Three's Company: Season 4

For the price, this DVD is great!! Plays well too.

When Three's Company came back to the airways for a fourth season on September 11, 1979, many long-running viewers of the sitcom were displeased. Two breakthrough characters, Stanley and Helen Roper (Norman Fell and Audra Lindley), were written out to star in their own series, The Ropers.There are good things about this season, despite the negative backlash. John Ritter as Jack, Joyce DeWitt as Janet, and Suzanne Sommers as Chrissy seem to "come to life" this season. The character of Janet, particularly, was previously viewed as a poof-haired, glasses wearing nerd of sorts, who played second fiddle to the "beautiful" Chrissy. But this season, Janet chops off her hair and trades in her baggy clothes for form-fitting blouses and jeans. Personally, I have always favored Janet over Chrissy, both look and talent wise. Don Knotts enters as a well-received replacement for the Ropers as new landlord Ralph Furley, whose brother bought the apartment building. To add spice to the split cast, Ann Wedgeworth comes in as Lana Shields, an attractive older woman, who is pursued by Mr. Furley, but who in turn, expresses she has the "hots" for Jack. Richard Kline as Larry Dallas is made a series regular this year, and he too shines.Unlike the majority, I do think Three's Company went downhill after the Ropers left. If anything, it got better. I was never the Ropers' biggest fan from the beginning, anyways. I mean, I liked them, they were funny, but they seemed to be very clichéd and overrated. To simplify it: I never saw how the Ropers were so hilariously funny.In addition, I think Don Knotts and Ann Wedgeworth, and their characters, were better suited for the sitcom. They were zany, silly, and somewhat unrealistic, but it worked out for the best. Or, let's just say, it worked out for me. I think there was too much time spent trying to make Mr. Furley the new Mr. Roper and too much time spent of making Lana a sex-crazed maniac. That was just the surface for their characters, and while Mr. Furley slowly developed with some sort of a back story, all we ever learned about Lana was she had been divorced three times. Ms. Wedgeworth came in like gangbusters, but after two or three episodes, she's making smaller and smaller appearances. I didn't and don't get it. She was great! Lana was hilarious. He expressions, soft voice, and overall performance was particularly interesting, no matter how long she was on the screen. She was the precise replacement for Mrs. Roper's love-starved older woman role.MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS 1) Season Four of Three's Company showed definitely be given a chance. To most, it may not be the best season, but by all means, it is far beyond the worst. 2) The Ropers did not make Three's Company. This victory goes to the three initial leads: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Sommers. 3) Ann Wedgeworth was wasted. This Tony Award-winning actress had talent that would go for years, but the big-headed producers with their larger-than-average egos thought she just "didn't fit in". Maybe they didn't know what they were talking about. Three's Company lost a great character, Lana, after just nine episodes. Truly a tragedy. 4) Don Knotts was a perfect addition. To me, he was funnier than Mr. Roper. Yes, he was. Once you see him in two or three episodes as Mr. Furley, you will forget about him being Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, a role he played nearly two decades earlier. 5) The show was at its comedic best this season, in one's opinion. The funniest episodes, one-liners, slapstick, and other over-the-top humor is right here.MUST-SEE EPISODES 1) "A-Camping We Will Go" (Season 4, Episode 8) 2) "Love Thy Neighbor" (Season 4, Episode 2) 3) "The New Landlord" (Season 4, Episode 3) 4) "Snow Job" (Season 4, Episode 4) 5) "Chrissy's Hospitality" (Season 4, Episode 9) 6) "The Love Barge" (Season 4, Episode 11) 7) "Ralph's Rival" (Season 4, Episode 12) 8) "A Black Letter Day" (Season 4, Episode 13) 9) "Hancuffed" (Season 4, Episode 18) 10) "The Love Session" (Season 4, Episode 17)Particularly, the earlier episodes of Season Four are the best, especially those featuring all six leads: Jack, Janet, Chrissy, Larry, Mr. Furley, and Lana (ex. "A-Camping We Will Go"). Season Four shines a bit brighter than the other seven seasons of this classic series. It ranks as my favorite season of Three's Company. Its comedy and uplifted sense of direction seem to make the best of what "bad" situations were happening behind-the-scenes.

