Exploring the Most Disliked Episode of Three's Company: Is It THIS? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-05-2025, 10:37 PM

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Is the the Worst Ever Episode of Three's Company? Join me as I dive into the world of 70s sitcoms and revisit a classic episode of Three's Company that's considered one of the worst in the series! Is this episode a cringe-worthy mess or a hidden gem? Let's find out together! From Mr. Furley's clueless demeanor to Janet's sassy one-liners, I'm covering it all. So sit back, relax, and get ready to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Is this really the worst Three's Company episode ever? You decide!

BestTVever · 06-06-2025, 06:45 AM

I always disliked this episode. I found the kid annoying. Having said that, I don't see how anyone could say this was anywhere near the worst episode. Are you kidding me? What about Look What I Found or Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Maybe its one of the worst of the Suzanne Sommers era but nowhere near the worst episode.
It seemed like a cheap knock off of the episode where the young girl staying with the Ropers falls in love with Jack and Jack tries to convince the girls it was the girl who sent them the phony telegram.
Season 4 starts the decline after 3 stellar seasons. It happens in ALL sitcoms. Season 4 is still really good but starts with the hit or miss episodes. There is also The Lifesaver where the kids are just as gullible as in Jack's Bad Boy.
Larry Loves Janet, Love Thy Neighbor, Jack's Bad Boy, The Lifesaver, Ralph's Rival, and The Loan Shark are the poor episodes of this season. However the episodes: Handcuffed, A Camping We Will Go, A Black Letter Day, Jack On The Lam, Root of all evil, and Snow Job are stellar and almost as good as the first 3 seasons.

DORVID · 06-06-2025, 09:15 PM

Every episode is great.

ClarenceAlabama · 06-09-2025, 07:33 PM

"Jack's Bad Boy" is not even the worst episode of season 4.... That would be "Secret Admirer".

"A Camping We Will Go" is the best episode of the season.

BestTVever · 06-10-2025, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ClarenceAlabama

"Jack's Bad Boy" is not even the worst episode of season 4.... That would be "Secret Admirer".

"A Camping We Will Go" is the best episode of the season.

Secret Admirer is really lame and definitely worse than Jack's Bad Boy.

TVFactFan · 06-11-2025, 12:29 AM

another video posted with fake information. This episode ranked #1 for the week of Feb 11-17-1980

BestTVever · 06-11-2025, 06:19 AM

Yes. Even though we many not have favorites in season 4, Threes Company was the #1 show during that season and all episodes usually dominated the ratings and we all loved all of them. When we critique episodes today, its by looking back comparing the totality of the series. You don't see things in real time. When I grew up watching the Golden Girls, I loved every season and was upset when they stopped doing the show. Looking back the show was only great the first 3 seasons, really good in season 4 and got stupid the longer it ran. Its the same thing that happens in all sitcoms.

TVFactFan · 06-11-2025, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

Yes. Even though we many not have favorites in season 4, Threes Company was the #1 show during that season and all episodes usually dominated the ratings and we all loved all of them. When we critique episodes today, its by looking back comparing the totality of the series. You don't see things in real time. When I grew up watching the Golden Girls, I loved every season and was upset when they stopped doing the show. Looking back the show was only great the first 3 seasons, really good in season 4 and got stupid the longer it ran. Its the same thing that happens in all sitcoms.

That fool in the video said the info was confirmed by Imdb.com lol There is nothing about that on that site about it being the lowest rated episode

The lowest rated ep would be in season 8

Mace Dolex · 06-11-2025, 11:31 PM

This episodes is ok but really the worst episode of all the series is from season 7 "Bob and Carol, and Larry and Terri"

TVFactFan · 06-12-2025, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

This episodes is ok but really the worst episode of all the series is from season 7 "Bob and Carol, and Larry and Terri"

These are the eps I dont want to watch anymore

Chrissy and Guru
Jack in Flowershop
Jack's Tattoo

BestTVever · 06-12-2025, 06:25 AM

I like them all even in their stupidity. Ever watch something so stupid that its entertaining. For example Jaws 4 is entertaining to me for its stupidity. But the episodes that are my least favorite are:

Look what I found
Janet Wigs Out
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Bob and Carol
A Night not to remember
The Brunch
Forget Me not
Father of the bride
A crowded romance

And my all time least favorite is: Borrowing Trouble

Dianne3 · 06-20-2025, 04:00 PM

The most disliked episode was the final one.

Suzanne Somers may have enjoyed this episode because this kid would have been close to her own son's age.

ClarenceAlabama · 06-21-2025, 09:47 PM

The guy who made that video was talking about the IMDB ratings NOT the television ratings. Here is the link to the IMDB ratings for Three's Company episodes... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075596/episodes/

The only 3 episodes that were below a 7 were, "Jack's Navy Pal", "Friends and Lover's" and "Jack's Bad Boy".

People loved "Up in the Air".

