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gidgetgrape · 06-22-2006, 03:40 PM

Last night I was watching the episode in which Elaine is kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded $100,000. The Campbells didn't have the money and planned on borrowing as much as they could from the bank and bargaining the kidnappers down to a more reasonable amount. This got me to thinking... If the Tates are so rich, why didn't it occur to The Campbells to borrow the money from them?

It could have been an oversight or pride. It might have been funny to have Danny and Burt pleading with Chester for the money and then having to pay it off in some goofy way.

So, how rich do you think the Tates were?

robyrob · 06-22-2006, 03:53 PM

technically it wasnt Chester's money - it was Mary and Jessica's Daddy's money... and there was a LOT of it, with the exception of whatever Chester didn't lose.

Miss Lisa · 06-22-2006, 09:12 PM

I think the Tates we're millionairs. They have to be because Chester was out of a job for the last three seasons and they we're still able to afford everything that they wanted. The only thing I wonder about was that if that money belonged to their father how come Mary didn't get any of it, or at least alittle more of it?

gidgetgrape · 06-23-2006, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss Lisa

The only thing I wonder about was that if that money belonged to their father how come Mary didn't get any of it, or at least alittle more of it?

Yes, I don't understand that either! Maybe Mary was cut off from the family fortune somehow.

robyrob · 06-23-2006, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

Yes, I don't understand that either! Maybe Mary was cut off from the family fortune somehow.

if memory serves me correctly, it was because she married Danny's father.

Mrs. Ducky · 08-11-2006, 03:45 AM

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if memory serves me correctly, it was because she married Danny's father.

You mean Jodie's father. Danny's father was Chester.

Moonlight Lady · 08-23-2006, 01:17 PM

I don't think the Tates were millionaires. Comfortably rich was more like it.
They lived in a home that was big and fancy, but, not a mansion.

RIC FLAIR · 09-16-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

technically it wasnt Chester's money - it was Mary and Jessica's Daddy's money... and there was a LOT of it, with the exception of whatever Chester didn't lose.

HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE MAJOR HAVE?

Miss Lisa · 09-17-2006, 03:52 PM

I think that their parents played favorites and Jessica was definitly their favorite. She got a house and the family fortune while their unspoken of brother Randolph got sent out of the country and Mary got nothing.

Scoobiedoo30 · 09-22-2006, 10:25 AM

I Think they lived on The Better Side of Town

Already Gone · 12-20-2006, 10:08 AM

The Tates definitely lived in a very upscale neighborhood.

robyrob · 12-20-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by RIC FLAIR

HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE MAJOR HAVE?

ELEVENTY BILLION DOLLAIRS

...it was from a settlement he got after sueing the company that manufactured his helmet - it was OBVIOUSLY defective.

Already Gone · 12-20-2006, 12:57 PM

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ELEVENTY BILLION DOLLAIRS

...it was from a settlement he got after sueing the company that manufactured his helmet - it was OBVIOUSLY defective.

I wonder what would give you that idea.

janmaat2002 · 06-15-2007, 10:26 AM

It's a bit of a mystery throughout the series. In season 4, while Jessica is in Malaguay, Chester tried to borrow money from Saunders. This might mean that Chester lost all his money in different business scandals and that Jessica keeps her part of the inheritance save from him. Mary probably spend her part of the inheritance because she has been married to husbands who were less better off than Chester in his heydays.

Regards from Spain

Frank, first time post

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06-22-2006, 03:40 PM	#1
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	How rich were The Tates? Last night I was watching the episode in which Elaine is kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded $100,000. The Campbells didn't have the money and planned on borrowing as much as they could from the bank and bargaining the kidnappers down to a more reasonable amount. This got me to thinking... If the Tates are so rich, why didn't it occur to The Campbells to borrow the money from them? It could have been an oversight or pride. It might have been funny to have Danny and Burt pleading with Chester for the money and then having to pay it off in some goofy way. So, how rich do you think the Tates were?

06-22-2006, 03:53 PM	#2
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08-23-2006, 01:17 PM	#7
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09-22-2006, 10:25 AM	#10
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06-22-2006, 09:12 PM	#3
Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	I think the Tates we're millionairs. They have to be because Chester was out of a job for the last three seasons and they we're still able to afford everything that they wanted. The only thing I wonder about was that if that money belonged to their father how come Mary didn't get any of it, or at least alittle more of it?

09-17-2006, 03:52 PM	#9
Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	I think that their parents played favorites and Jessica was definitly their favorite. She got a house and the family fortune while their unspoken of brother Randolph got sent out of the country and Mary got nothing.

12-20-2006, 10:08 AM	#11
Already Gone Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2004 Posts: 2,587	The Tates definitely lived in a very upscale neighborhood.

06-15-2007, 10:26 AM	#14
janmaat2002 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jun 15, 2007 Location: Spain Posts: 1	It's a bit of a mystery throughout the series. In season 4, while Jessica is in Malaguay, Chester tried to borrow money from Saunders. This might mean that Chester lost all his money in different business scandals and that Jessica keeps her part of the inheritance save from him. Mary probably spend her part of the inheritance because she has been married to husbands who were less better off than Chester in his heydays. Regards from Spain Frank, first time post