Happy Days Appreciation Thread

[The Toyroom]

^ Legend has it Gary Marshall's kids asked him to create a space character after seeing "Star Wars"...

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I never understood the whole Mork thing. To me that is when the show jumped the shark.

[The Toyroom]

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.

[jwyblejr]

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

[Mikey]

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

[HardyGirl]

Jenny Piccolo preference? Seen or unseen?

Definitely unseen. She was too annoying in reality. Remember when she wanted to marry Fonzie? Too creepy!

[The Toyroom]

Jenny Piccolo preference? Seen or unseen?

[Fire Marshal Bill]

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

[Earth 2 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"."

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!


Chris

[generic]

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

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Yep, I just watched it again. I really dig videos like this one!

[mego73]

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.

[apes3978]

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)...

[The Toyroom]

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.

[The Toyroom]

^ 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".

[megomania]

^ 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