BestTVever · 06-22-2025, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ClarenceAlabama

The guy who made that video was talking about the IMDB ratings NOT the television ratings. Here is the link to the IMDB ratings for Three's Company episodes... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075596/episodes/

The only 3 episodes that were below a 7 were, "Jack's Navy Pal", "Friends and Lover's" and "Jack's Bad Boy".

People loved "Up in the Air".

Thank you for pointing that out. Interesting. I agree with the consensus there. Besides Jack's Bad Boy, Jack's Navy Pal is just as low rated. I hate that episode too. But the highest rated ones I agree with: The Older Woman, A Camping We Will Go, and Handcuffed, Days of Beer and Weeds are sensational.

I dont understand the high ratings in the last few seasons. Jack's Tattoo is over 8 and one of the highest. I dont think anything post season 5 is anything as good as the first 3 seasons. Baby Its Cold Outside just as high as A Camping We Will Go. Not even close in my book.

TVFactFan · 06-22-2025, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

Thank you for pointing that out. Interesting. I agree with the consensus there. Besides Jack's Bad Boy, Jack's Navy Pal is just as low rated. I hate that episode too. But the highest rated ones I agree with: The Older Woman, A Camping We Will Go, and Handcuffed, Days of Beer and Weeds are sensational.

I dont understand the high ratings in the last few seasons. Jack's Tattoo is over 8 and one of the highest. I dont think anything post season 5 is anything as good as the first 3 seasons. Baby Its Cold Outside just as high as A Camping We Will Go. Not even close in my book.

Jack's Tattoo
Jack in the Flowershop
Chrissy and the guru

are two eps I dont ever want to watch again

06-11-2025, 12:29 AM	#6
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,985	another video posted with fake information. This episode ranked #1 for the week of Feb 11-17-1980 Attached Images

06-06-2025, 06:45 AM	#2
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,880	I always disliked this episode. I found the kid annoying. Having said that, I don't see how anyone could say this was anywhere near the worst episode. Are you kidding me? What about Look What I Found or Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow? Maybe its one of the worst of the Suzanne Sommers era but nowhere near the worst episode. It seemed like a cheap knock off of the episode where the young girl staying with the Ropers falls in love with Jack and Jack tries to convince the girls it was the girl who sent them the phony telegram. Season 4 starts the decline after 3 stellar seasons. It happens in ALL sitcoms. Season 4 is still really good but starts with the hit or miss episodes. There is also The Lifesaver where the kids are just as gullible as in Jack's Bad Boy. Larry Loves Janet, Love Thy Neighbor, Jack's Bad Boy, The Lifesaver, Ralph's Rival, and The Loan Shark are the poor episodes of this season. However the episodes: Handcuffed, A Camping We Will Go, A Black Letter Day, Jack On The Lam, Root of all evil, and Snow Job are stellar and almost as good as the first 3 seasons.

06-06-2025, 09:15 PM	#3
DORVID Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 13, 2020 Posts: 408	Every episode is great.

06-09-2025, 07:33 PM	#4
ClarenceAlabama Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 15, 2005 Posts: 248	"Jack's Bad Boy" is not even the worst episode of season 4.... That would be "Secret Admirer". "A Camping We Will Go" is the best episode of the season.

06-11-2025, 06:19 AM	#7
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,880	Yes. Even though we many not have favorites in season 4, Threes Company was the #1 show during that season and all episodes usually dominated the ratings and we all loved all of them. When we critique episodes today, its by looking back comparing the totality of the series. You don't see things in real time. When I grew up watching the Golden Girls, I loved every season and was upset when they stopped doing the show. Looking back the show was only great the first 3 seasons, really good in season 4 and got stupid the longer it ran. Its the same thing that happens in all sitcoms.

06-11-2025, 11:31 PM	#9
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,666	This episodes is ok but really the worst episode of all the series is from season 7 "Bob and Carol, and Larry and Terri"

06-12-2025, 06:25 AM	#11
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,880	I like them all even in their stupidity. Ever watch something so stupid that its entertaining. For example Jaws 4 is entertaining to me for its stupidity. But the episodes that are my least favorite are: Look what I found Janet Wigs Out Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Bob and Carol A Night not to remember The Brunch Forget Me not Father of the bride A crowded romance And my all time least favorite is: Borrowing Trouble

06-20-2025, 04:00 PM	#12
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,056	The most disliked episode was the final one. Suzanne Somers may have enjoyed this episode because this kid would have been close to her own son's age.

06-21-2025, 09:47 PM	#13
ClarenceAlabama Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 15, 2005 Posts: 248	The guy who made that video was talking about the IMDB ratings NOT the television ratings. Here is the link to the IMDB ratings for Three's Company episodes... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075596/episodes/ The only 3 episodes that were below a 7 were, "Jack's Navy Pal", "Friends and Lover's" and "Jack's Bad Boy". People loved "Up in the Air".