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Stuart Davenport

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Stuart Davenport was Casey's estranged husband. He was played by the late John Ritter.

Bio[]

Not much is known about Stuart Davenport early life and family, but it is known at one point in his life he made a tremendous amount of money marketing corn pads. Stuart and Casey Chapel were wed around 1986, and the pair lived together in their San Francisco home in the lap of luxury thanks to his fortune (Love Overboard).

One day, Stuart had suggested to Casey that they sail around the world in a new luxury yacht, which Stuart christened Princess Casey in honor of his wife. Although touched, Casey sensed something was amiss, but Casey decided to support Stuart, thinking it would be a fun adventure. Only at the last minute did Casey realize the true intent; when Stuart asked Casey to take a photo of him on deck, he cast off while Casey was still on the dock. Worse, he emptied out their accounts and cashed in all financial securities, leaving Casey penniless. Casey scraped what little she had to buy a ticket to Massachusetts, where she kept up appearances by coming to Nantucket to assist her sister Helen with her upcoming wedding (Twisted Sister).

For nearly two years, Casey had no idea what had happened to Stuart until he was spotted on TV getting struck with a foul ball at a Red Sox game. Casey tried to ambush Stuart in Boston, but he got away only to show up on Nantucket later that day. Stuart claimed he lost all his money before leaving Casey due to an economic downturn and decreased demand for corn pads. Ashamed and fearing Casey wouldn't love him, he ran. He also told her the Princess Casey sank almost immediately, and that he spent the last two years working odd jobs like waiting tables, painting houses, and being a guinea pig for a shady pharmaceutical company, etc. Stuart offered to divorce Casey, but she decided to stay with him. Stuart was a slob around the Hackett residence, dismissing Joe's annoyance with his lack of housecleaning by saying that Joe needs to be more laid back. Casey still had faith in Stuart, saying he made application to a government job with the Nantucket town hall where he would be responisble for transportation and pedestrian safety. When Helen wondered more about this important-sounding job, Casey admitted it was to be a crossing guard.

However, a couple of days later, Casey found out Stuart was lying about being broke, and was pretending to be a neer-do-well leech around the Hackett residence, to try to force her to divorce him so he could keep all their money. When the Princess Casey actually did begin to sink, Stuart tried to escape fearing that would be arrested for tax evasion (having not paid taxes for five years) and that the Princess Casey would be seized, but after he accidentally dropped his bag of money in the water Casey threw him overboard too (Love Overboard).

Later, it is implied Stuart was eventually arrested for tax evasion.

Trivia[]

  • Casey's estranged husband Stuart was played by John Ritter, who married Amy Yasbeck (who played Casey) in real life in September, 1999, just a few years after working together on Wings. The couple was married until Ritter's death in 2003. Ritter and Yasbeck previously played a married couple in Problem Child (1990) and Problem Child 2 (1991).
  • Recognizing Stuart when he was hit with a baseball at a Red Sox game on TV mirrors the way Brian found his mother in Mother Wore Stripes; While watching golf from Palm Springs, Brian saw his mother get hit by Pres. Gerald Ford's golf ball.
  • In Love Overboard, Casey states "After seven years of marriage, I'd recognize those klutzy reflexes anywhere!" Assuming that she is not counting the roughly two years of separation (from at least September, 1994 to May, 1996) in that seven year count, that means that Casey and Stuart's wedding was sometime in or around 1986.
  • In B.S., I Love You, Casey revealed that Stuart used lifts in his shoes, wore a toupee because he was bald, and had a nose job.
    • To explain John Ritter's hair as Stuart in Love Overboard, he states that he received hair plugs.
  • In Love Overboard, Casey revealed that Stuart likes sliced peaches with a little cream.
  • When they were married, Raoul would prepare omelets for Casey and Stuart every Sunday. When Stuart disappeared, he apparently brought Raoul with him (Love Overboard).

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