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JackJanetChrissy · 02-13-2016, 12:27 AM

Has anyone else noticed that Janet spoke with a slight Brooklyn, NY accent in the first few seasons of Three's Company?

Joyce DeWitt and the Janet Wood character are from Indiana, so I'm not sure what was going on there. For example, in "Stanley Casanova" when she's telling Mr. Roper that Mrs. Roper saw him kissing the girl, Janet says, "Yeah yeah, she saw you" with a NY accent. Is it just me?

Babalu · 02-13-2016, 07:50 PM

I haven't watched the show in years but I don't remember any Brooklyn.

Wawwie · 02-13-2016, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

Has anyone else noticed that Janet spoke with a slight Brooklyn, NY accent in the first few seasons of Three's Company?

Joyce DeWitt and the Janet Wood character are from Indiana, so I'm not sure what was going on there. For example, in "Stanley Casanova" when she's telling Mr. Roper that Mrs. Roper saw him kissing the girl, Janet says, "Yeah yeah, she saw you" with a NY accent. Is it just me?

I'm from New York, and I never once thought that Janet had a New York accent.... never thought about it.

JackJanetChrissy · 02-13-2016, 10:11 PM

Okay, well maybe it's just me....I just thought she had an accent in the early seasons. Very slight but it went away by Season 5.

JSP · 02-14-2016, 08:38 PM

I never noticed an accent.

Will Dockery · 02-17-2016, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JackJanetChrissy

Has anyone else noticed that Janet spoke with a slight Brooklyn, NY accent in the first few seasons of Three's Company?

Joyce DeWitt and the Janet Wood character are from Indiana, so I'm not sure what was going on there. For example, in "Stanley Casanova" when she's telling Mr. Roper that Mrs. Roper saw him kissing the girl, Janet says, "Yeah yeah, she saw you" with a NY accent. Is it just me?

I never noticed, but will pay attention during my next viewing... like Gilligan's Island, no telling how many dozens of times I seem to have seen some episodes.

Mace Dolex · 02-19-2016, 01:08 AM

Yeah I did notice an accent of sorts for example in "Alone Together" from season 2 as Janet and Chrissy are teaching Jack ways to exercise, Janet starts off saying "you grab one of your feets" pluralizing instead of "you grab your foot".

JackJanetChrissy · 02-19-2016, 04:47 AM

Mace Dolex--yes! The accent is very slight, not pronounced at all, but it seems to come and go throughout those first few seasons. Not even sure if it would be Brooklyn, just def not California.

jacktripperfan · 02-19-2016, 01:26 PM

In episode 1, where she says to Jack "does it have to be all one colour," you can notice the New York accent there.

02-13-2016, 12:27 AM	#1
JackJanetChrissy Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 18, 2014 Posts: 1,005	Did Janet have an accent? Has anyone else noticed that Janet spoke with a slight Brooklyn, NY accent in the first few seasons of Three's Company? Joyce DeWitt and the Janet Wood character are from Indiana, so I'm not sure what was going on there. For example, in "Stanley Casanova" when she's telling Mr. Roper that Mrs. Roper saw him kissing the girl, Janet says, "Yeah yeah, she saw you" with a NY accent. Is it just me?

02-13-2016, 07:50 PM	#2
Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	I haven't watched the show in years but I don't remember any Brooklyn.
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02-13-2016, 10:11 PM	#4
JackJanetChrissy Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 18, 2014 Posts: 1,005	Okay, well maybe it's just me....I just thought she had an accent in the early seasons. Very slight but it went away by Season 5.

02-14-2016, 08:38 PM	#5
JSP Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 19, 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,735	I never noticed an accent.

02-19-2016, 01:08 AM	#7
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	Yeah I did notice an accent of sorts for example in "Alone Together" from season 2 as Janet and Chrissy are teaching Jack ways to exercise, Janet starts off saying "you grab one of your feets" pluralizing instead of "you grab your foot".

02-19-2016, 04:47 AM	#8
JackJanetChrissy Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 18, 2014 Posts: 1,005	Mace Dolex--yes! The accent is very slight, not pronounced at all, but it seems to come and go throughout those first few seasons. Not even sure if it would be Brooklyn, just def not California.

02-19-2016, 01:26 PM	#9
jacktripperfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2008 Posts: 56	In episode 1, where she says to Jack "does it have to be all one colour," you can notice the New York accent there.