Thursday, November 05, 2026
Three's Company 50th Anniversary NYC Event Recap; Disney+ Reveals Details for A Proud Family Wizmas
On Monday night, we attended a special Three's Company Reading in honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the beloved sitcom. The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health presented an "Evening From the Heart," a special live NYC stage reading at Joe's Pub (fitting for the Regal Beagle!). The live reading celebrated the show's late star John Ritter while raising funds to support the Foundation's aortic health mission.
Original cast member Joyce DeWitt co-hosted alongside Ritter's widow and actress, Amy Yasbeck. Richard Kline, who originated the role of Larry Dallas, performed as the evening's narrator, alongside Jason Biggs, who stepped into Ritter's iconic role of Jack Tripper, with Christine Taylor as Chrissy Snow, Bellamy Young as Janet Wood, Richard Kind as Stanley Roper, and Susie Essman as Helen Roper. The reading was for the very first episode "A Man About the House." Amy Yasbeck played the guest role of Patricia Crawford. One of Ritter's sons, Tyler Ritter talked about the Foundation and how its work to advance aortic health carries forward Ritter's legacy.
The event was well done with the live reading a big hit with the crowd and after 50 years the first episode is still very funny. We talked to Joyce DeWitt, Richard Kline and Tyler Ritter on the red carpet about Three's Company and also the John Ritter Foundation. We will post the videos on our YouTube channel, so stay tuned.
Also in attendance in the audience was Jordan Charney who played Mr. Angelino on the show. Special guests who also attended included Ben Stiller, Ella Stiller, Kathy Najimy, Dan Finnerty, Krista Braun and Isabella Coben. Finnerty sang the theme song before the reading began. The NYC event kicked off a multi-city "Three's Company: Come And Knock On Our Door" 50th anniversary tour and will expand to Dallas, Cleveland and Los Angeles in 2027.
Disney+ revealed the festive trailer for the new stop-motion holiday special A Proud Family Wizmas, which will premiere Saturday, November 14. A Proud Family Wizmas, a song-filled stop-motion holiday special, follows Penny Proud after she inadvertently destroys Christmas as we know it and then reluctantly agrees to make things right and save Christmas for the children of Emilyville and the world. The new trailer highlights the artistry behind the stop-motion characters while teasing a whimsical holiday journey as the Proud family embraces the spirit of the season.
The cast of A Proud Family Wizmas includes Kyla Pratt (Penny Proud), Tommy Davidson (Oscar Proud), Paula Jai Parker (Trudy Proud), JoMarie Payton (Suga Mama), Cedric the Entertainer (Uncle Bobby), Karen Malina White (Dijonay Jones), Soleil Moon Frye (Zoey Howzer), Alisa Reyes (LaCienega Boulevardez), Carlos Mencia (Felix Boulevardez), Alvaro Gutierrez (Papi), Raquel Lee Bolleau (Nubia Gross) and Melissa De Sousa (Sunset Boulevardez).
Guest stars include Anderson .Paak (Mall Elf), Lil Rel Howery (Bubble), JB Smoove (Mall Santa), Karlous Miller (Benny), Tone Loc (Penny Loc), Earthquake (Big Mack), Luenell (Belinda), Affion Crockett (Billy) and the return of guest star Gabrielle Union (Talia Rogue).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, November 6
Happy's Place - "Full Gabby" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie notices Val shutting down all of Gabby's ideas, only for Val to point out that Bobbie does the same thing; Steve tries some new tactics to manage his obsessive-compulsive disorder on an unknowing Isabella.
Newlyweds - "We'll Never Have Paris" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
James and Jeanie can't get a moment alone during their at-home mini-moon.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 2)
Friday, November 6
- Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Watch Sarah on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere/Nightcap) - Jeff appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts/The Knights of Prosperity/Better Off Ted) - Maz is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Mindy Kaling (Running Point/The Mindy Project/The Office) - ABC's Good Morning America has Deals & Steals with actress Mindy and ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson sometime between 7-9am.
- Bill Hader (Barry) - Bill talks about The Cat in the Hat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry discusses how therapy has changed his life, the two words he lives by and his new children's book, Detective Duck: The Mystery of the Flash Flood, on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings. He also drops by to surprise Drew and talk about the fourth installment of his children's book series, Detective Duck: The Mystery of the Flash Flood, on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Hailee Steinfeld (Dickinson) - Hailee talks about Disney's Hexed on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Rob Riggle (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Golan the Insatiable/Gary Unmarried) - NBC's Today catches up with Rob in the 9am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Nora Singley is joining Pilar Valdes and Valerie for some cooking with Drew and Ross at the tasting table on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Andy can be heard on the Morning Mashup on SiriusXM.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/20/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
More Recent and Upcoming TV DVD and Blu-ray Releases / TV Shows on DVD, Blu-ray and Prime Video / DVD Reviews Archive
Recent SitcomsOnline.com News Blog Posts
Sitcoms Online Main Page
Contact Us