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A recurring joke I don't get or find funny...


A few times on the show Jack would say that he is living with two girls to another man.
This got his mind going right into the gutter thinking that Jack is having sex with both of them.

I don't get it why that would be every time it would get mentioned.

Did men and women not live together as platonic roommates back then?
Must have been a new thing that Jack and the girls created, I guess.

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The concept of this show was outdated at the time of the show. He also wouldn't have to pretend to be gay to have female roommates.

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He didn’t pretend because of mass social beliefs.

He did it because of Mr. Roper.

Roper was the one who had a problem with Jack living with the girls.

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I verified that you are correct. That makes the show even more unbelievable. in LA of late 70's a landlord wouldn't be used to unmarried people living together.

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It’s called a TV show.

Not reality.

You set up a scenario.

The audience turns on their suspension of disbelief.

And enjoy.

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Thanks for your input.

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the concept of the show is that this would never happen in the 70's.

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Back in the 1970's, it was frowned upon to be living with a member of the opposite sex unless you were married.

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It was deplorable. Not funny.
It was as embarrassing to watch today as it was then.
LAZY writing with canned laughter for effect.
This was written for teenage boys who never even listened to the dialogue.
T&A were all it promised and failed to deliver. Most of the 70's comedies were like this.
The only difference with the 80's was they no longer tried to sell it as "family friendly".
Hypocritical to the point nauseous.

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Simp alert!

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On tv, it was a new thing. It caused quite an uproar at the time.

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No

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The whole show is not funny in a modern lens.

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It's not not funny because it's un-PC. It's not funny because it's just bad.

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Think about the 60's and 70's... Drugs and free love.

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