Vote for why you think it jumped
Exit...Stage Left (Chrissy Snow)
Never Jumped
Jack gets a bistro
Mr. Furley takes over for the Ropers
Day One
Shark Bytes
At the time Three's Company originally aired, it definitely jumped the shark with the departure of Chrissy.
This is not only because the show suffered creatively (it did), but because the surrounding publicity was EVERYWHERE and it was all very negative and detrimental to the show.
Ditzy, lovable Chrissy Snow was revealed to be money-hungry wanna-be sexpot Suzanne Somers, who alienated everyone on the show and still insisted SHE was the victim.
Klutzy yet sensitive Jack Tripper turned out to be John Ritter, who was royally pissed that Suzanne Somers was threatening his gravy train and therefore turned a cold shoulder to his former friend as he gave interviews to the press blasting her.
Sensible, kindly Janet Wood we discovered to be bitter and jealous Joyce DeWitt, who also gave Suzanne Somers the silent treatment on-set.
Finding out that these "best friends" all absolutely hated each other in real life left a bad taste in the mouths of all America. Three's Company was never the same after Suzanne Somer's defection spelled out the truth for us - The lovable trio was in fact just another bunch of actors.
This is not only because the show suffered creatively (it did), but because the surrounding publicity was EVERYWHERE and it was all very negative and detrimental to the show.
Ditzy, lovable Chrissy Snow was revealed to be money-hungry wanna-be sexpot Suzanne Somers, who alienated everyone on the show and still insisted SHE was the victim.
Klutzy yet sensitive Jack Tripper turned out to be John Ritter, who was royally pissed that Suzanne Somers was threatening his gravy train and therefore turned a cold shoulder to his former friend as he gave interviews to the press blasting her.
Sensible, kindly Janet Wood we discovered to be bitter and jealous Joyce DeWitt, who also gave Suzanne Somers the silent treatment on-set.
Finding out that these "best friends" all absolutely hated each other in real life left a bad taste in the mouths of all America. Three's Company was never the same after Suzanne Somer's defection spelled out the truth for us - The lovable trio was in fact just another bunch of actors.
A good show but definitely Jumped.
Some folks might say it was with Mr Furley but he was actually pretty darn funny.
It was with Chrissy. She was just fine the way she was and the actress should have stayed on board no matter what.
Also, I liked the girls more in the first season when they were just a little bit sassy but still cool. As time went on Chrissy got way too blonde & ditzy and Janet became hyper, bitter, obnoxious and whiney.
Cindy and Terry were OK replacements but the show had changed too much and never bounced back.
Some folks might say it was with Mr Furley but he was actually pretty darn funny.
It was with Chrissy. She was just fine the way she was and the actress should have stayed on board no matter what.
Also, I liked the girls more in the first season when they were just a little bit sassy but still cool. As time went on Chrissy got way too blonde & ditzy and Janet became hyper, bitter, obnoxious and whiney.
Cindy and Terry were OK replacements but the show had changed too much and never bounced back.
To Lola,
This is a website that was created for television fans who wish to chime in about when a show did or did not jump the shark. To that end, it is usually desirable that people who vote also explain a bit as to why he/she thinks it did JTS. Since this website has more or less become a chat site lately, it stands to reason that certain opinions will draw some debate from others. I agree that some people may take this stuff too seriously, but I see nothing wrong with going a bit in-depth to explain our opinions and to add a bit of fun to the conversation. I don't think most people actually take this as seriously as you seem to think, but there are those few who certainly do.
Peace.
This is a website that was created for television fans who wish to chime in about when a show did or did not jump the shark. To that end, it is usually desirable that people who vote also explain a bit as to why he/she thinks it did JTS. Since this website has more or less become a chat site lately, it stands to reason that certain opinions will draw some debate from others. I agree that some people may take this stuff too seriously, but I see nothing wrong with going a bit in-depth to explain our opinions and to add a bit of fun to the conversation. I don't think most people actually take this as seriously as you seem to think, but there are those few who certainly do.
Peace.
