Three's Company: Season 2

Three's Company brings back a certain nostalgia from the the late 70s/early 80s that felt fun, warm, and engaging. This is a positive, bubbly and fun show with immensely talented actors truly inhabiting their characters. I think "Three's Company" is the only show I can think of that did not go bad in the later seasons and in fact managed to remain consistently strong quality wise. Here are the episodes in Season 2 and short synopsis:2-01 Ground Rules:Jack and the girls try to work out a schedule for when to have dates over at theapartment2-02 Jack Looks For a Job:Jack, who is in dire need of a job, takes a job as a nude model for themagazine "Living Love". Uncomfortable to undress in front of strangers, he quits and turnsto selling encyclopedias instead.2-03 Janet's Promotion:Janet looks into plastic surgery when a newbie at her flower shop gets promoted to manager over her because of her voluptuous bust2-04 Strange Bedfellows:With the girls away for the weekend, Jack decides to throw a party. When Mr. Roper comes down to complain about the noise he ends up staying and spends the night in Jack's bed2-05 Chrissy's Date:Chrissy is dating a man who is married.2-06 Alone Together:With Mr. Roper gone for a night, Mrs. Roper asks Janet to spend the night at her house since she is scared to be alone, leaving Jack alone with Chrissy.2-07 Roper's Car:Mr. Roper sells his old beat up car to the trio upstairs for $300 until he finds out that he could have gotten $1200 for it2-08 Cyrano de Tripper:Chrissy invites her date over to the apartment for a home cooked dinner. She asks Jack to cook the dinner for her and stay in the kitchen all night long until her date is over.2-09 Chrissy's Night Out:Chrissy gets mistaken for a hooker at a bar and comes home crying. In order to protect Chrissy's honor Jack punches the guy, who turns out to be a cop, in the face.2-10 Stanley Casanova:Depressed about his appeal to women, Mr. Roper goes to the Reagle Beagle to drown his sorrows. When Jack sees him all bummed out, he decides to cheer him up by asking one of his female friends to entertain Roper's come ons. She does until Mrs. Roper walks in on them.2-11 Janet's High School Sweetheart:Janet runs into the most popular guy from her high school and he asks her out. Unfortunately he is not the the same person she admired years ago.2-12 Jack's Uncle:Jacks uncle who is a free-spirited man famous for making promises he can't keep and writing bad checks helps out the trio who are $100 short on their rent.2-13 Helen's Job:Tired of Stanley treating her like a child and not giving her enough allowance, Mrs. Roper decides to take a job with rather disastrous consequences.2-14 Three's Christmas:Janet, Chrissy and Jack spend Christmas with the Ropers for lack of anything better to do.2-15 The Gift:Mr. Roper gives Jack $300 to buy Mrs. Roper the coat she had her eyes on for a while on discount. Chrissy mistakes the gift as her birthday gift and what's worse, she alters it when it doesn't fit.2-16 The Rivals:Janet asks Chrissy and Jack to help her out with a dull, boring business man. When he turns out to be gorgeous, Janet can't wait for the two to leave so she can be alone with him. When he acts more interested in Chrissy and barely notices Janet, Janet goes on a little rampage.2-17 The Baby Sitters:Chrissy and Jack babysit for a friend2-18 Home Movies:Chrissy gets a camera from her parents and starts to shoot home movies. Larry buys a "blue movie" which ends up in Chrissy's projector for home viewing.2-19 Jack in the Flower Shop:Janet needs help in the flower shop and asks Jack. Things get iffy when Jack doesn't take the job seriously and Janet has to set him straight.2-20 Jack's Navy Pal:The trio finds out that Mr. Roper might increase the rent so they invite him over to dinner to soften him up. At the same time, Jack's old Navy pal who has a score to settle shows up at the door.2-21 Will the Real Jack Tripper:One of the girls Larry messed around with comes knocking on the door looking for a Jack Tripper to tell him that she is pregnant.2-22 Days of Beer and Weeds:When cleaning out the backyard behind the house, Chrissy unknowingly picks a few Marijuna plants for her vase.2-23 Chrissy, Come Home:Chrissy's father comes for a visit and finds out that the two girls live with Jack.2-24 Bird Song:Mr. Roper gets Mrs. Roper a parakeet for their anniversary. Meanwhile Jack and Chrissy are trying hard to get the Sinatra tickets Janet got but doesn't want.2-25 Coffee, Tea or Jack:An old flame of Jack's shows up and turns him upside down.

