Three's Company (TV Series) Secret Admirer (1980) User Reviews

A Poignant Episode

[smurky · 10/10 · 4 April 2008]

This is the most touching and poignant episode of the entire series. It guest stars Barry Gordon, a former child star who I recently saw on an episode of " Leave it to Beaver " as a little friend of Beaver's whom they discover is from a troubled family, also a very poignant episode. Here he plays the "Secret Admirer" of Chrissy's, who has been sending her flowers and gifts. The three roommates are titillated by this, and go through great measures to discover who the admirer is. Of course it is assumed that he will be a handsome dashing prince. When he finally shows up at their door, answered by Jack and Janet, they discover a shy, Woody Allen-nebbish kind of guy. They think Chrissy will be devastated and take pains to hide him from her. But to their surprise, they hit it off well, and Chrissy is not only kind to him, but informs Jack & Janet that she has enjoyed talking to him very much and is glad they will be friends. Turns out, he is the guy at the newspaper stand in the lobby of the building where Chrissy works, and has always admired how sweet and kind she is when he sees her coming to work. The episode ends with Jack telling Chrissy how beautiful she is, on the inside. I agreed, and looked at Chrissy differently after seeing this episode.

Secret Admirer (Official Review)

[srx-57243 · 1/10 · 27 January 2024]

If you can completely suspend your disbelief even for one second, then this episode might appeal to you as it's lighthearted and has a feel good ending. In the real world however, adults do not have "secret admirers", they have stalkers. Chrissy has been receiving hand written notes with bad poetry from a guy in her work place. She's so excited that he could be the "one" and takes a chance at meeting in him at the pub. After this fails because he's so shy, she invites him to the apartment...a complete stranger that is. We learn that for three years, he's been saving a newspaper for her at his newsstand. A newsstand that apparently she never even stopped at to buy a coffee or anything for that matter. This is supposed to be endearing because he's a nerdy guy with glasses and only wanted to meet Chrissy to give her a toast. A one star rating because nerdy stalker guys do not get invited to a beautiful woman's home in the real world :(