The Three's Company Finale Still Bothers Fans To This Day

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ClarenceAlabama

The producers screwed over The Ropers, then Chrissy, then Cindy, then Lana, and finally Janet, Terri, and Mr. Furley.

I read they offered Larry a supporting role on Three's a Crowd but he turned it down, because another show offered him to star in his own sitcom that ended up not getting picked up.

The Ropers and Cindy should at least been invited to the wedding during the finale.

It wasnt a finale

[DEH55]

It does not matter that it was not a "finale". It was the end of a long running beloved show and it was tossed off in a half assed uncaring manner. Which is not surprising considering the show's history of treating it's character's, star's and fan's.

[BestTVever]

Originally Posted by DEH55

It does not matter that it was not a "finale". It was the end of a long running beloved show and it was tossed off in a half assed uncaring manner. Which is not surprising considering the show's history of treating it's character's, star's and fan's.

But is that not how most sitcoms end?
The actors people want to show up will have to get paid or not under contract. They never invite them back.
Actually Threes Company had a better ending than most sitcoms. One girl finally gets married and Jack falls in love and moves out.
Alice ran longer than Threes Company and all they did was play highlights of 10 years.
There are never good endings for sitcoms and people trash every one.

[TVShowAddict]

Originally Posted by ClarenceAlabama

The producers screwed over The Ropers, then Chrissy, then Cindy, then Lana, and finally Janet, Terri, and Mr. Furley.

I read they offered Larry a supporting role on Three's a Crowd but he turned it down, because another show offered him to star in his own sitcom that ended up not getting picked up.

The Ropers and Cindy should at least been invited to the wedding during the finale.

It sucks for Larry that his show did not get picked up but he was smart to turn it down, I doubt he would have done much on Three's a Crowd anyway

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by TVShowAddict

It sucks for Larry that his show did not get picked up but he was smart to turn it down, I doubt he would have done much on Three's a Crowd anyway

True because once a guy settles down he sees his friends less and less so it wouldnt be any need for Larry

[ClarenceAlabama]

Originally Posted by TVShowAddict

It sucks for Larry that his show did not get picked up but he was smart to turn it down, I doubt he would have done much on Three's a Crowd anyway

Larry guest stars in episode 18 and it's one of the better episodes of Three's a Crowd.

I always loved the Jack and Larry scenes.

[BestTVever]

Originally Posted by ClarenceAlabama

Larry guest stars in episode 18 and it's one of the better episodes of Three's a Crowd.

I always loved the Jack and Larry scenes.

And when Larry guest starred on The Ropers in season 1 was also one of the better episodes.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by BestTVever

I agree it was a quick send off to transition to the spin off. However at least there was an ending. There are countless other sitcoms that ran longer that had no send off like The Jeffersons, etc. Good Times also had a quick send off. There is no good way since its a sitcom and supposed to be funny. Alice also had a quick rather abrupt ending for a 10 year run. But I would rather have a bad ending compared to no ending at all when a sitcom gets cancelled and there was no ending in the script.

The ending for Three's Company though, really felt like a case of wanting to "have its cake and eat it too". What I mean by that is that sure, it does attempt to still function like a standard series finale by giving the main characters some closure (i.e. Jack, Janet, and Terri moving out of the apartment and moving on to the next chapter in their lives, apart from each other). Yet at the same time, it wants to function as a glorified pilot or advertisement for the upcoming Three's a Crowd spin-off.

The problem is that I don't know or care enough about this woman (Vicky) that Jack just met and wanted to marry well enough to really give a damn about her or her relationship with Jack. I mean, they only met like maybe, an episode or two prior and yet, they're already moving in together as "friends with benefits"!?

Plus, with all due respect to Mary Cadorette, I never thought that she was that hot or attractive or had that interesting enough of personality for a guy like Jack Tripper to fall head over heels in love with to the point that he wanted to immediately settle down with her.

[Duster76]

Originally Posted by TMC

The ending for Three's Company though, really felt like a case of wanting to "have its cake and eat it too". What I mean by that is that sure, it does attempt to still function like a standard series finale by giving the main characters some closure (i.e. Jack, Janet, and Terri moving out of the apartment and moving on to the next chapter in their lives, apart from each other). Yet at the same time, it wants to function as a glorified pilot or advertisement for the upcoming Three's a Crowd spin-off.

