Top Stupid Things about the 'Happy Days' TV series (1974-1984)

You're digging way to deep into things.

 

Or it could just have been a coincidence that no one noticed at the time. Back in the 1980s people weren't obsessed with race 24/7.

 

You're right, racism wasn't invented until 2004, a well known fact.

 

But if she'd been a superstar in the US as she was in the UK, she'd likely have been on one episode as herself-a "special guest", rather than seven as a fictional character.

 

Who somehow time traveled to the 1950s. What the heck, why not, Chachi's hairstyle did.

 

As with Scott Baio's hair-do, when Suzi Quatro was on the show, they should have styled her hair into a more era appropriate hair-style, not her David Cassidy shag style. And, get her into some era accurate clothing too, not that shiny glam-rock outfit of hers.

 

I'm assuming each season represented a year. This was before a show had a season every few months. In the first year or so, there was an episode concerning the 1956 election -- I assume it was 56 and not 52 because of the music. If the show lasted 11 years, it should have been 1966 during the last season. They should have had somewhat longer hair (though not in a feathered disco cut like Chachi) and have been into Motown. I doubt they'd have been hanging out in a malt shop in 66, but I was a little kid then and don't remember if that's what young adults did then.

 

We still had some malt shops or their equivalent but they were definitely on their way out of being a teenage hangout in the second half of the 60s. Roller rinks, too but bowling alleys were still quite popular into the 70s.

 

Based on temporal references, there's not an exact 1:1 correspondence of one year equals one season. The 1956 election is mentioned in the second season. Then the third season makes reference to events in both 1958 (Elvis being inducted into the Army) and 1959 (Hawaii becoming a state). So by season three it's already 1959.

 

Oops. I didn't think about the period thing! But it seemed they didn't either. But in the 70s Quatro was typically on music shows in the UK and didn't appear on sitcoms there. Her only UK sitcom appearance was on ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS in 1994.

 

I grew up in northern California, and roller rinks were definitely still a place where teenagers gathered into the late 1970s.

 

Aaaaaand... here's a new one:



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Hey, it's got Potsie!

 

But, it won’t have Chachi!

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I wonder who the “additional cast members” are. Flip? Jenny Piccolo? Clarence?

 

Fingers crossed for all three Chucks. Are they all still alive?

 

This guy will definitely be missed...

 

Yep, Yep, Yep.

 

I'd love to time travel to the 1950s now.
God, that would be wonderful.

 

Bottom Line: Fun show that peaked very early. Every generation
romanticizes its youth and "Happy Days" and "American Graffiti"
did that for The '50s.

Glad to see so many cast members are still with us doin' their thing.

 

Gavin O'Herlihy and Randolph Roberts are (per imdb). I'm not sure who the third Chuck is. I saw O'Herlihy in the horror sequel The Descent 2 a few years ago. He is still acting professionally; Roberts is an educator these days.

 

Ric Carrott played the role in the unsold pilot that eventually aired as part of “Love, American Style.” He is still with us.

 

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Although... it was a time when many minorities were treated badly in American society (if not the world); it was a time when diseases like Polio ran rampant and crippled children and adults; it was a time when people were losing their jobs and livelihoods over political affiliations (like Communism). The 1950s weren't all that great.

 

And the white cup in front of the white man! Hmmmmmm. They could have used any color cup. And the queen of clubs underneath the queen of spades to boot! I mean seriously. The queen of clubs! I’m glad we live in such enlightened times.

 

Recall your Happy Days history. Fonzie liked Ike. Even his bike liked Ike.