Jack, Janet and Chrissy panic when they come home one day to find the door unlocked and their rent money missing. Worried about how Roper will react (they're already one month behind), they spend their time either trying to avoid him, talking to a cop (Joey Forman), or brainstorming on ideas of how to raise money. Roper, pressured by his wife into inviting the kids to dinner, understandably ends up miffed when they keep giving him the slip.
'It's Only Money' is a bright, engaging episode, and worthy viewing for 'Three's Company' fans. One thing must be said, and it's that sometimes it's not necessarily a funny line that gets the biggest laugh, but the reactions of other characters to the line. A case in point: Chrissy saying the only thing of hers worth selling was something she was hoping to save for after marriage. Jack and Janet stare at her in shocked silence. Roper once again gets in a few shots at Helen, and twice Norman Fell does more of his priceless smiling after the lines.
One of the most amusing bits occurs when Jack goes to the dean of his cooking school (William Pierson, making his first appearance in the role) and attempts to get a loan. For a while, the dean can't concentrate because he's far too intrigued by the idea of Jack living with two women. Pierson is a hoot as the dean regards Jack with a big, goofy smile on his own face.
The whole debacle is resolved in an understandable enough fashion, and the kids realize that they really have been getting worked up over nothing. This allows the episode to conclude pleasantly.
Seven out of 10.
'It's Only Money' is a bright, engaging episode, and worthy viewing for 'Three's Company' fans. One thing must be said, and it's that sometimes it's not necessarily a funny line that gets the biggest laugh, but the reactions of other characters to the line. A case in point: Chrissy saying the only thing of hers worth selling was something she was hoping to save for after marriage. Jack and Janet stare at her in shocked silence. Roper once again gets in a few shots at Helen, and twice Norman Fell does more of his priceless smiling after the lines.
One of the most amusing bits occurs when Jack goes to the dean of his cooking school (William Pierson, making his first appearance in the role) and attempts to get a loan. For a while, the dean can't concentrate because he's far too intrigued by the idea of Jack living with two women. Pierson is a hoot as the dean regards Jack with a big, goofy smile on his own face.
The whole debacle is resolved in an understandable enough fashion, and the kids realize that they really have been getting worked up over nothing. This allows the episode to conclude pleasantly.
Seven out of 10.
