Three's Company (TV Series) Strange Bedfellows (1977) User Reviews

I'm a little teapot, short and stout.

[Hey_Sweden · 8/10 · 20 June 2021]

This uproarious episode gets a lot of mileage out of the relationship between Mr. Roper and Jack, and Ropers' whole prejudiced attitude towards "people like Jack". In so doing, it makes fun of both homosexuals and those who are bigoted towards them, but in a playful way that avoids true mean-spiritedness.

It's a mortifying situation for Mr. Roper. Janet & Chrissy go on an overnight trip, and Jack takes the opportunity to throw a wild party. Roper comes up to complain, and is enticed to stay and enjoy himself by a sexy partygoer (a bubbly Karen Berger). Next morning, after an apparent night of heavy drinking, Jack wakes up to find Roper in his bed! This leads to the expected hilarity when Roper tries to sneak out of the bedroom and the apartment - only to be discovered by a VERY amused Janet & Chrissy. Mrs. Roper is of course worried that he was "out" all night, and some of the heartiest laughs occur when a tongue-tied, flustered Roper is trying to explain himself. And Jack takes opportunities to once again have fun with his small-minded landlord.

Norman Fell apparently said on an interview on a talk show in the 1990s that this was his favourite episode, and indeed the priceless story is a good showcase for BOTH him and John Ritter. Roper ends up rather touched when Jack makes a confession in order to make Roper feel better. Fortunately for Jack, Roper doesn't really buy it, but he truly appreciates the gesture.

'Strange Bedfellows' ends on a wonderful, upbeat note as Ritter once again indulges in some of that slapstick humour that made him famous.

Eight out of 10.

It was just a misunderstanding

[callanvass · 10/10 · 14 November 2013]

Janet & Crissy are going away overnight. Jack acts like he's crushed, but it's all a ploy for him to throw a wild party. Stanley Roper gets woken up by all the incessant noise, and tells them to quiet down. Jack talks Stanley into coming in for a bit, and Stanley becomes a party animal for the night. Janet and Crissy come back the next night with the place trashed, and Jack and Stanley wake up to discover they've slept with each other. This is without a doubt one of the best episodes in the history of this series. The sheer hilarity of the plot already makes you chuckle to begin with, but the way they present it, has me in stitches every time. Whether it's Stanley acting like a dirty old man, or Stanley scheming to try and find a way out of his predicament, I always wind up laughing. It was pretty controversial stuff. It's light heartedly making fun of gay's, but in a fun way, and that's what makes it so great. They've always had Stanley playfully toy with Jack about him being "gay" (which Jack isn't of course. It's all a rouse for Jack to stay with Janet & Crissy, for those who aren't overly familiar with the show) this episode completely ups the ante by taking it much further, with hilarious results. They really had everything right with this episode. It's a must see for fans

10/10