I am just guessing, since "Threes Company" was such a big deal with the protests of the moral majority at that time and they were only platonic. If anyone could enlighten me, I would like to know. I would also like to know other shows around that time or maybe a bit later that had lovers living together without the cloak of matrimony.
shareMy memory at the time was that it was the first show with "lovers living together."
That was one of three possible reasons he show failed.
I think I bigger one was that the public didn't like the supporting cast of "Three's Company" (especially Joyce DeWitt) losing their jobs so that John Ritter could move on.
Probably the clincher was that what worked so well on "Three's Company", Jack being perpetually on the make and losing out because of his scheming (and being a good sport about it), was not a part of this show.
Sam Tomaino
I agree with stomaino's listed two and three, whereas #one wasn't a concern since two and three were the biggest things in folks minds.
I remember how folks loved Jack Tripper, and wanted to see him move on, but not like this. The woman character they picked for him wasn't strong enough to BE with a Jack Tripper. And many argued that Jack Tripper would be the man to ask a woman to live with him, not the other way around...and not just one woman, but relationship to relationship...
Max, are we driving through plutonium?share
I don't know, I liked the idea of Jack being the old fashion one and Vicki wanted to play house. Regardless of how taboo it was on TV back then, a lot of people did live and share the same bed in real life without marriage. Also, I don't think Vicki wasn't that bad of a character. She was far different than the other women Jack dated. But not all his girls where that hit to begin with some where cute like Karen Austin.
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