war. it had only recently ended. my era was the era of losing friends in that war, going to funerals. and so maybe this was the comic relief we needed. three s company was a massive hit out of the box. it was empty calories, but it was still delicious. i was watching these characters at a point in my life where i was also scared of who i was. certainly now as an adult, i can look back at them and have a certain fondness for them, because even though they were coded or a little over the top, it was something that like, subliminally i think was really important. good night, good night. the closet. i look at the time when i was on too close for comfort. i think monroe sort of fell into that asexual thing where i never was supposed to be gay but come on, you know, you d have to be
nobody was trying to hurt anybody. we were just trying to make you laugh and feel good. as a gay man, i look at a character like jack on three s company and part of me says, you know, you re allowing this straight man to say he s one thing and he s not. but at the same time, hearing those words on television was important at the time to say he s willing to become part of a community that is an other. come and knock on our door. come and knock no our door. we ve been waiting for you. we ve been waiting for you. where the kisses are hers, and hers and his, three s company too, boop, boop, boop, boop. three s company emerged at a period in time that america was saying, i don t want sex to be a taboo subject anymore. that s a lovely mole you ve got on your thigh. three s company is a sex farce in a lot of ways.
direction, it s t & a. herb jacobs at the cbs affiliates meeting explained how these t & a shows are concocted. they take their clothes off three times. they get idea. and then they have to run three times. so they jiggle. they re all well-endowed. of course. and then they say, now, let s get three undressed scenes and three jiggles. and write a script around it. there are some who will tell you t & a has peaked and is on its way out. but abc has shows like the love boat and three s company. jiggle tv referred to the fact that these were women who were, you know, who were, you know good morning, angels. good morning, charlie. charlie s angels became a very enduring trademark out of the 70s. i ve already made arrangements for you three to go to prison. open your towel. i ll be standing as erect as ever. good luck, angels. oh god, i did battle of the network stars a couple of times.
they get ideas. and then they have to run three times. so they jiggle. they re all well-endowed. of course. and then they say, now, let s get three undressed scenes. and three jiggles. and write a script around it. there are some who will tell you t & a has peaked and is on its way out. but abc has shows like the love boat and three s company. jiggle tv referred to the fact that these were women who were, you know who were, you know good morning, angels. good morning, charlie. charlie s angels became a very enduring trademark out of the 70s. i ve already made arrangements for you three to go to prison. open your towel. i ll be standing as erect as ever. good luck, angels. oh god, i did battle of the network stars a couple of times. and i hated it. i think i made up some pretty good time on billy crystal. networks would loan out their tv stars to compete in a series of quasi olympic-type events. she is leaning so far over
i ve been walking behind you since you got off the bus. why didn t you say something? i was enjoying the view from the rear. men were running the show. many of those men were putting women in the roles they wanted to see them in. you can do it, you can do it, you can, you can. the way chrissy snow became queen of the jiggle was, in that first year, chrissy got very excited and jumped up and down and bounced back and forth. that s when boobs were real. and i noticed in the scripts from there on in, that the writers would add the line and chrissy jumps for joy. it was just a sign that america might have been burnt out on the social issues. we had been through the vietnam war. it had only recently ended. my era was the era of losing friends in that war, going to funerals. and so maybe this was the comic relief we needed. three s company was a massive hit out of the box. it was empty calories, but it was still delicious.