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Three's Company: Roper's Niece (1977)

I had a special errand to run.

Nice touching ending in this episode when Jack uses the $50 Roper gave to him to retrieve Janet's broach from the pawn shop.

This was my favourite episode from season one.

No synopsis but a couple of observations.

1. Throughout the episode there is someone in the audience with a bizarre laugh. Almost as if she/he inhaled helium. Sometimes the laughter comes at an in opportune time.

2. Karen was throwing herself at Jack back at the Roper's apartment and he was showing no interest. Finally Karen unties her dress and goes to Jack. (Jack says "you dropped something" and then picks up her dress). This, of course, is too much for Jack. Jack and Karen begin kissing. Roper comes into the room and yells at Jack. Jack jumps backwards and up on the chair behind him. He gives the dress back to Karen and mentions something about a 2nd fitting tomorrow and attempts his escape.

The "jump" on to the chair doesn't look easy. I can't try it today as my left knee is shot from two ACL tears. Even if I'm wrong and that wasn't that difficult, John Ritter was the best physical comedian of a generation.