Colouring Book Theatre: Happy Days

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Happy Days Colouring and Activity Book

Another colouring book I found rummaging through Planet of the Stuff a couple of weeks ago.

Like a lot of 70s kids, I non-ironically stood in a mirror going "Ayyyyy!" and begged my parents for a leather jacket. I loved Happy Days, had a Mego Fonize doll and even bought the (lame) Gold Key comic, so it seemed fitting that this would be a fun colouring book to review here.

However all that positive energy leaked out when I realized this book was from 1983, a time when Fonzie was a 35 year old shadow of himself and most of the interesting cast members were long since gone, paving way for a big pile of who gives a crap.

Let's take a look at this after the jump...

First off, it seems the artist uses the same image of Fonzie for nearly every page, he's depicted as having this weird, almost psychotic grin for every page.




It seems the overall malaise of the series has trickled down to the (probably underpaid) staff of Playmore Publishing as this book has a large chunk devoted to spring cleaning in the Cunningham house.


Yes, that's Ted McGinley, who was to this show what Beau was to "Welcome Back Kotter".






I'll take this page to mention that the kid who had this coloured exactly two pages of this snore fest. I'm also being generous when I say "colouring" because it's more like stabbing the page with a crayon as if to express their displeasure.

Fonzie, Roger and Flip (Who the $&%* is Flip?) go camping but my hopes for Deliverance style antics go sadly unabated.

Agggghhhh END!

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[cjefferys]

What the, Fonzie beating a rug? Really??? Just looking at the cover, right off the bat you know this book is gonna suck, Fonzie isn't even wearing his cool leather jacket and t-shirt...

[palitoy]

Just looking at the cover, right off the bat you know this book is gonna suck, Fonzie isn't even wearing his cool leather jacket and t-shirt...

Yeah that little detail was my "uh oh" moment, which was long after purchase. I bought a few different books and was mostly looking at price.

[HardyGirl]

Flip was played by Billy Warlock. (remember Eddie from Baywatch?)

[starsky]

flip looked like joannie to me. lol!!

[Brown Bear]

I had this as a kid. Love these old coloring book theatres.

[figureaddicted]

flip looked like joannie to me. lol!!

I thought Flip was Joanie as well.....i figured she was already on that abortion of a spin off by then, so i was hoping we'd find out who the mystery person was. Great review!

[samurainoir]

speaking of Joanie... Erin Moran was homeless? (article from a couple of years ago)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/29/erin-moran-homeless-trailer-park-happy-days-_n_1925130.html?utm_hp_ref=celebrity&utm_source=crowdignite.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=crowdignite.com

article discuses her small settlement with CBS for merchandise etc. Presumably some of which came from the FTC figures? (there doesn't seem like there was much other merchandise was there? at least in terms of likeness etc)

[Joshua the Atomic Robot]

I remember how disgusted I was as a kid when I saw Fonzie dressed up in that blazer instead of his leather jacket. It was like a little part of my childhood died that day.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Flip was one of the many characters who seemed to drift in and out of the series after Richie and Ralph left. He was in the opening credits for a bit, even. I thought he was Joanie here too.

When Fonzie became a blazer-wearing teacher with a beard, they should have known it was time to pack it in.

Notice how Winkler's foot is on the step? Maybe it was because the bike was too big for him? He reportedly hated riding the motorcylce, and never got the hang of it.

Chris

[Actorman]

Leopold "Flip" Phillips was played by actor Billy Warlock in 13 episodes in the 82-83 season(s). (And yes, I had to look that up. I'm good, but not that good. LOL!!)
He was described as "Roger's rebellious younger brother."
I totally do not remember him but, honestly, I remember very little about the "post-Richie" years. (Other than finally getting to see the elusive Jenny Piccolo!)

[MysteryWho]

Wow, that's terrible. That's the sort of thing your dad's friend brought over when you had measles or something.
Those panels are screaming out for alternate captions!