Why couldn't Jack and Larry jump Max? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

GARFIELDKOOL · 09-26-2009, 11:07 PM

I am watching episode "Dying To Meet You" and as crazy as Max was, Jack and Larry could have took him on 2 on 1. One on one they would probably would lose to Max, but c'mon, Max didn't have no weapons, if they would have jumped the guy, he would have left them alone, and Jack wouldn't have to pretend to be dead.

LysdahlLover · 10-05-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

I am watching episode "Dying To Meet You" and as crazy as Max was, Jack and Larry could have took him on 2 on 1. One on one they would probably would lose to Max, but c'mon, Max didn't have no weapons, if they would have jumped the guy, he would have left them alone, and Jack wouldn't have to pretend to be dead.

Well, because they were both idiots, hence the comedy.

Sure, in real life, they could've jumped the guy. Hell, for that matter, one of them could've gotten him in a choke hold while the other kicked him in the nuts. But that wouldn't be funny, though. Sometimes comedy requires the temporary suspension of disbelief.

What bothers me much more than those type of silly and patently ridiculous situations is when they recycle the same actor to play two or three different parts throughout the run of a given show. To me, that comes perilously close to contempt for the audience on the part of the show's production team. It pisses me off to no earthly end.

I mean, surely I'm not the only one here that was annoyed when they trotted out Jeffrey Tambor to play four different parts on the series: First as the snooty landlord in the neighborhood the Ropers moved to right before they spun them off into their own show, then as a multimillionaire obsessed with Cindy, a psychiatrist that Terri goes on a date with, who Jack mistakes for a mental patient, and, finally, as Terri's dentist boyfriend?

(The last two, are particularly absurd, considering that they both supposedly knew Terri, and yet they're both played by the same actor.

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Or, for that matter, in ALL IN THE FAMILY, when the character of Barney Hefner was played by the same actor who played a Polish cop in an earlier episode? Or the fact that the actor who played Janet's father also played Chrissy's horny boss who wouldn't stop hitting on her in an earlier episode? GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!! You can just picture the show's producers saying: "Ah, screw 'em, they'll never notice." "They're all a bunch of morons."

Talk about ARROGANCE.

Smartboy · 10-06-2009, 05:04 AM

If you want to talk about the same actor or actress playing different parts in the same series, let us not forget Hazel Shermet. On the second season of the "Facts of Life" she played a saleslady in an upscale department store. In season three she played a drama teach at the school that the girls attended. Now let us move to her three roles on "Gimme a Break!". During the first season, she played a door-to-door saleslady named Rita. Later that season, she played a busy body on a pay phone in a hospital. One season later, she played a woman at a party whose skirt got sucked up by a vaccume cleaner!

glickmam · 10-06-2009, 07:47 AM

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What bothers me much more than those type of silly and patently ridiculous situations is when they recycle the same actor to play two or three different parts throughout the run of a given show. To me, that comes perilously close to contempt for the audience on the part of the show's production team. It pisses me off to no earthly end.

Well, this sort of thing is not unique to Three's Company. Other shows that have done this include Barney Miller, The Cosby Show, M*A*S*H, and Law & Order.

TVFactFan · 10-11-2009, 11:57 AM

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I am watching episode "Dying To Meet You" and as crazy as Max was, Jack and Larry could have took him on 2 on 1. One on one they would probably would lose to Max, but c'mon, Max didn't have no weapons, if they would have jumped the guy, he would have left them alone, and Jack wouldn't have to pretend to be dead.

Yeah it made no sense that two grown a$$ men was RUNNING from someone-lol I'm sorry this was not a astoryline for men in their 20's. More more suited for characters in middle or highschool.

GARFIELDKOOL · 10-11-2009, 04:57 PM

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Yeah it made no sense that two grown a$$ men was RUNNING from someone-lol I'm sorry this was not a astoryline for men in their 20's. More more suited for characters in middle or highschool.

Yeah, this was a teenage storyline. I don't know whay Jack had to keep calling in at his job because he was afraid of another man.

Big3sCompanyFan · 10-31-2009, 10:28 PM

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I am watching episode "Dying To Meet You" and as crazy as Max was, Jack and Larry could have took him on 2 on 1. One on one they would probably would lose to Max, but c'mon, Max didn't have no weapons, if they would have jumped the guy, he would have left them alone, and Jack wouldn't have to pretend to be dead.

They COULD'VE jumped Max and kicked his ass. Did you guys see what a runt Max is??

He was shorter than BOTH Jack and Larry or definitely smaller than Jack and skinnier than even Larry. Max was skin and bone so it was a JOKE that he acted like he was Bruce Lee!!

BUT like AHHHHHHHHHHHnold Schwarzenneger said movies and TV are FAKE to provide us with the entertainment that we all crave.

