Three's Company

Three's Company (1977)

5 corrected entries in season 5

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And Baby Makes Four - S5-E17

Corrected entry: To avoid conversing with Cindy about Cindy's alleged pregnancy, Janet picks up an ashtray off the table and claims it's filthy and runs with it into the kitchen. None of the roommates were known to have smoked and no ashtray was seen (in The Apartment) in any other episode. What was the point of an ashtray all of a sudden?

Correction: While it might not have been seen previously, it doesn't mean they didn't have one. At that time many non-smokers had ashtrays in their homes (my grandparents did and often used it to hold change or keys). However, they may have had an occasion to have it out for something that we never saw, since we don't see every moment of their lives.

Bishop73

There was an episode with an ashtray and an old man came to stay with them. He was homeless and he did smoke in the episode.

The old man was just a visitor for one episode who smoked in Jack's room and said to Jack that he could use an ashtray in there (as a suggestion).

Correction: The episode with the old man had no ashtray in it. In fact, he set a small fire in Jack's bedroom and even said to Jack "you could use an ashtray in there." (Obviously indicating no available ashtray was in The Apartment for him to use).

Actually, that episode did have an ashtray - when Leo (the old man) first entered The Apartment, he asked Chrissy if she had an ashtray and she got one for him off the side table.

Correction: The trio entertained a lot, and smoking was pretty ubiquitous in the 70s. They probably had it out for a guest.

Brian Katcher

In Like Larry - S5-E15

Corrected entry: In the scene where Janet is about to leave and Cindy says she misses Jack, it cuts back to Janet - you can see the head of a crew member walking through Jack's bedroom right before it cuts to the next scene. (00:19:00)

Correction: Larry is in Jack's room, and subsequently, it could very well be his head we see behind Janet because in the next shot, it's Larry coming out of the bedroom asking if Janet has a screwdriver. It actually looks as if they streamed the two cuts very well, the head behind Janet could very well be explained as the first steps of Larry coming out of Jack's bedroom.

Night of the Ropers - S5-E18

Corrected entry: Jack tells Mr. Roper (while at the Regal Beagle) that the women in the Beagle are "fantastic." Roper gives Jack a strange look (about his acting straight instead of gay, which he always thought Jack was). Jack then corrects his sentence (using gay personality and gestures). Roper is no longer the landlord of Jack's building so Jack didn't need to correct himself in front of him or care if Roper still thought he was gay.

Correction: Just because Roper isn't the landlord any more, he would still keep up the lie, even if he thought he wouldn't get in trouble. Jack simply felt it was easier to keep pretending to be gay to avoid telling the truth (in fact several of the antics in the show would have been avoid if Jack just told the truth after some mix up or confusion, but it was his nature to keep up the lies). Even so, Jack may still feel he could get in trouble somehow if he told the truth.

Bishop73

Correction: Chrissy is actually holding the coffee pot with a pot holder.

Correction: Doreen is wearing a ring with a raised dark center stone - it glistens as she moves her hand. It looks like a regular ring that women wore on either hand, not a wedding band.

Super Grover

Explain how you know this for sure - as it certainly resembles a wedding band.

eaglegrad16

Explain? Alright. I watched the episode, and Doreen's ring does not look like a wedding band. It appears to be just a normal ring with at least one raised dark gemstone.

Super Grover

Correction: Generally the idea of seeing a character wearing a wedding ring as a mistake is because in real life the actor or actress forget to take off their wedding ring. In real life, Lee Crawford (who plays Doreen) was divorced in 1978 and wasn't married or engaged at the time of shooting the episode. So it's just a character choice to wear a ring on her left hand and doesn't mean she's married or engaged.

Bishop73

The very point being, that she is wearing on one on her hand, when she's supposed to be single in this episode. So the mistake stands.

eaglegrad16

No, because it's a character choice. People who are single wear rings on their left ring finger for a variety of reasons, none of which indicates it's a wedding band or that they're married.

Bishop73

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Mate for Each Other - S6-E26

Trivia: In the episode where Janet asks Jack if she's a bad kisser, take a look at Janet when he kisses her. Jack unexpectedly slip Janet his tongue (which surprises the audience as well) and that throws Janet off and shocks her. Her surprised face is not acting, and was really surprised he did that. You'll also notice that when they part, she can't keep a straight face.

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Suggested correction: This does not happen, their kiss is closed and for 2 seconds and Janet doesn't ask about her kissing. She says before the kiss when they have few mishaps trying to kiss before the final kiss that no-one has ever picked her kissing before and his response was, "Just shut up and kiss me!" She responds, "Okay fine!" Then they kiss, mouth closed just lips.

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Show generally

Question: What is the picture of women on the walls of the set? Not the butterfly picture, the others.

Answer: I believe you are referring to the artwork of Alphonse Mucha. On the wall next to the front door was "Feather" (which is one half of "Primrose and Feather"). Above the telephone in early episodes was "Zodiac". Also seen through The Apartment was "Spring" and "Autumn".

Answer: Or, you may be referring to Tranquillo Cremona's High Life (A Piquant Conversation), which hangs above the side table.

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