06x03 - Terri Makes Her Move

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Three's Company". Aired: March 15, 1977 - September 18, 1984.*
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Comedy about two single girls who need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to the guy they find passed out in the bathtub.
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06x03 - Terri Makes Her Move

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[Man] ♪ come and
knock on our door ♪

[Woman] ♪ come and
knock on our door ♪

♪ We've been waitin' for you ♪

♪ We've been waitin' for you ♪

[Both] ♪ where the kisses
are hers and hers and his ♪

♪ Three's company too ♪

♪ Come and dance on our floor ♪
♪ come and dance on our floor ♪

♪ Take a step that is new ♪
♪ take a step that is new ♪

♪ We've a loveable space
that needs your face ♪

♪ Three's company too ♪

♪ You'll see that life is a ball
again laughter is calling for you ♪

♪ Down at our rendezvous ♪
♪ down at our rendezvous ♪

♪ Three's company too ♪

♪ Down at our rendezvous ♪
♪ down at our rendezvous ♪

♪ Three's company too ♪

Lift 'em.

Okay. Well.

I'm all done. And you didn't
lift one finger to help me.

I lifted my feet, didn't i?

Thank you.

Janet, I don't understand
why you're making such a fuss

Doing all this cleaning.

Jack, our new roommate
is gonna be here any minute.

Terri's a nurse. She's used to
the way things are at the hospital.

You want me to get sick?

I want you to put the
vacuum cleaner away.

I was gonna do that.
[Mocking] "I was gonna do that."

Jack? Hmm?

I was wondering...

Do you think terri's pretty?

Oh, come on. You know I never pay
attention to those kind of things.

Come on. Just
answer the question.

Well, yeah, she's pretty. Oh.

Well, hey, you're pretty too.
You don't have to say that.

Okay, you're not pretty. Jack.

[Shouts]

My toes. My toes.

I didn't mean to do
that. Look, jack...

Let's don't have
any problems, okay?

When terri gets here,
no fooling around.

Janet, ever since I've lived here,
have I ever stepped out of line?

And didn't I step
right back again?

[Doorbell chimes]

Look, jack, just try
to control yourself.

I just hope she can
control herself.

What? You know me
and my animal magnetism.

Hi! Come in!

I finally made it! We've
been waitin' for you.

Jack, aren't you
gonna say hello?

Oh, hi. I didn't see you. I
was so busy vacuuming.

[Indistinct chatter]

That's enough
"hello." Excuse me.

Why don't you get her bags.
That's okay. Don't bother.

I've got a few guys from work
to help me. Come on in, guys.

That should go right
down over there.

You came in an ambulance?
They were headed this way.

Oh, janet and jack,
this is fred and rick.

Nice to meet you. You fellows are a
lot more careful than regular movers.

Regular movers don't carry
things that scream if you drop them.

Thanks again, guys. I
really appreciate it.

See you at work.

Well, time to get to work.

We'll help you. Look at this!

[Gasps] a violin!

Do you play the
violin? Oh, well, i...

Come on! Please play
something for us.

Ah, no. I... Come on.
Don't be bashful.

Go ahead. Okay.

[Clears throat]

A-one and a-two and
a-three and a-four.

♪♪ [Off-key]

I just started taking lessons.

You could have fooled us. Whoa.

Hey! Who's k*lling
a cat up here?

Oh, it's you.

Movin' in, huh?
Yeah, I just got here.

Oh, good.

Oh, janet. I came up here to
remind you about our date tonight.

Date?

Yeah. Our scrabble match.

I'm down 75 cents and
I intend to win it back.

Oh, right. Sure. How's
9:00 sound? Fine, fine.

As long as I'm here...
Welcome to the building, terri.

Thank you. Here, let me
help you with your rat.

Rat!

Oh... Harry's not a
rat. He's a hamster.

Hamster! Rat! Whatever!

Didn't they tell you the rules? No
animals allowed. I want him out of here!

You can't do that, mr. Furley.
Either he goes or you all do!

But, mr. Furley... I don't wanna
hear another word about it.

You guys, I'll get rid of him.

Good-bye, little fella.

I know you... What's that?

I know your little hamster-heart
is breaking. Mine is too.

But this man, here, says I
can't keep you because...

Because...

Oh, I can't tell
him. You tell him.

