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Three's Company Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Ground Rules
Tue, Sep 13, 1977
The roommates attempt to set some rules so that they can be assured private time in the apartment with potential dates.
Episode 2
Jack Looks for a Job
Tue, Sep 20, 1977
Jack's job search lands him a job as a nude model and an encyclopedia salesman.
Episode 3
Janet's Promotion
Tue, Sep 27, 1977
When the manager at the flower shop quits, Jack and Chrissy tell Janet that she should try to get the manager's spot. However, the owner of the shop hires a girl with large breasts as manager. Janet decides to fight fire with fire and announces that she's going to have her figure enhanced.
Episode 4
Strange Bedfellows
Tue, Oct 4, 1977
Mr. Roper comes to investigate a party that Jack throws and ends up having more fun than he bargained for when he finds himself in Jack's bed the next morning.
Episode 5
Chrissy's Date
Tue, Oct 11, 1977
Chrissy is dating an older guy named Lloyd, and Jack and Janet do not approve. While Chrissy is having a quiet dinner with him at the kids' apartment, Jack and Janet retreat to the Reagle Beagle. There, they encounter Mrs. Roper, who tells them that she saw Lloyd visiting earlier. When Jack asked if Mrs. Roper knows him, she said no, but then said she is an acquittance of his wife.
Episode 6
Alone Together
Tue, Oct 25, 1977
Chrissy is concerned when Jack does not make a move on her when they are left alone for the night.
Episode 7
Roper's Car
Tue, Nov 1, 1977
Mrs. Roper wants her husband to sell his old car which is practically a lemon. The guys (Jack, Janet, and Crissy) needing a car offer to buy it and Mr. Roper sells it without fully disclosing to them what it's condition is. But when a used car salesman tells him that the model is a classic and he can sell it for more 10 k, Mrs Roper tells him to ask the guys top sell the car and give him a cut. But Roper doesn't want to.
Episode 8
Cyrano de Tripper
Tue, Nov 8, 1977
Chrissy tries to impress her new boyfriend by having Jack secretly prepare a dinner that her date will think she prepared.
Episode 9
Chrissy's Night Out
Tue, Nov 15, 1977
Chrissy goes to a bar that is known for being a prostitute hangout and is accused of being one by a guy who she was talking to. Jack tries to make her feel better but he makes things worse by constantly putting his foot in his mouth causing Chrissy to cry. When the guy shows up at the apartment Jack slugs him and knocks him out. Unfortunately, the man is an undercover cop and now Jack could be on his way to jail for assaulting a police officer.
Episode 10
Stanley Casanova
Tue, Nov 22, 1977
Jack tries to improve a dejected Mr. Roper's spirits by getting a girl to hit on him. Unfortnately, Mrs. Roper catches him with the woman.
Episode 11
Janet's High School Sweetheart
Tue, Nov 29, 1977
Janet's high school crush, Peter Van Horn, pays her visit. She plans a quiet dinner with Peter at the apartment later that evening and asks Jack and Janet to leave them alone for the night. When Chrissy meets him, she does not approve of his personality. While Chrissy explains her concerns to Jack at the Reagle Beagle, back at the apartment, Peter makes unwanted advances towards Janet.
Episode 12
Jack's Uncle
Tue, Dec 6, 1977
Jack's Uncle Fremont visits him in Santa Monica. While he respects him, Jack is weary of his uncle's bad habit of passing bad checks. Meanwhile, Mr. Roper is hounding Jack for his share of the rent money. When Uncle Fremont learns that Jack is in need of $100.00 for the rent, he writes Mr. Roper a check. Jack learns that the check is, of course, fraudulent, and tries to steal the check back from Roper.
Episode 13
Helen's Job
Tue, Dec 13, 1977
When Mrs. Roper asks Mr. Roper for more spending money he refuses. He suggests she get a job. She talks to Jack and the girls. And Janet says she knows of a job but Jack tells her to butt out. She calls and gets Mrs. Roper the job. When Mr. Roper learns of this he dares her to take it and she does. Only she comes home a mess and decides to swallow her pride. But Jack decides to make Roper think she likes it and that she won't be around that much. At first thinks it's great but Helen comes up with a plan of her.
Episode 14
Three's Christmas
Tue, Dec 20, 197730 mins
Jack, Janet and Chrissy are upset that they will be spending a quiet Christmas at home. When they receive an invitation to spend the holiday with the Ropers, they accept. However, the kids are later invited to a big party at a friends' home. Jack and Janet are eager to go to the party, but Chrissy is adamant that they should spend the evening with the Ropers because they have already accepted the invitation.
