Product Description

"It didn't set out to change the world. It just made us laugh and that is why we love it." ~Lucille Ball, 1982

"Come And Knock On Our Door…"

In the spring of 1977,ABC network executives gave a six-episode "trial" run to a new sitcom called THREE’S COMPANY. Almost overnight, it became one of the biggest hits of the entire season. Racy and daring for its time, this breakthrough bedroom farce skyrocketed to the Top 10 in its second week. Almost twenty-five years later, it remains one of the best-loved TV series of all time. Based on the provocative Brit-com MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE, THREE’S COMPANY follows the innuendo-laden but platonic misadventures and misunderstandings of clumsy and girlcrazy Jack Tripper (John Ritter in the role that won him an Emmy®, a Golden Globe and the hearts of millions) and his two female roommates, pretty and practicalminded Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and naïve and dim-bulb blonde Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers). Along with their sexually frustrated landlords the Ropers (Norman Fell and Audra Lindley) and Jack’s fast-talking pal Larry (Richard Kline), these three outrageous roommates tripped and jiggled through a world of slapstick pratfalls and some of the most scandalously titillating comedy America had ever seen. THREE’S COMPANY – SEASON ONE features the original six episodes – including the classic pilot – that started it all, now collected on DVD for the first time ever!

EPISODE GUIDE:

• A Man About The House • And Mother Makes Four • Roper's Niece • No Children, No Dogs • Jack The Giant Killer • It's Only Money

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5984 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-11
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 146 minutes

Amazon.com
The DVD release of Three's Company's first season should be a cause for celebration for fans of the wildly popular sitcom; it arrives, however, just two months after the September 2003 death of star John Ritter, and so the DVD serves as a memorial to his comic talents as well as a long-awaited collectible. Launched on a six-episode trial run in the spring of 1977, Three's Company's first season immediately won over viewers with its racy scenario--a single man (Ritter) moves in with two single women (Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers) and avoids the wrath of his landlords (Norman Fell and Audra Lindley) by pretending to be gay--and double entrendre-laden gags. Regardless of whether you think it was one of TV's funniest or most puerile series, Three's Company did bring Ritter to deserved stardom and gave choice roles to veteran scene-stealers Fell and Lindley (later replaced by Don Knotts), and therefore deserves its place in television history. Anchor Bay's DVD includes unedited versions of all six episodes, as well as a featurette on Ritter. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

big John Ritter fan
I've loved just about everything John Ritter's been. I first saw him on Walton's mountain and then on a weekly series he was on, I can't remember the name of it but, he has alwasys been so talented and funny to me. I bought the first season of Three's company because my tapes of the show were damaged.I taped just about every season and plan to replace most of them with dvd. This season is especially good simply because it fresh and new. John Ritter's antics reminds me alot of Jerry Lewis back in the day. All the show were great but the first season of Three's Company was the best. A.D.

Excellent series!
Three's Company, in my opinion, is one of the all time greatest comedies to ever hit television. I watched this series as a young child when it was on tv and used to naively laugh, especially with the physical comedy of John Ritter. As an adult of almost 40, I still laugh out loud. This is actually a really good comedy for just about the whole family because, although there are various innuendos, most young kids won't understand them. It's ashame that there aren't more comedies like this on tv now. I'd recommend this series to anyone.

Cozy Pleasure
This DVD contains the first 6 tv shows of "Three's Company". I love this tv show so much, I don't know where to start on the praise and compliments. I do not even like tv or movies. For someone like myself to give such a positive review of a tv show really speaks volumns. There are only 2 tv shows that I really love so much that I could watch them all day: "Three's Company" and "Unsolved Mysteries".

This tv show has a cute and cozy atmosphere. Three young people (2 girls and a guy) share an apartment to save on the rent. They all become friends and hilarious things happen to them. This show is so cozy; I remember when I was a teenager, I used to eagerly wait for the next episode to come on tv. Janet was always my favorite character, and she still is.

Janet is a florist; Chrissy is a secretary; and Jack is in cooking school and picks up odd jobs. Janet is the sweet, thoughtful, and intelligent character. Chrissy is somewhat on the "dumb blonde" side. Jack is just a normal guy.

The old fashions brought back memories from my teenager days. One of the episodes had a typewriter in it; that also brought back memories. Instead of a computer (which a modern day tv show would have), it had an old fat typewriter. And even though these shows are somewhat "old", they don't seem old to me. (I mean, there are no horse and buggies or slide rulers.)

I have really missed this show throughout the years, and always knew I would eventually buy the DVDs. But another customer's review made me really miss the show even more; therefore, I bought the first season.

Now I can't wait to get the second season. And while I'm at it, I might get an "Unsolved Mysteries" DVD as well.