That's ridiculous.

Animals don't understand...

Will you make him stop
lookin' at me like that?

All right! He can stay!

But one loud nibble
and out you go!

And, you, janet...
Scrabble, 9:00 sharp!

Hey, terri, nice
going! [Janet] really!

Come on, harry. I'll
show you your new home!

Boy, she sure knows how to
handle furley. So does harry.

Yeah, this is it.

Come on in here. Coming! Coming!

Coming. Co... Oh!

I like it.

It's quite small.

Uh... Excuse me. Let's
see what's in here.

Um... Uh-huh.

Well, it could do with a little
soap and water and a coat of paint.

Yeah. Blue would be nice.

Blue? [Gasps] oh, I'm
so glad you're here!

Isn't this a great little place?
I love it! What do you think?

Well... You hate it.

No, no, no. It's very nice.

[Gasps] did you hear
that? They love it!

That's wonderful. Who are they?

Janet and jack, this
is my dad and my mom.

Hello. Mr. Alden. I'm sorry.

Hello, mrs. Alden.
Nice to meet you.

[Clears throat]

And my little sister,
samantha. Samantha.

You can call me sam.

I get my braces
off in another year

And mom says I should
start filling out soon.

[Laughs] she's... So cute.

Why don't we all sit
down? We can't stay.

We just dropped in to see where
our little girl is going to live.

And who she'll be living with.

Well, she'll be living with this
little girl here. Janet. Right.

Whose room is this?
Mine. Well, ah... Sure, yeah.

I live here too, but only in there and just
to pay the rent. It's all very innocent.

I'll just bet.

Can't we get braces
for her tongue?

You just relax, son,
'cause we trust terri.

Bless you. Well, terri is a lovely girl
and I know we're gonna have tons of fun.

Not too much fun.

Well, come on, mother.

Sam, we'd better be going.

These kids probably wanna get
back to whatever they were doing.

I'll bet they do.

Now, sam, out.

Out, out. Out,
out, out, out, out.

Ta-ta. It was nice
meeting you all.

Good-bye, lolita. Nice to
meet you. [Terri] bye-bye.

Well, oh, well, that's
quite a family. Oh, thanks.

Especially your little sister.
Are they gonna keep her?

Jack! I was only kidding.

Here, let me get this out of the way
so nobody could damage themselves.

Did you see the look on jack's face
when he noticed how big your dad was?

I know. I always had a lot of first
dates, but hardly any seconds.

I had the same problem.
Was your dad big too?

No, I just couldn't
get second dates.

I'm gonna go empty a closet
so you have some room. Okay.

I'm gonna go
through these boxes.

[Groans]

Well... Hello.

You're here.

They said you were sharp.

Still unpacking, huh?
Yeah. Everything's a mess.

No, not everything.

If you want jack, he's in there.

No big hurry. So, what do
you think of my buddy jack?

Oh, I think he's really nice.

The best. You'll see when
you get to know him better.

Yeah. Yeah.

Of course, jack was a
lot more fun before...

Before what? Never mind. I
should never have brought it up.

Okay. Before june.

Before june? Darn it!

All right. As long
as it slipped out.

She's the girl jack
was crazy about.

Oh. She dropped
him just like that.

Oh! Oh, that's terrible.

He never got over her.

And he seems so happy-go-lucky.

That's jack!

Laughing on the outside,

But on the inside,
crying like a baby.

Oh, poor jack.

Yeah. Since then...

The man has lost all
confidence in himself.

Well, isn't there
anything that can be done?

I don't think so. Unless...

No. Unless what?

No, forget it. It wouldn't
have worked anyway.

No, tell me. Maybe I can help.

I was just thinking...

If you could just
boost his ego a little bit.

How? I don't know.

Maybe just be extra nice to him.

Like some tender loving
care or a little stroking.

Well, what about janet?
She doesn't need any stroking.

What?

No, I mean, janet isn't very
good at that sort of thing.

You're more sensitive.
After all, you are a nurse.

You understand about... Pain.

Oh.

You leave it to me.

Good. [Janet] terri!

Oh. Coming.

Hey, larry. What's
happening? Hey, pal.

You remember when you kept me
from hitting on that little redhead?

Yeah. I told you her boyfriend's a
wrestler. I didn't know that then.

You saved my life.

