Christmas Snow, better known by her nickname of Chrissy, was a fictional character on the sitcom Three's Company. She shared an apartment with Jack Tripper and Janet Wood. In one episode, Chrissy explained that she was named "Christmas" because her father was a big fan of Bing Crosby. Chrissy was played by Suzanne Somers.
Chrissy helped further a common stereotype that women with blonde hair are somewhat dumb, as evidenced by common misunderstandings on Chrissy's part (when a police officer came to investigate a robbery at the residence, he remarked, "Who would leave an envelope marked "Rent" with money in it in plain sight? No one's that stupid," to which Chrissy replied, "But we are!"). She worked as a temporary typist and mentioned her work in the typing pool regularly. Chrissy was very innocent (due to her upbringing in a religious family; her father was a minister), and not only frequently uttered double entendres, but was also leered at by many men on the series, even though she was rarely interested in anything other than love. Her roommate Janet remarked that Chrissy totally fell apart at the littlest hint of "sweet talk." In another instance, Chrissy was picked up by a police officer, who believed she was a prostitute, despite her innocent and good intentions.
Somers eventually left the series under the guise of Chrissy's taking care of family in Fresno. This storyline exit was due to Somers' insistence that she earn five times her salary at the time (the producers of the show first cut her airtime to one minute per episode, then fired her entirely). She was replaced by Chrissy's sister, Cindy Snow, played by Jenilee Harrison .
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