Three's Company: Terri Makes Her Move

Three's Company: Terri Makes Her Move
ABC
October 13, 1981
Sitcom
DVD
C+

Ellen Guylas wrote this story where Larry, who owes Jack a favor, decides to pay him back by making Terri think that Jack had his heartbroken and needs comfort.  Meanwhile, Janet has a Scrabble date downstairs with Mr. Furley.  Terri apparently still doesn't know the ground rule about being platonic, or she doesn't see her actions as flirtatious.  She also seems cool with the idea of Janet being involved with Jack, although this would change.  Her character would later be revealed to be from Massachusetts, but her mother (Mina Kolb in her first of three appearances), father (Hugh Gillin, who'd played Gen. Tomlin on M*A*S*H), and bratty sister of about 13 visit the apartment briefly her first night, suggesting that they, unlike Janet's family, live locally now.  (The episode has one of the shortest spans in the series, almost happening in real time.)