Proof that the character "Jack" was not gay - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

dav4463 · 12-05-2008, 05:56 AM

The "gay" thread was locked. I didn't have time to read through all of it so I don't know why it was locked, but there is one episode that absolutely PROVES Jack was straight.

It's the one where Larry used Jack's name and the girl called to say she was pregnant. Then Jack got worried thinking he got his girlfriend Linda pregnant. He showed genuine worry and even went so far as to propose to Linda so obviously he thought he got her pregnant.

NOT GAY.

Dr. Thong · 12-05-2008, 09:17 PM

That act alone wouldn't necessarily prove that he wasn't; he probably did so out of a feeling of obligation more than anything else.

However, Roper and Furley aside, no one else on the show thought Jack was gay - they knew it was a ruse so that Roper (and later Furley) would allow him to live with two women.

I think we all know if Jack had his way, he would have had a threesome with Janet and Chrissy.

dav4463 · 12-08-2008, 02:28 AM

It proved that he had been having sexual relations with Linda since he got so worried about getting her pregnant. Linda was definitely a woman!

Dr. Thong · 12-08-2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dav4463

It proved that he had been having sexual relations with Linda since he got so worried about getting her pregnant. Linda was definitely a woman!

Gay men have had sex with women, sometimes out of expermentation or sometimes to try and turn themselves straight because they're ashamed of their true sexuality.

But like I said, Jack was all man, straight but just because a gay man has sex with a woman, it doesn't necessarily mean he's straight or even bi.

Smartboy · 12-08-2008, 07:09 PM

I have known of cases in which gay men have gone as far as getting married and having children before realising and excepting the fact that they are gay! This is one of the reasons way divorce was so common in the late seventies, eighties and early nineties. A good book to read if you are not sure what I am writing about is called "Daddy's Roommate".

dav4463 · 12-20-2008, 03:37 AM

Daddy's Roommate is right under War and Peace on my list of books I want to read! No thanks, I'll take your word for it!

JT · 12-22-2008, 12:04 PM

Wait...there is a question as to whether Jack was gay or not?

WTF?

USATVFAN · 12-22-2008, 01:27 PM

Of course Jack wasn't gay, He was pretending to be gay to only Mr. Roper and Mr. Furley. otherwise he was a womenizer

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 12-22-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JT

Wait...there is a question as to whether Jack was gay or not?

WTF?

lol that's what I was thinking. I've never heard of this before. I think it was obvious enough he wasn't gay because of his constant flirting with women (seemed pretty sincere to me), with his eyes always on one of the girls or another girl.

JulieSomoski · 12-22-2008, 06:43 PM

I have to agree - the thought never crossed my mind that Jack might be gay. Of course he wasn't gay.

What's the point in bringing this up again? He's not gay - let's end it at that

sunshinefizzy · 12-22-2008, 09:07 PM

He wasn't and while we are on the subject for some people, John wasn't either.

Hers&Hers&His · 12-22-2008, 10:13 PM

The man once had 3 different dinner dates with different women at the same time! And he kept them all (with hilarity ensuing, of course)! That tells you all you need to know.

sodalake · 01-03-2009, 03:40 AM

I always liked how they used Roper and Furley thinking Jack was gay in the comic lines and Jack having fun with it. They used it right up to the final episode where Jack tells Mr. Furley that moving in with a girl is a big step for him and that being around a macho guy like Furley was bound to rub off LOL!!

I Remember · 01-03-2009, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JT

Wait...there is a question as to whether Jack was gay or not?

WTF?

My thoughts exactly. Why is this even an issue??..........the man was a pimp!

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TVFactFan · 01-03-2009, 12:38 PM

He was just submissive/passive not gay.

Remember this scene

Jack-"I have no backbone I'm nothing but a spineless jellyfish"

Janet-"that's what we always loved about you"

12-05-2008, 05:56 AM	#1
dav4463 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2003 Location: texas Posts: 252	Proof that the character "Jack" was not gay The "gay" thread was locked. I didn't have time to read through all of it so I don't know why it was locked, but there is one episode that absolutely PROVES Jack was straight. It's the one where Larry used Jack's name and the girl called to say she was pregnant. Then Jack got worried thinking he got his girlfriend Linda pregnant. He showed genuine worry and even went so far as to propose to Linda so obviously he thought he got her pregnant. NOT GAY.

12-05-2008, 09:17 PM	#2
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12-22-2008, 06:43 PM	#10
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12-08-2008, 02:28 AM	#3
dav4463 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2003 Location: texas Posts: 252	It proved that he had been having sexual relations with Linda since he got so worried about getting her pregnant. Linda was definitely a woman!

12-08-2008, 07:09 PM	#5
Smartboy Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 06, 2007 Location: South Orange, NJ Posts: 4,231	I have known of cases in which gay men have gone as far as getting married and having children before realising and excepting the fact that they are gay! This is one of the reasons way divorce was so common in the late seventies, eighties and early nineties. A good book to read if you are not sure what I am writing about is called "Daddy's Roommate".

12-20-2008, 03:37 AM	#6
dav4463 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2003 Location: texas Posts: 252	Daddy's Roommate is right under War and Peace on my list of books I want to read! No thanks, I'll take your word for it!

12-22-2008, 09:07 PM	#11
sunshinefizzy Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 27, 2006 Location: Craptown Posts: 2,054	He wasn't and while we are on the subject for some people, John wasn't either.

12-22-2008, 10:13 PM	#12
Hers&Hers&His Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 18, 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 48	The man once had 3 different dinner dates with different women at the same time! And he kept them all (with hilarity ensuing, of course)! That tells you all you need to know.

01-03-2009, 03:40 AM	#13
sodalake Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 109	I always liked how they used Roper and Furley thinking Jack was gay in the comic lines and Jack having fun with it. They used it right up to the final episode where Jack tells Mr. Furley that moving in with a girl is a big step for him and that being around a macho guy like Furley was bound to rub off LOL!!

01-03-2009, 12:38 PM	#15
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,008	He was just submissive/passive not gay. Remember this scene Jack-"I have no backbone I'm nothing but a spineless jellyfish" Janet-"that's what we always loved about you"