I think Janet was a wonderfull roomate she was kind and loving to everybody ALWAYS willing to help jack or the girls get out of trouble that does not sound like a bitch at all. now talking about Terry i like her too. :)

Vegas girl why are you such a Janet hater?:confused:

Janet could be rough on Jack, but she was NOT a bitch. Don't listen to Vegas Girl, Mrs. Ralph Furley, she doesn't know what she's talking about!

Read the examples of her behavior in the "Terri" post. All true.

I didn't have time to list them all.

How can you say she WASN'T bitchy, bossy, and/or condescending?

I don't think Janet was like that, at least I never noticed it. Janet could get bossy sometimes, but she works at a flower shop, I can understand that. I thought Janet was a great character, she was so relatable, and just really down-to-earth. She's one of my favorite characters :D

If that's the way they wanted her character to be, I think Joyce did a fine job portraying her. However, I still think JANET was more snotty than sweet.

SHe just wanted to make sure that her roomates(especially Jack) don't break rule about fooling around with another roomate

Originally posted by Vegas Girl
If that's the way they wanted her character to be, I think Joyce did a fine job portraying her. However, I still think JANET was more snotty than sweet.

Good for you, that's your opinion.

and we are entitled to ours, just like she is.

I don't think Janet's a bitch, I think she was just spunky and wanted to keep everything under control (keeping Jack from fooling around with roommates). She could get a little jealous at times, or snotty, but who doesn't?

She had moments of sweetness, and I wouldnt say she was "A bitch" but she was definately bitchy and controlling, and couldnt trust anyone. i realize that alot of the time Larry caused the situation to look like Jack was terribly at fault (in some way or another), but it frustrated me how Janet could never come out and say anything, you would think after all the time, she would have learned to say exactly what she thought was going on.

Then again, that would have destroyed the premise of the show ;)

and I think it should be pointed out that just because someone thinks Janet's a bitch doesnt mean that they think she is a bad character

Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, and in mine Janet was Not a bitch.

Yes, she got tough sometimes, & was bossy on other times. But she had good intentions. And she was infact the only roomate you could actually count on. She was smart, sensible, reliable & always ready to help.

In fact if her character would have been protrayed as anything other than what she was then not only would the show ever become successful but it would been the one of the most idiotic. I think every comedy needs a balance & Janet was just that for Three's Company. Infact while Cindy, Chrissy & Terri did get on my nerves sometimes, Janet was the only female roomie that didn't.

And one more thing is that this show aired in the 70s, unlike today it was not very open to the concept of a single guy living with two single women, they needed someone like Janet to keep everything in check. Who knows, if they didnt have someone like her, maybe something not so smart would have happened between the Jack & his girl roomies that would have put a ban on the show. lol. :D

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She was bossy at times, but, in my opinion, the good far out weighs the bad with Janet. As Jjlover said, she was "smart, sensible, reliable & always ready to help." She had some negative things to her, but everyone does. Overall, though, she was a great person.

That's my opinion. I have come to the final conclusion that Janet rocks. Not that this is related to this topic, but I just can't see how Chrissy was the most popular character in the show when it came out in the 70's. According to something I read. She's my least favorite.

If you read the book Come and Knock on Our Door Joyce DeWitt was not happy about the way Janet came off heavy handed in the early seasons of Three's Company. She fought the producers and writers to soften Janet. I did not like Janet when the show first came on. She was too controlling and came across parental towards Jack and Chrissy. Then when she had her hair curly she was looking too plain and still controlling and bossy.

When the fourth season rolled around she cut her hair and wore it straight like Joan Jett with it spike. Janet became more likable and loosen up. The new hairstyle and more bolder in her wardrobe gave Janet a new lease on life.

The fifth season during the Suzanne Somers drama you can tell Joyce was not having a great time. Janet became more grounded as a person.

The sixth season came when Terri moved in and Janet definitely was getting hotter to watch as she did more hair changes and dressing up better.

The seventh and eighth seasons Janet became more mature and not needing to be controlling and acting like a den parent. Her hair got longer and was wearing shorter skirts. Wow!!!

