Three's Company: Eleanor's Return

Three's Company: Eleanor's Return
ABC
December 12, 1978
Sitcom
DVD
B

This Shulman & Baskin story is very farcical, especially when Larry streaks, but it also gets at Jack's basic insecurities.  Eleanor is newly divorced and ready to move to San Diego.  (What happened to the baby?  Did he die?  Does her "jerk" husband have custody?  Is the baby staying with her parents till she resettles?)  Jack, egged on by Larry, thinks that Eleanor is going to move back in, so he agrees to sabotage her surprise party, not realizing that the party is for him for passing his comprehensive exams.  (He has two more years of school left.)  I like the dynamic among the girls and how Eleanor fits in, and not just because of hair color.  This is one of those episodes that's not quite a B+ but is definitely one of the best of the series.