The problem is that I don't know or care enough this woman (Vicky) that Jack just met and wanted to marry well enough to really give a damn about her or her relationship with Jack. I mean, they only met like maybe, an episode or two prior and yet, they're already moving in together as "friends with benefits"!?

Plus, with all due respect to Mary Cadorette, I never thought that she was that hot or attractive or had that interesting enough of personality for a guy like Jack Tripper to fall head over heels in love with to the point that he wanted to immediately settle down with her.

Cadorette should not have been cast as the female lead, that should have been clear to the producers and the network. The relationship between Jack and his live in girlfriend was going to have to be the primary focus of the series, not the restaurant, not his relationship with his would be father-in-law. The relationship had to generate heat, the audience had to be fully engaged, it couldn't be just replacing two similar roommates with one girlfriend similar to the replaced roommates. Therefore the show needed some dynamic casting when it came to the part of Vicki. John Ritter who we can assume had approval rights over the casting of the part wanted his character to be the central focus as he had been with the prior series. The series had no chance to succeed offering the audience little more than a variation of the original series.

With respect to the Three's Company finale, the producers wanted to dispatch with those characters as quickly and efficiently as possible and focus on the new series, so of course there was zero likelihood of the audience being satisfied.

[TVFactFan]

Vicky is the type of woman any guy would love to be in a relationship with


"Lets live together and not get married. We will be together because we WANT TO not because we have to"



Im looking for someone like Vicky on Bumble

[TMC]

I went back and read some of the old comments on Television Without Pity. And others in there, have said that the whole final episode of Three's Company is just a set-up to Three's a Crowd. They even gave us full scenes of brand new characters without any Three's Company characters. Either way, it certainly shouldn't have ended with a promo for next week's episode of its spin-off.

Also, Jack is completely neutered as he spends the whole time fawning or moping about Vicky. Bare in mind that he proposed to Vicky after only knowing her for two weeks. They almost went the full-blown soap opera route in the final episode instead of actually having anything that's funny.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by DEH55

It does not matter that it was not a "finale". It was the end of a long running beloved show and it was tossed off in a half assed uncaring manner. Which is not surprising considering the show's history of treating it's character's, star's and fan's.

I do wonder if the series finale of Three's Company does hurt the show's overall legacy somewhat. I would use How I Met Your Mother as a prime example of how a very decisive final episode can hurt a show's overall rewatch value.

[biffbronson]

Originally Posted by TMC

Plus, with all due respect to Mary Cadorette, I never thought that she was that hot or attractive or had that interesting enough of personality for a guy like Jack Tripper to fall head over heels in love with to the point that he wanted to immediately settle down with her.

I think Mary was a good-looking woman, but as you've indicated maybe somewhat lacking in the "hotness" factor needed for a lead role. And the wardrobe was a little dowdy (with those legs, she would look great in a black leather miniskirt!).

[ClarenceAlabama]

Originally Posted by TMC

The ending for Three's Company though, really felt like a case of wanting to "have its cake and eat it too". What I mean by that is that sure, it does attempt to still function like a standard series finale by giving the main characters some closure (i.e. Jack, Janet, and Terri moving out of the apartment and moving on to the next chapter in their lives, apart from each other). Yet at the same time, it wants to function as a glorified pilot or advertisement for the upcoming Three's a Crowd spin-off.

The problem is that I don't know or care enough this woman (Vicky) that Jack just met and wanted to marry well enough to really give a damn about her or her relationship with Jack. I mean, they only met like maybe, an episode or two prior and yet, they're already moving in together as "friends with benefits"!?

Plus, with all due respect to Mary Cadorette, I never thought that she was that hot or attractive or had that interesting enough of personality for a guy like Jack Tripper to fall head over heels in love with to the point that he wanted to immediately settle down with her.

I always wondered if they should have used the character Eleanor instead of Vicky who Jack falls in love with. It would have been funny that Jack and Eleanor ended up together (the person who he replaced as the girls roommate). She was friends with Janet, so it wouldn't have been some random girl Jacks ends up with. It could have been a better transition into the new show.

They would have had to recast her with somebody stunning and funny. Mary Cadorette is very talented, but she wasn't the right pick for the spin-off.

[CJMD03]

Janet’s wedding looked so tacky and cheap. However, I always thought in my head it was Chrissy calling to wish her a happy wedding when the phone rang in the middle of the ceremony. Jmho.