Ralph Furley

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Ralph Furley
First appearance	Season Four Premiere
Last appearance	"Friends and Lovers"
Cause/Reason	Series Finale
Information
Nickname(s)	Mr. Furley, Furley
Aliases	Jim Bob Furley, Real Estate Tycoon
Gender	Male
Age	Sixties
Year of birth	C. 1920s
Occupation	Landlord
Title	Mr. Ralph Furley/Landlord Ralph Furley
Family	Mrs. Furley (Mother), Bart Furley (Brother), Veronica (Niece)
Relationships	None as of 1984
Children	None as of 1984
Relatives	Mrs. Furley (Mother), Bart Furley (Brother), Veronica (Niece)
Episode count	Seasons Four to Eight
Portrayed by	Don Knots
Created by	Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, and Bernie West

Ralph Furley (played by Don Knotts) is the name of a fictional character from the sitcom Three's Company.

Mr. Furley was the landlord of a Santa Monica apartment building that was owned by his brother, Bart (who acquired it from Stanley Roper). It was home to Jack Tripper, Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow (later to Cindy Snow and Terri Alden). Furley fancied himself a "ladies man" and thought he was God's gift to women, despite the fact he had not had a date in years. He often wore outlandish leisure suits in very loud colors. Another detail of this was that he was almost always seen wearing an ascot.

For his role as Mr. Furley, Knotts donned a toupee. In addition, his performances were so uproarious that his lines had to be truncated to shorten the amount of audience laughter in each episode. Debatebly, he created "The Three's Company experience."