Three's Company Reunion With Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt - 30 Years in the Making

I'm not sure how many of you remember the sitcom, "Three's Company".  It was a sitcom that aired between 1977 and 1984 on ABC.  I remember it so well, because I was a young lad at the time, and my parents loved watching the show, well... more-so my dad.  My mom never liked Chrissy Snow, played by Suzanne Somers - she was the ditzy blonde one of the roommates.  My mom always thought she was kinda slutty - remember I lived in a strict, Christian home.

In either case, the show was about three single roommates living together in an apartment.  Their names were Janet Wood (Joyce De Witt), Jack Tripper (John Ritter), and the aforementioned Chrissy Snow.  The apartment was owned by a Mr. and Mrs. Roper.  As the show progressed, Chrissy left to care for her ailing mother, while her cousin Jenny moved in, who was later replaced by Terri in the final two seasons of the show.  Around that same time the Ropers had also moved out, and Mr. Furley moved in as the new owner of the apartment complex.

The show was absolutely hilarious, I loved it.  It is up there with The Jeffersons - another one of my all time favorites.  The characters in the series dealt with various issues, along with their humorous take on life.  From their constant bickering, social lives and unable to pay the rent on time, the show was made for laughter, and there was plenty of it.

The reason for my blog today, is because a couple of days ago two of the original characters from the show, Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow, (Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers), reunited for the first time in 30 years.  That's right, the show and it's characters became major hollywood Gossip back in the mid-80s and it went on through the years with each of them going back and forth telling lies.  Pretty much what happened was, it was time for re-negotiations and we all know what happens there.  Somers wanted a salary increase from $30,000 to $150,000 per episode, plus 10% of the profits, and they wouldn't give it to her.  Eventually there was a compromise where her final season with the show was taped separately from the other cast members.  No one wanted anything to do with her, because of the bad publicity she had caused.  Her contract was not renewed, and hence came in Cindy Snow played by Jenilee Harrison.  You can read more about it here.

Well, fast forward 30 years to Wednesday, February 2, 2012, on Susanne's web series, Breaking Through and you have a reunion of epic proportions.  Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt reunite to talk about their history with Three's Company, and each other.  It really is heartwarming knowing these two made up after all these years.  Part 2 covers the loss of John Ritter who played Jack on the show, which is also nice watch and listen to.  You can catch both, Part 2 and 3, after the after the jump.

 

On part two of the Three's Company Reunion, Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt fondly remember their former costar John Ritter. The women also share the stories of their final moments with John. You can view this after the jump...

On part three of the Three's Company Reunion, Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt share the funniest moments from rehearsals, and remember the laughs they had together on the set of Three's Company.