"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 Bergman	....	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:

In the first few seasons, where the opening and closing credits were shot on the beach, it was done as a last-minute aspect by the producers at Venice Beach. The first shot, where the camera zooms in on Jack Tripper (John Ritter) riding his bike, was obtained by going on the roof of a Venice shop-owner who took $100 for use of his roof.

Quotes:

Chrissy:You know, if women ran the world there'd be none of these stupid wars!
Janet Wood Dawson:Yeah!
Stanley Roper:Yeah, all the countries would nag each other to death!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Business Guy (#8.9)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Three's Company

The Best Slapstick Comedy of the 70's

When this show first premiered, it was thought of only as a jiggle show. However, it turned out to be one of the best examples of slapstick comedy in the history of television. John Ritter showed that he was a master of physical comedy and it really showed on this show. Another thing that really helped to make this show great was the whole ensemble. I feel that Joyce DeWitt was totally underrated in her role as the sensible Janet and that she was the perfect counterpoint to Jack's leering personality. The only thing I was disappointed with was how they devolved Suzanne Somer's character, Chrissy. If you look closely at many of the early episodes, Chrissy wasn't quite the dumb blond that she later turned out to be. If anything she was more naive then dumb. Other than that, this show will always be a classic of the era it was produced in.