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<\/p>\nDecades may have passed since Three\u2019s Company graced our screens, but its laughter still echoes in our hearts.<\/p>\n
With unforgettable characters and side-splitting misunderstandings, this classic sitcom revolutionized the genre. Now, Joyce DeWitt reveals what really made the show a timeless treasure\u2026<\/p>\n
From the hilarious antics of three single roommates to the unforgettable performances of John Ritter and Suzanne Somers, Three\u2019s Company remains a beloved staple of American television. It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been 40 years since the series finale aired on ABC, yet its charm and humor still resonate today.<\/p>\n
To illustrate how long ago Three\u2019s Company became a hit, I just watched the intro. Seeing the shots from Santa Monica Pier during the show\u2019s prime reminds me of how much has changed since they filmed there.<\/p>\n
Starring as Janet Wood alongside John Ritter and Suzanne Somers, DeWitt became a television icon and she was such a day brightener for millions.<\/p>\n
She appeared in 171 episodes of the show between 1976 and 1984.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was such a gift. I mean, it was iconic. But who would have thought it?\u201d Joyce DeWitt told The Spec. \u201cAll we were trying to do was make people laugh. When I think about it, the show was really an attempt to do a contemporary version of a 16th-century farce. It was about silliness running wild. I mean, we were talking about serious issues at times, but that was always somewhere underneath.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn Ritter used to say, \u2018We don\u2019t want people to just laugh but to fall over their couch laughing,\u2019\u201d she added. \u201cThe real issue was always the depth of friendship and the love those characters had for each other. That\u2019s what drew people to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sadly, neither John Ritter nor Suzanne Somers are with us anymore; both were taken from us far too soon. But keeping the spirit of Three\u2019s Company alive is Joyce DeWitt, 75, who shares her vibrant stories and cherished memories from the beloved show.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe most dear, precious, tender \u2013 and utterly unexpected \u2013 experiences that have come from working in \u2018Three\u2019s Company\u2019 are the many, many adults who have told me that \u2018Three\u2019s Company\u2019 was a safe haven they could count on during their teen years \u2013 for some, the only safe haven,\u201d Joyce DeWitt told US Weekly.<\/p>\n After Three\u2019s Company ended, DeWitt stepped away from the spotlight for over a decade before making her comeback to acting.<\/p>\n Yet, no matter what she has accomplished or plans to do in the future, the vast majority will always connect her with that iconic show. And there\u2019s a very simple reason for that, according to DeWitt.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a \u2018time out\u2019 from the oppressive, challenging, difficult circumstances they were navigating in their young lives,\u201d DeWitt says and adds:<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, oh by the way, they say the characters also did stupid, crazy stuff that made them laugh. But it was the love, trust and support of the characters, one to the other, that made them lifelong fans.\u201d<\/p>\n When you look at unedited photos from the Three\u2019s Company set, the camaraderie among the cast shines through, especially in the images of Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, who played the beloved Chrissy Snow.<\/p>\n Both actresses delivered iconic performances, portraying young women navigating a male-dominated industry. They contributed just as much to the show\u2019s success as John Ritter, and in those early days, their smiles in photos tell a story of friendship and collaboration.<\/p>\n Yet, beneath the laughter, tensions simmered. While Somers was celebrated for her role as \u201cthe dumbest blonde in America,\u201d her fight for equal pay created rifts that would grow over time. As she demanded a 500% salary increase \u2014 from $30,000 to $150,000 \u2014 her relationship with DeWitt became strained. The set, once filled with joy, was now fraught with conflict.<\/p>\n Somers had always viewed the show as a business among serious actors, and she realized that her approach annoyed her co-stars.<\/p>\n Somers was ultimately fired but had to finish the fifth season under strange circumstances. Isolated from her castmates, she filmed her scenes through bizarre phone calls, escorted by security. The tension escalated, leading to a heartbreaking split between Somers and DeWitt.<\/p>\n For over 30 years, they didn\u2019t speak, a silence that seemed hard to reconcile when you viewed their early years together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Decades may have passed since Three\u2019s Company graced our screens, but its laughter still echoes in our hearts. With unforgettable characters and side-splitting misunderstandings, this […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1450,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions\/1450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendjet.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/trendjet.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-18.16.33-233x300.jpg\")
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