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I Wish Ratings Could Go Higher Than 5 Stars!
I know there are people who didn't like Three's Company and thought it was too silly but I think they just didn't give it a chance. My older sister who is ten years older than me doesn't like it and thinks it's too silly but when this show aired she was in college and out partying so she didn't really watch it and I was 11, just a few months shy of turning 12 and I really liked Three's Company and thought it was funny and I practically grew up waching this show which in my opinion is a classic show of the 70s/80s. Joyce Dewitt and Suzanne Somers were very good as Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow and so were Norman Fell and Audra Lindley as landlords Stanley and Helen Roper but my favorite of all was John Ritter as Jack Tripper, he was so cute and funny and he will be greatly missed! Jack's friend Larry played by Richard Kline only appears in one episode in the first season but thankfully becomes a regular for the rest of the seasons and I hope to see 8 Simple Rules on DVD too. I'm glad I ordered this DVD from Amazon. The DVD only has 6 episodes because the first season was a mid season replacement. All of the 6 episode are very funny, I don't have one favorite but I like them all the same. The price of the DVD is very reasonable and proceeds are being donated to UCP (United Cerebral Palsy) in memory of John who's brother Tom has CP. A very worthy cause! More companies putting TV show DVD's out should donate proceeds to charities! I very highly recommend this DVD and I'm looking forward to the second season and all the rest of the seasons being out on DVD! John Ritter will be missed but never forgotten!

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Woo Hoo! Just picked it up!
FINALLY! No more need to keep knocking on the door -- It's here in all it's 70s glory! The first season of Three's Company has arrived and I'm here to tell you about it.

Well, it is only six episodes -- but all on one disc. Reason being is that Three's Company was a mid-season replacement so there's only six to begin with.

Not much on the extras, but a nice bonus. From the menu, you get to pick which one you want to watch and when you select it, it has a quick written overview of each episode. Unusual and nice for a DVD TV series. Bad part is, once you watch an episode, you can't hit the forward button to pass up the credits or go to the next scene -- it automatically ends the episode taking you back to the main menu.

Otherwise, you'll be happy to know that a percentage of the cost of the first season DVD will go to John Ritter's favorite charity for cerebral palsy (something his older brother suffered from) and that the next season will have more of a tribute to John. So, whereas the contents are fairly minimal, the price is definitely worth it and more will come in the next disc.

No more waiting for you "Door Knockers" out there -- Three's Company is here to stay.

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A Great DVD Caputring One Of The Greatest Sitcoms Ever
The 1970s' marked the rise of the sitcom. There were early signs of this in the 1960s' with shows like "The Nelsons" and "The Donna Reed Show". Shows like "All In The Family" were among the first hit sitcoms, But the sitcoom boom didn't really take off untila round 1974, when "Happy Days" and "Good Times" hit the air. These shows opened the door for a long line of sitcom hits - "The Jeffersons", "The Facts Of Life", "Barney Miller" and many others to name a few. Thrown into this barrage of sitcoms was "Three's Company". It turned out to be tv gold, garnering huge ratings and making star out of Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers and, of course, the late John Ritter.

"Three's Company" was first aired in 1977. Shows like the ones I just mentioned were in their peak period. But "Three's Company" was different from most. Its plotline was more risque:a man living in an apartment pretending to be gay in order to live with 3 lovely women, much to the dismay of the sexually problmeatic landlords, The Ropers (Norman Fell and Audra Lindley). But the show worked. For starters, the acting was great. The three stars had a full understanding of their charcters' characteristics. Plus, the show as well - written with many great oneliners.

The release of this dvd was bittersweet, coming out about 11 weeks after the shocking and untimely death of John Ritter from heart failure. And anyon who thinks this was a way to cash in on Ritter's death is wrong because his dvd was scheduled for release long before his passing.

The episodes here are hilarious. The first episode is the pilot, "Man About The House". This one gives a very good introduction to the characters; Chrissy, the sexy and stupid blonde who attracts all different kinds of men, Janet the plain but pretty girl who would kill to get a good man, and of course Jack, the bumbling skirtchaser who pretends he's gay to live with the two girl. Actually, at first he just wants to make it with Chrissy, but as the series goes on he grows to love Janet just as much.

The other episodes are all good except for the one entitled "Roper's Niece". I just didn't like this one. But my favorites were "No Children, No Dogs" (featuring the first appearance of richard Kline's Larry) and "It's Only Money".

Overall, a great dvd. With season 2 just released, I cn't wait for seasons and 4. However, seasons 5 - 8 I can wait for. During these years, Suzanne Somers was fired from the show and replaced with the flacid Terry played Priscilla Barnes. Jack started to become less attracted to the girls in the aprtment and focused more on his job. Pity it had to end that way. If they had kept Chrissy til the end, it could've lasted longer.