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Three's Company | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
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Developed by | Don Nicholl Michael Ross Bernie West |
Directed by |
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Starring | John Ritter Joyce DeWitt Suzanne Somers (season 1-5) Norman Fell (seasons 1-3) Audra Lindley (seasons 1-3) Don Knotts (seasons 4-8) Richard Kline Ann Wedgeworth Jenilee Harrison (seasons 5 & 6) Priscilla Barnes (seasons 6-8) |
Theme music composer | Joe Raposo |
Opening theme | "Come and Knock on Our Door", performed by Ray Charles & Julia Rinker |
Ending theme | "Come and Knock on Our Door" (instrumental) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 172 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Michael Ross Bernie West (entire run) Don Nicholl (1977–1981) Budd Grossman (1980–1981) George Burditt (1981–1984) |
Production locations | Metromedia Square Hollywood, California (1977, 1982–84) ABC Television Center Hollywood, California (1977) CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1977–82) |
Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production companies | NRW Productions T.T.C. Productions, Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 15, 1977 September 18, 1984 | –
Related | |
Man About the House The Ropers Three's a Crowd | |
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Three's Company is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. Developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West, it is based on the British sitcom Man About the House created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
The story revolves around three single roommates: Jack Tripper, Janet Wood, and Chrissy Snow, who all platonically live together in a Santa Monica, California,[1] apartment complex owned by Stanley and Helen Roper. The show, a farce, chronicles the escapades and hijinks of the trio's constant misunderstandings, social lives, and financial struggles. A top 10 hit from 1977 to 1983, the series has remained popular in syndication and through DVD releases. The show also spawned similar spin-offs to those that Man About the House had: The Ropers and Three's a Crowd, based upon George and Mildred and Robin's Nest, respectively.