The character of Janet took off to a whole different level when Priscilla Barnes came on. So many people knocked Priscilla but if you watch the chemistry between Joyce and Priscilla it is much better than it was with Suzanne Somers. The first three seasons they gave Janet that plain Jane look to give Suzanne (Chrissy) the attention.

Personally I preferred Janet over Chrissy anyday. Joyce DeWitt is far better looking and attractive than Suzanne Somers. Today Joyce still looks hotter than ever.

If you watch every season when Joyce DeWitt changed her hairstyle she was changing the character of Janet through that. The writers wanted to keep Janet the way she was in the early seasons.

Every sitcom needs to have a voice of reason. Janet was the one.

I think Janet was the exact opposite of the voice of reason, in fact, she was always the one believing in completely outlandish things and causing the misunderstandings

Also, I thought Janet was by far the most attractive in the first season, I thought she was very goodlooking then, but it was downhill from there, she also looks as if she has aged terribly, that must just be me though, in the thing she does on the season two DVD her face is sunken in, she looks like she has been overstressed, seeing as she has spent the last 20 years doing virtually nothing, I dont know what could have given her such a stressful existance.

I swear I do like Janet, but I dont think the show had a voice of reason, if anything, I think the fact that Chrissy was unable to understand complicated issues mae her the closest thing to a voice of reason (until Terri showed up). Janet and Jack always got crazy ideas about what was going on, and Chrissy tended to look at things exactly how they were, which was more reasonable then the things Jack and Janet thought were going on.

That's just plain ******** there was nothing wrong with janet. she just had a bad temper and wanted to make sure nobody was getting out of hand, but she was sweet and caring and very funny.

I agree with Thirteen Inch about Janet believing the outlandish. She often eavesdropped on people's conversations, then jumped to the wrong conclusion. She needed to mind her own business.

Originally posted by Vegas Girl
I agree with Thirteen Inch about Janet believing the outlandish. She often eavesdropped on people's conversations, then jumped to the wrong conclusion. She needed to mind her own business.

Oh well she didn't .. her jumping to conclusions was part of the show ... everyone did that! I remember Jack, Terri, Cindy, Larry, The Ropers, RF, and Chrissy doing that, so I guess noone could mind their own business.

Originally posted by Vegas Girl
I agree with Thirteen Inch about Janet believing the outlandish. She often eavesdropped on people's conversations, then jumped to the wrong conclusion. She needed to mind her own business.

Hello! The whole show was about misunderstanding! Everyone eavesdropped on everyone else, and they all jumped to conclusions! Janet wasn't the only one. That was what made the show so funny! Duh!:rolleyes:

I know Roper thought Chrissy was pregnant...but of the roommates...it's always Janet standing there listening to something. I don't see the others do that.

who cares whos eavesdropping on who, thats what makes the show funny even if it was janet most of the time..jack eavesdropped many times and i can recall terri doing it once or twice as well

Originally posted by iloveJohn4
who cares whos eavesdropping on who, thats what makes the show funny even if it was janet most of the time..jack eavesdropped many times and i can recall terri doing it once or twice as well

Yeah so do I! Without the eavesdropping and misunderstandings, Three's Company wouldn't have been as funny as it was.

Originally posted by Trippergrl
Yeah so do I! Without the eavesdropping and misunderstandings, Three's Company wouldn't have been as funny as it was.

Originally Posted By ilovejohn4 who cares whos eavesdropping on who, thats what makes the show funny even if it was janet most of the time..jack eavesdropped many times and i can recall terri doing it once or twice as well

Thank you guys for agreeing with me!:wave:

Three's Company would have been the most boring show if not for all the eavesdropping & the misunderstandings. And like Jack's Girl, Trippergrl & Ilovejohn4 said, everyone eavesdropped on everyone. I recall Jack, Ropers, RF, Terri & Chrissy evesdropping too so it was not just Janet.

And whats the big deal about eavesdropping anyway, it only created hilarious misunderstandings. The fact That Janet (& Jack) were the ones who most often eavesdropped only made the show more hilarious, both Jack & Janet made the funniest faces ever. :D

OK OK, I know it's funny about the misunderstandings, but it's not just about the eavesdropping.

I didn't like how Janet often didn't trust Jack or believe him when he was telling the truth.

