John Ritter TV Land Tribute

[Pavan]

"John Ritter Tribute"
Sunday, September 14
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. E/P

9:00 AM Bob Newhart 052 - Sorry, Wrong Mother: Howard Borden is about to introduce his son to Ellen and tries to remold her into an image the boy will like.
9:30 AM Three's A Crowd 001 - Pilot: Description is not available
10:00 AM Three's Company 056 - Stanley, the Ladies' Man: Stanley Roper invites his former tenants, Jack, Janet and Chrissy to a surprise disco party he is planning for his wife, Helen, and asks the two girls to give him secret lessons to prepare for the event.
10:30 AM Three's Company 073 - Handcuffed: When an absent-minded policeman leaves his handcuffs at the trio's apartment, Chrissy and Jack playfully slap the cuffs on each other and then discover there's no key.
11:00 AM Starsky and Hutch 015 - Hostage, The: Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) and Hutch(David Soul) try to save the lives of a young armored car driver and his captive wife, both of whom will be killedafter a fortune in cash has been delivered
12:00 PM Hawaii Five-O 7616 - Dealer's Choice: - Blackmail Description is not available
1:00 PM Mary Tyler Moore Show, The 129 - Ted's Wedding: A quiet luncheon Mary hosts for Ted and Georgette turns into a spontaneous wedding.
1:30 PM Rhoda 042 - Attack On Mr. Right: Rhoda drills Brenda on the finer points of life, such as how to land a man, when Brenda's Mr. Right seems to be taking her for granted.
2:00 PM The Waltons 007 - Sinner, The: A young minister visiting the Waltons gives unrelenting sermons against the wicked sinner until he accidently gets drunk while drinking what he thinks is the Baldwin sister's home remedy.
3:00 PM Wings 147 - Love Overboard: Casey's husband returns to Nantucket and tells her that he left her for two years because he was broke. This story doesn't turn out to be true because Antonio sees a yacht in the harbor named "Princess Casey." Casey and Brian go to the harbor and find out that her husband is living a luxurious life.
3:30 PM Hooperman 003 - Don We Now Our Gay Apparel: Description is not available
4:00 PM The Cosby Show 166 - TOTAL CONTROL: Basketball coach Ray Evans (guest star John Ritter) and his wife Alicia have devised the perfect game plan for the birth of their first child. Baby book in hand, the over-anxious couple prepares for any contingency. Their practice sessions run like clockwork. But when the first contractions begin, Ray falls apart! Worse, three hours into labor, a stressed-out Alicia turns on him - blaming Ray for "her condition." Crushed, Ray bails out. It takes a whole lot of coaching from Cliff to get him off the bench and back into the game!
4:30 PM Three's Company 056 - Stanley, the Ladies' Man: Stanley Roper invites his former tenants, Jack, Janet and Chrissy to a surprise disco party he is planning for his wife, Helen, and asks the two girls to give him secret lessons to prepare for the event.
5:00 PM TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV - 2003 Special
7:00 PM Love Boat, The 002 - Oh, Dale!/The Man Event/A Tasteful Affair: In "Oh, Dale" John Ritter plays a rejected suitor hot on the trail of the girl he loves, who happens to be a heartless fortune-seeker named Joann (Jennifer Shaw). When Joann boards ship to be with wealthy Peter Pringle (Mark Thomas), Dale (John Ritter) is forced to masquerade as a woman because the only cabin available on ship must be shared with Susan (Tovah Feldshuh) -Matters are complicated when Dale, in drag, catches the Captainos eye. In "The Main Event," Maurice and Stella Marshall (Sherman Hemsley and LaWanda Page) attempt to salvage their stony 23 year marriage by taking a second honeymoon. Enroute to dinner with the Captain, they get stuck in the ship's elevator and rediscover each other. "A Tasteful Affair" stars Jaclyn Smith as Jeanette Brad-ford, a neglected young wife on a solitary cruise, tailed by a handsome private eye, Dennis Kingsley (Dennis Cole). But detective Dennis has trouble arranging professional and emotional priorities when he falls for the lady whose husband has hired him to catch Jeanette in a compromising situation.
8:00 PM Mary Tyler Moore Show, The 129 - Ted's Wedding: A quiet luncheon Mary hosts for Ted and Georgette turns into a spontaneous wedding.
8:30 PM Rhoda 042 - Attack On Mr. Right: Rhoda drills Brenda on the finer points of life, such as how to land a man, when Brenda's Mr. Right seems to be
taking her for granted.
9:00 PM Three's Company 008 - Jack Looks for a Job: Jack, realizing he can't meet his obligations to pay his share of the rent, gets a pert-time modeling job only to find out that he's expected to pose nude.
9:30 PM Hooperman 003 - Don We Now Our Gay Apparel: Description is not available
10:00 PM The Cosby Show 166 - TOTAL CONTROL: Basketball coach Ray Evans (guest star John Ritter) and his wife Alicia have devised the perfect game plan for the birth of their first child. Baby book in hand, the over-anxious couple prepares for any contingency. Their practice sessions run like clockwork. But when the first contractions begin, Ray falls apart! Worse, three hours into labor, a stressed-out Alicia turns on him - blaming Ray for "her condition." Crushed, Ray bails out. It takes a whole lot of coaching from Cliff to get him off the bench and back into the game!
10:30 PM Wings 147 - Love Overboard: Casey's husband returns to Nantucket and tells her that he left her for two years because he was broke. This story doesn't turn out to be true because Antonio sees a yacht in the harbor named "Princess Casey." Casey and Brian go to the harbor and find out that her husband is living a luxurious life.
11:00 PM Mannix 192 - Hardball: Description is not available
12:00 AM Starsky and Hutch 015 - Hostage, The: Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) and Hutch(David Soul) try to save the lives of a young armored car driver and his captive wife, both of whom will be killedafter a fortune in cash has been delivered
1:00 AM Three's Company - The Loan Shark
1:30 AM Three's A Crowd 001 - Pilot: Description is not available
2:00 AM The Waltons 007 - Sinner, The: A young minister visiting the Waltons gives unrelenting sermons against the wicked sinner until he accidently gets drunk while drinking what he thinks is the Baldwin sister's home remedy.
3:00 AM Bob Newhart 052 - Sorry, Wrong Mother: Howard Borden is about to introduce his son to Ellen and tries to remold her into an image the boy will like.

