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Three's Company Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 1
Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs
Tue, Oct 28, 1980
In an exhausting attempt to honor his word, Jack attempts to cook dinner and dine with a vivacious French woman in Larry's apartment. A nurse he made a date with in his own apartment and also have dinner with the girls down in Mr. Furley's apartment. He ends up having to run himself ragged to be present at each.
Episode 2
And Justice for Jack
Tue, Nov 11, 1980
Jack gets a job at a diner. When his boss comes onto him and he rebuffs her, she fires him. The girls convince Jack to sue her for sexual harassment. When he goes to the lawyer, the lawyer also comes onto him, so he replaces her. At the hearing, the judge also can't keep her eyes off Jack.
Episode 3
A Hundred Dollars a What?
Tue, Nov 18, 1980
Chrissy invites high-school friend Darlene to stay at her apartment. Jack wants to date her and take her to see his mother for her birthday. However, things take a crazy turn when Janet discovers that Darlene is a one hundred dollar-a-night call-girl. And, things get crazier when Chrissy wants to find out what Darlene does for a living.
Episode 4
Downhill Chaser
Tue, Nov 25, 198030 mins
Jack's newest girlfriend, Inga, is an avid skier. Jack lies about being a skier as well. When she invites him to go on a skiing trip, he tries to learn right away. While everyone tells him to be honest, Jack does what he can to keep from skiing to the point of even faking an injury.
Episode 5
A Crowded Romance
Tue, Dec 2, 1980
Larry meets a girl who he thinks is the one, so he asks Janet to send her some flowers. Janet asks Jack to deliver them. He returns saying she's the one. So Jack and Larry date her without the other knowing about it. Until Larry takes her to where Jack has a new job.
Episode 6
Room at the Bottom
Tue, Dec 9, 1980
Jack applies for a job at a restaurant. The manager hires him but as a bus boy. Jack can't tell his friends what his job is so he let's them think he got a job as a chef. But when they come to see him, things get complicated.
Episode 7
Chrissy's Cousin
Tue, Dec 16, 198025 mins
Chrissy has moved back home to be with her parents and still owes her share of a month's rent for the apartment. Coming up short on the money, Jack and Janet each find a new roommate for the apartment, as do Larry and Mr. Furley. However, when all the potential new roommates meet, Jack, Janet, Larry, and Mr. Furley disagree about who will be the new tenant. All the commotion stops when Chrissy's cousin Cindy arrives and informs Jack and Janet that she will be staying with them for awhile.
Episode 8
Jack to the Rescue
Tue, Jan 6, 1981
Jack and Janet aren't too happy when they learn from Cindy that her boss, Mr. Hadley, has her running personal errands for him. When Jack visits Cindy's office to confront him on the allegations, Mr. Hadley gets defensive. He later discovers that she has been typing a resume for Jack during her work time, which ultimately led her being terminated from her job. As a result, Jack promised to set things straight.
Episode 9
The Not-So-Great Imposter
Tue, Jan 13, 1981
Jack's been trying to get a job as a chef but no one wants hire an inexperienced guy. He goes to apply at a restaurant. But upon arriving, the owner leaves before Jack can introduce himself and while he's away Jack answers the phone and takes a message from a guy saying he can't make it. When the owner comes back, he vents at being frustrated of having to interview inexperienced chefs. That's when Jack mentions the name of the one who called and the owner assumes Jack is him, a renowned chef. Jack doesn't correct him. What Jack doesn't know is that there a lot of people who are out to get man he is pretending to be and they show up at the restaurant.
Episode 10
Jack's Other Mother
Tue, Jan 20, 1981
Jack helps an elderly woman, Gladys Moore, take her groceries to her apartment, which is in the same complex. Grateful for the help, Gladys brings Jack a thank you gift. Then, she starts to get comfortable with her surroundings, getting Jack cookies and milk, showing up unannounced to help Jack at work and trying to tend to his everyday needs. Soon, Gladys becomes a very clingy mother-figure to Jack, driving him off the wall.
Episode 11
Make Room for Daddy
Tue, Jan 27, 1981
Jack plans a big night for his date with Cheryl, but her father shows up instead of Cheryl. He wants some tips on connecting with women. The father immediately puts the tips to use by asking Janet out.
