Was it more socially acceptable to punch people in Three's Company's time? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Baizle · 10-23-2020, 09:20 PM

The camping episode is airing on Antenna TV right now. There is a scene where Jack prepares to punch Larry until Larry grabs his fist, and they treat it like it's nothing. It doesn't affect their friendship or anything. There are also other episodes where Jack punches someone, albeit someone who deserves it, which is surprising considering Jack is such a nice guy.

Is it just because it's a sitcom, or was punching people not as big of a deal back then?

opus · 10-24-2020, 12:10 AM

Definitely more acceptable back then.

I remember back in the day, going to visit the relatives, and just hauling off and slugging grandma. Good times.

Bonniegirl · 10-24-2020, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by opus

Definitely more acceptable back then.

I remember back in the day, going to visit the relatives, and just hauling off and slugging grandma. Good times.

DEH55 · 10-24-2020, 09:56 PM

Different time. It's funny how acceptable it was for women to slap men back in those days. On TV and movies. As if it was nothing. Let's face it a lot of the behavior on Three's Company would be considered sexual assault today.

thejasoomian · 10-25-2020, 08:33 PM

Maybe because comedy was born of the "slapstick" era . And some people thought it was funny. The one that bothered me on 3's was when Larry punched Jack in the episode " Larry's Sister" . They were such pals. But it's still a favorite episode of mine. The tag scene is great.

cbikle · 10-28-2020, 10:00 PM

Not really for this era and not really for this character.

I think some of the show writers were from an earlier generation, where buddies could get into casual bar-fights and then work it out afterwards.

If you wanted to think about this more than the writers did, there's also the oft-ignored fact that Jack was a boxer in the navy and what kind of light does that put on this unusually violent side of Jack?

10-23-2020, 09:20 PM	#1
Baizle Member Forum Cub Join Date: Dec 23, 2014 Posts: 2	Was it more socially acceptable to punch people in Three's Company's time? The camping episode is airing on Antenna TV right now. There is a scene where Jack prepares to punch Larry until Larry grabs his fist, and they treat it like it's nothing. It doesn't affect their friendship or anything. There are also other episodes where Jack punches someone, albeit someone who deserves it, which is surprising considering Jack is such a nice guy. Is it just because it's a sitcom, or was punching people not as big of a deal back then?

10-24-2020, 12:10 AM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,280	Definitely more acceptable back then. I remember back in the day, going to visit the relatives, and just hauling off and slugging grandma. Good times.

10-24-2020, 09:56 PM	#4
DEH55 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 19, 2020 Posts: 319	Different time. It's funny how acceptable it was for women to slap men back in those days. On TV and movies. As if it was nothing. Let's face it a lot of the behavior on Three's Company would be considered sexual assault today.

10-25-2020, 08:33 PM	#5
thejasoomian Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 15, 2019 Posts: 327	Maybe because comedy was born of the "slapstick" era . And some people thought it was funny. The one that bothered me on 3's was when Larry punched Jack in the episode " Larry's Sister" . They were such pals. But it's still a favorite episode of mine. The tag scene is great.

10-28-2020, 10:00 PM	#6
cbikle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 15, 2019 Posts: 113	Not really for this era and not really for this character. I think some of the show writers were from an earlier generation, where buddies could get into casual bar-fights and then work it out afterwards. If you wanted to think about this more than the writers did, there's also the oft-ignored fact that Jack was a boxer in the navy and what kind of light does that put on this unusually violent side of Jack?