View Full Version : Three's a Crowd (1984) vs. The Ted Knight Show (1986)


TMC
04-03-2024, 05:38 AM
Which "after show" (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Aftershow) to come out of two of D.L. Taffner Productions (https://www.dltentertainment.com/)' big ABC sitcoms was better? Three's a Crowd (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125202/http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/threesacrowd.htm), which was an off-shoot (https://jacksonupperco.com/2015/07/29/when-three-became-a-crowd-a-look-at-the-last-threes-company-spin-off/) of Three's Company (https://jacksonupperco.com/2015/07/28/the-ten-best-threes-company-episodes-of-season-eight/) with John Ritter or The Ted Knight Show (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22The+Ted+Knight+Show%22&sca_esv=2a499fe3eecb2ac0&sca_upv=1&biw=1600&bih=773&sxsrf=ACQVn0-kccRcQoH3tHj7ZIgJBIypbmFNYw%3A1712136533410&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3AJanuary+1_2+1985%2Ccd_max%3ADecember+31_2+1987&tbm=bks), which was retroactively presented as Season 6 of Too Close for Comfort (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125202/http://www.jumptheshark.com/t/toocloseforcomfort.htm) following its sole season in 1986-87?

Both shows like I said, only lasted for a single season and both shows were noteworthy for completely jettisoning the supporting casts (in Too Close for Comfort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Close_for_Comfort)'s case, the two Rush daughters) from the previous shows in favor for what were essentially, brand new concepts.


Three's A Crowd and Three's Company (http://www.poobala.com/threesandthrees.html)

The Ted Knight Show and Too Close For Comfort (http://www.poobala.com/tedandtoo.html)

Dude111
04-03-2024, 07:09 PM
I picked 3rees a crowd :)

DORVID
04-04-2024, 04:28 PM
Three’s a Crowd


:lol:

70s show watcher
04-12-2024, 08:59 PM
i voted for the ted knight show mainly because i could not stand james bradford of threes a crowd henry rush had his shortcomings but deep down he was a warm likeable man there was nothing likeable at all about james bradford imho

AMackII
04-13-2024, 10:56 AM
I pick Threes A Crowd over The Ted Knight Show