Product: Three's Company: Season One (1977)
Rating: 5.0
1st Season offers 6 classics of this essential sitcom!
It was inevitable that Three's Company would be released on DVD, the only surprise is that it took this long to get here. Finally, the first 6 episodes of this landmark sitcom that aired between March & April 1977 are preserved on digital. Each episode is a classic in its own right and memorable if you know the show. Three's Company, more than anything John Ritter did, best displayed his talent for comedy, especially physical. Ritter had the ability to turn the lamest storyline into a laughfest. This also is easily his best and most popular work, other sitcoms such as "Hearts Afire" and "8 Simple Rules" hold no comparison and its obvious that the only reason those shows made it was because of Ritter's involvment. The same can be said about Three's Company to some extent, not to exclude the contributions of Joyce Dewitt & Suzanne Somers. Some are of the mindset that Chrissy was the show (maybe she just thought that), but I've always thought it was about Jack. He should've been paid more, not because he's a man, but because if he left the show, it would've ended. 8 simple rules doesn't have long believe me. Three's Company was special because all of the characters were important to the show and they each were hilarious in their own right: The Ropers (Norman Fell & Audra Lindley, Larry (Richard Kline), Mr. Furley (Don Knotts), Cindy (Jenilee Harrison), and Terri (Priscilla Barnes). The first season is so important: Its where Janet & Chrissy find Jack sleeping in their bathtub and its where we meet the Ropers and Jack tells them he's gay! And that's just the first episode! Here's the classic episodes you get:01. A Man about the house02. And Mother makes four03. Roper's niece04. No children, no dogs05. Jack the giant killer06. It's only moneyAnchor Bay has done a great job with presenting the first season and has included a featurette on John Ritter. Yes it would've been great to have more features, but having the first 6 episodes that started it all is treasure enough! I hope they intend to release all 7 following seasons. Even though there were cast changes through out, Three's Company found a way to keep the laughter going. God Bless John Ritter for giving us so much laughter. Thanks to Anchor Bay for releasing this on DVD so we can relive it again and again! What a great show to own! The second season has 25 episodes, please don't take long to release that too!