Early Three’s Company pilot intros, slightly different casts - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

opus · 10-12-2023, 08:06 PM

Don’t know how common these are or if they’ve been posted here before, but….

https://youtu.be/GokbXQqeYZ0?si=AFw29_9S9wKcE_M3

https://youtu.be/_VZ34L7aO6M?si=YxP8bfHBI5vXnm4y

JumpSteady · 10-12-2023, 09:18 PM

Do do do do dee do doo

TVFactFan · 10-12-2023, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opus

Don’t know how common these are or if they’ve been posted here before, but….

https://youtu.be/GokbXQqeYZ0?si=AFw29_9S9wKcE_M3

https://youtu.be/_VZ34L7aO6M?si=YxP8bfHBI5vXnm4y

Janet looking old as hell in that pilot

BestTVever · 10-13-2023, 12:25 PM

I've seen them before but they are fun to watch. I always wonder what it was like for the actresses that got cut. It would be almost like hitting the lottery but then losing the ticket. However the changes they made really made the show better. John Ritter was cast and he never changed although his name was David, not Jack. The first blonde did a bad job. But Susan Lainer did a pretty good job. But no doubt Sommers did it better. A little trivia is that the scene at the end where they are feeding seagulls from far away is actually Susan Lainer and not Suzanne Sommers. Its so far away they thought no one would notice.

Mace Dolex · 10-13-2023, 11:30 PM

Yeah these are included as a bonus on the DVD sets, it's very interesting that while some things look the same not all of it is quite meshing together and the laugh track is probably as grating as an episode of The Big Bang Theory.

Oh and the actress Valerie Curtain who plays Jenny is very unattractive, thank god they replaced her with Joyce DeWitt.

TVFactFan · 10-14-2023, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Yeah these are included as a bonus on the DVD sets, it's very interesting that while some things look the same not all of it is quite meshing together and the laugh track is probably as grating as an episode of The Big Bang Theory.

Oh and the actress Valerie Curtain who plays Jenny is very unattractive, thank god they replaced her with Joyce DeWitt.

Wish these bounses was removed and replaced with tag scene of ralph rival

BuffaloBill · 10-14-2023, 05:21 AM

At least for Susan Lanier she not Susan Sommers got to appear on the closing credits. Something producers never bother changing the first 2 seasons.

BestTVever · 10-14-2023, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BuffaloBill

At least for Susan Lanier she not Susan Sommers got to appear on the closing credits. Something producers never bother changing the first 2 seasons.

She also got to appear on an episode of Welcome Back Kotter as the "new" student but then never seen again.

10-12-2023, 08:06 PM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,635	Early Three’s Company pilot intros, slightly different casts Don’t know how common these are or if they’ve been posted here before, but…. https://youtu.be/GokbXQqeYZ0?si=AFw29_9S9wKcE_M3 https://youtu.be/_VZ34L7aO6M?si=YxP8bfHBI5vXnm4y

10-12-2023, 09:18 PM	#2
JumpSteady Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 02, 2023 Location: Sevierville, TN Posts: 36	Do do do do dee do doo

10-13-2023, 12:25 PM	#4
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,929	I've seen them before but they are fun to watch. I always wonder what it was like for the actresses that got cut. It would be almost like hitting the lottery but then losing the ticket. However the changes they made really made the show better. John Ritter was cast and he never changed although his name was David, not Jack. The first blonde did a bad job. But Susan Lainer did a pretty good job. But no doubt Sommers did it better. A little trivia is that the scene at the end where they are feeding seagulls from far away is actually Susan Lainer and not Suzanne Sommers. Its so far away they thought no one would notice.

10-13-2023, 11:30 PM	#5
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	Yeah these are included as a bonus on the DVD sets, it's very interesting that while some things look the same not all of it is quite meshing together and the laugh track is probably as grating as an episode of The Big Bang Theory. Oh and the actress Valerie Curtain who plays Jenny is very unattractive, thank god they replaced her with Joyce DeWitt.

10-14-2023, 05:21 AM	#7
BuffaloBill Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 07, 2004 Location: Cheektowaga(Buffalo),NY Posts: 438	At least for Susan Lanier she not Susan Sommers got to appear on the closing credits. Something producers never bother changing the first 2 seasons.