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It's the episode where Jack had spent all week perfecting a mousse pie, and when it was finally done Chrissy ate it, not realizing it was for an important contest.
So the girls have to keep Jack occupied from entering the kitchen while they replace it with a bakery pie. They take the new one out of the BOX it was in and put it in the refrigerator where the first one is in. No container. No plate.
So Jack takes the pie out and carries it away. He's all dressed up in a tie and carrying a pie in his hand. No explanation of whether he takes a car, a bus, walks, or whatever. With a pie in his hand.
But the point is, he's carrying a pie... in his hand. Shouldn't there have been a container of some kind?
How odd, given that sitcoms are known for their rigorous adherence to logic in all details...
Every so often I wonder if "Three's Company" is a show that couldn't really be rebooted. The entire premise of Jack living with the women was the landlords believing he was gay, because they were worried about the possibility of immoral behavior between Jack and the women.
But nowadays, it's likely the landlords wouldn't care, so long as they didn't break any laws and paid their rent on time. Not to mention that the landlords could possibly get sued if they didn't allow that living arrangement (unless they lived in a city that had laws against more than two unrelated people living in a dwelling together.)
My favorite scene of the pie episode was after it was discovered that Chrissy ate some of Jack's pie, she had to eat ALL of it to hide the evidence. Her facial expression while scarfing it down...LOL.
DH and I just watched some of the Season 2 episodes (the funniest IMO), and the way they poked fun at the premise of Jack's "gayness" was WAY over the top (i.e., Mr. Roper's limp wristed "tinkling" gesture). Remember when Mr. Roper woke up horrified to find himself in bed with Jack after the drunken party?
No way would they get away with that now.
BTW, back to the "Chrissy or Janet" question. DH says "Janet" (although I'm blonde). My late dad would agree with DH...he really loved Three's Company and (to quote him), "that little brunette...she's CUTE!"
It's the episode where Jack had spent all week perfecting a mousse pie, and when it was finally done Chrissy ate it, not realizing it was for an important contest.
So the girls have to keep Jack occupied from entering the kitchen while they replace it with a bakery pie. They take the new one out of the BOX it was in and put it in the refrigerator where the first one is in. No container. No plate.
So Jack takes the pie out and carries it away. He's all dressed up in a tie and carrying a pie in his hand. No explanation of whether he takes a car, a bus, walks, or whatever. With a pie in his hand.
But the point is, he's carrying a pie... in his hand. Shouldn't there have been a container of some kind?
Not if the writers and director wanted to have a series of gags later, involving mishaps with the pie.
You're not engaging your suspension of disbelief, as is necessary sometimes for TV and film, and occasionally in literature.
you really have to suspend logic when watching some of those shows and just enjoy the fun situations they are in. Like Gilligans island always having particular items in order to make the story line. That pie without a container, no they didn't have to use hand sanitizer back then. TV was just fun and an escape into goofiness sometimes.
My favorite scene of the pie episode was after it was discovered that Chrissy ate some of Jack's pie, she had to eat ALL of it to hide the evidence. Her facial expression while scarfing it down...LOL.
DH and I just watched some of the Season 2 episodes (the funniest IMO), and the way they poked fun at the premise of Jack's "gayness" was WAY over the top (i.e., Mr. Roper's limp wristed "tinkling" gesture). Remember when Mr. Roper woke up horrified to find himself in bed with Jack after the drunken party?
No way would they get away with that now.
BTW, back to the "Chrissy or Janet" question. DH says "Janet" (although I'm blonde). My late dad would agree with DH...he really loved Three's Company and (to quote him), "that little brunette...she's CUTE!"
Yeah, we're regressing as a society as far as what can be done on TV. A demographic isn't really 'equal' until they can have fun poked at them without whining, imo. Of course, there's a fine line between fun and hate.
Some people need to lighten up.
Last edited by Hedonism; 01-03-2021 at 01:45 PM..
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