[Josh9125]

YAY! I'm so excited! What a nice schedule.

[k272br]

It's too bad that it took John Ritters death to see an episode of "Three's a Crowd".

[Mr. Television]

Originally posted by k272br
It's too bad that it took John Ritters death to see an episode of "Three's a Crowd".

I know. How did you like it?

[k272br]

It won't air here till 12:30am Central time

[Austin Tripper]

Originally posted by k272br
It's too bad that it took John Ritters death to see an episode of "Three's a Crowd".

I agree

I think we should email BOTH anchor bay & DLT and ask them to release on DVD a disk with all The Roper's & Three's a Crowd shows!

they can't stop with just Three's Company! IF they do we are missing some that whole franchises history!!

Email them and ask for those to be released as well

Link below has the email adress for both companies

[Sean Snow]

I loved the tribute marathon. I enjoyed Three's a Crowd, and I also liked Hooperman. I also enjoyed his appearances on Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, Wings, The Cosby Show, and the other shows on the schedule.

It would be really cool if TV Land added Three's a Crowd to their TV Land KitSchen. It would only take 11 weeks to go through the run...after all, some of the shows have been on there way too long (IMO).

[Pavan]

Here was the press release from last week:

TV LAND AND NICK AT NITE CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF JOHN RITTER WITH TWO NETWORK SALUTES

TV Land Tribute on Sunday Showcases Breadth of Ritter’s TV Work Nick at Nite Honors Jack Tripper Character with Three’s Company on Monday

New York, NY, September 12, 2003 – TV Land and Nick at Nite will honor the life and work of celebrated performer John Ritter, who passed away yesterday at the age of 54, with two programming salutes airing on Sunday, September 14 and Monday, September 15, respectively. Ritter, whose signature sitcom, Three’s Company, has been an enduring staple of the Nick at Nite line-up since 2000, also served as host of TV Land’s inaugural awards show, The TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, which premiered in March, 2003.

“The entire staff at TV Land and Nick at Nite is deeply saddened by the passing of John Ritter, who was a friend to so many of us,” explains Larry W. Jones, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV Land and Nick at Nite. “John loved and cherished his fans and friends with such joy and passion that he redefined the word “work” for all of us. His friendship and gift for making us laugh will stay with each and every one of us forever.”

The TV Land tribute will showcase a number of Ritter’s appearances on a variety of shows. Beginning at 9:00 AM (ET/PT) and continuing throughout the evening, TV Land’s schedule includes Ritter’s work on a number of popular series including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show, Rhoda, Starsky & Hutch, The Waltons, The Bob Newhart Show and several other programs. Additionally, the network will rebroadcast The TV Land Awards, which honored Classic TV shows, in which Ritter served as host.

Beginning at 9:00 PM on Monday, and continuing through 6:00 AM, Nick at Nite will present a Jack Tripper-themed marathon of Three’s Company. The show, which proved to be a huge ratings success during it’s initial run on ABC and is currently one of Nick at Nite’s highest-rated shows, earned Ritter an Emmy Award in 1984 as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Nick at Nite is the home of television’s modern sitcom classics. The 17 year-old network, available in 86 million homes, offers timeless favorites the way our viewers love and remember them - in prime time and restored to their original graphic quality.

