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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47258

    #46
    Originally posted by jwyblejr
    I've always felt sorry for Chuck. Couldn't even bring the poor guy back at the end.
    Chuck became a drunk --- at least on Superman-3 he was

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    • Earth 2 Chris
      Verbose Member
      • Mar 7, 2004
      • 32957

      #47
      ^ I remember one of those clip show reunions for Happy Days. I think it was late 90s-ish? They had both Chucks on there, and acknowledged the oddity of Chuck disappearing from existence (much like Fonzie's nephew Spike. Later, Fonzie was an only child).

      Oddly enough, another thing that That 70's Show borrowed from Happy Days: Donna had a little sister, very briefly in the earliest episodes. She was only seen once as I recalled, and then disappeared.

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      • megomania
        Persistent Member
        • Jan 2, 2010
        • 2175

        #48
        Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
        ^ I remember one of those clip show reunions for Happy Days. I think it was late 90s-ish? They had both Chucks on there, and acknowledged the oddity of Chuck disappearing from existence (much like Fonzie's nephew Spike. Later, Fonzie was an only child).

        Oddly enough, another thing that That 70's Show borrowed from Happy Days: Donna had a little sister, very briefly in the earliest episodes. She was only seen once as I recalled, and then disappeared.

        Chris
        15 TV Characters That Disappeared Without Explanation

        "Interestingly enough this phenomenon of disappearing cast members has come to be known as "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome"."


        http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/06-02-...xplanation-168

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        • The Toyroom
          The Packaging King
          • Dec 31, 2004
          • 16653

          #49
          Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
          ^ I remember one of those clip show reunions for Happy Days. I think it was late 90s-ish? They had both Chucks on there, and acknowledged the oddity of Chuck disappearing from existence (much like Fonzie's nephew Spike. Later, Fonzie was an only child).
          I thought at one point Spike was acknowledged as Fonzie's actual cousin...but because of the age difference he looked up to the Fonz as his "uncle".
          Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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          • The Toyroom
            The Packaging King
            • Dec 31, 2004
            • 16653

            #50
            Originally posted by jwyblejr
            I've always felt sorry for Chuck. Couldn't even bring the poor guy back at the end.
            In the finale, when Howard addresses the camera he mentions raising TWO children...Chuck got erased from existence in something straight out of the Twilght Zone

            For continuity's sake, I always thought those Chuck-centric episodes could be used still, only just refer to Chuck as Richie's older cousin who is staying in Milwaukee while he attends college.
            Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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            • apes3978
              Talkative Member
              • Nov 19, 2005
              • 5107

              #51
              Originally posted by The Toyroom
              I thought at one point Spike was acknowledged as Fonzie's actual cousin...but because of the age difference he looked up to the Fonz as his "uncle".
              That's true... It was mentioned in one of the episodes they showed last week (where Spike helped break into Arnold's)...

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              • mego73
                Printed paperboard Tiger
                • Aug 1, 2003
                • 6690

                #52
                It's funny the stuff I have the most nostalgia for is the stuff I loved in the early to mid 70's like Star Trek, All In The Family, Six Million Dollar Man, Emergency!, Space:1999, etc.

                The stuff I liked in the later 70's like Happy Days, Laverne And Shirley, Dukes Of Hazzard, Diff'rent Strokes, etc I am less inclined to make a point to re-visit. That's not to say if I find an episode of one of those shows on cable I wouldn't watch it but I don't actively seek them out or get them on DVD.

                I suppose that it has something to do with how my perception of TV and movies in the later 70's was less "magical" then in the early 70's and in the later 70's, it was fun but just plain 'ol TV. Even though I still like some of these later 70's shows.

                P.S. This can change at any time and suddenly I can get an urge to dig up some Happy Days and Quark.

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                • generic
                  Persistent Member
                  • Jun 25, 2009
                  • 1237

                  #53
                  Originally posted by Mikey01
                  We can't have a Happy Days thread without including Buddy Holly (Weezer)

                  FF to 40 seconds in and enjoy

                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFzg8IWcpR0

                  m
                  Yep, I just watched it again. I really dig videos like this one!
                  Nostalgia just ain’t what it used to be.

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                  • Earth 2 Chris
                    Verbose Member
                    • Mar 7, 2004
                    • 32957

                    #54
                    15 TV Characters That Disappeared Without Explanation

                    "Interestingly enough this phenomenon of disappearing cast members has come to be known as "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome"."
                    The mentioned Eric's sister Laurie, but totally missed the more obscure example of Donna's sister. Weird!

                    Fun article though. I think Family Matters later ditched two other characters too. The former Tony Orlando and Dawn singer and her son. I think it was Carl's sister-and-law and nephew? Heck, I think they even replaced the the mom on that show!


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                    • Fire Marshal Bill
                      Career Member
                      • Jul 25, 2010
                      • 994

                      #55
                      How's this for Happy Days appreciation....... look at what i still have hanging in the closet .



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                      • The Toyroom
                        The Packaging King
                        • Dec 31, 2004
                        • 16653

                        #56
                        Jenny Piccolo preference? Seen or unseen?
                        Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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                        • HardyGirl
                          Mego Museum's Poster Girl
                          • Apr 3, 2007
                          • 13949

                          #57
                          Originally posted by The Toyroom
                          Jenny Piccolo preference? Seen or unseen?
                          Definitely unseen. She was too annoying in reality. Remember when she wanted to marry Fonzie? Too creepy!
                          "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
                          'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
                          Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
                          If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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                          • Mikey
                            Verbose Member
                            • Aug 9, 2001
                            • 47258

                            #58
                            By the time Jenny Piccolo came on I was totally not watching the show anymore.

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                            • jwyblejr
                              galactic yo-yo
                              • Apr 6, 2006
                              • 11147

                              #59
                              I have no idea how she could be related to Phil Silvers. She's not funny like her dad. Must take after her mom.

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                              • The Toyroom
                                The Packaging King
                                • Dec 31, 2004
                                • 16653

                                #60
                                I have to say that "unseen" was soooo much better...nothing against Cathy Silvers but I was more fun to speculate what this "Jenny Piccolo" looked like than to actually see her.

                                I really didn't care for any of the add-on characters during that era.....Roger, his brother "Flip", Howard's niece KC, etc. ....Very poor era for Happy Days that was only saved IMO with the return of Ron Howard in the finale.
                                Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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