In real life that episode is TOTALLY unrealistic since Max would've been arrested right off the bat.

BUT you have to hand it to Max since he is one of the funniest characters that was ever on 3's Company. That same actor played a mafia boss and he was even more hilarious then!

Big3sCompanyFan · 10-31-2009, 10:35 PM

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Well, this sort of thing is not unique to Three's Company. Other shows that have done this include Barney Miller, The Cosby Show, M*A*S*H, and Law & Order.

It is kind of stupid to do that BUT it's just a TV show and the audience knows that actors can play different parts.

Remember how Chrissy's sex pervert boss Mr.Hadley also played Janet's dad years later?

The actor that played Max was hilarious so I had no problem having him play as many parts as they wanted or even having him as a regular!!

stella · 12-16-2009, 05:00 PM

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They COULD'VE jumped Max and kicked his ass. Did you guys see what a runt Max is??

He was shorter than BOTH Jack and Larry or definitely smaller than Jack and skinnier than even Larry. Max was skin and bone so it was a JOKE that he acted like he was Bruce Lee!!

I'm not so sure about that. You saw Max show his martial arts skills when he broke the chair, and Jack admitted that he's not to that level yet. Later, Max easily broke a locked door. So I'd say Max could easily beat up Jack and Larry together given his martial arts skills.

With two great examples, look at Bruce Lee easily beating up groups of people attacking him. And in the Karate Kid, there's a scene when old man Mr. Miyagi easily jump five teenagers.

Big3sCompanyFan · 12-21-2009, 08:31 PM

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I'm not so sure about that. You saw Max show his martial arts skills when he broke the chair, and Jack admitted that he's not to that level yet. Later, Max easily broke a locked door. So I'd say Max could easily beat up Jack and Larry together given his martial arts skills.

With two great examples, look at Bruce Lee easily beating up groups of people attacking him. And in the Karate Kid, there's a scene when old man Mr. Miyagi easily jump five teenagers.

LOL! Are you 5 years old?? Bruce Lee and the Karate Kid are MOVIES!! Those fights scenes are CHOREOGRAPHED!! They are told exactly what to do! It's all fake!

Jack and Larry could've taken Max on and they could've used chairs or a baseball bat, etc. if they had to. But they had to act stupid for the sake of the plot of a TV show.

In real life they would've just called the cops on Max since he threatened to KILL Jack!!

Tiger32 · 12-22-2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

I am watching episode "Dying To Meet You" and as crazy as Max was, Jack and Larry could have took him on 2 on 1. One on one they would probably would lose to Max, but c'mon, Max didn't have no weapons, if they would have jumped the guy, he would have left them alone, and Jack wouldn't have to pretend to be dead.

Because Larry and Jack were both cowards.

Keep in mind it is just a Sitcom, and it has nothing to do with reality, so it is unneccessary to over analyze it.

The writers probably thought it would be more funny to have them both afraid.

TVFactFan · 12-22-2009, 12:38 AM

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Because Larry and Jack were both cowards.

Keep in mind it is just a Sitcom, and it has nothing to do with reality, so it is unneccessary to over analyze it.

The writers probably thought it would be more funny to have them both afraid.

TV Message Boards are for overanalyzing. You didn't know that??????????????????????

Tiger32 · 12-22-2009, 02:37 AM

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TV Message Boards are for overanalyzing. You didn't know that??????????????????????

Says Who?

TVFactFan · 12-22-2009, 10:29 PM

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Says Who?

Anyone who doesn't have oatmeal in their head

Big3sCompanyFan · 12-23-2009, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiger32

Because Larry and Jack were both cowards.

Keep in mind it is just a Sitcom, and it has nothing to do with reality, so it is unneccessary to over analyze it.

The writers probably thought it would be more funny to have them both afraid.

Right because if they weren't afraid there would've been no plotline.

09-26-2009, 11:07 PM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Why couldn't Jack and Larry jump Max? I am watching episode "Dying To Meet You" and as crazy as Max was, Jack and Larry could have took him on 2 on 1. One on one they would probably would lose to Max, but c'mon, Max didn't have no weapons, if they would have jumped the guy, he would have left them alone, and Jack wouldn't have to pretend to be dead.

10-06-2009, 05:04 AM	#3
Smartboy Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 06, 2007 Location: South Orange, NJ Posts: 4,231	If you want to talk about the same actor or actress playing different parts in the same series, let us not forget Hazel Shermet. On the second season of the "Facts of Life" she played a saleslady in an upscale department store. In season three she played a drama teach at the school that the girls attended. Now let us move to her three roles on "Gimme a Break!". During the first season, she played a door-to-door saleslady named Rita. Later that season, she played a busy body on a pay phone in a hospital. One season later, she played a woman at a party whose skirt got sucked up by a vaccume cleaner!