a crush on Janet.
No guest stars.
71. "Mighty Mouth" #0416
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
72. "The Love Lesson" #0417
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
73. "Handcuffed" #0418
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
74. "And Baby Makes Two" #0419
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
75. "Jack's Bad Boy" #0420
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
76. "Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" #0421
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
77. "The Root Of All Evil" #0422
The trio start to fight over how to spend some lottery winnings.
Guest star: Joel Brooks: Dr. Prescott
78. "Secret Admirer" #0423
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
79. "The Goodbye Guy" #0424
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
80. "Jack's Graduation" #0425
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: (1981-82)
81. "And Justice For Jack" #0501
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
82. "A Crowded Romance" #0502
Jack has 4 dinner dates on the go at once.
Guest stars: Lee Crawford: Doreen Maxwell
Marie Laurin: Denise
83. "Upstairs Downstairs Downstairs" #0503
The trio think an advice column was written about them.
No guest star
84. "A Hundred Dollars A What?" #0504
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
85. "Downhill Chaser" #0406
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
86. "Room At The Bottom" #0506
Furley wants to evict the trio.
Guest stars: Joanna Kerns: Bobby Trilling
Jim Sullivan: B. J.
87. "Chrissy's Cousin" #0507
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
88. "Jack To The Rescue" #0508
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
89. "The Not-So-Great Imposter" #0509
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
90. "Jack's Other Mother" #0510
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
91. "Make Room For Daddy" #0511
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
92. "Janet's Secret" #0512"
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
93. "Father Of The Bride" #0513
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
94. "Furley Versus Furley" #0514
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
95. "In Like Larry" #0515
To settle a debate, Jack and Larry agree to switch apartments
for awhile.
No guest stars.
96. "Teacher's Pet" #0516"
Dean Traver's neice starts making Jack part of her curriculum.
Guest stars: William Pierson: Dean Travers
Dorian Lapinto: Betty Jean Travers
97. "And Baby Makes Four" #0517
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
98. "Night Of The Ropers" #0518
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
99. "Double Trouble" #0519
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
100. The Case Of The Missing Blonde" #0520
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
101. "Honest Jack Tripper" #0521
Jack insists on everyone telling the absolute truth even
though it causes a lot of grief when diplomacy is called for.
Guest stars: ? ? ?
102. "Dying To Meet You" #0522
Jack's cooking becomes a mobster's favorite food.
Guest stars: Jordan Charney: Angelino
Gino Conforti: Felipe
Terry Kiser: Mr. Canon
103. "Delusions Of Grandeur" #0523
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
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6th Season: (1982-83)
104/105. "Jack Bares All" aka "Oh, Nurse" (Part 1 & 2) #0601/0602
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
106. "Terri Makes Her Move" #0603
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
107. "Gigolo Jack (or Professor Jack)" #0604
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
108. "Eyewitness Blues" #0605
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. "Two Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" #0606
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
110. "Lies My Roommate Told Me" #0607
Jack lies to Janet about having a date that night so that he
can go out with 'Greedy' Gretchen.
Guest star: Teresa Ganzel: Gretchen
111. "Some Of That Jazz" #0608
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
112. "Dates Of Wrath" #0609
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'
113. "Boy Meets Dummy" #0610
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
114. "Macho Man" #0611
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
115. "Stranger In The Night" #0612
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
116. "The Matchbreakers" #0613
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
117. "The Holy Guest (or Oh, Nun)" #0614
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
118. "Maid To Order" #0615
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
119. "A Friend In Need" #0616
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
120. "Hearts And Flowers" #0617
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
121. "Urban Plowboy" #0618
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
122. "Critic's Choice" #0619
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
123. "Jack's 10" #0620
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
124. "Doctor In The House" #0621
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
125. "Paradise Lost" #0622
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
126. "Up In The Air" #0623
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
127. "And Now Here's Jack" #0624
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
128. "Mate For Each Other" #0625
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
129. "Janet Wigs Out" #0626
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
130/131. "The Best Of Three's Company" #0627/0628
(1 hr Special hosted by Lucille Ball looking back on some of
the best skits the show ever featured.)
