I wanted to know who the hell is Jenny?-LOL The episode description says Mr. Roper pays his neighbor's nephew to take Jenny out on a date. It wasn;t listed who jenny was on the episode guide. So if someone knows who Jenny is please let me know.

Jenny was a character added to the cast in January 1980. Mr. Roper found her sleeping in the attic. Apparently, Jenny couldn't afford her own home so she had been sleeping in the Ropers' house without them knowing about it. Mrs. Roper immediately grew to love Jenny, so she allowed Jenny to live with them.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
Jenny was a character added to the cast in January 1980. Mr. Roper found her sleeping in the attic. Apparently, Jenny couldn't afford her own home so she had been sleeping in the Ropers' house without them knowing about it. Mrs. Roper immediately grew to love Jenny, so she allowed Jenny to live with them.


Yeah I just found out about the Jenny character this month-LOL

Originally posted by Sean Snow
Jenny was a character added to the cast in January 1980. Mr. Roper found her sleeping in the attic. Apparently, Jenny couldn't afford her own home so she had been sleeping in the Ropers' house without them knowing about it. Mrs. Roper immediately grew to love Jenny, so she allowed Jenny to live with them.


Also i have some new info for you out of the May 17-23 TV Guide about the Ropers last airdate on this board.

I liked Jenny.

Jenny was added late trying to save the show. The Ropers needed another character to play off of and Mrs Roper needed something to do. I liked her but her addition is when the show officially jumped the shark. The chemistry was all wrong. Mr Roper had leverage over the kids on TC because he was the landlord. The banter between Mr Roper and his neighbor got old quick. He had no leverage over them and unlike TC, he was not barging into their lives. Also unlike TC, Helen also did not care for the neighbors unlike how she adored the kids on TC.

It was pretty silly how Jenny came into the show. She breaks into the Roper's townhouse and was living there for weeks without them knowing. Then they discover her sleeping in their storage room and Mrs Roper comes to like her. She fixes Stanley's car and fixes Helen's neck pain so they allow her to stay in their home. Just a crazy way to add a character lol.