Episode

Three's Company: The Babysitters

Name: Three's Company: The Babysitters
Released: 1978-01-17
Duration: 19 min
Cast: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Richard Kline, Don Knotts, Suzanne Somers

Three's CompanySeason 21978-01-17

Overview

Janet made a date at the same time as her babysitting duty. She gets Jack and Chrissy to take her place as babysitters.

Details

Series: Three's Company
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 17
Air date: 1978-01-17
Runtime: 19 min

Episode context

The Babysitters is Episode 17 in Season 2 of Three's Company. It aired on 1978-01-17. The runtime is 19 min.

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Episode 16: The Rivals 1978-01-10 | 19 min Chrissy steals Janet's date by accident, and they refuse to speak to each other. It's up to Jack to get the two girls together again.

Episode 18: Home Movies 1978-01-24 | 20 min Chrissy has a new boyfriend who's a film buff, so she decides to become a filmmaker. She gets a super-8mm film camera from her parents and takes lots of very amateur footage of the trio fooling around. Meanwhile, Jack' s friend Larry has some footage of his own - a porno flick he's bought from a stranger for $50. Larry comes over to borrow Chrissy's projector, expecting to have a private showing with Jack. Unfortunately, Roper spots the film and decides to join them. Then Chrissy and Janet show up and it looks like it's going to be a very embarrassing premier showing. What shows up on the screen, however, is a Woody Woodpecker cartoon. Larry is furious, but Jack is hysterical and relieved. Meanwhile, Chrissy finds out her boyfriend has no enthusiasm for her films, and drops him for a painter.

More episodes from this season

Episode 15: The Gift 1978-01-03 | 20 min Stanley gets Helen a fur coat, unknowing that Jack is holding the gift for Mr. Travers.

Episode 19: Jack in the Flower Shop 1978-01-31 | 20 min Janet offers Jack a job in her flower shop, and Jack takes that opportunity to goof off during company time. Janet wants Jack to be more serious about his job and they end up not speaking to each other. They forgive each other when Janet needs help in fulfilling an order.

Episode 14: Three's Christmas 1977-12-20 | 20 min The kids and the Ropers spend Christmas together, but they would rather be at another party.

Episode 20: Jack's Navy Pal 1978-02-07 | 20 min Jack's blind Navy friend comes to visit him and the girls.

Episode 13: Helen's Job 1977-12-13 | 20 min While Helen is out looking for a job, Stanley gets cooking lessons from Jack.

Episode 21: Will the Real Jack Tripper... 1978-02-14 | 20 min Because of one of Larry's tricks, Jack is in trouble. A girl calls him claiming that he might have gotten her pregnant. The girls think that Jack is the father, but actually Larry used his name when he dated her. Jack hears this and thinks that he got his recent girlfriend, Linda, pregnant.

Episode 12: Jack's Uncle 1977-12-06 | 20 min Jack's uncle writes Mr. Roper a bad check and the trio try to get it back.

Episode 22: Days of Beer and Weeds 1978-02-21 | 20 min Jack, Janet and Chrissy weeds the Ropers' backyard and they find a plant which they think is marijuana.

Episode 11: Janet's High School Sweetheart 1977-11-29 | 19 min Janet is shocked at the misguided attention of a jock she used to have a crush on from high school. She realizes what a creep he really is once he is all over her, thinking their past will win her over.

Episode 23: Chrissy, Come Home 1978-02-28 | 20 min Chrissy's father, a reverend, does not approve of Chrissy's life living with Jack and decides to take her home.