Boy Meets Dummy is the ninth episode of Season 6 of Three's Company, and the 109th overall episode of the series. Written by Ellen Guylas and directed by Dave Powers, it first aired 1 December 1981 on ABC.
Summary[]
When Mr. Angelino's daughter Francesca gets the hots for Jack, Jack gets in even hotter water with Angelino, forcing him to come up with a "wife" to ward off her advances. When Terri promises to pose as Mrs. Tripper, but is delayed, Jack tries to pawn off a CPR dummy which she was going to use to instruct the class, as his beloved! Janet quickly takes over as his better half, only to have Terri finally burst in apologizing to her "hubby" for being late! Not only does Jack explain his "two wives" Janet, his present one, and Terri, his ex-wife, as he's fortunately able to persuade Francesca that the two are friendly with one another!
Felipe, as always, has designs on Jack's job as head chef at Angelino's, so he tips off Mr. Angelino. Ready to fire Jack for trying to make moves on Francesca, Angelino shows up at the apartment and berates Jack. Just before he can make good on his threat to can Jack, Terri is able to coax Angelino into thinking that Jack sent Francesca over to attend her CPR class to help him out, as she persuaded him that he wasn't exactly in the best of health. Jack, with the help of Terri and the others, wins the Angelino family back into his good graces.
Trivia[]
- Jenilee Harrison, who plays Cindy Snow, does not appear in this episode.