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(More customer reviews)Three's Company is the first and last sitcom to effectively blend physical comendy with effective one liners. Many of the popular sitcoms today such as Friends and Will and Grace have the satisfying one liners, but are opaque in the area of physical comedy. John Ritter's falling over the couch, tip toeing not to be seen, and tripping over things elevate this sitcom from great to amazing.
In 1977, the kind of double entendre humor spoken all through the series invoked snarls on conservative TV viewers. Yet, it was that same humor that made it numder one on the Nielson Ratings. It's King-like status on TV because of the sexually racy humor attracted viewers because of it's innocence about sex. The humor wasn't for shock value. The lines about promiscuity were delivered by the cast as innocently as we heard it over the tube. That child-like and non "in your face" approach made Three's Company heartwarming as well as extremly funny.
The series had few cameras working with the cast so the episodes have a unparelled equality to a one act on stage. Therefore, it is easy to see the cast playing off each other for emotional support as well as professionally. It is hard to watch an episode of this gem and not laugh out loud, And it will be extremely difficult not to well an eye for the late "Man About the House" who paved the way for the phyisical comedians today. This series will never be equalled.
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"It didn't set out to change the world. It just made us laugh and that is why we love it." ~Lucille Ball, 1982"Come And Knock On Our Door…"In the spring of 1977,ABC network executives gave asix-episode "trial" run to a new sitcom called THREE'S COMPANY.Almost overnight, it became one of the biggest hits of theentire season. Racy and daring for its time, this breakthroughbedroom farce skyrocketed to the Top 10 in its second week. Almost twenty-five years later, it remains one of thebest-loved TV series of all time. Based on the provocative Brit-com MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE, THREE'S COMPANY follows the innuendo-laden but platonic misadventures and misunderstandings of clumsy andgirlcrazy Jack Tripper (John Ritter in the role that won him an Emmy®, a Golden Globe and the hearts of millions) and his two female roommates, pretty andpracticalminded Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and naïve and dim-bulb blonde Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers). Along with their sexually frustrated landlords theRopers (Norman Fell and Audra Lindley) and Jack's fast-talking pal Larry (Richard Kline), these three outrageous roommates tripped and jiggled through a world of slapstick pratfalls and some of the most scandalously titillating comedy America had ever seen. THREE'S COMPANY – SEASON ONE features the original six episodes – including the classic pilot – thatstarted it all, now collected on DVD for the first time ever!EPISODE GUIDE:• A Man About The House • And Mother Makes Four • Roper's Niece • No Children, No Dogs • Jack The Giant Killer • It's Only Money
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