Geez you people are taking this show way to seriously. It was a comedy a brainless fluffy comedy for a half hour you just laughed at the silliness of it all. It was a good show and john ritter was so funny he carried the show when chrissy left yes it got less funny towards the end but still three's company will always be a classic sitcom.
Sadly, after the first season or so, this show turned in an abysmal excuse for comedy. Same thing, over and over, Jack does a prat fall, Chrissie snorts.
This has been running on Deja View for years. I can't understand why they can't find anything else. I can't even tune in to it. I don't think it aged well at all.
Another cringe-worthy mess.
This has been running on Deja View for years. I can't understand why they can't find anything else. I can't even tune in to it. I don't think it aged well at all.
Another cringe-worthy mess.
I thought Chrissy was the best dumb blonde they had on the show. Hated it when Don Knotts came on the show wearing the GAYEST clothes ever and then making cracks about Jack being gay! I really liked John Ritter and he was way hot back then!
Count me among the group who feels that Chrissy was annoying and unfunny. Her snorting made me wince and her dumb blonde routine was tired and pathetic. Also, it was good that she got dumped from the show after her huge ego caused so many problems with the rest of the cast. She deserved that. Her replacement was even worse but when Terri came aboard the show got better. If it jumped at all it was when the Ropers left.
Sign me up for when Chrissy left the show. Joyce DeWitt was a bitter, unhappy troll and Jennilee Harrison, while fit, was too over the top clumsy.
This was a charming show though and was very enjoyable to watch.
This was a charming show though and was very enjoyable to watch.
I didn't miss Chrissy at all and didn't feel she was integral to the show. I was more in love with Joyce DeWitt but Jack was the real talent. As Much as I have great admiration for Don Knotts he was never good on Three's Company. Often the best characters were the sidebars - Mrs. Roper and Jack's sexist buddy. I don't believe that Chrissy was missed except by latent paedoes. Her husband Al Hammil was a moderate success in Canadian television which tells you everything - he was an idiot and orchestrated her downfall.
>This show jumped the minute it hit the airwaves. Every week, the same damned, dumb plot: John Ritter unwittingly gets caught in some compromising situation,
WRONG. He wasn't the only one.
>resulting in a misunderstanding, and causing the Ropers (and later the accutely annoying, unfunny Don Knotts) to think he was involved in some lewd sexual act with Chrissy.
WRONG. A couple of episodes, perhaps.
>This show was supposed to represent the sexual revolution (that was the big tag line at the time), but it was more G-rated than "Mister Rogers".
Not exactly G-rated. Did you actually listen to some of the dialogue?
>Dopey John Ritter (the most un-erotic actor on the face of the earth),
RIGHT! So what?
>tried to make a play for either of his two shapley, albeit squeaky clean roomies,
WRONG. Actually, he only made a play for them three or four times.
>but nothing EVER happened.
Maybe. Maybe not. Some episodes were a little ambiguous.
>Even the one married couple on the show, the Ropers, never had sex.
WRONG. At least twice.
>The average wisdom tooth extraction is funnier and more entertaining than suffering through forty-five seconds of this malarkey.
=OPINION. But did you actually watch the show, or just read the Unbearable Lightness of Being?
WRONG. He wasn't the only one.
>resulting in a misunderstanding, and causing the Ropers (and later the accutely annoying, unfunny Don Knotts) to think he was involved in some lewd sexual act with Chrissy.
WRONG. A couple of episodes, perhaps.
>This show was supposed to represent the sexual revolution (that was the big tag line at the time), but it was more G-rated than "Mister Rogers".
Not exactly G-rated. Did you actually listen to some of the dialogue?
>Dopey John Ritter (the most un-erotic actor on the face of the earth),
RIGHT! So what?
>tried to make a play for either of his two shapley, albeit squeaky clean roomies,
WRONG. Actually, he only made a play for them three or four times.
>but nothing EVER happened.
Maybe. Maybe not. Some episodes were a little ambiguous.
>Even the one married couple on the show, the Ropers, never had sex.
WRONG. At least twice.
>The average wisdom tooth extraction is funnier and more entertaining than suffering through forty-five seconds of this malarkey.
=OPINION. But did you actually watch the show, or just read the Unbearable Lightness of Being?
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