The BEST episodes of Three's Company season 5

Every episode of Three's Company season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Three's Company season 5!

A man pretends to be gay in order to share an apartment with two women in this legendary bedroom farce.

Last Updated: 12/20/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs
star
8.60
103 votes

#1 - Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/1980

Jack wears himself out trying to serve dinner in three places at once.

Directors: Dave Powers
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Chrissy's Cousin
star
8.42
106 votes

#2 - Chrissy's Cousin

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/1980

Chrissy's clumsy cousin Cindy moves into the apartment.

Directors: Dave Powers
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In Like Larry
star
7.64
58 votes

#3 - In Like Larry

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/1981

When Jack and Larry switch apartments, Jack feels unwanted and misses life with the girls.

Directors: Dave Powers
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Room at the Bottom
star
7.61
87 votes

#4 - Room at the Bottom

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/1980

Jack gets a job as a busboy and at the same time is misrepresenting himself to his new date as the chef.

Directors: Dave Powers
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Father of the Bride
star
7.52
67 votes

#5 - Father of the Bride

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/1981

A wealthy but persistent suitor won't leave Cindy alone until she accepts his marriage proposal, so Jack poses as her brother to throw him off the trail.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Tom Dunsmuir
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Honest Jack Tripper
star
7.44
57 votes

#6 - Honest Jack Tripper

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1981

Jack learns that honesty is not always the best policy when he commits to always telling the absolute truth.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
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A Crowded Romance
star
7.43
74 votes

#7 - A Crowded Romance

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/1980

Jack and Larry unknowingly date the same woman.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
The Not-So-Great Imposter
star
7.43
68 votes

#8 - The Not-So-Great Imposter

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/13/1981

To get a new job, Jack assumes the identity of a deadbeat chef who is targeted by several people done wrong.

Directors: Dave Powers
Night of the Ropers
star
7.42
64 votes

#9 - Night of the Ropers

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/1981

Hilarity ensues when Helen Roper pays a visit and Stanley catches her unknowingly in bed with Mr. Furley.

Directors: Dave Powers
Jack to the Rescue
star
7.42
69 votes

#10 - Jack to the Rescue

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/6/1981

When Cindy loses her job, Jack gets it back by finding her boss in an uncompromising position.

Directors: Dave Powers
Double Trouble
star
7.38
63 votes

#11 - Double Trouble

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/1981

To date Furley's niece, Jack concocts the identity of a cowboy brother named Austin.

Directors: Dave Powers
The Case of the Missing Blonde
star
7.37
59 votes

#12 - The Case of the Missing Blonde

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/12/1981

Jack and Janet let their imaginations run wild, believing that Cindy has been kidnapped.

Directors: Dave Powers
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Janet's Secret
star
7.32
62 votes

#13 - Janet's Secret

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/1981

When Janet's parents pay a visit, she has to pretend that she is married to Jack.

Directors: Dave Powers
Make Room for Daddy
star
7.25
64 votes

#14 - Make Room for Daddy

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/1981

Jack encourages his girlfriend's widowed father to get back into the dating game, but the man tries his new skills out on Janet.

Directors: Dave Powers
A Hundred Dollars a What?
star
7.24
66 votes

#15 - A Hundred Dollars a What?

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/1980

Chrissy doesn't realize that her childhood friend is a high-priced call girl.

Directors: Dave Powers
Teacher's Pet
star
7.22
64 votes

#16 - Teacher's Pet

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/1981

After Jack teaches a cooking class, Dean Travers' niece offers herself to Jack in exchange for a good grade.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
Jack's Other Mother
star
7.12
59 votes

#17 - Jack's Other Mother

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/1981

An old lady takes a motherly interest in Jack but interferes with his love life.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
...And Justice for Jack
star
7.09
74 votes

#18 - ...And Justice for Jack

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/1980

Jack's female boss makes a pass at him and he sues her for sexual harassment.

Directors: Dave Powers
Dying to Meet You
star
7.05
61 votes

#19 - Dying to Meet You

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/5/1981

Jack fakes his own death to avoid a barroom tough who is bent on killing him.

Directors: Dave Powers
Downhill Chaser
star
7.05
103 votes

#20 - Downhill Chaser

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/1980

Jack pretends to be an expert skier to impress his ski-crazy girlfriend.

Directors: Dave Powers
And Baby Makes Four
star
7.03
62 votes

#21 - And Baby Makes Four

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/10/1981

Jack and Janet think that Cindy is pregnant, but it's Cindy's friend who is expecting.

Directors: Dave Powers
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Furley vs. Furley
star
6.64
61 votes

#22 - Furley vs. Furley

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1981

The roommates help Mr. Furley stand up to his belligerent brother Bart, who owns the apartment building.

Directors: Dave Powers