Episode 12
Janet's Secret
Tue, Feb 3, 198130 mins
When Janet's parents arrive, Jack and Cindy learn that her parents think that she and Jack are married. And when they stay, she and Jack have to keep up the charade which includes them sleeping together which is awkward.
Episode 13
Father of the Bride
Tue, Feb 10, 1981
Wealthy man Winston Cromwell III wants to marry Cindy and tries to pamper her with loads of expensive gifts. Unimpressed, Cindy wants Jack and Janet to help turn Winston away. Jack poses as Cindy's brother and plans to tell Winston that his family want nothing to do with him. When Winston offers a job for Jack at a French Chateau, Jack accepts the offer and welcomes Winston to the "family," putting Cindy in a bind.
Episode 14
Furley vs. Furley
Tue, Feb 17, 1981
When Furley refuses to stand up to his brother and tell him that he has to fix the apartment building, Jack goes and talks to him. The guy is impressed with Jack that he makes him the new building manager leaving Furley out in the cold. They try to come up with a plan to get him alone so that Furley can finally stand up to him.
Episode 15
In Like Larry
Tue, Feb 24, 1981
Jack and the girls have been unappreciative of each other. When Larry is informed of the problem, he offers to switch places with Jack; Larry will live with the girls and Jack will live in Larry's apartment. Soon after, Jack was feeling lonely and is devastated to see that the girls have been seemingly getting along well with Larry. Therefore, Jack wants everything back as if they were before.
Episode 16
Teacher's Pet
Tue, Mar 3, 1981
Dean Travers offers Jack a teaching position at a cooking class and informs him his niece, Betty Jean, will attend and will need special attention in the learning process. When Janet wants to attend as well, Jack welcomes her but informs her that no special attention will be given. However, Janet is upset when she notices that Jack has been doing just the opposite to Betty Jean. After class, Betty Jean seduces Jack in hopes of getting an A and, unfortunately, Janet thinks that Jack wants to make a date out of her.
Episode 17
And Baby Makes Four
Tue, Mar 10, 1981
Cindy's having trouble with her boyfriend and tells Jack and Janet about it. At the same time a friend of hers is pregnant and the father ran out on her. She offers to help. She calls someone asking for anything that she can give to help her friend. Jack and Janet over hear part of her conversation and assume that she's the one who's pregnant. Jack goes to see the boyfriend to tell him that he should do right by Cindy but he says she owes him. That's when Jack offers to marry her.
Episode 18
Night of the Ropers
Tue, Mar 17, 198130 mins
The Ropers return. It begins with Helen showing up after having a fight with Stanley. She looks for a little support from the kids. When she says she's tired, they tell her that her old apartment is available because Furley is away. So she goes to bed, but Furley comes back and hops into bed not knowing Helen is there. Stanley comes looking for Helen. When they tell Stanley where she is, he finds her in bed with Furley.
Episode 19
Double Trouble
Tue, Mar 24, 1981
When Furley's attractive niece is visiting, Jack wants to go out with her but can't because Furley thinks he's gay. So Jack pretends he has a lookalike brother visiting from Texas named Austin. Furley buys it, but things get complicated when Furley wants to spend time with both Jack and Austin.
Episode 20
Dying to Meet You
Tue, May 5, 198130 mins
At the Reagle Beagle, Jack and Larry noticed that Mike the Bartender made eye contact with an attractive woman, April, but is quickly reprimanded by her tough and jealous boyfriend, Max. When Jack and Larry gossiped behind Max's back, he overhears them and tries to set them straight. When Max stepped away for a few minutes, Jack advises April to tell Max to control his temper. Later, after hearing this, Max became furious and begins stalking Jack, threatening his life.
Episode 21
The Case of the Missing Blonde
Tue, May 12, 1981
Jack and Janet come home one day to discover that Cindy is no where to be found. Mr. Furley informs them that he heard loud, banging noises from their apartment earlier and Mike the Bartender mentions that he spotted a teary Cindy getting into a car with an older man. Jack and Janet also found a half-smoked cigar in the ashtray in their apartment. Therefore, with all these clues, they suspect that Cindy has been kidnapped.
Episode 22
Honest Jack Tripper
Tue, May 19, 1981
Jack decides to be honest from now on no matter what. A decision that ends up creating many more problems than it solves.
