Three's Company: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Three's Company Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Jack on the Lam
Sep 11, 1979
Jack mistakes a visit from the FBI for a reference for a former Navy buddy as a mission to get him.
Love Thy Neighbor
Sep 18, 1979
Lana Shields needs an escort and instantly falls for Jack, who wants nothing at all to do with her.
The New Landlord
Sep 25, 1979
The trio and Larry meet Mr. Ralph Furley, the new landlord, after accidentally selling all of his furniture, believing it was the Roper's old furniture.
Jack the Ripper
Oct 9, 1979
Jacks wants to be aggressive to get the better of Mr. Travers.
The Lifesaver
Oct 23, 1979
Jack saves the life of a man who happens to be rich. A s a reward, he gives them an apartment in a very affluent neighborhood.
Old Folks at Home
Oct 30, 1979
Chrissy feels sorry for a homeless man and lets him stay with her, Janet and Jack, much to their dismay.
A Camping We Will Go
Nov 6, 1979
Larry's girlfriend wants to be an actress, so he tells her that his friend Jack is a famous commercial director. Jack, Janet, Chrissy, Furley, Lana, Larry, and his girlfriend Laura
Chrissy's Hospitality
Nov 13, 1979
Chrissy falls and hits her head in the bathtub while trying to put up a shower curtain. Jack and Janet take her to the hospital when she starts to get dizzy. They misunderstand t
The Loan Shark
Nov 20, 1979
Chrissy loses Jack's money and they can't pay the rent. So Chrissy sees a loan shark and borrows money on Jack behalf.
The Love Barge
Nov 27, 1979
Jack gets a job on a cruise ship and is invited to take only one guest. He has a choice between Janet and Chrissy and he sure doesn't want to take Lana of all people. So he makes i
Ralph's Rival
Dec 4, 1979
Chrissy pretends to be Mr. Furley's wife so Mr. Furley can show off to his old rival.
A Black Letter Day
Dec 11, 1979
The trio think an advice column was written about them; that Jack is secretly dating one of the two girls without the other girl knowing.
The Reverend Steps Out
Dec 18, 1979
Reverend Snow has a chance for a new appointment on the condition that his daughter Chrissy move out of the apartment.
Larry Loves Janet
Jan 8, 1980
After an unsuccessful date, Janet comforts Larry, who takes her kindess the wrong way when he thinks that she wants him.
Mighty Mouth
Jan 15, 1980
Jack goes out with a girl who has a muscular brother that doesn't like her sister dating.
The Love Lesson
Jan 22, 1980
Furley hopes to ""straighten"" Jack out by giving him love lessons. If he is indeed straight, he has to move out.
Handcuffed
Jan 29, 1980
Chrissy borrows her policeman cousin's handcuffs and accidentally gets locked together with Jack who has a big date waiting for him.
Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Feb 26, 1980
Jack's brother comes for a visit, but Jack doesn't like him because he always seemed to be better than Jack. It gets really serious when he has designs on Chrissy.
The Root of All Evil
Mar 4, 1980
Chrissy wins money at the racetrack and the trio get into a fight over how to use the winnings. It takes a trip to the psychiatrist's office to see that the money is tearing them a
The Goodbye Guy
Mar 25, 1980
The roommates thinks that Furley is going to kill himself and they show praise for him.
Jack's Graduation
May 6, 1980
During a cooking class exam, Jack's dishonest friend switches dishes with him, making Jack unable to graduate cooking school.