tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post110754220244941965..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: HAPPY DAYS -- The Reunionmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107759500106410692005-02-07T00:58:00.000-06:002005-02-07T00:58:00.000-06:00I watched it all and really enjoyed it. I have to ...I watched it all and really enjoyed it. I have to say that my favorite episodes started with rock around the clock and not the happy days theme. Bill Haley was great and to this day that song has one of the best guitar solos.<br /><br />I remeber seeing the Love American Style episode. I was pretty yooung, but it stuck in my mind because I couldn't picture not having a TV...Jon The Crime Spree Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516077426733561884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107710697308939102005-02-06T11:24:00.000-06:002005-02-06T11:24:00.000-06:00I watched the whole thing too - and wasn't a big f...I watched the whole thing too - and wasn't a big fan of the original. Maybe because I admire Ron Howard's work and was pleased his phenonmenal success didn't stop him from acknowleding his beginnings. <br />Best of all, I liked the music when the show resumed after each commerial - and Elvis' Memories at the end.<br />Re: Joanie and Chachi avoiding each other - I think they married in real life too & had a messy divorce - so maybe they are to be commended for both showing up.<br />Lorraine P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107666091981946552005-02-05T23:01:00.000-06:002005-02-05T23:01:00.000-06:00The Love American Style episode had Bosley and How...The Love American Style episode had Bosley and Howard in their roles, but Potsie was played by some other actor.<br /><br />And the thing that annoys me more than anything else about Happy Days (and troubled me immensely as a kid who watched it whenever it came on) was the way Richie's older brother, Chuck, just vanished after the first season. Remember the episode when Richie moved out of the Cunningham house and into his college-going brother's apartment for "freedom," but had to work constantly to pay his share of the rent? Those early-season episodes weren't perfect, but they made an effort.<br /><br />The final seasons, where they actually cast an actress as Jenny Piccolo (HUGE mistake) and brought in Ted McGinley as a relative was awful. Might as well have been set in the 80s. They could've gone back to the show's roots and made the McGinley character Chuck returning home after making his fortune in Green Bay or someplace, but no. That would actually take knowledge of the series' continuity to make work.<br /><br />Geeze, look at how much I've written on inconsequential elements of Happy Days. Is there any wonder I'm such a comics geek, obsessing over continuity?Jayme Lynn Blaschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919766841748858790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107629113214343642005-02-05T12:45:00.000-06:002005-02-05T12:45:00.000-06:00According to the reunion show, HAPPY DAYS came fir...According to the reunion show, HAPPY DAYS came first, or the pilot did. The series itself came after the movie. See my comment above for a little more info.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107627976421418802005-02-05T12:26:00.000-06:002005-02-05T12:26:00.000-06:00If I may: Which came first: Happy Days or American...If I may: Which came first: <I>Happy Days</I> or <I>American Graffitti</I>? Memories, thick as mud, say AG came first, but I could be wrong.<br /><br />Thank you for your time.<br /><br />James C. Hess<br />http://www.thinkingrockpress.com/trp1086.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107559124906188252005-02-04T17:18:00.000-06:002005-02-04T17:18:00.000-06:00Two hours? I thought it ws three, and it felt lik...Two hours? I thought it ws three, and it felt like five. I only watched it as a sop to Linda, and because I've been sick all week and didn't have the energy to climb the stairs and watch my own TV. I agree with your comments on its failure to live up to American Graffiti's tone. It was okay during the period when "Rock Around the Clock" was its theme song and the music of the era was prominent, but it quickly evolved into something that would satisfy the brats of the '70s and lost all credibility after that. Not that it had a lot. People like The Fonz were not heroic when I was a kid in the fifties. They were as ugly, brutal, and stupid as they were at any other time in history. <br />Yeah, Erin Moran can't be over 40 and she looked like hell. I never cared for Scott Baio and can't believe he was banging some hot Hollywood babes. Had to be the fame.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107551974265757542005-02-04T15:19:00.000-06:002005-02-04T15:19:00.000-06:00Thanks, Shelly. And you're right about the debut ...Thanks, Shelly. And you're right about the debut of HAPPY DAYS. The pilot was rejected by ABC, but, so as not to waste it, it was shown as a segment of LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE. Then, after the success of AMERICAN GRAFFITI, it was dug out, refurbished, and sold as a series.<br /><br />The Goodlife Channel is a favorite around our house, too.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1107551575612226352005-02-04T15:12:00.000-06:002005-02-04T15:12:00.000-06:00If you want to really have an odd picture in your ...If you want to really have an odd picture in your mind, Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees auditioned for Fonzie. Just try picturing him in the role instead of Henry Winkler.<br /><br />And if my iffy memory serves, the "Happy Days" pilot was a segment on "Love, American Style." And no, I didn't watch the reunion; I was busy watching my newest find on cable: The Goodlife Channel. Wednesday night had "I Spy" and "The Man From UNCLE" airing.<br /><br />BTW, I love your blog.ShellyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183404615688013084noreply@blogger.com