Terri Alden is a major fictional character during the final three seasons of the sitcom Three's Company

Three's Company

Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House....

, born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She is played by Priscilla Barnes and is the third "token blonde" on the show (Suzanne Somers

Suzanne Somers

Suzanne Somers is an American actress, author, singer and businesswoman, known for her television roles as Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and as Carol Lambert on Step by Step....

 and Jenilee Harrison

Jenilee Harrison

Jenilee Harrison is an American actress possibly best known for her role as replacement blonde roommate Cindy Snow on the hit sitcom Three's Company from 1980–1982 and Jamie Ewing in Dallas from 1984–1986.- Early years :...

 having preceded her); however, she works as a registered nurse

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 and is portrayed as far less "ditzy" than her predecessors. She is written into the story as being Janet and Jack's new roommate.

Although Jack originally disliked Terri, owing to a disastrous first meeting at the doctor's office when she administered an injection into his behind

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, he forgave her and warmed up to her eventually. It was Terri, in fact, who convinced Jack to move in with Victoria Bradford, thus paving the way for the successor series Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

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.

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.