why were there two episodes of threre's company first show ?

Answer 1

because there were 2 different Mr. Ropers
Helen really got around.

actually the original unaired pilot was written by Larry Gelbart and directed by Burt Brinckerhoff. A second pilot was taped with Joyce DeWitt as Janet and Susan Lanier as Chrissy. Denise Galik-Furey was originally cast as Chrissy but suddenly became unavailable shortly before taping.

In the early series pilot, shot in March 1976, there were some differences to the actual show that ran for eight years:

* Norman Fell and Audra Lindley played The Ropers in the pilot, but were named George and Mrs. Roper. As in the UK original, Mrs. Roper was more serious and not zany as in the series.
* The pilot took place in a triplexed apartment area in North Hollywood, called the "Hacienda Palms", but the main series was at an apartment house in Santa Monica.
* John Ritter's character in the pilot was named David Bell, and he was an aspiring filmmaker. The two women roommates in the pilot were played by Valerie Curtin and Susanne Zenor. Their characters were named Jenny and Samantha, respectively.
* The theme song had no real lyrics. The singers just sang "da-da-da-da-da-dum".
* The sets used in the pilot mirrored the main series with the exception of the living room of the three roommates.

Answer 2

They are running a "best of" so they showed highlights, including the first two shows (last night) and this morning they aired 2 firsts of a SECOND version of Three's Company with Jack named David, 2 totally different girls and Mr. Roper as George. (I didn't like those pilots at all).

Answer 3

i don't know