Jack's Navy Pal

[Jinxey]

I like to nominate Jack's Navy Pal as the WORST EPISODE EVER!!!

Poor Jack

[JSP]

Yeah, that one isn't very good.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Jinxey

I like to nominate Jack's Navy Pal as the WORST EPISODE EVER!!!

Poor Jack

I vote for the one with his Dad

[JackJanetChrissy]

I vote for Jack's Navy Pal, too! Not fun at all.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

I vote for Jack's Navy Pal, too! Not fun at all.

I agree it wasn't your typical light three's company episode

[Jinxey]

I wish there was a tag scene where either
They find out the guy isn't really blind and gets the crap kicked out of him
OR
Janet & Chrissy feel so bad for Jack, they give him a threesome lol

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Jinxey

I wish there was a tag scene where either
They find out the guy isn't really blind and gets the crap kicked out of him
OR
Janet & Chrissy feel so bad for Jack, they give him a threesome lol

The tag scene is on the DVD isn't it?

[Jinxey]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

The tag scene is on the DVD isn't it?

It probably is, but I don't have it. lol

[JSP]

Originally Posted by Jinxey

I wish there was a tag scene where either
They find out the guy isn't really blind and gets the crap kicked out of him
OR
Janet & Chrissy feel so bad for Jack, they give him a threesome lol

Definitely not the former.

I would say it's closer to the latter than the former, but it's definitely still miles away from the latter.

Not sure if I should give the scene away or not.

Buy the DVDs!

[Mace Dolex]

Originally Posted by Jinxey

I like to nominate Jack's Navy Pal as the WORST EPISODE EVER!!!

Poor Jack

Care to give your reasons why you dislike it? I find it has some funny moments in it.

My vote for worst episode is from season 7,' "Bob and Carol, and Teri and Larry".

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Care to give your reasons why you dislike it? I find it has some funny moments in it.

My vote for worst episode is from season 7,' "Bob and Carol, and Teri and Larry".

Bob and Carol was FUN and LIGHT

Jack's Navy pal involved some blind weirdo destroying the trio's apartment and Jack's Jaw bone

[JackJanetChrissy]

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Care to give your reasons why you dislike it? I find it has some funny moments in it.

My vote for worst episode is from season 7,' "Bob and Carol, and Teri and Larry".

I know I dislike "Jack's Navy Pal" because it seems terribly unfair to Jack and the trio in general without a satisfying ending. The bad guy does not get punished. He hits Jack TWICE and trashes the apartment and ruins a dinner party, leaving the roommates to pay for the damages he caused. It's just very out of character for a show that is generally lighthearted and prone to happy endings and lifting up its characters.

"Jack's Navy Pal" definitely had some funny moments, but for the reasons stated above, I dislike its mean-spirited nature. It feels like a downer. It almost seems like the writers didn't like Jack in this episode, which is weird, since Jack is the hero and usually lifted up by the end of the episode.

[jacktripperfan]

Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

I know I dislike "Jack's Navy Pal" because it seems terribly unfair to Jack and the trio in general without a satisfying ending. The bad guy does not get punished. He hits Jack TWICE and trashes the apartment and ruins a dinner party, leaving the roommates to pay for the damages he caused. It's just very out of character for a show that is generally lighthearted and prone to happy endings and lifting up its characters.

"Jack's Navy Pal" definitely had some funny moments, but for the reasons stated above, I dislike its mean-spirited nature. It feels like a downer. It almost seems like the writers didn't like Jack in this episode, which is weird, since Jack is the hero and usually lifted up by the end of the episode.

Exactly. Whenever I watch Three's Company DVD's, I usually skip this episode, because to be honest, there are not many funny moments in it, and it's a departure from a normal episode. I think it could have been written better. For example, to either have his pal apologize to Jack for hitting him and for trashing his apartment, and they become friends again. Or, maybe have the scenes take place at the Reagle Beagle and not the apartment, would have been funny to see him knocking beer in everyone's lap

[JSP]

Originally Posted by jacktripperfan

Exactly. Whenever I watch Three's Company DVD's, I usually skip this episode, because to be honest, there are not many funny moments in it, and it's a departure from a normal episode. I think it could have been written better. For example, to either have his pal apologize to Jack for hitting him and for trashing his apartment, and they become friends again. Or, maybe have the scenes take place at the Reagle Beagle and not the apartment, would have been funny to see him knocking beer in everyone's lap

Or if Jack would have just hit the guy, all the suffering would have been worth it.

The writers seemed to try to say hitting a blind man was wrong in any circumstance, but when the blind man is asking for trouble and causing all sorts of CRIMES? I think we could have forgave Jack for slugging him.

[JackJanetChrissy]

Originally Posted by JSP

Or if Jack would have just hit the guy, all the suffering would have been worth it.

The writers seemed to try to say hitting a blind man was wrong in any circumstance, but when the blind man is asking for trouble and causing all sorts of CRIMES? I think we could have forgave Jack for slugging him.

You hit the nail on the head. The writers seemed very careful about sending a message of "you're not supposed to hit a handicapped person," but then they make it unfair from every angle.