Now seen in more than 80 million U.S. homes, TV Land was created in April 1996. The network’s broad mix of sitcoms, dramas, westerns, variety shows and classic commercials – which TV Land refers to as retromercials – have helped make TV Land one of the fastest-growing networks in all of television. Nick at Nite, TV Land and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
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Episode Title Ep #
9a Bob Newhart Sorry Wrong Mother 52
930 Three's A Crowd Pilot 1
10 The Ropers The Party 2
1030 Three's Company Handcuffed 73
11 Starsky & Hutch The Hostage 15
1130
12 Hawaii 5-O Dealers Choice - Blackmail 7616
1230
1 Mary Tyler Moore Teds Wedding 129
130 Rhoda Attack On Mr. Right 42
2 The Waltons The Sinner 7
230
3 Wings Love Overboard 147
330 Hooperman Don We Now Our Gay Apparel 3
4 The Cosby Show Total Control 166
430 Three's Company The Lone Shark 65
5 TVL Award Show
530
6
630
7 The Love Boat segment: Oh, Dale 2
730
8 Mary Tyler Moore Teds Wedding 129
830 Rhoda Attack On Mr. Right 42
9 Three's Company Jack Looks For A Job 8
930 Hooperman Don We Now Our Gay Apparel 3
10 The Cosby Show Total Control 166
1030 Wings Love Overboard 147
11 Hawaii 5-O Dealers Choice - Blackmail 7616
1130
12 Starsky & Hutch The Hostage 15
1230
1 Ropers The Party 2
130 Three's A Crowd Pilot 1
2 The Waltons The Sinner 7
230
3 Bob Newhart Sorry Wrong Mother 52

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Nick at Nite John Ritter Tribute
Monday, 9/15/03
9p – 6a

9p
1-A Man About the House
In order to convince their landlord, Mr. Roper, that there is nothing going on between them and their new male roommate, Chrissy and Janet tell him that Jack is gay.

9:30p
3-Roper’s Niece
Roper feels convinced that his niece will be safe going out with Jack, and Jack would rather be with Janet and Chrissy celebrating Janet’s birthday, until he sees the niece.

10p
25-Jack in the Flower Shop
All work no play makes Jack an angry boy when Janet hires him to work for her and acts like a tough boss.

10:30p
35-The Fast
Jack gets caught in an exasperating willpower contest with Chrissy to determine whether he can give up women for longer than she can give up food.

11p
55-Jack on the Lam
Jack Tripper, a chef for all seasons, turns out to be quite a dish himself when he disguises himself as roommate Chrissy to skirt FBI agents on his trail.

11:30p
60-Jack the Ripper
It’s no more “Mr. Nice Guy” after Jack learns how to get his way with Chrissy and Janet.

12a
71-Mighty Mouth
Chrissy and Janet’s effort to get Jack into prime physical condition succeed beyond their wildest expectations when their voluptuous gym instructor falls for him.

12:30a
81-Upstairs, Downstairs, Downstairs
Jack finds himself in a state of panic when he juggles three gourmet dinners in three different apartments.

1a
82-...And Justice for Jack
Jack’s first day behind the grill at a diner heats up hilariously when his attractive boss tries to spice up her life.

1:30a
86-Room at the Bottom
Jack has to do a lot of double-talking when, on his first night as busboy at a posh French restaurant. The gang comes to dinner expecting him, to be the head chef.
An older woman adopts Jack as her surrogate son and smothers him with motherly love.

2a
96-Teacher’s Pet
While teaching at his old cooking school, Jack finds himself in a stew when Dean Traver’s voluptuous niece, Betty Jane, cooks up a seductive plan to win an “A”.

2:30a
102-Honest Jack Tripper
When Jack’s never-ending schemes to endear himself to a beautiful women totally backfire, he decides to forego his little white lies for honesty.

3a
121-Jack’s 10
Jack adopts a new image and changes his career plans to please an affluent woman who’d like to marry him.

3:30a
146-Jack Goes the Distance
Jack challenges a guy who has insulted Furley to a boxing match. His opponent, the girls learn, is a Golden Glove contender with 22 knockouts.

4a
155-The Money Machine
Jack receives $1,000 by mistake from an automated cash machine. He hides it in the couch for the weekend but when the Bank Security arrives to collect the money, it is nowhere to be found.

4:30a
159-Grandma Jack
Jack believes he has won a baking contest that is open only to women. Disguised as “Grandma Tripper,” he goes to collect the check and learns that he is a finalist and must bake his cookies for the company’s executive to win the prize.

5a
169-Jack Takes Off
Jack offers to model for a beautiful art teacher and finds himself nude in front of her classroom when Furley walks in. Jack begs Furley not to tell, but the secret is out when a nude portrait of Jack appears at the Regal Beagle.

5:30a
172-Cupid Works Overtime
Jack meets an attractive stewardess, Vicky Bradford; but between her father and her dates, she doesn’t seem to have time for Jack. Janet announces her engagement to Philip, while Jack is jealous and lovesick.

[Austin Tripper]

I thought the Cosby Show John & Amy appearance was funny as hell

It seemed like Cosby was going to do a Spin Off with John & Amy.. I have never seen a full show be for 2 characters like that before.. without a future spin off show in the works??

John was amazing as usual