Jack Tripper
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| First appearance | "A Man About the House" (in Three's Company) "Family Affair" (in Three's a Crowd) |
| Last appearance |
"Friends and Lovers" (in Three's Company) |
| Portrayed by | John Ritter |
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| Aliases | "Tinkerbell" "Jacky-boy" "Jacko" "Austin" (only in one episode when he pretending he had a twin brother) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Family | Jack Tripper, Sr. (father) Lee Tripper (brother) Fremont (uncle) (unnamed Mother) |
| Spouse(s) | Vicky Bradford |
Jack Tripper is a fictional character on the sitcoms Three's Company and Three's a Crowd, based upon the character, Robin Tripp, of Man About the House and Robin's Nest. Jack was played by John Ritter.
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[edit] Introduction
Jack served in the United States Navy. He was discovered in Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow's shower on the morning after a party they threw, explaining, "I had a friend who knew one of the gate-crashers." He previously lived at the YMCA and needed a place to stay. Janet reasoned with the landlord, Stanley Roper, and he agreed that Jack could stay because Janet told Mr. Roper that Jack was gay. Jack was, however, actually straight (the comedy stemming from having to "play gay" provided much of the story for the sitcom). He has an older brother named Lee who once came to visit the apartment and Jack displayed his feelings of inferiority when compared to Lee (Jack felt perpetually in his shadow when they were children). Jack Tripper Sr. was played on the series by comedian Dick Shawn. In the Season 7 episode "Extra, extra", his mother was played by actress Georgann Johnson.
[edit] Personality
Jack is known for being a klutz. Much of the character's humor is derived from slapstick comedy. He is extremely clumsy and accident-prone, and is well known for his comic pratfalls. Jack also is a sort of ladies' man, but is also, however, kind-hearted and demonstrates loyalty and a willingness to stand up for his friends and those he cares about. Despite having been a boxer in the navy, he often cowered and allowed other men to bully him.
[edit] Jobs
Jack attended a local technical college on the G.I. Bill for a degree in culinary arts and held down odd jobs in his spare time. After completion of his schooling, he found full-time work as a chef working for a popular restaurateur named Frank Angelino (Jordan Charney). Later, with Angelino's help, he eventually opened his own restaurant, Jack's Bistro.
When one of his roommates (Janet Wood) gets married to Phillip Dawson in the Three's Company series finale, Jack proposes to flight attendant, Vicky Bradford. Even though she loves him, Vicky turns him down since she doesn't want to get married and wants them to live together instead. Jack refuses at first but then changes his mind and they move into the apartment above his bistro (Three's Company then ends and the series becomes Three's A Crowd with Vicky and Jack living above his bistro and Vicky's father having purchased the bistro from Mr. Angelino)
[edit] In popular culture
- In an episode of Designing Women, Charlene dreams about John Ritter as Jack Tripper falling over stuff.
- Snoop Dogg also refers to himself as "The black Jack Tripper", in reference to Snoop always having two women.
- Lyrics from R. Kelly's "Double Up": "Doublin up for me is like routine playa, I'm a go getta, Mix em up like I'm a dealer, Man three's company b*tch call me Jack Tripper"
- Suga Free referred to himself as "The young Jack Tripper", in his track titled "Allergic to B*llshit". This was in reference to himself being with multiple women at once.
- South Park Mexican refers to Jack Tripper in many songs.
- Kanye West referred to Jack Tripper on Janet Jackson's song "My Baby" from her 2004 album Damita Jo. "You was tryna stab one like Jack the Ripper, I was tryna stab two like Jack the Tripper." West was referring to cheating with two women.
- In the movie Stay Tuned, Roy Knable (played by John Ritter) leaps from channel to channel in a world made of TV shows. At one point, he finds himself on the set of Three's Company, dressed like Jack Tripper. Screaming in terror, he leaps to another channel.
- Brand Nubian reference Jack Tripper on their song "One for All", the title track off their 1990 debut album: "I'm living kinda good similar to Jack Tripper."
- In American Dad! Roger slips on goo he's leaking and shouts "Oh, not this bit! I'm Jack Tripper over here".
- Pimp C refers to "Jack Tripper" in the track " I'm a Hustler".
- Wale referred to Jack Tripper in the song "Mother Nature"
- In the song "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" by The Lonely Island featuring Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga, a the subject of a threesome between Timberlake, Andy Samberg and Gaga's characters is described as "two Jack Trippers and a Chrissie in a new Three's Company", with Timberlake and Samberg shown dressed as Tripper.
- In the 2003 TV series 8 Simple Rules, John Ritter plays a Dad named Paul Hennessy. In one episode, he has a dream about him being Mr. Roper, from Three's Company and Kyle, Paul's daughter's boyfriend being, Jack Tripper.
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