Three's a Crowd

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Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd title card
Also known as	Three's Company, Too
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Michael Ross Bernie West George Burditt
Starring	John Ritter Mary Cadorette Robert Mandan Alan Campbell Jessica Walter
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Running time	approx. 23 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 25, 1984 – April 9, 1985
Chronology
Preceded by	Three's Company
Related shows	Robin's Nest

Three's a Crowd is an American television sitcom spinoff of Three's Company. It was loosely based on the British TV series Robin's Nest which was itself a spin-off of Man About the House on which Three's Company was based.

Synopsis

The premise for the show is set up in the final episodes of its predecessor, Three's Company. The character of Vicky is introduced as a love interest of Jack in Season 8, Ep. 20 "Cupid Works Overtime" of Three's Company. In Season 8, Ep. 21 "Friends and Lovers Part 1" Jack asks Vicky if she will marry him and she refuses. It seems as if it's the end for the pair but later Vicky explains that she loves Jack but does not want to be married. Thus the new trio becomes Jack, Vicky, and (as viewer discovers at the end of "Friends and Lovers Part 2") their landlord & Vicky's father, James.

In Three's a Crowd, Jack Tripper (John Ritter), the lead character from Three's Company, lived with his stewardess girlfriend Vicky Bradford (Mary Cadorette), but her father (Robert Mandan) didn't approve of him and was constantly trying to disrupt their relationship. Rounding out the cast was Alan Campbell as E.Z. Taylor, Jack's "surfer dude" assistant chef at his bistro; and Jessica Walter as Claudia Bradford, Vicky's mother and James' ex-wife. It was broadcast on the ABC network from September 25, 1984 until April 9, 1985, with reruns appearing in prime time until September 10, 1985.

Reruns

Daytime reruns aired on ABC from September 23, 1985 to January 3, 1986, followed by another prime time run on USA Network. Some syndicated versions aired under the title Three's Company, Too, using an instrumental version of the theme song of the parent series. Six episodes of the series were aired on TV Land in September 2006, and four episodes were aired on WGN America in October 2008.

Three's a Crowd aired in Canada beginning September 15, 2007 at 6:30pm and 3:30am on Canwest's digital specialty channel, DejaView.

Episode listing

External links

• Three's a Crowd at the Internet Movie Database
• Three's a Crowd at TV.com
• Three's a Crowd at EpGuides.com
• New York Times article on Three's a Crowd
• Sitcoms Online: Three's a Crowd