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Three's a Crowd is an American television sitcom sequel to Three's Company. It is loosely based on the British TV series Robin's Nest, which was itself a spin-off of Man About the House, on which

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    Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 12 - Father Knows Nothing
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #1 - Father Knows Nothing

    S1:E12

    Vicky hides new golf clubs for her father in EZ's van so Jack won't ruin her surprise. Meanwhile, EZ's dog has become pregnant with puppies. Jack is under the impression that Vicki is expecting when he receives a phone call from a veterinarian about prenatal pills, thinking it's from Vicki's doctor.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 8 - The Honeymooners
    7.5/10(58 votes)

    #2 - The Honeymooners

    S1:E8

    Jack and Vicky have a turbulant plane ride on a plane bound for Acapulco when they try to get away from it all to relax. It doesn't get any better when Mr. Bradford decides to come along and stays with Jack and Vicky in their Honeymoon Suite.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Lissa Levin

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  3. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 11 - James Steps Out
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #3 - James Steps Out

    S1:E11

    James falls in love with a young, beautiful artist named Lee Pelosi, against the better judgment of his daughter Vicky. Jack tries to save him from heartbreak when the situation plays out in a way Mr. Bradford does not like.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 5 - Jack's Problem
    7.3/10(62 votes)

    #4 - Jack's Problem

    S1:E5

    When Jack can't get it on, he thinks his attentivness is wearing away. It turns out it's because of some stress from Vicky's father. But Vicky thinks he's having an affair with EZ's girlfriend and getting what he wants from her.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 6 - Vacation From Sex
    7.3/10(61 votes)

    #5 - Vacation From Sex

    S1:E6

    Mr. Bradford tells Jack and Vicky that he think's that their relationship is all about sex, and Jack says he can easily do without it for a week. But when they attend a musical recital, Jack finds it a hard bet to win.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 10 - A Foreign Affair
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #6 - A Foreign Affair

    S1:E10

    James sets up a meeting between one of his business acquaintances, Carlo Fabrizi, and his ex-wife, Claudia. He does this in the hopes that Claudia will marry Carlo Fabrizi so he will no longer have to pay her alimony.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 14 - A Case of Sour Grapes
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #7 - A Case of Sour Grapes

    S1:E14

    Jack convinces Vicky to use a $1,900 refund check to invest in a case of 1975 vintage wine, thinking that it would be a good wine that would bring a good return. It turns out to be a shipment of sour wine, so Jack ends up having to take up a job in a Sushi House to repay Vicky the $1900.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 13 - A Friend in Deed
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #8 - A Friend in Deed

    S1:E13

    Vicky invites her friend, Dorothy, over, to cheer her up because she recently broke up with her boyfriend. Vicky invites her to have dinner with Jack and her. Dorothy has new contacts which make her blink, but Jack misunderstands it and thinks she's blinking at him because she has the hots for him. The situation confuses Jack even more when he overhears Dorothy on the phone telling a friend that she has met a new man, who Jack thinks is him when it is actually another person altogether.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Paul Wayne

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  9. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 3 - Maternal Triangle
    7.1/10(61 votes)

    #9 - Maternal Triangle

    S1:E3

    Jack has a Bradford Family Dinner at the Bistro, hoping Vicky's parents, James and Claudia, will get together again.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 15 - Private Lessons
    7.1/10(50 votes)

    #10 - Private Lessons

    S1:E15

    Jack gives EZ lessons on how to impress his date, who is a high society sorority girl. It later turns out that the girl wants Jack more then she wants EZ.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 16 - One Ego to Go
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #11 - One Ego to Go

    S1:E16

    Vicky keeps beating Jack at Trivial Pursuit and other trivial matters. Jack keeps trying to show her that he is better then her at some things, but his attempts bomb. He tries to out do her at a beach carnival in front of guests but just makes himself look like a jerk.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 18 - Deeds of Trust
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Deeds of Trust

    S1:E18

    Jack's old friend from his Three's Company days, Larry Dallas, invites Jack to a swinging party he's throwing. When Vicky finds out about the party, she says that she doesn't mind, but really wishes he wouldn't go because his former girlfriend, ""Greedy"" Gretchen will also be there. ""Greedy"" Gretchen puts the moves on Jack just as Vicky arrives

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 22 - A Star is Born
    7.1/10(62 votes)

    #13 - A Star is Born

    S1:E22

    Jack has stardom go to his head when Vicky is chosen to be in a Trans-Am commercial with him as a passenger in the commercial. Turbulence occurs on the set when the commercial's tempermental director and Jack get into a fight.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  14. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 7 - A Matter of Money
    7.0/10(59 votes)

    #14 - A Matter of Money

    S1:E7

    When counterfeit money is found coming from the Bistro, Mr.Bradford is put into a police lineup, and none other then Jack must identify him.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 9 - A Little Competition
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    #15 - A Little Competition

    S1:E9

    Vicky's old boyfriend opens up a dining place right across from Jack's Bistro

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  16. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 17 - September Song
    7.0/10(51 votes)

    #16 - September Song

    S1:E17

    Jack tries to cheer up James, because James is feeling old. After they get drunk, James is arrested for urinating in public and ends up in court.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 4 - Daddy's Little Girl
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    #17 - Daddy's Little Girl

    S1:E4

    When Vicky gets the measles, Jack comforts her. But it turns out she doesn't want Jack to baby her, she wants her dad, James Bradford, to take care of her.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Karyl Miller

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  18. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 19 - The New Mr. Bradford
    6.9/10(46 votes)

    #18 - The New Mr. Bradford

    S1:E19

    Jack saves James' live and suddenly finds Jack to be the son he never had.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 21 - Jack Gets Trashed
    6.9/10(49 votes)

    #19 - Jack Gets Trashed

    S1:E21

    Jack goes to City Hall to complain about the trash rate increase. When that doesn't work, he goes on a radio show called Beach Talk to air his complaints, and is stunned when James Bradford arrives to counter Jack's allegations as owner of Allied Waste Disposal.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 2 - The Happy Couple
    6.8/10(62 votes)

    #20 - The Happy Couple

    S1:E2

    Jack and Vicky fight over money when Jack wants to buy everything the two own. In the end, Vicky gives Jack some money to invest in the Bistro.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  21. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 1 - Family Affair
    6.6/10(78 votes)

    #21 - Family Affair

    S1:E1

    Jack and Vicky try to hide the fact of their living together from Jack's Aunt Mae. Meanwhile, Jack hires EZ Taylor, a 'surfer dude,' to work at his Bistro.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  22. Three's a Crowd Season 1 Episode 20 - King for a Day
    6.4/10(53 votes)

    #22 - King for a Day

    S1:E20

    Jack's Bistro becomes the "in" place to eat in Santa Monica and Jack becomes a celebrity after a famous food critic gives his French fare a marvelous review. Jack forgets the first anniversary of the day he met Vicky and the cruise they are to take that day.

    Director:Dave Powers
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Father Knows Nothing" is the best rated episode of "Three's a Crowd". It scored 7.7/10 based on 55 votes. Directed by Dave Powers and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/1985. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Honeymooners".