Three's Company: Upstairs, Downstairs, UpstairsABC
October 28, 1980
Sitcom
DVD
B-
This is the first of twenty and twenty-one 3'sC stories by respectively Martin Rips and Joseph Staretski, who had co-written for The Ropers and who would go on to Three's a Crowd. It's well known among fans for being taped almost in real time, like a play, and I'm guessing Jack's sweat and exhaustion weren't just acting and make-up. As I noted before, I sometimes confuse it with "Double Date," which was actually two years earlier, not in the same season, as I also thought. Anyway, the stakes are even higher here, as Jack entertains four women (and Mr. Furley) in three apartments, throughout most of the episode.
Despite backstage troubles with Somers, Three's Company actually premiered earlier than my other shows that season, due to an actors' strike that delayed debuts weeks or even months. So unlike previous years, where we'd be seeing entries in September, we're looking more at November for 1980.
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