The WORST episodes of Three's Company

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

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

Last Updated: 6/13/2026Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Jack on the Lam
star
6.47
87 votes

#1 - Jack on the Lam

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1979

Jack mistakes a visit from the FBI for a reference for a former Navy buddy as a mission to get him.

Directors: Dave Powers
Furley vs. Furley
star
6.65
65 votes

#2 - 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
Breaking up is Hard to Do
star
6.96
46 votes

#3 - Breaking up is Hard to Do

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/1983

Terri unknowingly dates a convicted murderer.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Ellen Guylas
Bob & Carol & Larry & Terri
star
6.96
50 votes

#4 - Bob & Carol & Larry & Terri

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/1983

Gossip twists the story of a boating mishap into a tale of adultery, nearly causing the marriage of the trio's friends Bob and Carol to hit the rocks.

Directors: Dave Powers
Alias Jack Tripper
star
7.00
51 votes

#5 - Alias Jack Tripper

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1983

Larry assumes Jack's identity to go out with Janet's visiting friend.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
And Baby Makes Two
star
7.00
65 votes

#6 - And Baby Makes Two

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1980

Jack and Chrissy believe Janet wants to have a baby.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Ellen Guylas
The Apartment
star
7.02
48 votes

#7 - The Apartment

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/1983

Jack accidentally stumbles upon Mr. Angelino's love hideaway above the bistro.

Directors: Dave Powers
Downhill Chaser
star
7.04
107 votes

#8 - 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
The Charming Stranger
star
7.04
53 votes

#9 - The Charming Stranger

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1983

The trio comes to believe that their mysterious British neighbor is a wanted thief and murderer.

Directors: Dave Powers
A Friend in Need
star
7.05
66 votes

#10 - A Friend in Need

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1982

Jack subs for Felipe at Angelino's but unwittingly becomes the favorite cook of a mobster with a spicy appetite.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: James Ritz
The Love Lesson
star
7.05
66 votes

#11 - The Love Lesson

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1980

Furley hopes to "straighten" Jack out by giving him love lessons. If he is indeed straight, he has to move out.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
And Baby Makes Four
star
7.05
65 votes

#12 - 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
Critic's Choice
star
7.05
61 votes

#13 - Critic's Choice

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/1982

Jack tries impress a food critic who seems much more interested in the girls than in Jack's cooking.

Directors: Dave Powers
Jack's Navy Pal
star
7.05
77 votes

#14 - Jack's Navy Pal

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1978

Jack's blind nemesis from his Navy days visits and goads Jack into hitting him.

Directors: Bill Hobin
Out on a Limb
star
7.06
51 votes

#15 - Out on a Limb

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1983

Jack tries to intercept a scathing letter he had written to a food critic.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: David Mirkin
Macho Man
star
7.06
67 votes

#16 - Macho Man

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1981

Jack mistakes an undercover cop for a criminal and gets arrested when he assaults the policeman.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: John Boni
Dying to Meet You
star
7.06
65 votes

#17 - 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
An Affair to Forget
star
7.06
81 votes

#18 - An Affair to Forget

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/30/1982

Jack makes time with Janet's old friend, an advertising executive who fails to mention that she is married.

Directors: Dave Powers
Janet's Little Helper
star
7.08
52 votes

#19 - Janet's Little Helper

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/1983

When Janet helps Mr. Furley's shy nephew gather the courage to meet women, Jack and Terri think Janet has begun an affair with the teenager.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: David Mirkin
...And Justice for Jack
star
7.08
76 votes

#20 - ...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
Urban Plowboy
star
7.08
97 votes

#21 - Urban Plowboy

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1982

The cast visits Cindy's aunt's farm, where Jack plays chicken while hiding out from a maniacal thug.

Directors: Dave Powers
Larry Loves Janet
star
7.09
67 votes

#22 - Larry Loves Janet

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1980

After an unsuccessful date, Janet comforts Larry, who takes her kindess the wrong way when he thinks that she wants him.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: John Boni
The Party's Over
star
7.11
103 votes

#23 - The Party's Over

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1978

Helen leaves Stanley after he thwarts the trio's attempt to throw a party.

Directors: Dave Powers
Terri Makes Her Move
star
7.11
65 votes

#24 - Terri Makes Her Move

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1981

To boost Jack's confidence, Terri turns on the charm, causing Janet to suspect that her new roommate's interest in Jack is more than platonic.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Ellen Guylas
Jack's Other Mother
star
7.11
63 votes

#25 - 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