“Also, on that same network was the ongoing running joke that John Ritter’s “Jack Tripper,” on the also wildly popular “Three’s Company,” was gay so that he could live in a rented apartment with two buxom beauties, which presented yet another promotion of cohabitation among randy men and sexy women.”
Ok, this is a bit of a stretch. If “Three’s Company” is too bawdy for you, then we will need to start burning Shakespeare too.
I was forced to watch “Three’s Company” once. It was disgusting.
It wasn't that it was too bawdy. I think the author was suggesting that it was an early that started putting gay characters in our faces (albeit with a character that was presumably only pretending to be gay).