With a new concept, immediate success is never given. Three's Company started off with a lot of press about the sexual overtones surrounding the show. They were singled out as a trend in TV during the mid to late 1970's. After the fire though, the show stayed the course by providing undeniable laughs establishing it as a true powerhouse in the Nielsen ratings.In Season two, we see the transformation of Chrissy from a blonde to a dumb blonde. The formula was a hit as the laughs were more consistent. The featuring of Larry Dallas also was exceptional and a true sign of things to come. With these changes, the regulars also excelled. Janet became more "bossy", the Ropers more argumentatively hilarious. Jack himself was over the top funny! John Ritter excelled in more physical humor and traditional sitcom as well. As a group the cast was gelling and becoming very big.This compilation features an impressive 25 episodes all providing great laughs.Ground Rules - Jack leads the charge for rules on apartment reservation times, but is the first to break them.Jack Looks for a Job - Jack is desperate for a job, but how desperate?Janet's Promotion - Janet is on the verge of a promotion at the flower shop, but her chauvinistic boss decides on a novice with a perky "personality".Strange Bedfellows - Jack and Stanley wake up together in bed...enough said. Great neurotic acting by Norman Fell in this episode.Chrissy's Date - An older man (Dick Sargent) comes into Chrissy's life, but his marital status is in question. Jack and Janet team up to warn Chrissy.Alone Together - Jack and Chrissy are both together one night. Will Jack pursue, will Chrissy give in?Roper's Car - Stanley sells his lemon to the "kids" only to find out his lemon is a classic.Cyrano de Tripper - Jack plays the ultimate friend as the cook for Chrissy's date. Her date though is a critic that tests Jack's patience.Chrissy's Night Out - Chrissy is crushed to have been misidentified as a hooker. Her accuser (a policeman) tries to make it up to her.Stanley Casanova - Stanley tries to prove (and succeeds, kind of) his undeniable sexual appeal to other younger women.Janet's High School Sweetheart - Janet is on cloud nine when an old jock from her high school asks her out. He is not though a gentleman.Jack's Uncle - Uncle Fremont is a player with a nasty habit of cutting bad checks. His latest blunder may cost the "kids" a roof over their heads.Helen's Job - Helen wants an increase in her allowance...Stanley will not allow it. She takes a job out of desperation, but does not like it.Three's Company - Tis the season for a Christmas Party, but the only option is a Christmas with the Ropers. Only Chrissy Snow favors the idea.The Gift - Stanley has Jack hold an expensive coat for Ms. Roper. It is Chrissy's birthday though and she thinks the coat is for her.The Rivals - It was only a matter of time before Chrissy and Janet would get tangled up over a man. Except Chrissy is clueless to the situation.The Baby Sitters - Janet convinces Jack and Chrissy to fill in for her baby sitting duties.Home Movies - Chrissy lands her self an 8mm and becomes the new amateur filmmaker. Larry knowing of a projector she had rented out convinces Jack to host a night of "Adult" movies.Jack in the Flower Shop - Janet offers Jack a job, but Jack cannot transition himself from a friend to a co-worker.Jack's Navy Pal - A blind "friend" of Jack raises a ruckus as the "kids" try to treat the Ropers to Dinner.Will the Real Jack Tripper...- Jack is in for it as he learns he has impregnated his girlfriend. Only, it isn't who he thinks it is. Richard Kline shines in this episode.Days of Beer and Weeds - The kids stumble across some cannabis (according to Larry) and must relay a message to Mr. Roper to prevent Mrs. Roper from potential criminal charges. An exceptional episode.Chrissy, Come Home - Chrissy's father is outraged that Jack lives with the girls. Chrissy must somehow convince him that she deserves to remain put and not be summoned home.Bird Song - Frank Sinatra tickets and a bird take center stage for a great episode.Coffee, Tea or Jack - Jack's old flame heats things up, but is he being fooled once again?Season two especially excels in providing hilarious laughs and memorable moments. A great gift for a fan of 70's sitcoms.

..for Stanley! Actually I'd gone through Season 3 and 4 prior to this and had thought Season 4 with Mr Furley was a bit better than Season 3, but Season 2 is reminding me how much I loved episodes that centered around the Ropers. The first disc (in Season 2) was just ok, 3 or 4 stars, but Three's Company really finds it's groove by disc 2 and rides that 5 star level - I was busting up all the way through - not surprisingly most of these episodes really involve the Ropers. Stanley and his wife ("Mrs Roper", aka Helen) just crack me up! Especially Mr Roper - man, he is so hilarious in his uptight, cheapskate way. Especially when he looks in the camera... And of course, the girls and Jack are right in their prime (Chrissy is mind-boggling), at the height of fashion 1977. Although I was only 7 at the time, it's still good nostalgia... of course, I wasn't watching these when I was 7, but a good few years later we were catching re-runs when my parents weren't looking and that is what warms me right up again after all these years. Very funny show and the price is great!