She often got mad at Jack over little things and got very snippy.

She went overboard displaying a bad temper when Terri got the date with Bob instead of her.

She lied to Mr. Furley so he would take her to an expensive restaurant by telling him it was a hot pick-up spot.

She often expected Jack to take her to lunch or to a movie. Seems like she's just looking for a meal ticket.

Janet insisted on meeting Jack & Agnes for drinks, and when Terri said to leave them alone, Janet said "Allright", and made a snotty face to Terri. Then she STILL kept going into the restaurant!


I still don't get why you all like her so much.

Originally posted by Vegas Girl
OK OK, I know it's funny about the misunderstandings, but it's not just about the eavesdropping.

I didn't like how Janet often didn't trust Jack or believe him when he was telling the truth.

She often got mad at Jack over little things and got very snippy.

She went overboard displaying a bad temper when Terri got the date with Bob instead of her.

She lied to Mr. Furley so he would take her to an expensive restaurant by telling him it was a hot pick-up spot.

She often expected Jack to take her to lunch or to a movie. Seems like she's just looking for a meal ticket.


Janet insisted on meeting Jack & Agnes for drinks, and when Terri said to leave them alone, Janet said "Allright", and made a snotty face to Terri. Then she STILL kept going into the restaurant!


I still don't get why you all like her so much.


Ok Ok so we got your point too, you don't like her. And thats completely fine coz everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

And to answer your question, maybe we like her because she IS a really beautiful & sweet person.

Also to respond to your statement that Janet always got mad at Jack or didnt believe in him, the fact is that here again it was not just Janet, I recall Chrissy, Cindy & Terri doing the same thing. I agree that it was not really nice for not believing in him, but Jack sometimes did lie to his roomates & sometimes did hurt their feelings (and vice versa ofcourse) but that happens between any friends & like any friends they did love & care for eachother.

And to sum it all up all the points you made about Janet may be true, but I can't believe that you can't recall any of her good points. And she had so many. Its like they say, "everybody remembers what you did wrong, but never what you did right".

And also like Janet, all the other characters did have flaws too, again if you were to sit & think you could come up with atleast the same no.of flaws (or maybe even more) that you found in Janet with every other character.

Please don't take this the wrong way. I'm not trying to pick a fight. The only point i want to make is that Janet was not the only one. Most of them, did lie, were intrusive, overprotective, and maybe a little arrogant sometimes.

Originally posted by Vegas Girl
OK OK, I know it's funny about the misunderstandings, but it's not just about the eavesdropping.

I didn't like how Janet often didn't trust Jack or believe him when he was telling the truth.

She often got mad at Jack over little things and got very snippy.

She went overboard displaying a bad temper when Terri got the date with Bob instead of her.

She lied to Mr. Furley so he would take her to an expensive restaurant by telling him it was a hot pick-up spot.

She often expected Jack to take her to lunch or to a movie. Seems like she's just looking for a meal ticket.

Janet insisted on meeting Jack & Agnes for drinks, and when Terri said to leave them alone, Janet said "Allright", and made a snotty face to Terri. Then she STILL kept going into the restaurant!


I still don't get why you all like her so much.

Who cares if you don't like Janet? We all do, so stop trying to bring us down about her flaws. Every character has flaws, NOONE IS PERFECT! When Janet lied to RF, it was only once, Janet wasn't a liar. I don't remember her looking for a meal, she had money, she had a job, she could buy anything she wanted, so its not like she was begging Jack for a meal. Janet didn't trust Jack sometimes because, well, sometimes Jack couldn't be trusted. It's not like he was a sneak but he did things that the girls couldn't trust him about. It wasn't just Janet in that case. I still like Janet, you can hate her and say mean things about her, but its not changing my opinion about her. And like I said before, NONE OF THE CHARACTERS WERE PERFECT! so don't expect them to be.

