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50 free Three's Company trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
40 free Three's Company trivia questions with answers. Three's Company ran for eight seasons on ABC from 1977 to 1984 and stayed in the top ten for six of them. This quiz covers the whole thing: the British sitcom it was copied from, the three pilots it took to get right, Jack's fake sexuality and real cooking school, the Ropers and their replacement Mr. Furley, the Regal Beagle regulars, Suzanne Somers' salary war and one-minute phone calls, the two roommates who followed Chrissy, and the spin-offs at either end. It starts with questions any rerun watcher can answer (who plays Jack, what Janet does for a living) and works up to details for the true fan: what Somers asked for per episode, whose baby is in the opening credits, which real Santa Monica address stood in for the building, and what Norman Fell's contract promised him. Free to use for a classic-TV trivia night. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the series, its spin-offs, its characters and its cast, and each question carries its source. No recycled listicle errors.
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Q 01Which British sitcom was Three's Company based on?
Man About the House
Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer's ITV show ran from 1973 to 1976, with Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Tripp.
Q 02Which actor played Jack Tripper?
John Ritter
He was the son of singing cowboy Tex Ritter and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role in 1984.
Q 03In which California city do Jack, Janet and Chrissy share their apartment?
Santa Monica
The exteriors were shot at 2912 4th Street; the opening credits were filmed on the Santa Monica Pier.
Q 04What lie do the roommates tell the landlord so their new male roommate can stay?
That he is gay
Janet tells Mr. Roper without Jack knowing; Helen Roper works out the truth quickly and keeps the secret.
Q 05What is Janet Wood's job?
Florist
Joyce DeWitt played her for all eight seasons; Chrissy was the guileless secretary.
Q 06What is Chrissy Snow's real first name?
Christmas
Suzanne Somers played her from season one to season five.
Q 07What is Jack studying when the series begins?
Culinary arts
He is a Navy veteran on the G.I. Bill, specialising in French cuisine.
Q 08In which branch of the military had Jack Tripper served?
Navy
After cooking school he got a chef's job at Angelino's before opening his own place.
Q 09What did the show's chef eventually name the restaurant he opened?
Jack's Bistro
The name came from Mr. Furley's plain description of the place.
Q 10Who played landlord Stanley Roper?
Norman Fell
He was in the first three seasons, then came back once as a guest star in season five.
Q 11Which actress played Helen Roper?
Audra Lindley
Helen figures out early that Jack is straight and keeps it from Stanley.
Q 12Who took over as the building manager, Ralph Furley, in 1979?
Don Knotts
He had already won five Emmys as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show.
Q 13How many Emmys had the actor playing Mr. Furley won for playing Barney Fife before joining the show?
Five
TV Guide later ranked him 27th on its list of the 50 greatest TV stars.
Q 14Which actor played Jack's womanising friend Larry Dallas?
Q 21Which season-four character, played by Ann Wedgeworth, was an older woman who chased Jack?
Lana Shields
She lasted a single season.
Q 22How many episodes of Three's Company were made?
172
Season one had only six episodes; season six had 28.
Q 23Which M*A*S*H creator was brought in to help develop the show after the first pilot failed?
Larry Gelbart
His version set the show in a Hollywood building called the Hacienda Palms.
Q 24How many pilots were made before the series went into production in January 1977?
Richard Kline
He was recurring for three seasons and a main cast member for the last five.
Q 15Which three characters appeared in all eight seasons?
Jack, Janet and Larry
Chrissy left after season five, the Ropers after season three, and Mr. Furley only arrived in season four.
Q 16How much per episode did Suzanne Somers demand in her 1980 salary dispute?
$150,000
She was on $30,000 and also wanted 10 per cent of the profits.
Q 17After the dispute, how did Chrissy appear in her final episodes?
Only in a one-minute closing tag scene
Her scenes were taped on separate days, and she never appeared on set with the rest of the cast.
Q 18According to the show, why did Chrissy leave the apartment?
To care for her ailing mother in Fresno
Her cousin Cindy Snow, played by Jenilee Harrison, took her place.
Q 19Who moved into the apartment as Chrissy's clumsy cousin?
Cindy Snow
Jenilee Harrison played her in seasons five and six.
Q 20What was the profession of Terri Alden, the roommate played by Priscilla Barnes from season six?
Nurse
She stayed until the end of the run.
Three
Producers initially worried that Ritter's clumsy portrayal made Jack seem effeminate.
Q 25Who composed the theme song, 'Come and Knock on Our Door'?
Joe Raposo
He also wrote for Sesame Street; session singer Ray Charles and Julia Rinker performed it.
Q 26Whose baby son appears in overalls in the later opening credits, approaching Janet at the zoo?
The lead actor's
That is Jason Ritter, John Ritter's oldest son, who became an actor himself.
Q 27Where were the show's original opening credits shot?
Santa Monica Pier
Later credits moved to the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park with the cast on a zoo tram.
Q 28How many times was each episode performed and taped?
Twice, with two audiences
Cast got the script Monday, rehearsed Tuesday to Thursday and shot on Friday.
Q 29The Ropers' 1979 spin-off was loosely based on which British sitcom?
George and Mildred
That show was itself a spin-off of Man About the House.
Q 30Which future Arrested Development star played the Ropers' snobbish neighbour, a realtor named Brookes?
Jeffrey Tambor
The spin-off ran 28 episodes from March 1979 to May 1980.