Forget it. Sometime, you can do me
a favor. I just did, you little devil.

Did larry leave? Yeah.

What did he want? I don't know.

He just came by to say
hi. I think he's really nice.

Oh... But not as
nice as you, jack.

Oh, come on.

No, I mean it.

And besides being nice, I think
you're very good-looking.

Well...

And you're not even aware of it.

Aware of what? Oh,
good-looking? Me? No, I'm not!

That's just what I mean.

You know, most guys
are so conceited.

Don't ya hate that?

I can't stand conceit in a guy.

Oh... You are so cute.

[Chuckles]

No, no. Sometimes I don't
even wanna see a mirror.

I just get up in there. Then
other times, usually at night, i...

What?

Did you put her
up to that? What?

"You're so cute!" That?

I didn't even hear that.

[Terri] jack, could you give me a
hand in the bedroom? You bet ya!

Aren't you forgetting the
scrabble game? That can wait, jack.

I'll be with you
in just a minute!

Now... That's okay.
I'm a little tired.

So I think I'm
gonna hit the sack.

Oh, you are? Oh, in
that case, I'll be going.

Good night. Night.

Right after I get
better acquainted

With my handsome new roommate.

Right! Right you
are, terri! Good idea.

We could spend all evening
getting to know each other.

'Cause I tell you, I would like for
us to just be like brother and sister.

You know? The best of friends. Isn't
this nice? Like one big, happy family.

Yeah, a sardine family.

Weren't you on your way down
to furley? What, for scrabble?

He's probably forgot
by now. [Knocking]

[Furley] open up, janet!
I know you're in there!

He didn't forget.
Go answer the door.

No. The man is our landlord.

He gets moody. I'll get it.

Open the door.

I'm really tired! Oh, no. You're
not gonna weasel out of this one.

We're talkin' about
75 centavos here.

Mr. Furley... If you've got
anything else to say, spell it!

Freeze! I mean...

I mean, don't anybody move.

I mean, this is only gonna
take me a minute. [Gasping]

She gets a little high-strung.

[Clears throat]

Well... Here we are.

Well, here we are.

Lordy, lordy, lordy.

You know, I was hoping
we'd have some time alone.

You were? I was hoping that too.

Only I was afraid to
hope that you hoped it.

Jack. Huh?

What do you see?

Just an ordinary guy. No!

Not an ordinary guy!

You're somebody special,

And don't you ever forget it.

I won't. I won't.

What I'm trying to say is that
you should have more confidence.

I'll try.

Do you know what I
really want you to do?

[Gulps] what?

Talk. Talk?

I want you to tell me
everything about yourself.

E-everything?

That's right. I wanna
get to know you.

I mean, really... Know you.


It all started in a
little town in arizona.

Mommy and daddy
met at a church picnic.

I'll be right back.

Where you going?
[Stammering] upstairs.

It is terri's first night... Why
are you so worried about terri?

Jack's with her, isn't he?

[Fearfully] yes.

It's your turn.

[Clears throat]

"Molie?"

You're right. Probably not a word.
I'll dash upstairs, check my dictionary.

Get back here! [Whines]

No need to check
your dictionary.

Well, if you're
challenging me... I'm not.

Molie's a word. It is?

Yeah, I use it all the time.

"Holy molie."

"Gauca-molie."

Go ahead. Take your score.

My mother didn't raise
many stupid children.

There's just you and
your brother bart, right?

Then during the third
grade, my dog, koko, ran away.

Oh, that must have
been a rough time.

Hey... I've had a lot rougher.

Are you thinking of june?

No. Koko ran away in september.

After the third grade...

Jack, what about, um...

Girlfriends?

G-girlfriends?

Well, terri, I don't
know that many girls.

What's the matter with your arm?

Uh, my arm? It's just a...

It's just an old navy injury.

My back tightens up
on me every so often.

I've got just the
thing for that.

Do you? Come right over
here and lie right down.

Lie down, right there.

Well, if you insist.

[Chuckling] this way.

Oh, yep, yep, yep.

You really are tight. I am?

Boy, am I gonna loosen
you up. Oh, great.

[Grunts] [shouts]

[Grunts] wait, wait.

[Pounding] what's that?

I'll go see. No, you don't!

[Gasps] we're gonna finish this
game if we have to play all night!