Originally posted by Trippergrl
Who cares if you don't like Janet? We all do, so stop trying to bring us down about her flaws. Every character has flaws, NOONE IS PERFECT! When Janet lied to RF, it was only once, Janet wasn't a liar. I don't remember her looking for a meal, she had money, she had a job, she could buy anything she wanted, so its not like she was begging Jack for a meal. Janet didn't trust Jack sometimes because, well, sometimes Jack couldn't be trusted. It's not like he was a sneak but he did things that the girls couldn't trust him about. It wasn't just Janet in that case. I still like Janet, you can hate her and say mean things about her, but its not changing my opinion about her. And like I said before, NONE OF THE CHARACTERS WERE PERFECT! so don't expect them to be.


YOU SAID IT.:clap: :thumbsup:

vegas girl, are you forgetting this show was about LIFE and living together...do you expect every moment to be perfect and janet to be prancing around smiling every second...in response to her bad temper, i think everyones entitled to one now and then aand maybe she was pmsing lol..in response to her expecting jack to take her places, how do you know that he was paying for everything...youre pointing out every single bad thing about her and forgetting all the good...we can like who we want to and you can like who you want to so i dont think we need to fight about it.

Originally posted by iloveJohn4
vegas girl, are you forgetting this show was about LIFE and living together...do you expect every moment to be perfect and janet to be prancing around smiling every second...in response to her bad temper, i think everyones entitled to one now and then aand maybe she was pmsing lol..in response to her expecting jack to take her places, how do you know that he was paying for everything...youre pointing out every single bad thing about her and forgetting all the good...we can like who we want to and you can like who you want to so i dont think we need to fight about it.

AMEN! :yourock: :thanks: :clap

Originally posted by jjlover
YOU SAID IT.:clap: :thumbsup:

Thank you :D

Janet was not beautiful or especially sweet.

As I have said, she wasnt a bad character, but if you look at her as a person, and not as a TV character, she certainly isnt someone I would want to spend to much time around.

I think that the show could have actually ended with Jack and Terri together, just because Terri was so sweet. John and Joyce had great onscreen chemistry, but their characters could never have been together, they had too much of a mother-son relationship, and I dont think that Jack was dealing with an Oedipus Complex

Originally posted by Trippergrl
Who cares if you don't like Janet? We all do, so stop trying to bring us down about her flaws. Every character has flaws, NOONE IS PERFECT! When Janet lied to RF, it was only once, Janet wasn't a liar. I don't remember her looking for a meal, she had money, she had a job, she could buy anything she wanted, so its not like she was begging Jack for a meal. Janet didn't trust Jack sometimes because, well, sometimes Jack couldn't be trusted. It's not like he was a sneak but he did things that the girls couldn't trust him about. It wasn't just Janet in that case. I still like Janet, you can hate her and say mean things about her, but its not changing my opinion about her. And like I said before, NONE OF THE CHARACTERS WERE PERFECT! so don't expect them to be.

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Okay, here's what I think.

About Janet not trusting Jack, he had done things that would bring down the trust of anyone who knew him. It's not like Jack is a perfect person who is honest every moment and mean little Janet won't trust him:rolleyes:

About the eavesdropping, if everyone kept to themselves and never eavesdropped, the show would be BORING! That's what makes the episodes interesting, the misunderstanding following the eavesdropping. And everyone had their share of nosiness. But if they didn't there would be no point in watching the show and we probably wouldn't even be coming to this board to discuss the show.

And about Janet lying to RF, that was only once. EVERYONE has lied in their life. She had a job, she wasn't a poor person sitting on the street begging and cheating people out of food.

And your opinion of Janet is your opinion, and you're entitled to it. But it won't be changing anyone else's. Arguments like this only serve one purpose, to get all of the Janet fans to defend her.

one more thing to add about the lying part...everyone lies and the entire show was based on one big lie-that jack was gay...they all lied to furley many times it wasnt just janet

"The entire show was based on one big lie...that Jack was gay."

Edit: And who STARTED that lie?

I'll give you a hint. Her name starts with a J. :D

Actually they all told that lie. But Janet lied because she CARED about Jack so much that she wanted him to live with them.

Actually, they had just met so they couldn't have cared about each other - they barely knew each other. The girls decided to keep him because they thought he was good looking and could cook. It was to benefit them.

I don't agree on that. It's because they wanted company (as in the title) and thought he'd be a good roommate. They didn't just take advantage of him, they actually cared about him.

wow,what an argument....threes company is my favorite show of all time,all the characters were great,including extras.....

as for janet....she is probley my favorite character in the show...why??she just is....

