Three's Company, Jack Riiter and Joyce DeWitt

Three’s Company star, Joyce DeWitt who was well known for her role as Janet Wood, celebrated a little too much this past fourth of July. I decided not to show her horrible police mug shot. She looked like a scared frazzled deer in headlights, and sometimes I do have a heart.
I think the vintage picture above from Three’s Company is just as appropriate. The looks on their faces says it all.
 
I guess the police thought her driving past a barricade was a big no-no, and rightly so. And then I heard a few days later, that Eddie Mekka, 57, known for his role as Carmine Ragusa aka “The Big Ragu” who starred on the Laverne and Shirley show, was also arrested for DUI after he got in an accident. What on earth is going on people? Geez! Take a cab or have a friend drive you home for cripes sake.

DeWitt who is now 60, and has been very active in theatre and charity groups, over the years. I checked out her website, but wasn’t very impressed. It is poorly made, with a skipping song loop, and she sells autographed pictures of herself for $25.00 plus shipping. I am not trying to be a biotch….. but I’ll pass. Sorry!

The Associated Press reported:

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - An actress who starred on the hit television series “Three’s Company” has been arrested in Southern California and cited for drunken driving.

Police say Joyce DeWitt, who played the character Janet Wood on the popular show, was pulled over Saturday afternoon after she drove past a barricade near a park in El Segundo.

Sgt. Danny Kim says an officer arrested the 60-year-old DeWitt after he observed signs she had been drinking and gave her field sobriety tests.

Kim says DeWitt was booked at the Police Department, cited and released on her own recognizance.

 

And on to Mekka… although Carmine was never one of my favorites on the Laverne and Shirley show, I used to love the way Shirley would shake her shoulders walking towards Carmine and would try to act sexy, so she could get her way.Worked like a charm every time! Even though they never did ”vo-dee-oh-doh”

Eddie Mekka who played Shirley’s beau Carmine on Laverne & Shirley, was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas.
According to reports, Vegas cops arrived on the scene Friday after getting a call about a ‘’suspected drunk driver” who had been in an accident. The ”Big Ragu,” 57, is actually not a has-been. The Massachusetts native says on his official website that he’s been busy doing a nightclub act, Off Broadway theater and some TV stuff (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).

The "Big Ragu" Back In The Day

Now I don’t know what the story is behind these arrests. Perhaps DeWitt never got over the drama of the Three’s Company Suzanne Summers fiasco. It couldn’t have been easy playing second fiddle to Chrissy and her little bouncing boobs.
Or maybe Mekka is still struggling after not being on a hit sitcom any more. One can only speculate.

I used to watch Three’s Company and Laverne and Shirley religiously back in the day.
With John Ritter gone, Suzanne Sommers being a breast cancer survivor, and now the arrests of DeWitt and Mekka for drunk driving, it just made me feel very sad. Hopefully these arrests are just a case of a little over indulgence and not a serious problem for the two.
But famous or not, there is never a good reason for anyone to drink and drive. PERIOD.

Source: Queen