Joanna Gaines' dad, Jerry Stevens, is a familiar character to those who keep up with the family. He owned a tire shop in Waco, where Joanna worked. It also served as the infamous location of Chip Gaines and Joanna's first meeting where she almost picked his roommate over him. When Chip's clients and employees began turning up at the tire shop's doorstep wondering why checks had bounced, Joanna's dad swooped in to rescue his daughter and her MIA boyfriend. Chip admits in his book (via People), "Though he's Jerry to me now, this story still scares me so much that I'd like to revert to calling him Mr. Stevens."

Stevens helped Joanna save the day, presumably covering the costs until his future son-in-law returned from Mexico – which Chip did. Chip got himself back in the United States ASAP, ready to apologize to more than one member of the Stevens family. The "Fixer Upper" celeb reflects that the look on his face must have been "pitiful" because Jerry's expression went from "anger to grace" (via Today). 

Chip writes, "It became my mission to prove to Jo, my parents, her parents, and myself that I could do this — that I was the real deal and I wouldn't stop until I made this entrepreneurial dream of mine a reality." He's certainly done that and more!