Aww. I love Janet. The fact that she was short made me love her a lot. :lol: She was bossy at times, but I don't think she would be classified as a bitch.

I pity da' fool who thinks Janet's a bitch. :mrt:

Janet is fantastic! She was the glue that held the show together. I especially love it when she overreacts to a misunderstanding because then she's hilarious.

I love Janet! She is my second favorite character (my first is Jack). Sure she can be bossy at times, but thats what makes her so funny!

Originally posted by Honey Bear
She was the glue that held the show together.

I agree with that 100%. Without Janet the whole show would have fallen apart. She was a great character who showed only concern and love for her roommates. Even if she came across bossy at times, it's because she cared.

Originally posted by Honey Bear
I pity da' fool who thinks Janet's a bitch.
Janet is fantastic! She was the glue that held the show together. I especially love it when she overreacts to a misunderstanding because then she's hilarious.



Originally posted by Avril's Sk8er Boi
I agree with that 100%. Without Janet the whole show would have fallen apart. She was a great character who showed only concern and love for her roommates. Even if she came across bossy at times, it's because she cared.


I agree too. Janet was indeed the glue that held the show together. Without her the roomates as well as the show would have fallen apart.

Originally posted by jjlover
I agree too. Janet was indeed the glue that held the show together. Without her the roomates as well as the show would have fallen apart.

:D To me Janet was like the spice that made the show interesting. Joyce was an excellent actress and she did a great job portraying Janet.

Originally posted by Vegas Girl
"The entire show was based on one big lie...that Jack was gay."

Edit: And who STARTED that lie?

I'll give you a hint. Her name starts with a J. :D

So? Janet may have started the lie, but Chrissy and Jack, Terri, Cindy, Larry, etc..... were all willing participants in that lie, I didn't see Janet holding a gun to their heads to force them to continue this lie.

So you would rather Jack have been out on the streets, than Janet tell one little lie for Jack to have a nice apartment to live in? :rolleyes:

The others went along with it because J & J were there first, and they would have been mad at the other girl for blabbing. Since the other girls were newcomers, it's not their place to tell the landlord what's been going on.

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
So? Janet may have started the lie, but Chrissy and Jack, Terri, Cindy, Larry, etc..... were all willing participants in that lie, I didn't see Janet holding a gun to their heads to force them to continue this lie.

So you would rather Jack have been out on the streets, than Janet tell one little lie for Jack to have a nice apartment to live in? :rolleyes:

:clap

btw cool avatar Angela:cool:

Originally posted by Avril's Sk8er Boi
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btw cool avatar Angela:cool:

thanks :D

I agree about Janet starting the lie that Jack was gay. She didn't want to see Jack thrown out onto the street so she kindly told a little lie so Jack could have a nice, comfortable home. That just shows how kind and caring she was.

Originally posted by Angela Micelli
So? Janet may have started the lie, but Chrissy and Jack, Terri, Cindy, Larry, etc..... were all willing participants in that lie, I didn't see Janet holding a gun to their heads to force them to continue this lie.

So you would rather Jack have been out on the streets, than Janet tell one little lie for Jack to have a nice apartment to live in?

Originally posted by Avril's Sk8er Boi
I agree about Janet starting the lie that Jack was gay. She didn't want to see Jack thrown out onto the street so she kindly told a little lie so Jack could have a nice, comfortable home. That just shows how kind and caring she was.

You guys ROCK!!! :clap: :rotflmao:

Originally posted by jjlover
You guys ROCK!!! :clap: :rotflmao:

thanks:D

NP :D :wave:

Originally posted by jjlover
You guys ROCK!!! :clap: :rotflmao:

thanks :D

I love how Janet gets bashed for lying, and yet Chrissy, Larry and Jack don't :grr:

we all know Larry is a sleeze bag...a hilarious sleeze bag


I dont know, it is kind of a bad situation, because Jack DOES lie, but alot of the time he actually has a good reason, or larry got him in some sort of trouble, and he is scared of telling Janet because she will be too judgemental. Sometimes, Jack is legitimately at fault and Janet is right to be upset.

