Was Terri Alden the Least Funny of the Roomates?!? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-11-2010, 02:55 AM

This is not an indictment of Pricilla Barnes, just looking for opinions. Did you find Terri dull or laugh out loud funny?

catlover79 · 06-11-2010, 03:24 AM

I liked Terri because she had a different humor - more dry, more as a "straight man" to the likes of Jack, Larry and Mr. Furley. Terri was my favorite of the blond roommates, by the way.

HuntingtonM15 · 06-11-2010, 03:43 AM

Cindy gets my vote for being the least funny.

biffbronson · 06-11-2010, 10:07 AM

I agree, I found Cindy probably to be the least funny overall. By the way, that's a great photo of Priscilla/Terri! Wow.

Stuck In The '70's · 06-11-2010, 10:30 AM

She wasn't laugh out loud funny but she did make me laugh at times. I think it was wise to make her as different from Chrissy and Cindy as possible. I think Janet was the least funny one.

Tap Dancer · 06-11-2010, 01:00 PM

She was okay. Cindy was my least favorite and the least funny, IMO.

old grouch · 06-11-2010, 01:06 PM

Some of Teri's facial expressions and reactions to the situations around her were funny.

My vote would go to Janet. She always seemed like she was trying to hard to be funny and was usually better when she acted as a straight man.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 06-11-2010, 11:32 PM

Not at all. With Terri, it's always little things she does that I find funny. Mannerisms, etc.

Cindy was the least funny to me simply because she wasn't that great of an actress, so everything she did seemed overexaggerated like she was trying too hard.

catlover79 · 06-12-2010, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

Not at all. With Terri, it's always little things she does that I find funny. Mannerisms, etc.

Cindy was the least funny to me simply because she wasn't that great of an actress, so everything she did seemed overexaggerated like she was trying too hard.

True - but in Jenilee Harrison's case, TC was her first real acting job and she was cast in an emergency situation. I think she did as well as anyone could under those circumstances. I did think she was good at physical comedy - some of those scenes she did with John Ritter were priceless. Who would be the bigger insurance risk - Jack or Cindy??

TVFactFan · 06-12-2010, 06:50 PM

The only female on Three's Company that was funny to me was Mrs. Roper

None of the female roomates were funny

Marvo301 · 06-12-2010, 07:40 PM

I would say that Priscilla was the best actress of all the female roomates. She may not have had the funniest lines or dialogue but her reactions, her facial expressions, and the other subtle things that she did were very funny.

OOliver · 07-05-2010, 01:16 PM

I think PB tried too hard to be funny - in many of the scenes she 'overdid' it, IMO. However, 'Cindy' was horrible - they should have neevr cast her at all.

Big3sCompanyFan · 07-05-2010, 09:15 PM

Terri was the funniest of the blonde roomates. Suzanne was rarely funny and Cindy was sometimes funny.

The funniest to the least funniest goes:

1. Terri
2. Cindy
3. Chrissy

Austin Tripper · 07-07-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by OOliver

I think PB tried too hard to be funny - in many of the scenes she 'overdid' it, IMO. However, 'Cindy' was horrible - they should have neevr cast her at all.

I agree Cindy was the worst!

I think with PB her character was more a inbetween Janet & Chrissy Character. Kinda a straight-man in some scenes and then other times silly.

catlover79 · 07-07-2010, 10:59 AM

Both Joyce and Priscilla were hilarious in the episode where Jeffrey Tambor was a guest star. "Nuts?"

06-11-2010, 02:55 AM	#1
Brian Damage Moderator Forum Legend I'm Rich Bitch Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 62,155	Was Terri Alden the Least Funny of the Roomates?!? This is not an indictment of Pricilla Barnes, just looking for opinions. Did you find Terri dull or laugh out loud funny? Attached Images __________________ The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven: John 3:3 *Money Doesn't Buy Happiness...But I'd Rather Cry in My Private Jet*

06-11-2010, 03:24 AM	#2
catlover79 Moderator Forum Legend God Bless Val Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 67,655	I liked Terri because she had a different humor - more dry, more as a "straight man" to the likes of Jack, Larry and Mr. Furley. Terri was my favorite of the blond roommates, by the way. __________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

06-11-2010, 10:07 AM	#4
biffbronson Senior Member Member Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: US Posts: 1,491	I agree, I found Cindy probably to be the least funny overall. By the way, that's a great photo of Priscilla/Terri! Wow. __________________ Lovely Loretta Young -- Vitaphone star

06-11-2010, 10:30 AM	#5
Stuck In The '70's Forum Legend Member Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: In Television Hell Posts: 56,757	She wasn't laugh out loud funny but she did make me laugh at times. I think it was wise to make her as different from Chrissy and Cindy as possible. I think Janet was the least funny one. __________________ Sonny

06-11-2010, 11:32 PM	#8
Pleasant Tomorrow Forum Legend shove it Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 68,530	Not at all. With Terri, it's always little things she does that I find funny. Mannerisms, etc. Cindy was the least funny to me simply because she wasn't that great of an actress, so everything she did seemed overexaggerated like she was trying too hard. __________________ .:Ashlee:. Follow your fear. If something scares you a little bit, it may mean you should do it. -Tina Fey

06-11-2010, 03:43 AM	#3
HuntingtonM15 Moderator Martina Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: MI Posts: 8,474	Cindy gets my vote for being the least funny.

06-11-2010, 01:00 PM	#6
Tap Dancer Forum Regular I ♥ classic TV Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 466	She was okay. Cindy was my least favorite and the least funny, IMO.

06-11-2010, 01:06 PM	#7
old grouch Senior Member Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,848	Some of Teri's facial expressions and reactions to the situations around her were funny. My vote would go to Janet. She always seemed like she was trying to hard to be funny and was usually better when she acted as a straight man.

06-12-2010, 06:50 PM	#10
TVFactFan Forum Legend Researching Old TV Info Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Location: StinkaDelphia Posts: 80,382	The only female on Three's Company that was funny to me was Mrs. Roper None of the female roomates were funny

06-12-2010, 07:40 PM	#11
Marvo301 Forum Veteran I got a rock. Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 16,486	I would say that Priscilla was the best actress of all the female roomates. She may not have had the funniest lines or dialogue but her reactions, her facial expressions, and the other subtle things that she did were very funny. __________________ Only a life lived for others is worth living. Alfred Einstein A life isn't worth living unless it has impact on other lives. Jackie Robinson Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin

07-05-2010, 01:16 PM	#12
OOliver Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2009 Location: Providence RI Posts: 475	I think PB tried too hard to be funny - in many of the scenes she 'overdid' it, IMO. However, 'Cindy' was horrible - they should have neevr cast her at all.

07-05-2010, 09:15 PM	#13
Big3sCompanyFan Senior Member Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Posts: 2,471	Terri was the funniest of the blonde roomates. Suzanne was rarely funny and Cindy was sometimes funny. The funniest to the least funniest goes: 1. Terri 2. Cindy 3. Chrissy

07-07-2010, 10:59 AM	#15
catlover79 Moderator Forum Legend God Bless Val Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 67,655	Both Joyce and Priscilla were hilarious in the episode where Jeffrey Tambor was a guest star. "Nuts?"

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