Three's Company (1976–1984)
John Ritter: Jack Tripper, David Bell, Self
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Quotes
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Jack Tripper : It's time to toast the bride and groom. To Gloria and Larry, happy days!
Janet Wood Dawson : Good times!
Chrissy : Little House on the Prairie!
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Jack Tripper : Larry, haven't you ever thought of telling a girl the truth?
Larry : Well, I figure, anyone who gets up an hour early to put on eyeliner, fake eyelashes, and plastic nails isn't someone who wants to hear the truth.
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Diane McMillan : Janet, do you know what I do for a living?
Janet Wood Dawson : Of course I do! It's right here on your card in black and white. Diane McMillan, The Rapist!
Jack Tripper : That's therapist.
Janet's Father : She always did have trouble with her reading.
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Larry : I just wanted to know if you wanted to spend an evening with a beautiful, young lady.
Jack Tripper : No thanks, pal. I'd rather spend an evening with Janet.
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Jack Tripper : [a woman comes to the door and mistakenly tells the girls that Jack got her pregnant. Through miscommunication, Jack believes his girlfriend is pregnant] Good news girls! We're getting married!
Chrissy : You rotten rat!
Jack Tripper : [bewildered] Rotten rat? Janet, why did she call me a rat?
Janet Wood Dawson : Because you're a pig!
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Jack Tripper : And speaking of current events, did you read the *big* news in the paper this morning?
Chrissy : The May Company is having a huge sale on pantyhose.
Jack Tripper : Excuse me, Chrissy, that's not exactly a current event.
Chrissy : It is so, it's going on right now.
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Chrissy : Jack, that smells good.
Jack Tripper : Chrissy, I haven't even started cooking yet.
Chrissy : Well, you better hurry up and start cooking so you can catch up with the smell.
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Janet Wood Dawson : Oh, no, no, no, no. Don't tell anybody you're a chef, okay?
Jack Tripper : Okay, mum's the word.
Janet Wood Dawson : Well, it's not that there's anything wrong with what you do, Jack. It's just that... everybody here looks so important and we want to make a good impression. Well, you understand, don't you?
Jack Tripper : *Of course*, pumpkin.
Janet Wood Dawson : Oh, thanks.
Jack Tripper : You're ashamed of me!
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Terri : I just felt sorry for you!
Jack Tripper : Sorry for me? Why would anybody feel sorry for me?
Janet Wood Dawson : Oh, lots of reasons.
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Stanley Roper : Not in my building!
Jack Tripper : I swear, it will be completely platonic.
Stanley Roper : I don't care what it - What does that mean?
Helen Roper : Like you and me, Stanley.
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[about lying to his boss about having a wife]
Jack Tripper : Mr. Angelino saw me talking to his daughter and now I have to be married.
Terri : Boy, those Italians sure are strict!
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Ralph Furley : Ohhhh, I'm through with women.
Jack Tripper : Aww.
Ralph Furley : Don't you get any ideas!
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Jack Tripper : Is something burning?
Janet Wood Dawson : Oh NO! I left my underwear in the oven.
Chrissy : Too bad hot pants are not in style.
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Cindy Snow : If my man was cheating on me I'd break every bone in his body!
Jack Tripper : You'll do that on your wedding night.
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Larry : What the heck am I gonna do without a friend like you?
[he breaks down crying]
Jack Tripper : Well, Larry, I'm only moving about a mile away.
Larry : You shoulda told me that before I made a fool of myself!
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Stanley Roper : Will you put some clothes on? My wife's here!
Helen Roper : Mind your own business, Stanley.
Stanley Roper : What if the towel slips?
Helen Roper : Mind your own business, Stanley.
Chrissy : Jack, you have some shaving cream on your face.
Jack Tripper : Oh, thank you.
Chrissy : [shouts] No, Jack!
Helen Roper : Mind your own business, Chrissy!
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Jack Tripper : I have a surprise for you girls!
Chrissy : Oh, I love surprises. It's funny that you never suspect them!
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Chrissy : Men are so unsympathetic.
Jack Tripper : Baloney.
Chrissy : Oh yeah? Then how come there are more women nurses than men?
Jack Tripper : [pause] Because there are more men who get sick because of women.
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Cindy Snow : She's wrong, Jack. You're NOT a bad liar.
Jack Tripper : [indignantly] Thank you, Cindy!
Cindy Snow : You're about the best darn liar I've ever met!
