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Three's Company - Season Five
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013131333794
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment
MPN: D13337D
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Running Time: 550 minutes
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1977
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Editorial Review:
Ah, the simple pleasure of flagrant sexual innuendo! Three's Company, a 1970s sitcom about a guy pretending to be gay so his prudish landlord will let him live with two female roommates, became a top-rated show thanks to jokes and allusions that seem startling explicit even now. Such nudge-nudge wink-wink ribaldry would never have made it on the air were it not for star John Ritter, whose charisma was demonstrated most clearly in the show's rocky fifth season. Ritter's co-star Suzanne Somers, her ego swollen from sex symbol celebrity, demanded more money than her co-stars and swiftly got axed (though she still appears in the opening credits for the rest of the season). Her replacement Jenilee Harrison never developed the same chemistry with the other two actors, yet the show maintained its high ratings--proving how much the show rode on Ritter's shoulders (though one positive side effect of Somers' departure is that co-star Joyce DeWitt got more to do, as she was a fine comedienne in her own right).
Three's Company was the most farcical show on American television, taking silly scenarios--for example, Jack Tripper (Ritter) finds himself obliged to cook three different dinners in three apartments; or, in order to date his landlord's sexy niece, Jack pretends to have a twin brother named Austin--and pushing them until getting in and out of a room became a fight with the laws of physics. When Chrissy's cousin Cindy (Harrison) joined the cast, her character's clumsiness multiplied the slapstick (one particularly elaborate bit traps Jack in an ironing board). The cocktail of physical mayhem and an endless parade of tight-fitting short-shorts and skimpy nighties (19-year-old Harrison, a former professional cheerleader, was the season's main eye-candy) could have felt lewd and sleazy (imagine, with a shudder, if upstairs neighbor Richard Kline had been the show's star)--but somehow, no matter how craven or lecherous Jack behaved, Ritter remained likable and even inexplicably innocent. Three's Company's scripts weren't always comic gold--over the 22 episodes in this season, sexual misunderstandings pile up like bodies in a WWII movie--but Ritter dependably squeezed out laughs without ever seeming desperate. His relaxed persona, combined with sharp comic timing, made him one of the most enduring television personalities of all time. This box set also features interviews with the producers and with Harrison; nothing surprising gets said, but Harrison--after some ill-advised face-lifts and collagen injections--looks like a frightening caricature of Angelina Jolie. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - 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 outloud. 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 ... Read More
Rating: - Goodbye to Suzanne.
Three's Company - Season Five is the season we said farewell to Chrissy Snow. Even though I never was a fan of Suzanne Somers, her character being written off the show was kinda heartbreaking. Otherwise, this is an excellent season of this hilarious show. Don Knotts is still a hoot as Mr. Furley and Joyce DeWitt had some great moments in season five. I highly recommend this classic sitcom.
Rating:  - Not one of the best Three's Company
Three's Company is my all time favorite show so I am collecting all the DVD's. They were weeding Chrissy out of these shows and only show her as making "phone calls" to Janet at the end of the shows. Although I love Jack and Janet, the show just wasn't the same without Chrissy. That said if you are a big time Three's Company fan then get this DVD. My opinion is season 2 is the best.
Rating: - MR FURLEY
YOU GOT TO LOVE MR FURLEY,
HE IS A REAL BLAST ! I LOVE HIM AND I MISS HIM AS WELL R.I.P
Rating: - #1 Show to Banish the Blues
When you are down, you can pop in a DVD of Three's Company for an instant pick me up...this is one of the funniest shows ever! I never realized when watching it years ago how much innuendo I didn't pick up on (but I was also a young teenager). This show is even funnier at my age now.
Jack, Janet and Chrissie have been room mates for five years now, and this is the season in which Chrissie moves back home for good (her replacement is a godo actress and funny, but I always had a soft spot ... Read More
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