4-01 Jack on the Lam:Thinking the FBI is after him, Jack dresses as a woman to elude them.4-02 Love Thy Neighbor:Jack takes a job as an escort to make some quick cash and finds that his first client wants more than just dinner.4-03 The New Landlord:The girls mistake the new landlord Mr. Furley who approaches them at the Beagle for a sleazy old man.4-04 Snow Job:Chrissy decides to quit her job after a one time success as a cosmetics salesperson.4-05 Jack the Ripper:Tied of being pushed around, Jack takes some self help lessons in how to stand up to people and say no.4-06 The Life Saver:After saving a man in a restaurant from choking, the girls and Jack are offered to live in the Paradise Towers rent free for one year.4-07 Old Folks at Home:The roommates decide to take in a homeless old man who shows up at their door.4-08 A Camping We Will Go:In order to get with an aspiring actress, Larry asks her to join him and the "famous movie director" Jack Tripper in his cabin in the woods. Before they know it, everyone is in on the camping trip.4-09 Chrissy's Hospitality:When Chrissy hits her head and has to go to the hospital, Jack and Janet mistake the doctor's laughing that brought tears to his eyes as him crying because Chrissy is about to die.4-10 The Loan Shark:Chrissy gets a loan from a loan shark to make up for the fact that she threw Jack's government check away. The only way Jack can repay the debt is by giving the shark's sensuous wife cooking lesson.4-11 The Love Barge:Jack gets a job on a cruise ship and can only take one person with him. An ugly rivalry between Chrissy and Janet develops.4-12 Ralph's Rival:Mr. Furley asks the girls to pretend that he is rich in order to impress his long time rival. Things get iffy when Chrissy, who is posing as Furley's wife, is stuck with in his apartment all night long.4-13 Black Letter Day:Lana thinks Jack is having an affair with Janet or Chrissy after she reads an advice column and jumps to conclusions.4-14 The Reverend Steps Out:Chrissy's father is offered a job at a church in Santa Monica but it will require Chrissy to move out of the apartment.4-15 Larry Loves Janet:In order to make a heartbroken Larry feel better, Janet exaggerates how great of a guy he really is. He mistakes that as Janet being in love with him and decides to give up on dating other women to be with her.4-16 Mighty Mouth:Jack is dating a girl who has a protective brother promising to break all the bones in his body if he messes with his sister.4-17 The Love Lesson:Mr. Furley wants to give Jack lessons to "straighten" him out once and for all.4-18 Handcuffed:When a cop forgets his handcuffs in the trio's apartment, Jack and Chrissy get accidentally handcuffed to each other.4-19 And Baby Makes Two:When Janet places an ad for a designer to help her redecorate their bedroom as a surprise, Jack and Chrissy think she is soliciting men to father her child.4-20 Jack's Bad Boy:An orphaned boy shows up at the apartment and plays the girls against Jack.4-21 Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother:Jack's suave brother Lee comes to visit, leaving Jack insecure and uneasy.4-22 The Root of All Evil:The roommates win a nice sum of cash at the tracks. Soon after, animosities develop between the three because of how the cash is spent.4-23 Secret Admirer:When Chrissy's secret admirer turns out to be a clumsy, shy man, Jack and Janet work hard to get rid of him.4-24 The Goodbye Guy:The trio thinks that Mr. Furley wants to "gas" himself, so they serve him hand and foot to make him feel better.4-25 Jack's Graduation:When one of his classmates switches the dish he made with Jack's, Jack fails his final exam from cooking school and considers leaving L.A.

For me, this classic sitcom came into its own during its fourth year.While many lamented the Ropers' departure, Don Knotts' Ralph Furley was more than adequate enough replacement for the two. In fact, after the Ropers left, it was as if the entire show had a face lift and had new blood pumped into it.Joyce DeWitt looked her best this year, trading in big hair and frumpy clothes for a short sexy spiky 'do and body hugging designer jeans. Richard Kline finally became a full-fledge regular, and last but not least was Ann Wedgeworth's Lana Shields, who practically steals every scene she was in.The antics and zaniness was turn up to the nth degree in season four, mainly due to Suzanne Somer's Chrissy, who had de-evolve from someone who was just naive to someone who was so dumb you wonder how on earth did she ever get through the day, much less hold a job. But in any case, her radical transformation of the character generated some of the biggest and most memorable laughs in the series's history.Sadly, the series' success got into Ms. Somer's head, and this year turn out to be the last full year she was with the show. One can only imagine how much more side splitting guffaws we would have if she had stay on with the show.In any case, if there is one year which totally define THree's Company, Season Four is IT.Region 1

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I bought all seasons of "Three's Company" for a loved one. She watches these DVDs often. The quality is very good. SS.

I always loved watching this series. I like Norman Fells very much but I realy like it when Don Knots started with the show.