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 Mrs. Roper's Cousin Barbara (Claudette Nevins) and Jack (John Ritter) meet. | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Gender: | Female | |||
| Born: | 1937 | |||
| Died | 2020 | |||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Archaeologist | |||
| Character description: |
Sexy late-thirtysomething relative of Mrs. Roper who goes out on a few dates with Jack | |||
| Related to: | Helen Roper (cousin) Aunt Martha (mother) | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | Three's Company in guest appearance | |||
| Episodes appeared in: | "The Older Woman" in Season 3 | |||
| Character played by: | Claudette Nevins | |||
Cousin Barbara is the cousin of Mrs. Roper who appears in the Three's Company episode titled "The Older Woman" in Season Three. She was played by actress Claudette Nevins.
The Mixup[]
When the Ropers meet with Helen's Aunt Martha (Irene Tedrow) at The Regal Beagle to discuss her wedding plans (it was going to be Martha's fourth marriage), Jack happens to run into them, and then meets Barbara, a pretty, successful archaeologist that's presumably in her late 30s, which is about ten years older than Jack. The whole gang, the Ropers, Jack, Martha and Barbara decide to leave the Beagle and soak up the sun at the beach.
When Barbara's mother Martha meets Janet and Chrissy, seeking to give Jack his sandals, which he left at the beach, the confused roommates get the story that Jack told them and Larry about "the older woman he was seeing" confused, thinking that he was dating the much older, 70-something Martha, instead of Barbara! Anyways, Larry, in an attempt perhaps to lure Jack out of the clutches of the geriatric soon-to-be bride (for the fourth time!), and perhaps out concern for his best friend, Larry tries to "turn on the charm", making an advance on Martha, only to get slapped in the face! It takes the arrival of Barbara, who was to meet Jack at the apartment, to clear things up.