Jack had a major weakness for women, even if they were hardly attractive and didnt have a good personality.

I think that while Janet made for good television, she was simply too frustrating in some episodes.

Janet was definately a good character, and really wasnt that bad of a person, all I have been trying to see, is that she was far too cynical towards Jack, and he was far too worried about her being judgemental for them to ever marry/date

Janet didn't do anything the other characters didn't do and they where all funny and that's why we watch them till this day so many years later. :wave:

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Originally posted by MRS. Ralph Furley
Janet didn't do anything the other characters didn't do and they where all funny and that's why we watch them till this day so many years later. :wave:

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Originally posted by MRS. Ralph Furley
Janet didn't do anything the other characters didn't do and they where all funny and that's why we watch them till this day so many years later. :wave:

Very well said; I could not agree more!

Originally posted by Avril's Sk8er Boi
I don't agree on that. It's because they wanted company (as in the title) and thought he'd be a good roommate. They didn't just take advantage of him, they actually cared about him.

Not quite true. In the pilot the girls are searching for a new roommate because they couldn't pay the rent by themselves and they couldn't cook either. Jack was an excellent chef who was looking for a place to stay. It had nothing to do with the girls needing "company".

Originally posted by Mrs. Ducky
Not quite true. In the pilot the girls are searching for a new roommate because they couldn't pay the rent by themselves and they couldn't cook either. Jack was an excellent chef who was looking for a place to stay. It had nothing to do with the girls needing "company".


and Jack never had any money to pay the rent either, but he cooked for them because the girls sucked at it, they loved, and took care of each other period. ;)

Janet is not a bitch. She is a great friend, she always tried to help her friends out maybe her ideas weren't always the most smart but that was what made it funny that they tried for each other and no matter how silly or dumb the idea may have been they all pulled together. She is the funniest character to me, I am not much into Physical Comdey, I loved it more when the roomates had something funny to say or their reactions on one another so that is what Janet does the most. And I don't really think she was bossy either, she just tried to keep things together. The show would have not been as funny if all of them had the same personality. But everyone has their own opinon, and its hard to change that, so I don't really care what people say Janet is my fav. and I def. don't think she is a bitch.

Originally posted by Janet Tripper
Janet is not a bitch. She is a great friend, she always tried to help her friends out maybe her ideas weren't always the most smart but that was what made it funny that they tried for each other and no matter how silly or dumb the idea may have been they all pulled together. She is the funniest character to me, I am not much into Physical Comdey, I loved it more when the roomates had something funny to say or their reactions on one another so that is what Janet does the most. And I don't really think she was bossy either, she just tried to keep things together. The show would have not been as funny if all of them had the same personality. But everyone has their own opinon, and its hard to change that, so I don't really care what people say Janet is my fav. and I def. don't think she is a bitch.

I agree! :D

Originally posted by Mrs. Ducky
Not quite true. In the pilot the girls are searching for a new roommate because they couldn't pay the rent by themselves and they couldn't cook either. Jack was an excellent chef who was looking for a place to stay. It had nothing to do with the girls needing "company".

Well, Janet thought Jack was good-looking :grineyes: and Chrissy agreed. So I guess that would fit as the "company" aspect.

I love Janet but over the course of the series I think some of her negative behavior was due to sexual frustration from having a deep-seated crush on Jack. Janet tended to get very jealous if Jack made a fuss over the other roommate. She kind of wanted his sole attention and approval whenever possible. Even a last season episode like Forget Me Not Janet was giddy when Jack thought Terri was skinny. Of course shame on Jack too, because he made the comment and laughed along with Janet. :devil::devil: <= J/J

As for Janet's den mother behavior, it was Chrissy who ASKED Janet to be the sexual watchdog of the apartment. Janet didn't seem too thrilled with the proposition of the job though.

Hmm ... I guess, in the beginning, Janet might've decided to go along with the entire scheme of her being watchdog and the charade of Jack's homosexuality because maybe she felt that it was a good deal to have Jack as platonic eye-candy in the apt. Maybe Janet might've felt Jack was totally out of her league and would've never associated with her otherwise. (Remember, Jack was all over Chrissy in the beginning of the series.) I don't really consider Chrissy's POV since I feel Janet was the real mastermind that got the situation of them all living together to come to fruition.

