''Three's a Crowd'' (also known as ''Three's Company, Too'' in the ''Three's Company'' syndication package) is an American

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television series produced as a spin-off

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and continuation of '' Three's Company'' that aired on ABC from September 25, 1984 (one week after the final episode of ''Three's Company'' was broadcast), until April 9, 1985, with reruns airing until September 10, 1985. It is loosely based on the

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'' Robin's Nest'', which was itself a spin-off of '' Man About the House'', on which ''Three's Company'' was based.

Plot

In ''Three's Company'''s final episodes, Vicky Bradford ( Mary Cadorette) is introduced as a love interest of Jack Tripper (

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), beginning with the episode titled "Cupid Works Overtime". In the following two-part episode "Friends and Lovers", Jack proposes marriage, but Vicky, afraid of marriage after witnessing her parents' tumultuous relationship and bitter divorce, declines the offer. Vicky instead convinces Jack to move in with her in the vacant apartment above his restaurant. Vicky's wealthy father James Bradford (

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) buys the building from Jack's former boss Frank Angelino. James does not approve of Jack, and he constantly tries to disrupt his and Vicky's relationship. Other characters include E. Z. Taylor ( Alan Campbell), Jack's eccentric assistant at the bistro, and Claudia Bradford ( Jessica Walter), Vicky's mother and James's ex-wife.

Cast

Main

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* Mary Cadorette as Victoria "Vicky" Bradford *

as James Bradford * Alan Campbell as E.Z. Taylor

Recurring

* Jessica Walter as Claudia Bradford

Episodes

Home media

On December 22, 2023, Visual Entertainment Inc. released a special 40th anniversary box set of ''Three's Company'' that also includes all episodes of ''Three's a Crowd'' and ''

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''.

Reruns

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reruns aired on ABC from September 23, 1985, to January 3, 1986, followed by another prime-time run on

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. Some syndicated versions aired under the title ''Three's Company, Too'', using the theme song of ''Three's Company''. Six episodes of the series aired on

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in September 2006, and four episodes aired on

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in October 2008. The series began airing on

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in June 2011 (as ''Three's a Crowd'', with its "Side by Side" theme song). The series is available for streaming in the U.S. as of July 2021 on

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and as of June 2022 on

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References

External links

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Sitcoms Online: ''Three's a Crowd''
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