All night?

[Gasping] hold it,
mr. Furley. Hear that?

Hear what? Mosquito.
Big mosquito. Right there.

Where? It's okay. I can get it.
Don't worry. I can get this guy.

[Shouts] got him!

Look at that!

You've messed up the whole game.

Darn.

[Sighs] guess we'll just have
to quit with you 50 points ahead.

Means you win.

Oh.

What a shame.

I guess it is the
only fair thing to do.

Yeah. Bye!

You don't have to
rush off. Yes, I do!

There's another game
going on upstairs!

[Groaning] how do you feel?

Just peachy.

Oh, yeah, that's much looser.

And how does the back feel?

Oh, it feels
wonderful. [Chuckles]

That's delicious. Hi, janet.

Hi, janet. Janet!

May I see you in the kitchen?
She was massaging my neck.

I'll do it. [Yelping]

You mind telling me
what you were doing?

Janet, I was an
innocent bystander.

She had her arms around me.

And you had your
arms around her!

Well, I didn't wanna be rude.

Jack! It's not my fault women
can't keep their hands off me.

It's something I've
learned to live with.

I'll have to talk to
terri. I'll go with you.

Sit! Stay!

Terri, uh... Terri. Yeah?

Come on over here.

Come over here and sit down.

I'd like to talk to
you. About what?

Uh, about, um, the three of us

Living here together.

Everything's all
right, isn't it? No, it isn't.

It isn't? No.

[Gasping]

Let me put it to you this way.

[Deep exhale]

If one-third of the three of us

Had something going on with the
second third of the three of us,

It could get kind of sticky around here
for the third third of the three of us.

Get my drift?

Oh, sure!

If you've got something going
with jack, it won't bother me at all.

Oh, thanks. No! No!

I'm talking about you.

Me? Jack said that you
couldn't keep your hands off him.

And you believed him!

Not anymore.

[Gasping]

No problem. It was my fault.

Oh, jackie-poo.

Did I hurt you?
Uh, hey, terri...

Terri, terri, we wanna
cool it. Janet's in the next...

I don't wanna cool it.

I'm cooking.

Hey, how about some coffee?
You want a little coffee?

I don't want coffee.

I want you. [Screaming]

I'm sorry. How about some cold
water on your finger? [Gasping]

That's hot!

Is it? When I'm around you,
I just don't know what I'm...

Janet, keep that
girl away from me.

You must be right. She can't keep
her hands off you. I don't understand.

Of all the egotistical...

I just felt sorry for you!

Sorry? Why would
anybody feel sorry for me?

Oh, lots of reasons.

Go ahead, terri.

You see,

When I heard about how jack lost
his confidence because of june...

June? Who's june?

That's your girlfriend... The
one you were crazy about.

I don't have any
girlfriend named june.

No, not since she dropped you.

With jack needing help
and you not doing anything...

Me not doing anything? Because
you're not good at that sort of thing.

What?

That's what I heard. Jack!

Don't look at me.
Well, then, who?

Who did you get this story from?

Jack, there's a hot tub party
across the street and we're invited.

Come on! Sounds like a great party!
Just bring your robe and a towel.

Whoever made up that story
has to be lower than dirt.

Someone with a disgustingly
sick sense of humor.

And someone with absolutely

No scruples whatsoever.

Sounds like you're
talking about me!

Well, I can't stay. I gotta
get that bubble party... Larry!

About that favor you
were gonna do for me...

You can forget
that. Thank me later.

No, I wanna thank you now,
larry, for playing with...

No, no, no, jack. Please! Terri and I
would like to thank larry for you.

[Gasps] that's right.

Especially after
everything he's done to make

My first night
here so memorable.

About that... Come on, larry.

Help me.

[Larry] janet! [Shouts]

Ja... [Laughs]

Larry's gonna be cold, but
at least he's got his towel!

Oh, no, he doesn't!

[Larry] janet! [Knocking]

Hey, where's terri?

Oh, I think she went to
bed. ♪♪ [Violin: off-key]

Oh, no. No, I'm gonna put
a stop to this right now!

Terri! Terri! [Violin stops]

Did you call me, jack? Yeah.

It's about your practicing.

Oh, my god!

We thought you ought to do it out here
where I can see you... Hear you better.

Janet, did you take my drink?
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