Chrissy is determined to impress her current beau, Michael Winthrop (Jess Nadelman, "All the President's Men"), a gourmet chef. Predictably, Jack gets roped into preparing a meal for the two of them, under the pretense that Chrissy is doing the cooking. All goes well until Michael makes a criticism and Jack takes it personally, emerging from his hiding place in the kitchen. This leads to a hilarious development as Jack & Michael get over their initial hostility and start discussing their trade. In effect, Jack hijacks her date! And downstairs, Roper is stewing because nagging doubts persist about Jacks' sexuality. We all know that there's no way Roper would let Jack stay in the apartment upstairs if he knew that Jack is indeed straight.
The brightest moments tend to involve characters teasing one another. And since this is 'Three's Company' we're talking about here, naturally at some point a misunderstanding has to crop up. (With Roper misinterpreting Janets' words as she talks about what's going on in the kids' apartment.) Guest star Nadelman is funny, although Norman Fell gets some of the biggest laughs, especially when he's talking about "things getting back to not being normal". You do have to feel bad for Chrissy, though, when she sees her opportunities for a pleasant evening melting away. One of my favorite moments involves Joyce DeWitt saying "Excuuuuse me" as if she's Steve Martin.
A good episode in general.
Eight out of 10.
The brightest moments tend to involve characters teasing one another. And since this is 'Three's Company' we're talking about here, naturally at some point a misunderstanding has to crop up. (With Roper misinterpreting Janets' words as she talks about what's going on in the kids' apartment.) Guest star Nadelman is funny, although Norman Fell gets some of the biggest laughs, especially when he's talking about "things getting back to not being normal". You do have to feel bad for Chrissy, though, when she sees her opportunities for a pleasant evening melting away. One of my favorite moments involves Joyce DeWitt saying "Excuuuuse me" as if she's Steve Martin.
A good episode in general.
Eight out of 10.