Originally posted by Honey Bear
Well, Janet thought Jack was good-looking :grineyes: and Chrissy agreed. So I guess that would fit as the "company" aspect.

I love Janet but over the course of the series I think some of her negative behavior was due to sexual frustration from having a deep-seated crush on Jack. Janet tended to get very jealous if Jack made a fuss over the other roommate. She kind of wanted his sole attention and approval whenever possible. Even a last season episode like Forget Me Not Janet was giddy when Jack thought Terri was skinny. Of course shame on Jack too, because he made the comment and laughed along with Janet. :devil::devil: <= J/J

As for Janet's den mother behavior, it was Chrissy who ASKED Janet to be the sexual watchdog of the apartment. Janet didn't seem too thrilled with the proposition of the job though.

Hmm ... I guess, in the beginning, Janet might've decided to go along with the entire scheme of her being watchdog and the charade of Jack's homosexuality because maybe she felt that it was a good deal to have Jack as platonic eye-candy in the apt. Maybe Janet might've felt Jack was totally out of her league and would've never associated with her otherwise. (Remember, Jack was all over Chrissy in the beginning of the series.) I don't really consider Chrissy's POV since I feel Janet was the real mastermind that got the situation of them all living together to come to fruition.

I agree! It's so weird that Janet always was jealous when Jack messed with one of the roommates. I mean, if she wouldn't let him come onto her, then why was she jealous when Jack fooled around with one of the girls? They mentioned this in the Three's Company book, by the way.

Originally posted by Trippergrl
I agree! It's so weird that Janet always was jealous when Jack messed with one of the roommates. I mean, if she wouldn't let him come onto her, then why was she jealous when Jack fooled around with one of the girls? They mentioned this in the Three's Company book, by the way.

Thanks. :)

Cool that's mentioned in the 3C book but unfortunately I don't have the book. Does the book mention why Janet behaved the way she did?

My theory is that even though Janet was subconsciously attracted to Jack, her prudishness was stronger than her sexual desires. Also, the unfulfilled sexual desire made for interesting situations and social dynamics on the show. I feel if Janet had eventually slept with Jack, she probably would've totally mellowed out and that most likely would've made the show boring. TPTB probably knew the 'will they, won't they' (along with the comedy, of course :D) kept people interested in the series.

Originally posted by Honey Bear
Thanks. :)

Cool that's mentioned in the 3C book but unfortunately I don't have the book. Does the book mention why Janet behaved the way she did?

My theory is that even though Janet was subconsciously attracted to Jack, her prudishness was stronger than her sexual desires. Also, the unfulfilled sexual desire made for interesting situations and social dynamics on the show. I feel if Janet had eventually slept with Jack, she probably would've totally mellowed out and that most likely would've made the show boring. TPTB probably knew the 'will they, won't they' (along with the comedy, of course :D) kept people interested in the series.


I totally agree w/you on the last part that "WILL THEY, WON'T THEY" is what got me into the show! I so surely thought they were a couple when I started watching the show and then when I realized they never did! I got more into it!!! I think that the whole JJ thing has to do with us wanting them together and know they never will be! And I think that Janet so loved Jack but wasn't about to admit it, mostly because she knew she had to be the strong one the one to keep things in line around the apartment, and if gave in into what she was feeling for Jack she would loss that respect for her mostly sinec it would mean breaking the number one rule!!! So that put more presure on Janet but like I said she is my favorite and if she were to be any different I don't know if I would like it her personality is what makes me like her the best of the roomates! So I am glad she is the way she is!!! :D!!!!!

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Originally posted by Janet Tripper
[edited] And I think that Janet so loved Jack but wasn't about to admit it, mostly because she knew she had to be the strong one the one to keep things in line around the apartment, and if gave in into what she was feeling for Jack she would loss that respect for her mostly sinec it would mean breaking the number one rule!!! So that put more presure on Janet....

Hmmm ... that's a very good theory.
I believe if J/J did have a real intimate encounter, Jack would still respect Janet. But I agree with what you said; Janet might lose respect for herself. :(