Dan and Jenny Gordon

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Dan and Jenny Gordon are fictional characters on the WB television series Charmed.

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[edit] Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon

Greg Vaughan as Dan Gordon
First appearance Witch Trial
Last appearance Be Careful What You Witch For
Created by Constance M. Burge
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Full Name Daniel Gordon
Status Alive (presumably)
Species Mortal
Affiliation n/a
Notable family Jenny Gordon (niece)
Notable powers None
Portrayed by  Greg Vaughan

Dan Gordon: portrayed by Greg Vaughan (1999-2000)

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The mortal next-door neighbor who is attracted to Piper Halliwell.He and his niece Jenny move in next door to the Halliwell Sisters.[1] He used to play second base for the Seattle Mariners baseball team until he blew out his knee sliding home, then worked in construction. While dating Piper, he notices the oddity of the girls' lives and often suspects that they are hiding something. While Piper was attracted to Dan since he became their neighbor, she decides to date him instead of Leo because she felt that the relationship would be much less complicated than the on-again, off-again relationship she had with Leo. However, Piper's sudden unexplained disappearances and avoidance of his questions drives Dan crazy and makes him feel insecure in their relationship. He also always feels threatened by Leo, because even though Piper does not see him often, he knew that they had been serious and that Piper still cares for him. Dan feels as though he is simply "geographically desirable" and that that is the basis of the entire relationship. Piper finally breaks up with Dan after she realizes that despite loving Dan, she loves Leo more. Dan also becomes very suspicious of Leo and even asks his brother-in-law who works for the state department to check Leo's army records. When his brother-in-law discovers that Leo had been a soldier in World War II and had died in the war, Dan presents the information to Leo and finally to Piper. Dan moves away to Portland, Oregon when he was offered a job there, deciding that it was time for him to get on with his life.[2]

Dan's past life in the 1920s was as Gordon Johnson, husband of P. Baxter and great-grandfather of the Halliwell sisters.[3]

Jenny

Karis Paige Bryant as Jenny Gordon
First appearance Witch Trial
Last appearance That Old Black Magic
Created by Constance M. Burge
Statistics
Full Name Jennifer Gordon
Status Alive (presumably)
Species Mortal
Affiliation n/a
Notable family Dan Gordon (uncle)
Notable powers None
Portrayed by  Karis Paige Bryant

[edit] Jenny Gordon

Jenny Gordon: portrayed by Karis Paige Bryant (1999)

Jenny is the niece of Dan Gordon and next-door neighbor, and friend, of the Halliwell Sisters. Her parents were busy re-locating to a new home for their work and asked Dan to care for her until they were settled in. She was known to come to Piper, Phoebe and Prue for female advice when she was too embarrassed to talk to Dan.[4] She only appeared in few episodes, and in the end, she did not serve any major purpose in any of the plotlines. She was then written to live with her parents again.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Witch Trial". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 1999-09-30.
  2. ^ "Be Careful What You Witch For". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 2000-05-18.
  3. ^ "Pardon My Past". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 2000-02-17.
  4. ^ "The Painted World". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 1999-10-14.
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