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Terri Alden

Nurse Terri Alden moves into the apartment in Season 6 of Three's Company, fast becoming friends with Janet, whom she met at the hospital where she works, and where Jack butts heads with her first as a difficult patient.
Personal Information
Title: Terri Alden, RN
Gender: Female
Occupation/
Career:
Registered Nurse
Domestic partner(s): David (old boyfriend, only referred to in an episode)
Related to: Samantha Alden (sister)
Mr. Alden (father)
Mrs. Alden (mother)
Hometown Longfellow, Massachusetts, U.S.
Character information
Appeared on: Three's Company
Episodes appeared in: First/Last appearances on Three's Company:
First appears in "Jack Bares All: Part 1 / Jack Bares All: Part 2" in Season 6
Last appears in "Friends and Lovers: Part 1 / Friends and Lovers: Part 2" in Season 8, the series finale
70 episode appearances over 3 seasons
Character played by: Priscilla Barnes

Terri Alden became the new third roommate of Jack Tripper and Janet Wood in Season 6 of Three's Company, replacing recently moved out roommate Cindy Snow. The part of Terri is played by Priscilla Barnes.

About Terri[]

Born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.[1] She is played by Priscilla Barnes and is the third "token blonde" on the show (Suzanne Somers and Jenilee Harrison having preceded her); however, she works as a registered nurse and is portrayed as far less "ditzy" than her predecessors.[2][3] She is written into the story as being Janet and Jack's new roommate.[4]

Although Jack originally disliked Terri, owing to a disastrous first meeting at the hospital when she administered an injection into his behind, he forgave her and soon the two became close friends.

Personality[]

In response to complaints about the characterization of blondes on the show, the writers portrayed Terri as a "smart blonde", and a "woman with brains", electing to steer away from the ditziness of Chrissy Snow and the clumsiness of Cindy Snow, Terri's blonde roommate predecessors. A dedicated professional at work, Terri is more relaxed when out of uniform.

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