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fizzyrox · 08-15-2001, 07:08 PM

Ok has anyone noticed there are some episodes that copy ILL(I love lucy)?, or use the same type plot. I used to be the biggest fan of ILL and now that i watch three's company..sometimes its like, "whoah! where have i heard this before?" for one, The one where its Chrissys bday (The Gift) and she thinks the coat belongs to her sorta is like the one on ILL where it belongs to someone for Ricky's show, not Lucy. Baby, Its Cold Inside is sorta like The Freezer from ILL. Handcuffed is a lot alike! Home Movies is sorta, just a little like the one where Lucy and Ethel make their own homemovie of the western..just a little though. The Kleptomaniac is a lot like the one where they think Lucy is one. When I looked through the book I found many others that did but these were the most obvious, I think. Does anyone else agree? -Leslie

Austin Tripper · 08-16-2001, 02:06 AM

yeah, I think the borrowed from that show..I actually always thought that Three's Company was the BEST & Peak of that Format.. the "I love Lucy, 3 camera shoot.. with a couch set up"..

It pushed everything to the limit.. in a GREAT WAY!!!

Sean Snow · 08-16-2001, 01:50 PM

And here's another connection- at a wrap party in I think.......1978, one of the producers told Suzanne she was the new Lucille Ball. But then two years later they were calling each other four letter words...

fizzyrox · 08-16-2001, 05:57 PM

yeah i remember that too..also she cries on three's company and step by step just like lucy..the big waaaahhhhh! thing. I heard that Lucille Ball was her idol..and also John Ritter's. I think thats cool!

DJM77 · 08-17-2001, 12:58 AM

There was a flashback episode of Three's Company that was hosted by Lucille Ball herself. She talked about how much she liked Three's Company.

fizzyrox · 08-19-2001, 02:07 PM

Oh yea..I just remembered this. There was a Lucy Desi Comedy hour where she was trying to get into a hammock and she couldn't get on and John Ritter did the same type thing on A Camping We Will Go trying to get into the hammock. -Leslie

LucyFan · 12-02-2001, 01:14 AM

I agree. "Three's Company" is like "I Love Lucy" in comedy wise and that is why Lucille Ball probably liked "Three's Company" so much.

JT · 12-02-2001, 01:28 PM

In the retrospective she did say "That's my kind of comedy"

Janice · 12-02-2001, 10:51 PM

Three's Company and I Love Lucy are similar in the way that both shows rely on zany and physical comedy.
I think Three's Company and Frasier are even more similar in format. A lot of the humor in these shows is based on misunderstandings and mixups. One character will overhear another character say something-- misinterpret it, and the show revolves around the misinformation.
I Love Lucy had this element too, but it was more prevelant in Three's Company and Frasier.
Three classic, terrific shows.

*ShortCake* · 12-05-2001, 07:44 PM

well, maybe thats why I like Three's Company alot! LOL i was watching it around 1 a.m in the morning,and my dad comes in and was like "Shut up you're about to wake up the whole family" and i pointed to the tv and he said "ohhh" as if to understand LOL. Last nights episodes were classic.

Sally · 12-08-2001, 03:29 AM

OMG, I've always thought that. Yes, similarities major!

I always thought the reason was because I Love Lucy conqured many frontiers in the sitcom world and was the first-timer for many things that became a model for later sitcoms.

I've seen the handcuff thing done on Full House and Lizzie McGuire (which is a Disney Channel orig. series sitcom that airs every weekend)

But still I was surprised by how many plot lines are similar......but of course that's a good thing since I love Three's Company and I Love Lucy.

08-15-2001, 07:08 PM	#1
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	i love lucy and threes company Ok has anyone noticed there are some episodes that copy ILL(I love lucy)?, or use the same type plot. I used to be the biggest fan of ILL and now that i watch three's company..sometimes its like, "whoah! where have i heard this before?" for one, The one where its Chrissys bday (The Gift) and she thinks the coat belongs to her sorta is like the one on ILL where it belongs to someone for Ricky's show, not Lucy. Baby, Its Cold Inside is sorta like The Freezer from ILL. Handcuffed is a lot alike! Home Movies is sorta, just a little like the one where Lucy and Ethel make their own homemovie of the western..just a little though. The Kleptomaniac is a lot like the one where they think Lucy is one. When I looked through the book I found many others that did but these were the most obvious, I think. Does anyone else agree? -Leslie

12-05-2001, 07:44 PM	#10
ShortCake Blair Warner fan. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 3,761	well, maybe thats why I like Three's Company alot! LOL i was watching it around 1 a.m in the morning,and my dad comes in and was like "Shut up you're about to wake up the whole family" and i pointed to the tv and he said "ohhh" as if to understand LOL. Last nights episodes were classic.
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12-08-2001, 03:29 AM	#11
Sally Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 08, 2001 Location: US of A Posts: 5	OMG, I've always thought that. Yes, similarities major! I always thought the reason was because I Love Lucy conqured many frontiers in the sitcom world and was the first-timer for many things that became a model for later sitcoms. I've seen the handcuff thing done on Full House and Lizzie McGuire (which is a Disney Channel orig. series sitcom that airs every weekend) But still I was surprised by how many plot lines are similar......but of course that's a good thing since I love Three's Company and I Love Lucy.
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08-16-2001, 02:06 AM	#2
Austin Tripper Jack Tripper is GOD! Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2001 Location: United States Posts: 614	yeah, I think the borrowed from that show..I actually always thought that Three's Company was the BEST & Peak of that Format.. the "I love Lucy, 3 camera shoot.. with a couch set up".. It pushed everything to the limit.. in a GREAT WAY!!!

08-16-2001, 01:50 PM	#3
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,407	And here's another connection- at a wrap party in I think.......1978, one of the producers told Suzanne she was the new Lucille Ball. But then two years later they were calling each other four letter words...

08-16-2001, 05:57 PM	#4
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	yeah i remember that too..also she cries on three's company and step by step just like lucy..the big waaaahhhhh! thing. I heard that Lucille Ball was her idol..and also John Ritter's. I think thats cool!

08-17-2001, 12:58 AM	#5
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,555	There was a flashback episode of Three's Company that was hosted by Lucille Ball herself. She talked about how much she liked Three's Company.

08-19-2001, 02:07 PM	#6
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	Oh yea..I just remembered this. There was a Lucy Desi Comedy hour where she was trying to get into a hammock and she couldn't get on and John Ritter did the same type thing on A Camping We Will Go trying to get into the hammock. -Leslie

12-02-2001, 01:14 AM	#7
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	I agree. "Three's Company" is like "I Love Lucy" in comedy wise and that is why Lucille Ball probably liked "Three's Company" so much.

12-02-2001, 01:28 PM	#8
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	In the retrospective she did say "That's my kind of comedy"

12-02-2001, 10:51 PM	#9
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Three's Company and I Love Lucy are similar in the way that both shows rely on zany and physical comedy. I think Three's Company and Frasier are even more similar in format. A lot of the humor in these shows is based on misunderstandings and mixups. One character will overhear another character say something-- misinterpret it, and the show revolves around the misinformation. I Love Lucy had this element too, but it was more prevelant in Three's Company and Frasier. Three classic, terrific shows.