"Three's Company" (1976) TV series 1976-1984

Creators:

Brian Cooke
Johnnie Mortimer
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

15 March 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Chef | Landlord | Apartment | Landlady

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

John Ritter	...	Jack Tripper / ... (173 episodes, 1976-1984)
Joyce DeWitt	...	Janet Wood (171 episodes, 1976-1984)
Richard Kline	...	Larry Dallas (116 episodes, 1977-1984)
Don Knotts	...	Ralph Furley (112 episodes, 1979-1984)
Suzanne Somers	...	Chrissy Snow (87 episodes, 1977-1981)
Priscilla Barnes	...	Terri Alden (70 episodes, 1981-1984)

Series Directed by
Dave Powers		(140 episodes, 1978-1984)
Bill Hobin		(31 episodes, 1976-1978)
Michael Ross		(5 episodes, 1977-1983)

Series Writing credits
George Burditt		(34 episodes, 1977-1984)
Joseph Staretski		(21 episodes, 1980-1984)
Martin Rips		(20 episodes, 1980-1984)
Michael Ross		(18 episodes, 1976-1984)
Bernard West		(18 episodes, 1976-1984)
Paul Wayne		(18 episodes, 1977-1983)
Don Nicholl		(13 episodes, 1976-1978)
Michael S. Baser		(13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Kim Weiskopf		(13 episodes, 1979-1981)
Mark Tuttle		(11 episodes, 1979-1983)
Ellen Guylas		(11 episodes, 1980-1983)
Shelley Zellman		(11 episodes, 1981-1983)
Budd Grossman		(9 episodes, 1980-1984)
Al Gordon		(7 episodes, 1978-1984)
Jack Mendelsohn		(6 episodes, 1978-1979)
David Mirkin		(6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Alan J. Levitt		(4 episodes, 1977-1978)
John Baskin		(4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Roger Shulman		(4 episodes, 1978-1979)
John Boni		(3 episodes, 1980-1982)
Mike Weinberger		(3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bryan Joseph		(2 episodes, 1977-1982)
Gary Belkin		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Brian Cooke		(2 episodes, 1977)
Johnnie Mortimer		(2 episodes, 1977)
George Atkins		(2 episodes, 1979)
Gene Perret		(2 episodes, 1979)
Bill Richmond		(2 episodes, 1979)
Howard Albrecht		(2 episodes, 1980)
Sol Weinstein		(2 episodes, 1980)
Laura Levine		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Neal Marlens		(2 episodes, 1983)
C.C. Ryder		(2 episodes, 1983)
Chet Dowling		(2 episodes, 1984)
Sandy Krinski		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Produced by
Michael Ross	....	executive producer / producer (152 episodes, 1976-1984)
Bernard West	....	executive producer / producer (151 episodes, 1976-1984)
Wendy Blair	....	associate producer (119 episodes, 1979-1984)
Don Nicholl	....	producer / executive producer (79 episodes, 1976-1980)
George Burditt	....	executive producer / producer (73 episodes, 1981-1984)
George Sunga	....	producer (73 episodes, 1981-1984)
Mimi Seawell	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 1976-1979)
John Baskin	....	producer (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Roger Shulman	....	producer (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Gene Perret	....	producer (15 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bill Richmond	....	producer (15 episodes, 1979-1980)
Martin Rips	....	producer (4 episodes, 1981-1983)
Joseph Staretski	....	producer (4 episodes, 1981-1983)

Series Film Editing by
M.L. Weitzman		(46 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jerry Davis		(25 episodes, 1976-1978)
John Nachreiner		(5 episodes, 1980-1982)
John Doutt		(5 episodes, 1982-1984)
Jay Scherberth		(4 episodes, 1977)
Barry Cohen		(2 episodes, 1982)
Jerry Greene		(2 episodes, 1982)

Series Casting by
David Graham		(130 episodes, 1976-1982)
Marc Schwartz		(21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Donald Paul Pemrick		(5 episodes, 1983)
Lynn Stalmaster		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Don Roberts		(132 episodes, 1976-1984)
E. Jay Krause		(2 episodes, 1977)
Jacqueline Webber		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Set Decoration by
Laura Richarz		(72 episodes, 1981-1984)
Richard Wineholt		(27 episodes, 1976-1979)
Richard Harvey		(26 episodes, 1979-1981)
Earl Carlson		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Len Marcus		(162 episodes, 1976-1984)
Al Lehman		(6 episodes, 1977)
Lucinda Campbell		(3 episodes, 1984)

Series Makeup Department
Brian McManus	....	makeup artist (50 episodes, 1978-1982)
Danne D. Long	....	hair stylist (43 episodes, 1978-1980)
Ellen Powell	....	hair stylist (9 episodes, 1976-1978)
Annette M. Jones	....	hair stylist (9 episodes, 1981-1984)
Mark Bussan	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jim Nielsen	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1982-1984)
Ariel Bagdadi	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 1977)
Jim Kail	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1977)
Patti Denney	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Production Management
Ted Bergmann	....	executive in charge of production (173 episodes, 1976-1984)
Don Taffner	....	executive in charge of production (173 episodes, 1976-1984)
Tom Richmond	....	production supervisor (93 episodes, 1978-1982)
Mario Padilla	....	production supervisor (4 episodes, 1976-1978)
Marilyn Larson	....	unit manager (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Nikki Content	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 1977)
Jim Terry	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 1979-1982)
Helen Azevedo	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Priest	....	associate director (140 episodes, 1978-1984)
Sam Gary	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Lou Tedesco	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1977)

