I always wondered why TAC was never apart of the TC syndication package if it's still considered Three's Company. It wasn't really a spinoff and it was more connected to THree's Company than the Ropers was because of Jack Tripper character. The reason I'm asking is because the 2 Ropers episodes was apart of the TC syndication package since Jack was in those eps so why wasn't TAC apart of the syndication package if Jack was in every episode of Three's A Crowd?

Years ago they did that. They would air the final episode of Three's Company then the Three's a Crowd episodes.

Probably the episodes Family Affair and the one where Larry guest starred

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Years ago they did that. They would air the final episode of Three's Company then the Three's a Crowd episodes.


OK so it is apart of the TC syndication package. N@N just didn't air it. When you say years ago, you mean local stations?

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
OK so it is apart of the TC syndication package. N@N just didn't air it. When you say years ago, you mean local stations?

I'm not sure about locals. Because they used to air the spin-offs on weekends and Three's Company on weekdays. So it must have been a different package. But, I did hear TBS used to air Three's a Crowd after Three's Company in 1992 or so, unless that is a myth.

i don't ever recall anyone running the tac package. tbs, tnt they used to run man about the house through friends /lovers II...even the local stations that had it in my area never ran the show following last episode. even further since the show went off the air in may 85-tac-other than the john ritter tribute i never seen anyone ever run tac----as a matter a fact i myself couldn't tell you a single story line out of any show cause none were memorable.

Originally posted by BuffaloBill
i don't ever recall anyone running the tac package. tbs, tnt they used to run man about the house through friends /lovers II...even the local stations that had it in my area never ran the show following last episode. even further since the show went off the air in may 85-tac-other than the john ritter tribute i never seen anyone ever run tac----as a matter a fact i myself couldn't tell you a single story line out of any show cause none were memorable.


It would be nice if it was included. That makes more sense than the 2 Ropers eps being turned into Three's Company eps.

I don't think it would be included within the Three's Company syndication package. It's considered 2 different series.

A lot of other shows are like that. All in the Family doesn't follow with Archie Bunker's Place and that show retained the entire cast except for Jean Stapleton. The same with Golden Girls. You never see it followed with Golden Palace.

I'm not sure if there's a set rule for this sort of thing. It might just boil down to one thing: money.

With All in the Family, seeing as how there was about 10 seasons of that show before it changed title, I'm sure the syndication cost of airing all 10 seasons is pretty hefty. To add Archie Bunker's Place to it, while not as expensive as the original, would still be up there in price, mainly because the latter show ran for another 4 years. So the studios probably opt to show only the parent show, figuring that even in a year's time, the episodes will only repeat about twice.

With Three's Company, I suspect that the cost is not cheap either, but due to how old the show is, it's also not nearly as popular as it was in its heyday. So the syndicates probably opt for the cheapest way possible, especially since Three's a Crowd didn't prove to be that popular. Why risk paying for syndication rights to a show that most would not want to see?

I'm not sure if I am even close to guessing this right. It's all speculation on my part, but I wouldn't doubt it if I was somewhere in the ballpark as far as theories go.


Ed

Originally posted by Edster2973
I don't think it would be included within the Three's Company syndication package. It's considered 2 different series.

A lot of other shows are like that. All in the Family doesn't follow with Archie Bunker's Place and that show retained the entire cast except for Jean Stapleton. The same with Golden Girls. You never see it followed with Golden Palace.

I'm not sure if there's a set rule for this sort of thing. It might just boil down to one thing: money.

With All in the Family, seeing as how there was about 10 seasons of that show before it changed title, I'm sure the syndication cost of airing all 10 seasons is pretty hefty. To add Archie Bunker's Place to it, while not as expensive as the original, would still be up there in price, mainly because the latter show ran for another 4 years. So the studios probably opt to show only the parent show, figuring that even in a year's time, the episodes will only repeat about twice.

With Three's Company, I suspect that the cost is not cheap either, but due to how old the show is, it's also not nearly as popular as it was in its heyday. So the syndicates probably opt for the cheapest way possible, especially since Three's a Crowd didn't prove to be that popular. Why risk paying for syndication rights to a show that most would not want to see?

I'm not sure if I am even close to guessing this right. It's all speculation on my part, but I wouldn't doubt it if I was somewhere in the ballpark as far as theories go.


Ed


I'm sure most TC fans who has not seen TAC would want to see Jack Tripper's Life after he moved out of apt 201.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I'm sure most TC fans who has not seen TAC would want to see Jack Tripper's Life after he moved out of apt 201.

I doubt this. You may want to see it, and I want to see it, as do most other Three's Company die-hards, but the general public would *probably* be disinterested after watching the first 3 or 4 episodes. Some don't even tune in to watch Three's Company on a regular basis (if it was high in the ratings, Nick-at-Nite wouldn't be yo-yoing it on and off its schedule). I think this is what the syndicates probably think anyway. I don't agree with the decision, and I'm not even sure if I'm even close with my theory, but they probably feel that it just wouldn't be worth it. It's a shame though. It's only one season. I mean how much extra $$ are we talking here?

Ed

Originally posted by Edster2973
I doubt this. You may want to see it, and I want to see it, as do most other Three's Company die-hards, but the general public would *probably* be disinterested after watching the first 3 or 4 episodes. Some don't even tune in to watch Three's Company on a regular basis (if it was high in the ratings, Nick-at-Nite wouldn't be yo-yoing it on and off its schedule). I think this is what the syndicates probably think anyway. I don't agree with the decision, and I'm not even sure if I'm even close with my theory, but they probably feel that it just wouldn't be worth it. It's a shame though. It's only one season. I mean how much extra $$ are we talking here?

