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: 4/4/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Furley vs. Furley
star
6.57
58 votes

#1 - 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
Jack on the Lam
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6.67
111 votes

#2 - 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
A Friend in Need
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6.97
59 votes

#3 - 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
And Baby Makes Two
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7.02
61 votes

#4 - 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
And Baby Makes Four
star
7.02
58 votes

#5 - 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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Bob & Carol & Larry & Terri
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7.05
57 votes

#6 - 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
Critic's Choice
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7.05
55 votes

#7 - 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
Downhill Chaser
star
7.06
101 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
Macho Man
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7.06
62 votes

#9 - 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
7.07
59 votes

#10 - 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
The Love Lesson
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7.08
64 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 Justice for Jack
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7.08
73 votes

#12 - ...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
Jack Bares All (2)
star
7.09
43 votes

#13 - Jack Bares All (2)

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1981

At Cindy's going-away party, Larry and Jack conspire to embarrass Terri, but Jack relents and welcomes Terri as the new roommate.

Directors: Dave Powers
Jack's Navy Pal
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7.10
73 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
Jack's Other Mother
star
7.11
56 votes

#15 - 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
Friends and Lovers (1)
star
7.11
62 votes

#16 - Friends and Lovers (1)

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/18/1984

Janet weds Phillip in the apartment, but Vicki refuses Jack's marriage proposal, instead proposing to live together. Terri leaves for a new job in Hawaii and the trio says their final goodbyes.

Directors: Dave Powers
Urban Plowboy
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7.12
90 votes

#17 - 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
Cupid Works Overtime
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7.13
62 votes

#18 - Cupid Works Overtime

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/1984

Jack meets stewardess Vicki Bradford and quickly falls for her, while Janet accepts a marriage proposal from new beau Phillip Dawson.

Directors: Dave Powers
Larry Loves Janet
star
7.14
65 votes

#19 - 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
7.14
100 votes

#20 - 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
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Terri Makes Her Move
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7.15
62 votes

#21 - 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
Teacher's Pet
star
7.18
61 votes

#22 - 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
Love Thy Neighbor
star
7.18
76 votes

#23 - Love Thy Neighbor

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1979

Lana Shields needs an escort and instantly falls for Jack, who wants nothing at all to do with her.

Directors: Dave Powers
Writer: Mark Tuttle
Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
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7.19
62 votes

#24 - Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1980

Jack's brother comes for a visit, but Jack doesn't like him because he always seemed to be better than Jack. It gets really serious when he has designs on Chrissy.

Directors: Dave Powers
Make Room for Daddy
star
7.20
61 votes

#25 - 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