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7th Season: (1983-84)
132. "Jack Goes To The Dentist" #0701
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
133. "Jet Setter Jack" #0702
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
134/135. "Extra, Extra" (Part 1 & 2) #0703/0704
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
136. "A Night Not To Remember" #0705
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
137. "Opening Night" #0706
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
138. "The Bribe" #0707
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
139. "The Brunch" #0708
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
140. "An Affair To Forget" #0709
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
141. "The Impossible Dream" #0710
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
142. "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" #0711
Terri's new boyfriend is an ex-murderer who has a problem with
rejection.
Guest stars: Granville Van Dusan: Ray Martin
Beau Starr: Officer
143. "When You Wish Upon A Star" #0712
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. "Bob And Carol And Larry And Terri" #0713
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
145. "Larry's Sister" #0714
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
146. "Janet's little Helper" #0715
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. "Irresistable Jack" #0716
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
148. "Jack Goes The Distance" #0717
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
149. "The Apartment" #0718
No details available.
150. "The Reluctant Gambler" #0719
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
151. "Secret Rendezvous" #0720
No details available.
152. "Navy Blues" #0721
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
153. "Borrowing Trouble" #0722
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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8th Season: (1984-85)
157. "Out On A Limb" #0801
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
158. "Alias Jack Tripper" #0802
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
159. "Jack, Be Quick" #0803
No details available.
160. "The Money Machine" #0804
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
161. "She Loves Me; She Loves Me Not" #0805
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.
162. "Hearing Is Believing" #0806
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
163. "Now You See It, Now You Don't" #0807
No details available.
164. "The Charming Stranger" #0808
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
165. "Janet Shapes Up" #0809
To save Janet's new dancing job, Jack must date a lecherous
female instructor.
Guest stars: Victoria Carroll: Tina
Douglas Alan Shanklin: Ron
Jacque Lynn Colton: Plump Lady
166. "The Recipe" #0810
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
167. "Look What I Found" #0811
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
168. "Like Father, Like Son" #0812
Jack's father returns to town and Jack is bitter for the lost
years.
Guest stars: Dick Shawn: Jack Tripper, Sr.
Marsha Haynes: Jennifer Gardner
Fran Ryan: Hilda
Steffen Zacharias: Henry
Jordan Charney: Angelino
169. "The Odd Couples" #0813
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
170. "Baby, It's Cold Inside" #0814
When they surprise a burglar robbing the reataurant after
store hours, Jack and Ralph are locked in the meat freezer by the
thief.
Guest stars: Frank Schuller: Police Officer
Joe George: Crook
171. "Itching For Trouble" #0815
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
172. "Forget Me Not" #0816
Jack feigns amnesia to milk some sympathy from the girls 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
173. "Jack's Tattoo" #0817
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
174. "Jack Takes Off" #0818
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
175. "The Heiress" (aka The Inheritance) #0819
An old flower shop customer of Janet's leaves her a little
something in his will and his family try 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
176. "Cupid Works Overtime" #0820
Jack meets the new love of his life, Vicky, and Phillip
proposes to Janet.
Guest stars: Mary Cadorette: Vicky Bradford
David Ruprecht: Phillip Dawson
Dorothy Patterson: Little Old Lady
John Martin: Rex
Rovert Mandan: James Bradford
177/178. "Friends and Lovers" (Part 1 & 2) #0821/0822
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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9th Season: (1985-86)
Three's A Crowd:
#0101 The Happy Couple
#0102 Family Affair
#0103 The Maternal Triangle
#0104 A Little Competition
#0105 A Matter Of Money
#0106 Daddy's Little Girl
#0107 James Steps Out
#0108 Jack's Problem
#0109 A Foreign Affair
#0110 Vacation From Sex
#0111 A Friend In Deed
#0112 The Honeymooners
#0113 Father Knows Nothing
#0114 A Case Of Sour Grapes
#0115 One Ego To Go
#0116 Private Lessons
#0117 Deeds Of Trust
#0118 September Song
#0119 The New Mr. Bradford
#0120 King For A Day
#0121 A Star Is Born
#0122 Jack Gets Trashed
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Tony Cianfaglione
(ab616@chebucto.ns.ca)
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