Threes Company ABC Sitcom Remake Of Man About the House

Threes Company happens to be a sitcom telecast on the ABC from 1977 to 1984. It is actually a remake of the British sitcom named 'Man About the House'. The credit for creating this sitcom went to Don Nicholl, Micheal Ross, Bernie West. Some of the actors of this show were John Ritter, Joyce Dewitt,Suzanne Somers, Jenilee Harrison, Priscilla Barnes, Don Knotts etc.

Threes Company had a runtime of twenty three minutes for each episode. It was first aired on March 15, 1977. It kept on being telecast for seven more years till September 18, 1984 with a total number of 172(+2) episodes. Till September, 1977, the sow was scheduled for Thursday 9:30 p.m. After that for next seven years almost, it was aired at 9:00 p.m on Tuesday. In the last season(from May 1984 to September 1984), Threes Company used to be broadcast at 8:30 p.m on Tuesday.

Threes Company's storyline tells about Jack, Janet and Chrissy resided just above the landlord unit. It is quite difficult for the girls to accommodate Jack. But they agree to trick for his place with the strict landlord Stanley Roper as Jack turns out to be fine cook. Jack is presented before Roper as a gay. The backdrop chosen for the story was Santa Monica, California. Usually four sets were chosen : the trio's apartment, the upstairs apartment of Larry, the Don Juan neighbour, the landlord's apartment and the neighbourhood pub/ restaurant named as The Regal Beagle.

Threes Company used to employ some common and recurring jokes and gags such as the situation of Mr. Roper breaking the fourth wall. Norman Fell(portraying Mr. Roper) then would look into the camera and gave a grin after cracked a joke on Mrs. Roper's expense. Other ocassions include Cindy's slamming of the door into someone( Jack was mostly the target here) or Mr. Roper and Mr. Furley kidding with Jack being a bent(which is actually a lie).

Threes Company's central protagonists were played by John Ritter( Jack Tripper), Joyce Dewitt( Janet Wood) and Suzanne SomersRole(Christmas Snow). The character of Jack Tripper had a chequrered life lived as a chef, restaurant owner, Navy veteran and a merrymaking bachelor. Janet Wood, a humble brunette, used to job at the 'Arcade Florist'. Christy Snow was a blonde secretary. Stanley Roper(played by Norman Fell) was a pragmatic landlord. Helen Roper(played by Audra Lindley) was a love-lorn landlady. Larry Dallas(played by Richard Kline), a friend of Jack, was a philanderer. Besides these, there used to be some recurring side characters such as Jim Bartender(Paul Ainsley) at The Regal Beagle, Dean Travers Dean(William Pierson), from the Jack's cooking school, Reverend Luther Snow(Peter Mark Richman), Frank Angelino, Jack's short-tempered boss(Jordan Charney) etc.

Threes Company has seen some of the significant guest appearances from the people like Jeffrey Tambor, Lucille Ball and James Cromwell. Cromwell did a cameo role in a season two episode as a cop. Jeffrey Tambor appeared thrice as a guest performer in three different roles. Threes Company