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Three's Company
(Rated TV-PG, Comedy, Starring John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt, Where to watch: TV Land, DVD)
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Common Sense says
Classic comedy of errors is still swingin'.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Three's Company was written by Emily Ashby
Parents need to know that this still-hilarious '70s sitcom relies on sexual innuendo, silly physical humor, and monumental misunderstandings for its well-earned laughs. Throughout the series, Jack pretends to be gay so that his traditional landlords will allow him to live with two single women. There's no substantive negative commentary on homosexuality (though Jack sometimes camps it up a bit), but the masquerade is played for humor time and time again. The onscreen chemistry between Janet, Chrissy, and Jack (who fancies himself a ladies' man but rarely enjoys great luck with them) brings the subject of sexual attraction to the forefront, but the constant slapstick comedy keeps the tone light enough for family viewing with tweens. Even the innuendos seem pretty tame by today's standards; Chrissy's dumb-blonde shtick might raise more eyebrows among modern parents. Some kids might find the characters' constant mix-ups stressful.
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What’s the Story?
For eight seasons in the late 1970s and early '80s, THREE'S COMPANY effortlessly combined slapstick, physical humor, and double entendres. The show (which was based on the British hit Man About the House) centers on aspiring chef Jack Tripper (John Ritter), who shares an apartment in Santa Monica, Calif., with two female roommates -- slightly neurotic florist Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers). In later episodes, after Somers left the show amid salary disputes, Chrissy was briefly replaced by her cousin, Cindy Snow (Jennilee Harrison), and then by the much more grounded Terri Alden (Priscilla Barnes). While the trio's co-ed bunking situation works well for them, their conservative older landlord, Mr. Roper (Norman Fell), thinks otherwise. He decides to live with it only after Jack lets Mr. Roper believe that he's gay -- when, in truth, Jack is happily heterosexual and even prides himself on his attraction to the ladies (though his roomies would probably disagree).
Is It Any Good?
As you can imagine, a premise based on one major misunderstanding just begs for more to follow -- and they certainly do. The name of the game here is comedy of misheard comments, misinterpreted situations, slapstick clumsiness, and drawn-out double entendres. Over the course of the show's eight-year run, Jack & co. weathered many personnel changes (including the memorable addition of Don Knotts as new landlord Mr. Furley), but their onscreen chemistry held strong.
Although plenty of Three's Company's humor has sexual tones, the mood is so light and silly that it's really pretty harmless. Kids old enough to pick up on the flirting and longing gazes likely will understand their place in the overall comedy, and younger tweens will miss most of it amid the clumsy physical humor that's so prevalent. The only thing to really watch out for is the mild teasing that surrounds Mr. Roper's belief in Jack's homosexuality. While even that's kept very light, it's pretty frequent (he often refers to Jack as "one of the girls") and may raise questions from kids.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
great show
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Wonderful Sitcom
It is a very funny, light hearted, good natured show. However, it is showing its age, and some of the more decade specific and cheesy stuff is wearing thin. But, it is still very funny, especially specific scenes. Even though some characters have attitudes that people today would frown upon (Mr. Roper's relationship with Helen for example, in one episode they have a fight over her allowance) they generally have their heart in the right place. Women are objectified, and it should be noted it was written and produced by all men for at least the first few seasons (then one woman writer was added) but despite this intentions are good, and the characters really care for one another. I think it is the perfect show for young tweens and teens who are just starting to watch shows not aimed specifically at kids.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Great Show
I Love This show, i am 16 and Three's Company is my Favorite Show but it should be 12 and up.
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I fell down laughing
It's very hard to say anything new about this one. The physical humor and the absurd situations are funny for all ages, the sexual jokes will go over the head of the very young, but the social morality (honesty, faithfulness to friends, and the rest of it) is of the highest order. Besides, IT IS SO FUNNY!!
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