Ed


But now that I think about it, it would not make any sense to include the entire season of TAC because of the cancellation of the show and it wouldn't be a real ending if they aired Jack's life after apt 201

I think Three's Company should have had a final episode..!!! BUT that was the syle of the old school in the 1960's with tv shows.. they used the real show for the spin offs..

and we all know that guys running three's company were from that old school!!

* hey if your a fan of three's a crowd on that tape I am selling.. they have a blooper clips that mostly never aired.. it is 1 hour 1o minutes long... they show the last few three's comapany.. but 99% of all every episodes bloopers for three's a crowd.. which is sorta interesting.

hit my link you will see it.

Personally I HOPE chris mann can do his magic and get these old guys to put out ALL the episodes of the ropers/three's a crowd after they are done with all the season of three's comapny on dvd:cool:

Yes Three's A Crowd should be a part of The Three's Company Syndication Package.

i think they should.

I always thought they should just end the syndication episode with them leaving their apartment.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
I'm not sure about locals. Because they used to air the spin-offs on weekends and Three's Company on weekdays. So it must have been a different package. But, I did hear TBS used to air Three's a Crowd after Three's Company in 1992 or so, unless that is a myth.


I remember this. They did that here years ago on our local channel. I haven't seen TAC at all since they stopped airing these over 10 years ago.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
It would be nice if it was included. That makes more sense than the 2 Ropers eps being turned into Three's Company eps.

Acutally I disagree! I think it would make more sense for them to include the Ropers' 1 epis. then TAC. B/C those epis have the whole cast in them. While TAC only has Jack. :D!!!

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Originally posted by Janet Tripper
Acutally I disagree! I think it would make more sense for them to include the Ropers' 1 epis. then TAC. B/C those epis have the whole cast in them. While TAC only has Jack. :D!!!

:wave:


Well when people think of Three's Company the first character the thik of is Jack. And since the Life of Jack Tripper was carried on then why not? Also one of the Ropers eps included in the TC syndication package only had Helen and Stanley with the other new cast members. So there was no Jack, Janet or Chrissy in that ep.

Hey everybody:

I live in NYC and I remember both The Ropers and Three's A Crowd airing in syndication in the 1990s. I thought this was weird since both shows had such short runs. I think someone posted that the three shows were all syndicated together for awhile as one series. What WNYW Fox 5 probably did was separate out the other two series and air them separately. They both came on at odd times, like in the wee hours or in the middle of the night on weekends.

Originally posted by jamesanthony
Hey everybody:

I live in NYC and I remember both The Ropers and Three's A Crowd airing in syndication in the 1990s. I thought this was weird since both shows had such short runs. I think someone posted that the three shows were all syndicated together for awhile as one series. What WNYW Fox 5 probably did was separate out the other two series and air them separately. They both came on at odd times, like in the wee hours or in the middle of the night on weekends.


I remember TAC airing in Philadelphia in the mid 80's but the Ropers never aired in Philadelphia in syndication.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Well when people think of Three's Company the first character the thik of is Jack. And since the Life of Jack Tripper was carried on then why not? Also one of the Ropers eps included in the TC syndication package only had Helen and Stanley with the other new cast members. So there was no Jack, Janet or Chrissy in that ep.

Okay, maybe I am confused and don't know what 2 Roper epis u'll are talking about. I was thinking of "Stanley, the Ladies' Man" and "The Night of the Ropers"? B/C they are all (the 3 rommates) there!?!? I may be confused on that! Sry! :D!!!

:wave:

Originally posted by Janet Tripper
Okay, maybe I am confused and don't know what 2 Roper epis u'll are talking about. I was thinking of "Stanley, the Ladies' Man" and "The Night of the Ropers"? B/C they are all (the 3 rommates) there!?!? I may be confused on that! Sry! :D!!!

:wave:

"Moving On" and "Stanley, the Ladies' Man" (aka "The Party") are the two Ropers episodes included in the TC syndication package.

As for "Moving On," I think it's included because it tells the audience what happens to Stanley and Helen. Without it, someone who hadn't seen The Ropers wouldn't know what happened to Stanley and Helen after they sold the apartment and the "Stanley, the Ladies' Man" episode wouldn't make as much sense.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
"Moving On" and "Stanley, the Ladies' Man" (aka "The Party") are the two Ropers episodes included in the TC syndication package.

As for "Moving On," I think it's included because it tells the audience what happens to Stanley and Helen. Without it, someone who hadn't seen The Ropers wouldn't know what happened to Stanley and Helen after they sold the apartment and the "Stanley, the Ladies' Man" episode wouldn't make as much sense.


They could find out by seeing Anniversary Surprise which is the ep when Jack falls out the chair at the end. Moving On is the next ep.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
They could find out by seeing Anniversary Surprise which is the ep when Jack falls out the chair at the end. Moving On is the next ep.

All they say in that episode is that they're moving...it doesn't mention anything else. A person who only saw "An Anniversary Surprise" would not know where they went or when they left.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
All they say in that episode is that they're moving...it doesn't mention anything else. A person who only saw "An Anniversary Surprise" would not know where they went or when they left.


I know that Moving ON episode confused me when I was younger.