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Helen's Job

Comedy

20

Dec 13, 1977

A ruffled Helen Roper takes a cafeteria job to teach husband Stanley a lesson, but returns a wreck from the experience.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 24 episodes

Ground Rules,

Jack and Chrissy walk in while Janet is entertaining a date, fostering a new rule on privacy.

20m Sep 13, 1977

Jack Looks for a Job,

Jack, realizing he can't meet his obligations to pay his share of the rent, gets a part-time modeling job only to find out that he's expected to pose nude. Guest Star(s): Sally Kirkland

20m Sep 20, 1977

Janet's Promotion,

Jack and Chrissy apparently do Janet a disfavor by talking her into trying for a promotion at the florist shop where she works.

20m Sep 27, 1977

Strange Bedfellows,

When Chrissy and Janet go away for the weekend, Jack throws a wild party and Stanley Roper gets the morning-after blues.

20m Oct 4, 1999

Chrissy's Date,

Chrissy falls for an older man she meets at the supermarket. Jack is jealous, but he's even more upset when Mr. Roper tells Jack and Janet that she knows the man's wife. Guest Star(s): Dick Sargeant

20m Oct 13, 1999

Alone Together,

Janet moves in with Mrs. Roper while Mr. Roper is away on business, then stews about Jack and Chrissy being alone for the night in the trio's upstairs apartment.

20m Oct 25, 1977

Roper's Car,

Greed tarnishes Mr. Roper's integrity when he is led to believe his old car is a valuable classic after he has sold it for $200 to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy.

20m Nov 1, 1977

Cyrano de Tripper,

Chrissy, whose skills in the kitchen aren't exactly sharp, invites a gourmet to share a home-cooked dinner, then pleads with Jack to be her secret stand-in-chef.

20m Nov 8, 1977

Chrissy's Night Out,

Jack defends Chrissy's honor when a man who misunderstood her friendliness shows up at the apartment and no one knows he's a cop. Guest Star(s): James Cromwell

20m Nov 15, 1977

Stanley Casanova,

Only Jack knows the truth when Chrissy, Janet, and Mrs. Roper think that Stanley is fooling around with another woman.

20m Nov 22, 1977

Janet's High School Sweetheart,

Janet loses her cool when the groovy guy and campus Adonis of her high school shows up for a date, and Jack and Chrissy conspire to leave them alone in the apartment.

20m Nov 29, 1977

Jack's Uncle,

Roper's on a rampage for the rent so Jack's visiting uncle, a charming rascal, passes him a bad check.

20m Dec 6, 1977

Helen's Job,

A ruffled Helen Roper takes a cafeteria job to teach husband Stanley a lesson, but returns a wreck from the experience.

20m Dec 13, 1977

Three's Christmas,

Jack, Janet, and Chrissy plot to escape a boring Christmas party alone with the Ropers because the three roommates are invited to a big bash the same night.

20m Dec 20, 1977

The Gift,

Jack becomes caught in a dilemma when Chrissy believes he has bought her an expensive birthday present and the gift turns out to be a surprise for Roper's wife.

20m Jan 3, 1977

The Rivals,

Jack becomes entangled in a feud between his two roommates when Janet accuses Chrissy of stealing a handsome young executive from her.

19m Jan 10, 1977

The Baby Sitters,

A tiny tyke terrorizes Jack and Chrissy with the threat of tears after Janet presses them into service as inexperienced, substitute sitters.

19m Jan 17, 1978

Home Movies,

Chrissy cranks out amateur movies of Jack and Janet, and is misled into thinking she has an "interesting" talent for film making.

20m Jan 24, 1978

Jack in the Flower Shop,

All work no play makes Jack an angry boy when Janet hires him to work for her and acts like a tough boss.

20m Jan 31, 1978

Jack's Navy Pal,

When Jack, Chrissy, and Janet set out for a gourmet dinner for the Ropers - designed to stave off an expected rent hike - the " meanest" sailor from Jack's navy days arrives and wrecks the evening.

20m Feb 3, 1978

Will the Real Jack Tripper...,

Jack is in a panic - and in the doghouse with Chrissy and Janet - when a young pregnant woman arrives at the house and names him as the father.

20m Feb 14, 1989

Days of Beer and Weeds,

Jack, Chrissy, and Janet find out how far Mr. Roper's garden has gone to pot when they find some unusual plants while weeding it.

20m Feb 21, 1978

Chrissy Come Home,

An unexpected visit from Chrissy's father, the minister, throws the kids into a panic. Jack decides to move out temporarily but Reverend Snow arrives before Jack can leave. Fumbling for an explanation, Janet blurts out that she and Jack are married.

20m Feb 28, 1978

Bird Song,

Jack and Chrissy offer to baby-sit for Stanley Roper's parakeet in exchange for a couple of concert tickets.

19m May 9, 1978