John Ritter beat out 50 people, including a young Billy Crystal, to get a major role. The first pilot was trashed, and in order for it to be improved, Joyce DeWitt, an unknown actress, played the role of "Janet Wood", along with Suze Lanier-Bramlett as the dumb blonde, "Chrissy Snow". It did better than the first pilot, but the producers still needed a change and Suzanne Somers came to the show at the very last minute to play "Chrissy". The series, Three's Company (1976), was born. When it debut
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Three's Company Stanley, the Ladies' Man - The Ropers S02 Opener |
1979 |
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The Streets of San Francisco Murder by Proxy |
1975 |
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Batman Beyond The Last Resort |
2000 |
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Touched by an Angel Random Acts |
1996 |
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Wings Love Overboard |
1996 |
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The Bob Newhart Show Sorry, Wrong Mother |
1974 |
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Saturday Night Live Calista Flockhart/Ricky Martin |
2000 |
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The Larry Sanders Show The Fourteenth Floor |
1994 |
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Rhoda Attack on Mr. Right |
1976 |
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T.V. Funhouse Chinese New Years Day |
2001 |
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Dan August Quadrangle for Death |
1970 |
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The Larry Sanders Show Off Camera |
1993 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson John Ritter, Jimmy Aleck, Robyn Douglass |
1984 |
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The Ropers The Party |
1979 |
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Life with Lucy Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter |
1986 |
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Touched by an Angel Black Like Monica |
1999 |
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The Cosby Show Total Control |
1991 |
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Monogamy |
2002 |
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Rhoda Chest Pains |
1975 |
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Dave's World The Accidental Tourists |
1995 |
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Starsky & Hutch The Hostages |
1976 |
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King of the Hill The Witches of East Arlen |
2003 |
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show John Ritter, Kathy Buckley, The Paula Cole Band |
1999 |
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The Love Boat Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair |
1977 |
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Mannix Hardball |
1975 |
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E! True Hollywood Story Dorothy Stratten |
2000 |
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The Ellen Show Gathering Moss (a.k.a. The Flood, a.k.a. For God's Sake) |
1970 |
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E! True Hollywood Story Three's Company |
1998 |
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Tucker Homewrecker for the Holidays |
2001 |
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Barnaby Jones The Price of Terror |
1975 |
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show Ted's Wedding |
1975 |
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Hawaii Five-O Two Doves And Mr. Heron |
1971 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Jay Leno (guest host), John Ritter, Larry Miller, Frank Bruno |
1989 |
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Robin Williams: Comic Genius Robin Williams: Off the Wall |
1978 |
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The Associates (1979) The Censors |
1980 |
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King of the Hill What Makes Bobby Run? |
2000 |
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Petrocelli Chain of Command |
1975 |
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MADtv Episode #803 |
2002 |
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NewsRadio The Shrink |
1995 |
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M*A*S*H Deal Me Out |
1973 |
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Over the Top The Nemesis |
1997 |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! John Ritter, Mo Rocca |
2003 |
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Ally McBeal It's My Party |
1998 |
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Family Law Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law |
2000 |
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Chicago Hope Simon Sez |
2000 |
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King of the Hill The Son That Got Away |
1997 |
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Ally McBeal Story of Love |
1998 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ted |
1997 |
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Scrubs My Old Man |
2002 |
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King of the Hill Stressed for Success |
2004 |
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Dave's World A Room With a View |
1994 |
