Three's Company (Season 4) DVD Review

Bursting onto the television landscape in Spring 1977, Three's Company quickly skyrocketed in the ratings - cracking the top 8 every season except its last. Sporting a plethora of quirky characters and fresh writing talent that explored modern day issues, the show held its own as one of the funniest programs on TV. Picking up where All In The Family left off, Three's Company delved into the social taboos of its day, dealing with subjects such as homosexuality, racism, sexual harassment, and of course, unmarried men and women living together... But the true success of Three's Company stemmed from the comic talents of John Ritter and Suzanne Somers who became instant stars as a result of their respective roles on the show...In Three's Company, John Ritter plays the role of Jack Tripper, a young cooking student in San Diego who wants to move into an apartment with his two female friends - the far more mature Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and the blonde and ditsy Chrissy Snow (Su zanne Somers). But the three friends face the possible wrath of landlord Stanley Roper (Norman Fell), an old-fashioned guy who would never allow such an arrangement. With the aid of Roper's wife Helen (Audra Lindley), the three manage to convince Stanley that Jack is gay (when he is, in fact, a notorious ladies man). Jack's friend Larry (Richard Kline) also fashions himself a player on the local singles scene, and he makes regular appearances on the show. Following Season 3, Stanley and Helen left the show in pursuit of their own spin-off titled The Ropers. Don Knotts (of Andy Griffith Show fame) was brought in to play the new landlord, Mr. Furley - a nave, loud-mouthed ditz who tripled the hilarity of every scene in which he appeared...The Three's Company (Season 4) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Jack on the Lam" in which the FBI, in the process of doing a background check on one of Jack's old navy buddies, interviews Jack. Jack mistakes the interview for a government conspiracy to get him. Meanwhile, Mr. Furley has yet to appear even though Don Knotts is credited in the opening scenes... Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "The New Landlord" in which Larry, Jack, Janet, and Chrissy meet their new landlord, Mr. Furley, (after selling off his furniture, having believed the Ropers left it behind for the trash man), and "A Camping We Will Go" in which Larry tells his actress girlfriend that Jack is a famous commercial producer...Below is a list of ep isodes included on the Three's Company (Season 4) DVD:Episode 54 (Jack on the Lam) Air Date: 09-11-1979Episode 55 (Love Thy Neighbor) Air Date: 09-18-1979Episode 56 (The New Landlord) Air Date: 09-25-1979Episode 57 (Snow Job) Air Date: 10-02-1979Episode 58 (Jack the Ripper) Air Date: 10-09-1979Episode 59 (The Life Saver) Air Date: 10-23-1979Episode 60 (Old Folks at Home) Air Date: 10-30-1979Episode 61 (A Camping We Will Go) Air Date: 11-06-1979Episode 62 (Chrissy's Hospitality) Air Date: 11-13-1979Episode 63 (The Loan Shark) Air Date: 11-20-1979Episode 64 (The Love Barge) Air Date: 11-27-1979Episode 65 (Ralph's Rival) Air Date: 12-04-1979Episode 66 (Black Letter Day) Air Date: 12-11-1979Episode 67 (The Reverend Steps Out) Air Date: 12-18-1979Episode 68 (Larry Loves Janet) Air Date: 01-08-1980Episode 69 (Mighty Mouth) Air Date: 01-15-1980Episode 70 (The Love Lesson) Air Date: 01-22-1980Episode 71 (Handcuffed) Air Date: 01-29-1980Episode 72 (And Baby Makes Two) Air Date: 02-05 -1980Episode 73 (Jack's Bad Boy) Air Date: 02-12-1980Episode 74 (Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother) Air Date: 02-26-1980Episode 75 (The Root of All Evil) Air Date: 03-04-1980Episode 76 (Secret Admirer) Air Date: 03-11-1980Episode 77 (The Goodbye Guy) Air Date: 03-25-1980Episode 78 (Jack's Graduation) Air Date: 05-06-1980