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The Best Episodes of Three's Company Season 1

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When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Three's Company Season 1 Episode 1 - A Man About the House
    8.0/10(540 votes)

    S1:E1

    This crazy series begins when Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow, two attractive women, have a going away party for their roommate, Eleanor (who we'll meet in Episode 44). While trying to find someone to share the rent with, they find party crasher Jack Tripper in their bathtub. They have their doubts at first but when they find out that Jack is the only one that can cook (by going to cooking school), they want him to stay. The hardest part of this is trying to convince the landlords, Stanley and Helen Roper, that Jack is indeed good company. Stanley doesn't like the idea of a man living with two women, knowing what can go on behind closed doors. Jack pretends he is gay so that he can have a place to live. It works, and the rest is sitcom history.

    Director:Bill Hobin
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  2. Three's Company Season 1 Episode 3 - Roper's Niece
    7.8/10(408 votes)

    S1:E3

    Mr. Roper sets Jack up with his niece, who turns out to be very promiscuous in her way. Jack finds out that Mr. Roper set him up in order to turn him straight, and if he is, out he goes.

    Director:Bill Hobin
    Writer:Paul Wayne

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  3. Three's Company Season 1 Episode 6 - It's Only Money
    7.8/10(344 votes)

    S1:E6

    Oh my! The trio's rent money is missing and they scramble to get more money so Stanley will not kick them out. Unbeknownst to them, Stanley picked up the money earlier that day.

    Director:Bill Hobin
    Writer:Paul Wayne

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  4. Three's Company Season 1 Episode 2 - And Mother Makes Four
    7.7/10(418 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jack is all set to move into Eleanor's room, until Chrissy's mother unexpectedly shows up. Chrissy's mom does not know that she and Janet live with a man, so she tries to keep them out of sight. Janet and Jack go to the Regal Beagle to hide out, and Mrs. Roper finds out that Jack is not really gay. She manages to keep it secret from Mr. Roper.

    Director:Bill Hobin
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  5. Three's Company Season 1 Episode 5 - Jack the Giant Killer
    7.5/10(349 votes)

    S1:E5

    Jack's masculinity is put to the test when a big bully tries to have his way with the girls.

    Director:Bill Hobin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Three's Company Season 1 Episode 4 - No Children, No Dogs
    7.4/10(346 votes)

    S1:E4

    Larry Dallas, a slick car salesman, unloads a puppy on the trio. Knowing that Stanley doesn't allow pets, they try to hide it. The puppy is necesary for Chrissy's sleepwalking problem.

    Director:Bill Hobin
    Writer:Paul Wayne

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Man About the House" is the best rated episode of "Three's Company" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 540 votes. Directed by Bill Hobin and written by Michael Ross, it aired on 3/15/1977. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Roper's Niece".