__________________________________________________________________________ THREE'S COMPANY: (WITH THREE'S A CROWD) (Airing Order Guide) ___________________________________________________________________________ This guide supercedes any and all previous guides and is more correct. Original guide created: October 7, 1994. This Update: April 23, 1997. 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 (ab616@chebucto.ns.ca) ___________________________________________________________________________ THREE'S COMPANY: ___________________________________________________________________________ U.S. 1977-1984 172 X 25 min. episodes. Color ABC/NRW/TTC First Telecast: March 15, 1977 Last Telecast: Sept. 18, 1984 _________________________________________________________________________ Spinoff to The Ropers in 1979 Spinoff to Three's A Crowd in 1984 Based on the British sitcom 'Man About The House'. _________________________________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Chrissy starts dating a married man although she thinks he is single. Guest star: Dick Sargeant: Lloyd 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 a lot of money for it. Guest star: ?? : Car Collector 14. "Cyrano De Tripper" #0210 [aired November 8, 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 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Furley wants to evict the trio. Guest stars: Joanna Kerns: Bobby Trilling Jim Sullivan: B. J. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] 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 59. "The Life Saver" #0407 [aired October 23, 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 grateful rich client. Guest star: Phil Leeds: Lyle Wormold 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] The trio think an advice column was written about them; that Jack is secretly dating one of the two girls without the other girl knowing. No guest star 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 money that Chrissy won at the races. 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] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th Season: (Fall 1980 - Spring 1981) 79. "Upstairs Downstairs Downstairs" #0503 [aired October 28, 1980] Jack has 4 dinner dates on the go at once. Guest stars: Lee Crawford: Doreen Maxwell Marie Laurin: Denise 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] 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 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 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 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] Jack set up a date for his girlfriend's father with Janet; only Janet doesn't realize how old he is. Guest stars: Keene Curtis: Andrew Gainer Janice Kent: Cheryl Gainer Joe George: The Waiter 90. "Janet's Secret" #0512 [aired February 3, 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 91. "Father Of The Bride" #0513 [aired February 10, 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 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] In order to date Furley's neice, Jack must pretend that he is his fictitious brother, Austin. 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: ? ? ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th Season: (Fall 1981 - Spring 1982) 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] 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 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] 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 113. "The Matchbreakers" #0613 [aired January 12, 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 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] Jack agrees to help out a friend by becoming a head chef. Guest stars: ? ? ? 119. "Jack's 10" #0620 [aired February 23, 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 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] 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' 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th Season: (Fall 1982 - Spring 1983) 129. "A Night Not To Remember" #0705 [aired September 28, 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 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] Details Not Available! 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th Season: (Fall 1983 - Spring 1984) 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] 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 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, Vicki, and Phillip proposes to Janet. This episode leaves off with a cliffhanger that leads up to Janet's wedding. Guest stars: Mary Cadorette: Vicki 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 Vicki to move in together. Storyline continues into 'Three's A Crowd'. Guest stars: Mary Cadorette: Vicki Bradford David Ruprecht: Phillip Dawson Henry Sutton: Minister Robert Clotworthy: Tony Williams K.C. Winkler: Nancy Robert Mandan: James Bradford _________________________________________________________________________ THREE'S A CROWD: _________________________________________________________________________ U.S. 22 x 25 minute episodes. Color ABC/NRW/TTC First Original Telecast: Sept. 25, 1984 Last Original Telecast: April 9, 1985 _________________________________________________________________________ Three's A Crowd: Jack Tripper................................................John Ritter Vicki Bradford...........................................Mary Cadorette James Bradford............................................Robert Mandan E.Z. Taylor...............................................Alan Campbell __________________________________________________________________________ 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 tries 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 Kline: 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ There is also an episode guide to 'The Ropers' available at this archive! ___________________________________________________________________________ *** 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. *** ___________________________________________________________________________ Tony Cianfaglione ___________________________________________________________________________