I know this comedy is mainly based on misunderstandings, people getting the wrong idea, but every episode still cracks me up all these years later. It's simple, silly, funny, light, and entertaining.
I wish they had kept the Ropers in some sort of capacity as recurring characters. I mean I love Mr. Furley, but the Ropers were just as fun too. I've read some articles and saw some shows about what happened to the two actors after they got their spin-off and then wanted to come back as per what they thought was an agreement. I think they both got royally screwed over. Why did they do that to a couple of people that helped to make the show successful in the first place? Just utter greed I think.
My favorites for "the three" were Jack, Janet, and Chrissy. Suzanne Somers doesn't get enough credit, but she did do a great job playing "the dumb blond." She was really funny. Isn't it interesting after all these years how now there is much more demand for pay equity? Somers, was right in what she did, ahead of the times I think. Unfortunately, back then execs were so backward and frankly greedy a**holes. As far as I'm concerned the show had three leads, Jack, Janet, & Chrissy. They played their humor off of each other brilliantly. I mean, yes, Jack was the catalyst for the premise of the show, but the three of them contributed equally to the show and humor.
I did like Cindy and Terri too. But it's kinda true that the actress that played Cindy wasn't very good. When she delivers her lines it sounds like she's reading them. However, I did love the physical comedy her clumsy character set-up, especially with Jack. As for Terri, she was a similar personality to Janet. Not the "dumb blond." So I found she wasn't as interesting(and funny), since we already had that persona with Janet.
As for the ending when Jack got a spin-off with 'Three's A Crowd,' I think they missed a major opportunity. It should have been Jack and Janet that fell in love and got hitched or lived together. Or the show should have just ended with the two of them. They already acted like an old married couple in many ways. Sort of bickering and teasing throughout the series. It really should have been the two of them. I think that really would have propelled more viewers towards it. The show was canceled after one season. It just goes to show, that as much as we all loved Jack, even the viewers weren't willing to follow him alone to a new series with some new unknown female character who wasn't funny. In other words, this is proof that the show really had three leads that the viewers loved, and not just one lead(Jack). With a spin-off, they could have had at least two of the leads in a new premise. Maybe even bring the Ropers back.
They can never reboot this. I mean in today's society having someone pretending to be gay just wouldn't work. It's no longer a big deal if two women lived with a guy. No one cares. Even if they did the setting in the 70s, it still wouldn't work. I think there would be an outcry in our modern times of having a straight man pretending to be gay for laughs.
I think the show was a perfect blend of things all coming together at the right time in history with a talented cast and writers. I'm watching this right now, and it's still funny to me. With some of the dark things going on in the world, this light, silly, simple comedy really helps me to relieve some stress. 10/10.
I wish they had kept the Ropers in some sort of capacity as recurring characters. I mean I love Mr. Furley, but the Ropers were just as fun too. I've read some articles and saw some shows about what happened to the two actors after they got their spin-off and then wanted to come back as per what they thought was an agreement. I think they both got royally screwed over. Why did they do that to a couple of people that helped to make the show successful in the first place? Just utter greed I think.
My favorites for "the three" were Jack, Janet, and Chrissy. Suzanne Somers doesn't get enough credit, but she did do a great job playing "the dumb blond." She was really funny. Isn't it interesting after all these years how now there is much more demand for pay equity? Somers, was right in what she did, ahead of the times I think. Unfortunately, back then execs were so backward and frankly greedy a**holes. As far as I'm concerned the show had three leads, Jack, Janet, & Chrissy. They played their humor off of each other brilliantly. I mean, yes, Jack was the catalyst for the premise of the show, but the three of them contributed equally to the show and humor.
I did like Cindy and Terri too. But it's kinda true that the actress that played Cindy wasn't very good. When she delivers her lines it sounds like she's reading them. However, I did love the physical comedy her clumsy character set-up, especially with Jack. As for Terri, she was a similar personality to Janet. Not the "dumb blond." So I found she wasn't as interesting(and funny), since we already had that persona with Janet.
As for the ending when Jack got a spin-off with 'Three's A Crowd,' I think they missed a major opportunity. It should have been Jack and Janet that fell in love and got hitched or lived together. Or the show should have just ended with the two of them. They already acted like an old married couple in many ways. Sort of bickering and teasing throughout the series. It really should have been the two of them. I think that really would have propelled more viewers towards it. The show was canceled after one season. It just goes to show, that as much as we all loved Jack, even the viewers weren't willing to follow him alone to a new series with some new unknown female character who wasn't funny. In other words, this is proof that the show really had three leads that the viewers loved, and not just one lead(Jack). With a spin-off, they could have had at least two of the leads in a new premise. Maybe even bring the Ropers back.
They can never reboot this. I mean in today's society having someone pretending to be gay just wouldn't work. It's no longer a big deal if two women lived with a guy. No one cares. Even if they did the setting in the 70s, it still wouldn't work. I think there would be an outcry in our modern times of having a straight man pretending to be gay for laughs.
I think the show was a perfect blend of things all coming together at the right time in history with a talented cast and writers. I'm watching this right now, and it's still funny to me. With some of the dark things going on in the world, this light, silly, simple comedy really helps me to relieve some stress. 10/10.