Series Art Department
Steve Hill	....	property master (5 episodes, 1982-1984)

Series Sound Department
Terry Hensey	....	audio (51 episodes, 1976-1982)
Chris Chigaridas	....	audio (6 episodes, 1979-1984)
Kerry Boggio	....	audio (3 episodes, 1977)
Ray Kemper	....	audio (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Charles F. Guzzi	....	camera operator (72 episodes, 1977-1980)
Tony Cestare	....	lighting director (55 episodes, 1977-1982)
Keeth Lawrence	....	camera operator (45 episodes, 1979-1981)
Tom Barnes	....	lighting director (18 episodes, 1976-1978)
Dick Scovel	....	video (6 episodes, 1978-1982)
George Schamp	....	lighting director (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
David Johnson	....	lighting director (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
J. Bruce Nielsen	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1978)
Art Roberts	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1982)
Steven Castaneda	....	dimmer operator (unknown episodes)
Ed Chaney	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Valerie Stulman	....	video camera utility (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deborah Curtis	....	set costumer (1 episode, 1978)

Series Music Department
Don Nicholl	....	lyricist: theme music (172 episodes, 1977-1984)
Joe Raposo	....	composer: theme music (172 episodes, 1977-1984)

Series Other crew
Carol Summers	....	production associate / production assistant / ... (130 episodes, 1976-1984)
Mark F. Hill	....	production staff (83 episodes, 1980-1984)
Jim Rice	....	stage manager (58 episodes, 1976-1982)
George Burditt	....	executive story consultant (52 episodes, 1976-1979)
Paul Wayne	....	executive story consultant (52 episodes, 1976-1979)
Bob Schulz	....	technical director (50 episodes, 1976-1982)
Bea Dallas	....	program coordinator / assistant to producers / ... (39 episodes, 1977-1984)
Len Uslaner	....	technical director (26 episodes, 1977-1984)
Michael S. Baser	....	executive script consultant (26 episodes, 1979-1981)
Mark Tuttle	....	executive story editor (26 episodes, 1979-1981)
Kim Weiskopf	....	executive script consultant (26 episodes, 1979-1981)
George Sunga	....	production consultant (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Al Gordon	....	executive story editor / executive script consultant (23 episodes, 1978-1984)
Jack Mendelsohn	....	executive story editor (22 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bob Priest	....	associate director (20 episodes, 1978-1979)
Charles Stewart	....	executive story editor (18 episodes, 1976-1978)
Dick Scovel	....	video (18 episodes, 1978-1980)
Nancy Stevenson	....	video (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dale Orlich	....	video (10 episodes, 1979-1980)
Alan J. Levitt	....	executive story editor (8 episodes, 1977-1978)
Howard Albrecht	....	story consultant (8 episodes, 1980)
Sol Weinstein	....	story consultant (8 episodes, 1980)
Ellen Guylas	....	story editor / executive story editor (5 episodes, 1981-1983)
Shelley Zellman	....	script consultant / executive script consultant (5 episodes, 1981-1983)
Jim Smith	....	stage manager (5 episodes, 1982-1984)
David Mirkin	....	story editor (4 episodes, 1982-1984)
Mark K. Samuels	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Don Nicholl	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Ross	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bernard West	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Alfred Kawa	....	video (3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Clive Bassett	....	technical director (3 episodes, 1978)
Gene Lukowski	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1977)
George Thompson	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1977)
Dayne Campbell	....	video (2 episodes, 1979)
Dick Woodka	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1979)
Budd Grossman	....	creative consultant (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Charles Franklin	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1982)
Martin Rips	....	executive story supervisor (1 episode, 1980-1981)
Joseph Staretski	....	executive story supervisor (1 episode, 1980-1981)
Ron Bloomberg	....	executive script consultant (1 episode, 1983-1984)
Chet Dowling	....	executive story editor (1 episode, 1983-1984)
Sandy Krinski	....	executive story editor (1 episode, 1983-1984)
Robert A. Bowen	....	technical director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• DLT Entertainment
• TTC
• The NRW Company
• Three's Company Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977-1984)
• D.L. Taffner Syndication Sales

Other Companies

• ABC Television Center  videotaped at
• CBS Television City  videotaped at
• Metromedia Square  videotaped at
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (174 episodes) (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DLT Entertainment

Trivia:

John Ritter is the only cast member to appear in every episode.

Quotes:

Chrissy:Eat your salad before it gets cold.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: The Tormentors (#3.22)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Three's Company

For those who remember the good ole 70's of sitcom comedies,this was the one that broke the mold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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