A better ending, Jack and Janet marrying

[Yong Fang]

That's the question.

Three's Company should haven ended withJack and Janet falling for each other and gotten married.

Joyce Dewitt was sick of the scene by this time and wanted to get away. Was this the reason that this did not happen or they had their own show?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

That's the question.

Three's Company should haven ended withJack and Janet falling for each other and gotten married.

Joyce Dewitt was sick of the scene by this time and wanted to get away. Was this the reason that this did not happen or they had their own show?

No the producers never gave the idea any thought because it would have been foolish

[14green]

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

That's the question.

Three's Company should haven ended withJack and Janet falling for each other and gotten married.

Joyce Dewitt was sick of the scene by this time and wanted to get away. Was this the reason that this did not happen or they had their own show?

Well, the producers decided to do the spin-off, Three's a crowd with only John in it. The other cast members weren't told about it for a while, when they should have also known about it. Anyone correct me if i'm wrong but I believe this and the way she was treated on the show contributed to her wanting to get away from everything after Three's Company ended.

Also, I agree I'd love to see Jack and Janet together at the end.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

I think a good amount of people invested in Three's Company believe that they should have ended up together. Most fans I have encountered expressed the idea (and I think it also shows in the amount of threads on this website and countless others that bring up this topic). I don't think there should have been a spin-off with them, but I do think that putting them together in the end would've made lots more sense than what they did.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

No the producers never gave the idea any thought because it would have been foolish

From Chris Mann's book:

George Sunga, who coproduced the spin-off with Joseph Staretski and Martin Rips, has his own theory. "The reason why Three's a Crowd failed was not because of the actors involved, because they were wonderful. Mary Cadorette was a beauty. Robert Mandan was a great character actor. And John Ritter, of course, was spectacular. The reason it failed was America wanted Jack and Janet to get together. If it's going to happen, these two should be the ones.

and

West says he knew there would be hurt feelings. "Joyce was very upset, as was Priscilla. And Joyce felt - and perhaps rightly so - that if Jack moved in with anybody it should have been with Janet. As it turns out, she might have been right.

And what's more, you really ought to check out the British original "Man About the House." The Jack and Janet characters actually made out in front of everybody on Janet's wedding day, her husband and all.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

From Chris Mann's book:



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And what's more, you really ought to check out the British original "Man About the House." The Jack and Janet characters actually made out in front of everybody on Janet's wedding day, her husband and all.

I can go along with Janet and Jack ending up together and the show ending, but I would not be looking at them as a COUPLE on a spinoff

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I can go along with Janet and Jack ending up together and the show ending, but I would not be looking at them as a COUPLE on a spinoff

Same here.

The show was dying. Marrying Jack & Janet off wouldn't have helped. And I grew up with that show. There are a lot more people nowadays that want to see them married then there were back then. I never talked to anybody in school that thought they would have made a good couple. It's always in hindsight that these things are thought of. And no it had a lot to do with the cast. Mary Cadorette was very pretty but she was an awful actress. John and her had no chemistry together. Alan Campbell wasn't all that great either. The biggest problem was The A-Team. It killed HD and L & S. I don't know why ABC thought TAC would be any different.

[Miss Lisa]

Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

And what's more, you really ought to check out the British original "Man About the House." The Jack and Janet characters actually made out in front of everybody on Janet's wedding day, her husband and all.

I think that Jack and Janet were cute together. I didn't know that the original show though had them making out lol. I actually kind of would have liked to have seen that in our version.

I agree with them getting together, but these two wouldn't have made it in a spinoff of their own. Three's Company was going down hill, and with a show focused on these two, even in a new setting and a different feel to it, I just don't think there would have been much to do with these characters.

[TVFactFan]

Am I the only one who believes that TC would have lasted longer if Suzanne Somers was still on the show?

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Am I the only one who believes that TC would have lasted longer if Suzanne Somers was still on the show?

It's hard to say. I think the 1980-81 season would have been higher. TC did seem to rebound the following year when Priscilla joined the cast and I think the 1982-83 season was pretty fresh. I don't know what happened the last year. It's like they just weren't fresh anymore. Ratings just dropped big and I remember reading about the show ending back in the late fall/early winter of 83 so they knew the show was ending pretty early.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

It's hard to say. I think the 1980-81 season would have been higher. TC did seem to rebound the following year when Priscilla joined the cast and I think the 1982-83 season was pretty fresh. I don't know what happened the last year. It's like they just weren't fresh anymore. Ratings just dropped big and I remember reading about the show ending back in the late fall/early winter of 83 so they knew the show was ending pretty early.

But then again they all were getting older like the cast on Friends and not many people who are mid 30's live with roomates. I guess at some point you have to have the character meet someone and move out

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Originally Posted by Miss Lisa

I think that Jack and Janet were cute together. I didn't know that the original show though had them making out lol. I actually kind of would have liked to have seen that in our version.

Believe it or not, the show was more focused on the two of them than the Chrissy character. Jack was actually ready to confess his love for Janet before his brother ended up proposing to her. Kind of cool to see. Would've made for a lot more fun ending if they had adhered to that plot, but I guess they couldn't because in Three's Company they brought in Jack's brother a lot earlier to date Chrissy.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

Believe it or not, the show was more focused on the two of them than the Chrissy character. Jack was actually ready to confess his love for Janet before his brother ended up proposing to her. Kind of cool to see. Would've made for a lot more fun ending if they had adhered to that plot, but I guess they couldn't because in Three's Company they brought in Jack's brother a lot earlier to date Chrissy.

What episode did Jack's brother propose to Janet?

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

Same here.

The show was dying. Marrying Jack & Janet off wouldn't have helped. And I grew up with that show. There are a lot more people nowadays that want to see them married then there were back then. I never talked to anybody in school that thought they would have made a good couple. It's always in hindsight that these things are thought of. And no it had a lot to do with the cast. Mary Cadorette was very pretty but she was an awful actress. John and her had no chemistry together. Alan Campbell wasn't all that great either. The biggest problem was The A-Team. It killed HD and L & S. I don't know why ABC thought TAC would be any different.

Well, I doubt Sunga's conclusions came out of nowhere. He must've known something about what the fans really wanted. I do agree that it was also a lot of chemistry lacking and stiffness in some of the actors. I mean dang, if it wasn't going to be Janet at least give him someone more fun and less annoying than Vicky was.

If you ask me, a spin-off shouldn't have happened at all. Sometimes you just need to leave things alone. Sometimes these producers have a brand that works and they think it's going to work forever. Look at the Office. They won't let it die. Nope, if you ask me I'd have adhered more to a plot that the original series Man About the House followed and leave it at that. That was a fun ending. Then again, the spin-offs there actually worked.

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

What episode did Jack's brother propose to Janet?

I was referring to the original series, Man About the House.