before Friends,there was this little gem.Three's Company will have you
crying in tears,just like Friends.however,unlike Friends,the humour is
mostly slapstick and usually revolves around simple
misunderstandings.The late great john Ritter,Who played Jack tripper,
was master of the pratfall.as Lucille Ball once said(i'm
paraphrasing)John would have been at home in the era of silent
comedy.the man was,put simply,a genius.nobody had better comic
timing.But equally great in their roles were:Joyce De Witt,who played
Janet wood,one of Jack's 2 female roommates,and the more straight laced
of the bunch.In the early years Suzanne Somers would play Jack's other
roommate,Chrissy Snow,who was little more than a ditsy airhead,and a
great foil for both Jack and Janet.Later on Jennilee Harrison(for a
very brief time),would take over the role as Jack's second
roommate,Cindy Snow,Chrissy's cousin(who had inherited the same
intellect)after Suzanne quit/was let go.And finally,Priscilla Barnes
would fill the roommate role for the remainder of the shows run as
Terri Alden,a nurse.Terri could also be a bit dim at
times.actually,they could all be a bit dim at times.i should mention
that the apt had very strict same sex rules.you'll see why this is
funny and how they get around it,once you watch the first
show.anyway,next we have Norman Fell as Mr Roper,land lord and husband
to Helen,who was sex starved/crazed and tried everything, usually
unsuccessfully to get Mr Roper into bed.then there is Richard Kline(who
was not in the first few episodes) who played Jacks' girl crazy friend,
Larry Dallas.Larry could be a letch at times,always trying to get
Janet,Terri and the others to sleep with him.but deep down,he had a
good heart.this is just some of what happens in the first
Eventually,the Ropers leave and in walks Don Knotts as Ralph Furley(R.F
as he became affectionately known).as an aside Don was also a master of
comedy,as evidenced by his actions and reactions to some of the
situations that would unfold.Don sadly also died in Feb 2006.Anyway
Ralph considers himself a ladies man.Of course,he's the only one who
does.anyway,as the series progressed,Jack and the girls had to continue
hiding the truth about Jack.there you have a synopsis of the
series.There are obviously things i left out,such as how Janet and
Chrissy met Jack.but you get the gist.basically,Three's Company is one
of the all time great sitcoms.if you haven't seen it,i urge you to look
for it. 5/5.i must also mention that the world lost 2 great talents
in John Ritter and Don Knotts.