Three's Company
Three's Company is an American situation comedy. It aired on the ABC network. It began in March 1977 and ended in September 1984.
The show is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House. Nowadays[when?] the domestic distribution rights are handled by creator Don L. Taffner's estate and the international rights are handled by FremantleMedia (whose company Thames originated the sitcom Man About the House).
The show is set in Santa Monica, California. It is about a man pretending to be gay so his landlord won't evict him, it is also about financial struggling such as the roommates not being able to pay their rent. The sitcom heavily relies on innuendo and sexy misunderstandings. It is also a comedy of errors. The show had two spinoffs also based on Britcoms: The Ropers (George & Mildred) & Three's a Crowd (Robin's Nest).
The series was later the subject of the made-for-TV movie Behind the Camera: the Unauthorized Story of Three's Company. The movie showed how cast changes led to the show ending.
Cast
[change | change source]- John Ritter,
- Joyce DeWitt
- Suzanne Somers,
- Jenilee Harrison
- Priscilla Barnes
- Richard Kline
- Ann Wedgeworth (who only appeared in eleven episodes of season four)
- Norman Fell
- Audra Lindley (Fell and Lindley left after season three for their own series)
- Don Knotts (who played the new landlord)
Other websites
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- 1977 establishments in the United States
- 1977 television series debuts
- 1984 disestablishments in the United States
- 1984 television series endings
- 1970s American sitcoms
- 1980s American sitcoms
- American television series based on British television series
- Santa Monica, California
- Television series about friendship
- Television series set in Los Angeles County, California
- English-language television programs