When two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last roommate. However, hijinks ensure when Jack must pretend to be gay in order to throw off the scent of the trio's conservative landlady.
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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 171
- Latest aired
- S08E21
- Total runtime
- 2d 16h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 March 1977 – April 1977 6 episodes
- Season 2 September 1977 – May 1978 25 episodes
- Season 3 September 1978 – September 1979 23 episodes
- Season 4 September 1979 – May 1980 25 episodes
- Season 5 October 1980 – May 1981 22 episodes
- Season 6 October 1981 – May 1982 26 episodes
- Season 7 September 1982 – May 1983 22 episodes
- Season 8 September 1983 – September 1984 22 episodes
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S05E01 Upstairs, Downstairs, Downstairs
October 28 · 25min find the promo
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Jack has to fix dinner for 4 dates at the same time!
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S05E02 ...And Justice for Jack
November 11 · 25min find the promo
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Jack's female boss makes a pass at him and he sues her for sexual harassment.
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S05E03 A Hundred Dollars a What?
November 18 · 25min find the promo
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Chrissy goes to work at a convention as a hostess with an old friend of hers, not realizing the job is being a high priced call girl.
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S05E04 Downhill Chaser
November 25 · 25min find the promo
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Jack pretends to be a professional skier to impress his new date who is a ski nut.
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S05E05 A Crowded Romance
December 2 · 25min find the promo
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Jack and Larry both go at each other for the affections of one woman and Larry takes advantage of Jack's new job as a store window display mannequin to embarrass him in front of her.
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S05E06 Room at the Bottom
December 9 · 25min find the promo
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Jack gets a job as a busboy and at the same time is misrepresenting himself to his new date as the chef.
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S05E07 Chrissy's Cousin
December 16 · 25min find the promo
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Cindy Snow moves into the apartment with Jack and Janet.
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S05E08 Jack to the Rescue
January 6 · 25min find the promo
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Jack goes to Cindy's place of employment to fight for her job back after she loses it.
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S05E09 The Not-So-Great Imposter
January 13 · 25min find the promo
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To get a new job, Jack assumes the identity of another person, not knowing that a lot of people have it in for that person!
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S05E10 Jack's Other Mother
January 20 · 25min find the promo
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A little old lady adopts Jack as her so-called 'son' but becomes more trouble than she is help when she starts interfering in Jack's love life.
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S05E11 Make Room for Daddy
January 27 · 25min find the promo
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Jack set up a date for his girlfriend's father with Janet, who doesn't realize how old he is.
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S05E12 Janet's Secret
February 3 · 25min find the promo
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Janet's parents come to visit, and Janet has to pretend that she and Jack are husband and wife.
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S05E13 Father of the Bride
February 10 · 25min find the promo
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Cindy is flourished with the wealth of an older man who wants her to be his bride. Her persistant refusal to wed him doesn't seem to be enough, so Jack and Janet try to figure out a way to discourage him. They soon find themselves tempted by his generous promises for the future, before coming to their senses and rescuing Cindy from her worst nightmare.
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S05E14 Furley vs. Furley
February 17 · 25min find the promo
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The roommates help Ralph stand up to his brother, Bart Furley, who owns the building.
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S05E15 In Like Larry
February 24 · 25min find the promo
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Jack and Larry switch apartments to see how each other lives their life.
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S05E16 Teacher's Pet
March 3 · 25min find the promo
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Dean Traver's niece gets Jack in trouble, and Janet and Larry try to help him out.
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S05E17 And Baby Makes Four
March 10 · 25min find the promo
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Jack and Janet think that Cindy is going to have a baby.
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S05E18 The Night of the Ropers
March 17 · 25min find the promo
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The Ropers are back in town, and Stanley has a falling out with Mr. Furley when he catches him in bed with Helen.
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S05E19 Double Trouble
March 24 · 25min find the promo
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In order to date Furley's niece, Jack must pretend that he is his fictitious brother, Austin.
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S05E20 Dying to Meet You
May 5 · 25min find the promo
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Jack fakes his death to avoid dealing with a girl's jealous boyfriend.
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S05E21 The Case of the Missing Blonde
May 12 · 25min find the promo
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Cindy goes to meet her father while he is visiting town but Jack and Janet think that she has been kidnapped.
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S05E22 Honest Jack Tripper
May 19 · 25min find the promo
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Jack learns that honesty is not always the best policy when he agrees to tell the absolute truth.