Happy Days Appreciation Thread

[jwyblejr]

Didn't know that. Anyways,tonight they're airing one of the few good episodes that are post-Ritchie. The one with Al getting involved with the civil rights protest.

[The Toyroom]

I never understood why Ralph joined the Army. They had him as such a coward in the later episodes.

Weren't they drafted?

[MegoMark71]

I had an uncle who i swore was Fonzie. He even worked in a garage. Sad thing about this Uncle is at my wedding 2 years ago, he was able to attend and by the looks of him still thinks he is the Fonzie. I always bust on him about it.

[jwyblejr]

I never understood why Ralph joined the Army. They had him as such a coward in the later episodes.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yeah, I haven't paid much attention to the credits on the last few episodes I caught, but I don't think he was in any of them. The last one I saw him in for any amount of time was the one where he is working at the kids ice cream parlor, dressed as a birthday cake.

I know Richie and Ralph returned for a two-parter (the one where Richie punches Fonzie) and then I think just Richie came back for the finale, but I could be wrong.

Chris

[The Toyroom]

I guess since Potsie was barely on these

No sure why the reason but Anson Williams definitely got the shaft in those later seasons...It's been a while since I saw the "finale" episode but I think he might not even be in that one even though Richie and Ralph come back. I would have preferred they had sent Potsie off when Richie and Ralph left instead of leaving him around in turning him into a complete buffoon. Potsie was never the brightest bulb but he became an imbecile in those later seasons and a fifth wheel.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I almost hate to admit it this, but some of these later episode aren't too bad. The writing seems to avoid some of the formulaic set-ups the show fell into in the last few seasons with Ron Howard. Fonzie doesn't solve everyone's problems for instance. I think they tried to toy a bit with Fonzie's image for variety, but by doing so, he comes across as pale shadow of his formerly cool self. It could also be that Winkler was getting too old to pull it off, and everyone else started dressing as if this was 1981 and he still looked like it was 1955.

I guess since Potsie was barely on these, they had to shoehorn a music segment with Scott Baio and Erin Moran in each episode. Moran is passable, but Baio CANNOT sing. Wow.

Chris

[Mr.Krusher]

Wait...this is a thread ABOUT Happy Days on a MEGO site, and in 15 pages, NObody mentioned THIS:
(Watch for Kirk and Spock transporting into the bathroom stall...lol)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTv1ZlTQio

[Captain_Dan]

Today I was cleaning out a storage closet and I came accross my old fonzie cup,T-shirt and puzzle. Man did I worship the FONZ.

[jwyblejr]

Never did like the look of the new Arnold's. Inside looks too much like a German pub.

[The Toyroom]

Watched the other day and it's already apparent that the better days are already behind them....Fonzie at a cabin with Roger, Potsie and Chachi....Please god make it stop.....

[Spawn67]

Yes on the Hub we are currently in the time period of this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZqOSdo7nRY NOTE-Epic Fail!

Watching the episodes they are showing now are almost like new ones for me cause I never saw them. I gave up on Happy Days around early 1980.

[chalwa]

"Pumps your blood"
Dang! I can remember most of that song.
And I haven't seen that episode since the original reruns on ABC!

[The Toyroom]

Still think that Fonzie becoming a shop teacher and all that was a bit of a stretch

The shop teacher I can actually buy....it's when Roger becomes Principal and Fonzie is made "Dean of Boys" or something like that is when I think they're stretching it. It's one thing to be a shop teacher but another to transform him in to an actual authority figure....Kinda ironic....

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Late to the party, but yes I saw the Arnold's burning episode. Since Richie and Ralph had no actual on-air send-off, that was a close as we got to ending that era of Happy Days.

Now they are in the "Joanie Loves Chachi" era with Roger, Jenny, etc. I actually watched the first episode with Roger. It wasn't actually bad. Still think that Fonzie becoming a shop teacher and all that was a bit of a stretch, but it was still raking in ratings, so you can't blame them I guess.

Chris