Three's Company: The Rivals

Three's Company: The Rivals
ABC
January 10, 1978
Sitcom
DVD
B

Charles Stewart, who wrote the last Brady Bunch episode, did the teleplay for this one, based on a story by Bernie Kahn, who wrote a different Brady episode.  Neither of them wrote for 3'sC again, but they seem to have a firm handle on early characterizations.  OK, it's a bit of a stretch that Stanley wrote romantic letters to Helen during their courtship.  (George Roper's love letters turned out to be to someone other than his wife.)  Janet is expecting a potential client to be old and dull, but he isn't.  (He just has a bad phone voice I guess.)  The client is attracted to Chrissy, who's charming to him since Janet asked her to be.  Janet gets jealous and it's up to Jack to bring the two friends back together, with Mrs. Roper an interested observer, especially when she walks in on J & J sitting in bed talking.