Facts you knew and didn't know about the gang

[Chain Gang Member]

Little Known Facts About Jack:

Jack has a pair of underwear with giraffes on them.

Jack owns a Peter Frampton record.

Lists the film "Doctor Zhivago" as his favourite of all time.

Bipo Miller played poker with Jack in the Navy and moved Jack's discharge up a week instead of paying him $100.

Jack had a dog named Cocoa who ran away when Jack was in the third grade. Coincidentally, cocoa is Stanley's favourite drink.

Jack's Family:

Jack Tripper Sr., Jack's dad, first is mentioned as a country singer who makes too much money for Jack to qualify fo a student loan, but later appears as a salesman going through tough times(his company closes down). He once ran out during Jack's Little League game and caught a fly ball for him.
When Jack was 9 he and his dad during a Kiwanis picnic entered a talent show and sang "an old English folk song" where Jack provided the sound effects:
"Oh, there was an old man and he had a sow...."

Jack's dad once talked Mr. Davis, Jack's Junior High vice-principal out of expelling Jack - he also talks Mr. Angelino out of turning Jack's Bistro into a parking lot.(#158)


Jack is upset at his brother Lee Tripper because he always does things better than Jack.(#74)

Jack's mother pays the kids a visit and has a little spat with Terri's mom. When informed that Jack is gay she replies "Jack was always such a happy boy."

Jack has to pretend to be a doctor to impress Grandpa Tripper. Jack's grandparents live in St. Louis(#120)

Jack's Uncle Freemont comes to town and gives Roper a bogus check.(#18)

Jack also pretends to have a twin brother named Austin and plays him by putting on a 10 gallon hat and a redneck accent to fool Furley.

Facts About JANET:

Janet eats when she's nervous.

Janet is VERY afraid of mice.

Janet worked at a flower shop - Arcade Flower Shop(she was Acting Manager) and as an aerobics instuctor.

She had many hairstyles but was only blonde once.


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Janet's Family:

Janet's parent's first names are Roland and Ruth.Janet claims that her father is half-Italian and that is where she gets her temper.

Janet's sister's name is Jenny - she was studying Anthropology at UCLA.

Janet has an Uncle Fred who is having trouble with Aunt Martha.

Janet mentions she has a brother whose friend Oscar made Janet sit in front of him on a sled so that he could cop a feel of her...well, let's just call them her jingle bells.


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Little Known Facts:

Janet sometimes has dreams of John Denver.

Janet's high school nickname was "Piggy" because of her impressions of Porky Pig.

Her favourite colour is blue.

Facts About Chrissy:

J.C. Braddock is Chrissy's boss - she hires Jack for his first catering gig (for $500)

Mr. Penrose is the lecherous President of the company.

Chrissy claims that she was "practically raised on her grandfather's farm."

Little Known Facts About Chrissy:

When Chrissy was 13 years old she had a cat named Fifi.

Chrissy walks and talks in her sleep and has a heart shaped birthmark on her derrière.

Facts About Larry:
Larry always borrows stuff from Jack and the girls.

Larry claims that he spent 4 years in the Marines.

Larry also works as an escort to earn extra cash. That is how Lana is introduced to the show.


Facts About Terri:
Terri was a registered nurse. When Ralph met her he read her name tag "Terri Alden RN" and called her Terri Aldenren!

Terri meets Jack in the hospital and is the one who gives him a needle (see below).



Terri's Family:
Terri is originally from Long Meadow, Massachussettes.

Terri has a sister named Samantha.

Terri's parents make an appearence on the show but only as Mr. and Mrs. Alden.


Little Known Facts About Terri:
As a child Terri had a hamster named Harry.

Apparently Terri brings a pet Harry the Hamster that is never mentioned again after her first day in the apartment.

Also never again mentioned is the fact that she is taking violin lessons

Facts About Furley:
Also known as R.F.

Claims he got the nickname "Fingers Furley" because there is no lock he can't pick.

Furley has a pet turtle.

Ralph takes great pride in his flower bed. He puts coffee grinds in the soil to help them grow (not to keep them up at night as Jack suggests)

Furley drinks 12 year old scotch in a tall glass, with rootbeer, and a cherry, and some whipped cream - A true connoisseur!

Facts About The Ropers:
Stanley is afraid of heights

Tuna is Helen's favourite lunch

Stanley drives a 1958 Chevrolet which he tries to sucker Jack into buying.

Helen's mother lives in Sacramento and won't visit when she hears that there's a mouse in the apartment.

Roper's best friend is Jerry Gordon. They have been bowling buddies for 11 years but have a dispute when Jerry won't buy Stanley a beer when Stanley beats him at bowling. Later Jerry tries to get in on Helen

[strawberryrose]

Jack had a dog named Cocoa who ran away when Jack was in the third grade.

That is soo Cooll because in one of John Ritter's appearances in Oxygen's "I've Got a Secret", John was asked by the host to act up a scene of witnessing his dog being hit by a car, & John makes a crying face and yell "NOOO COCOA!"

[swedeace]

Cool findings!

But you forgot Cindy?

[Chain Gang Member]

There was barely anything to say and what they said was not nice.I'll put it on just to show you.

Cindy Snow!

Cindy replaced Chrissy on the show in 1980. She was brought on as Chrissy's clumbsy cousin but was wisely replaced by Terri shortly after joining the cast. She was the least attractive and unfunniest roommate. Although, her clumbsiness would often launch Jack into his terrific physical humour.
Cindy left home because her mother read her diary and fell asleep. Much like viewers would watching her on the Three's Company. Is this too mean? Well, she was definitely my least favourite Tripper girl.

Cindy moves out when she goes to UCLA to become a veterinarian.

Memorable moments:
Cindy takes the gang to her aunt's farm.

To help give Cindy a job, the gang hire her as a maid, with (obvious) disasterous effects.

[grade4]

Originally posted by strawberryrose
That is soo Cooll because in one of John Ritter's appearances in Oxygen's "I've Got a Secret", John was asked by the host to act up a scene of witnessing his dog being hit by a car, & John makes a crying face and yell "NOOO COCOA!"

Oh yeah! I didn't even realize! I thought it was funny when he made his jaw go from side to side -- a little gross though. It's sad that all Amy can do is scream...

Hey, Jack, do you have anything about "Little Known Facts" about the real cast members?

[Janet Tripper]

A little Fact about Jack and Janet!!!!!

Janet was the 1st girl that Jack kisses in the show

in the Episode Roper's Niece!