Episode 15
The Gift
Tue, Jan 3, 197830 mins
Jack's bringing the rent to the Ropers and they are in the midst of a heated discussion. It seems like Helen is upset Stanley is not living up to his promise to bring her to Las Vegas, He says he can't afford it. . He mentions that Helen wanted this jacket they saw in a store and Jack thinks he should buy it to appease her. So he gives Jack the rent money to buy it. It's all wrapped up but Chrissy sees it and thinks it's her birthday present. When Helen sees it she doesn't want it so Roper tells Jack he needs to give him the money he gave him. Jack tries to tell Chrissy but can't. So how will he get the money.
Episode 16
The Rivals
Tue, Jan 10, 1978
Janet asks Chrissy to help her entertain a business prospect but gets jealous when the young, handsome prospect takes a liking to Chrissy.
Episode 17
The Babysitters
Tue, Jan 17, 1978
Jack and Chrissy agree to take over Janet's babysitting job for a night. To their dismay, they are met with a crying baby, no TV, and a locked liquor cabinet.
Episode 18
Home Movies
Tue, Jan 24, 1978
Chrissy gets a film camera to make some home movies but the projector is put to deviant use when Larry acquires a porn movie.
Episode 19
Jack in the Flower Shop
Tue, Jan 31, 1978
Jack agrees to work for Janet in the flower shop, but he doesn't take the job seriously which causes problems in their relationship.
Episode 20
Jack's Navy Pal
Tue, Feb 7, 1978
The roommates plan a dinner for the Ropers, but their evening is ruined when a blind guy whom Jack knew in the Navy shows up. He won't leave until Jack hits him.
Episode 21
Will the Real Jack Tripper...
Tue, Feb 14, 1978
A girl comes to the apartment looking for Jack she says that she's his girlfriend. Jack's not there but Janet and Chrissy are. They talk to her and she says she thinks she's pregnant. When Jack comes home, they tell her what she said. So Jack proposes to her. She brings her to the apartment to meet the girls but they say that's not the girl who came. Jack then goes to Larry to talk about the situation and that's when Larry reveals that he is the one the first girl is seeing. He sees so many girls so to make sure they don't know he's seeing them he uses different names and he used Jack's with that girl. Now Jack has to take back his proposal.
Episode 22
Days of Beer and Weeds
Tue, Feb 21, 1978
The trio are coerced by Roper into cleaning the yard behind the apartment. While they are cleaning the overgrown mess Jack nearly impales his foot and Chrissy finds some strange weeds which she gives Mrs. Roper to use for the floral arrangement, which she enters in a flower show. However, Larry sees some of the leftover weeds and tells Jack and Chrissy that they are marijuana. They go to the police station but Jack, a little tipsy after drinking Roper's homemade beer, chickens out. Things then go from bad to worse when Chrissy remembers that the Helen used some of the weeds in her flower arrangement. Then then try to call Helen before she gets arrested for possession.
Episode 23
Chrissy Come Home
Tue, Feb 28, 1978
Chrissy's father, Reverend Snow, visits her from Fresno. However, Chrissy knows her father would not approve of her and Janet living with Jack. As a result, they plan to keep Jack away from the apartment during the Reverend's stay. However, when he learns that Jack is living at the apartment, Janet tells him she is married to him.
Episode 24
Bird Song
Tue, May 9, 1978
Janet has obtained two tickets to see Frank Sinatra in concert. However, she has no interest in the tickets and plan to give them away. Jack and Chrissy want the tickets for their own so they could each go with their dates. Therefore, they take turns doing favors for Janet to compete for the tickets. Meanwhile, Mr. Roper bought a parakeet for his wife as a wedding anniversary gift and he asks the kids to hide the parakeet in their apartment until the anniversary.
Episode 25
Coffee, Tea, or Jack
Tue, May 16, 1978
Susan Walters, an old flame of Jack's who broke his heart in the past, shows up at the apartment. Chrissy and Janet were preparing a surprise birthday party for Jack to be held at the Ropers'. Susan, unaware of Jack's birthday, tells him she showed up to celebrate. Jack wants to set things straight with Susan regarding the past, but she turns on the charm and goes out on a date with Jack. Realizing she might break his heart again, Janet and Chrissy concoct a plan to pry Jack away from Susan so he could join them at the party.