Do you think that Three's Company should have gone on for another several season or do you think that ended right about when it should have? And what's your take on Three's a Crowd? Where you a fan of the spin-off series or do you think it was pretty much a disaster? Let us know in the comments.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Its Premise Is Wildly Outdated 01:30 - John Ritter Stole The Show 02:22 - Suzanne Somers Wanted To Be The Star 03:31 - What Killed Three's Company 04:38 - The Scene That Took Three's Company Off The Air 05:47 - Three's a Crowd Fell Flat 06:39 - Outro
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It's always fun to look back on the past and realize just how much has changed. The entertainment industry in particular has gone through many different transitions, mutations, and phases. TV today looks a heck of a lot different than it did when shows like I Love Lucy and Gilligan's Island dominated the airwaves.
We could debate all day about which television era was the greatest. Some will probably point to the 50s and early 60s while others will swear up and down that the 70s took the cake, but regardless of what you're opinion might be, it's undeniable that there are some series that seem to stand the test of time a lot better than others.
On the flip side of the coin, many classic shows would never be greenlit today. Standards of what is considered acceptable have evolved immensely in the last several decades. The times have certainly changed quite a bit. Still, some classic series – flaws and all - have a distinct nostalgic quality about them and continue to enjoy a degree of popularity in reruns and occasionally even reboots.
Three's Company is one classic sitcom that helped lay the groundwork for modern shows in the genre. It premiered on ABC in 1988 and ran for eight seasons before coming to an end in 1984.
As fresh as it might have seemed when it hit the air, in reality, it wasn't all that original. In fact, it was based upon a popular British sitcom called Man About the House which followed a very similar storyline.
Three's Company's premise was pretty simple. Two beautiful female 20-somethings played by Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, and one ridiculous man played by John Ritter lived platonically in an apartment in Santa Monica while pretending that Ritter's character, Jack, was gay to keep their backward landlords at bay.
The series leaned heavily into slapstick and innuendo – and ended up becoming a big hit with critics and audiences alike. From 1977 to 1983, Three's Company was a top ten hit. And just like Man About The House across the pond, it too spawned a couple of spin-off series, Three's a Crowd and the Ropers.
So, it's worth asking. If Three's Company was so popular, what brought about its end?
The Scene That Took Three’s Company off the Air for Good
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