Though the series was supposed to feature twenty-somethings navigating everyday life, John Ritter was actually in his early thirties when he was on the show and Richard Kline was over forty!
Thankfully, the age inaccuracies didn’t seem to affect the engagement of the audience.
The Apartment Address Kept Changing
Observant viewers would have noticed that, during the exterior shots of the apartment, the numbers on the building kept changing. This is because the area where the show was filmed had three different addresses during the show’s duration.
Funnily enough, the apartment complex name (Hacienda Palms) remained the same throughout the entire series.
Jack Lived At a Well-known Location Before He Moved In
Before Jack crashed with Chrissy and Janet, his character’s life story had a bit of a rough patch.
Jack was actually staying at the Y.M.C.A. before he found a new home with the girls at Hacienda Palms.
One of the First Pilots Had Some Surprising Differences
In one of the earliest pilots, there were some notable differences that devoted fans may have forgotten about. Jack was originally introduced as David Bell, (a filmmaking newbie.)
in one of the pilots, the theme song had no lyrics in the beginning and the character of Mrs. Roper had an entirely different personality!
There Were Many "Suzannes"
That’s right, there were three Suzanne’s in the beginning! The first was Suzanne Zenor, then Suze Lanier and the last of course being Suzanne Somers. And they all, you guessed it, played the character of Chrissy, were blonde and ended up being fired by the producers.
Sounds like that named was just cursed. It sure was rough to be named Suzanne back then!