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The Fonze, Potsie and Ralph
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:14 am
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:14 am
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Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:27 am to hawgfaninc
Le Fonz! He est supa kewl!
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:29 am to hawgfaninc
Father Time is relentless and if we live long enough, he gets us all.
Didn't realize Winkler was so short.
Didn't realize Winkler was so short.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 9:54 am to gumbo2176
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Father Time is relentless and if we live long enough, he gets us all.
Well said
Posted on 7/28/24 at 10:04 am to kywildcatfanone
It is so funny is how opposite the Fonze is from Henry
Posted on 7/28/24 at 10:20 am to hawgfaninc
Winkler went on to have a great career as a character actor, totally different from Fonzie. Apparently a great guy, everybody seems to love working with him.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 10:34 am to gumbo2176
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Didn't realize Winkler was so short.
He claims 5’6”
He’s really about 5’5”
Posted on 7/28/24 at 1:29 pm to gumbo2176
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Didn't realize Winkler was so short.
Yeah, as kids, we watched Happy Days and all bought into the idea that The Fonz was some irresistible force that no bad arse could take down, and every woman wanted to be with.
Hollywood!
Posted on 7/28/24 at 2:22 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Yeah, as kids, we watched Happy Days and all bought into the idea that The Fonz was some irresistible force that no bad arse could take down, and every woman wanted to be with.
Definitely one of those weird 80s kids phenomena.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 2:30 pm to Havoc
Happy Days first aired in 1974. I had no idea that it ran up into 1984! I think after 5 seasons, most of those who had started watching it grew out of it and moved on. 
The original cast of characters had gone from HS to I guess graduating college? IDK, I dipped out well before the Fonz jumped the shark.
And I don't even recall seeing Joni loves Chachi. Did they get married and start a family or something? I've no idea.
*RIP Erin Moran.
The original cast of characters had gone from HS to I guess graduating college? IDK, I dipped out well before the Fonz jumped the shark.
And I don't even recall seeing Joni loves Chachi. Did they get married and start a family or something? I've no idea.
*RIP Erin Moran.
This post was edited on 7/30/24 at 7:41 am
Posted on 7/28/24 at 5:45 pm to hawgfaninc
For reference purposes...
ETA:
'Fonzie Moves In' (Episode aired Sep 9, 1975)
Do they not look really high in that current pic?
ETA:
quote:I quit watching it when Fonzie moved in with the Cunningham's. Just looked it up. That was season 3.Episode 1.
SouthEasternKaiju said:
I think after 5 seasons, most of those who had started watching it grew out of it and moved on.
The original cast of characters had gone from HS to I guess graduating college? IDK, I dipped out well before the Fonz jumped the shark.
And I don't even recall seeing Joni love Chachi. Did they get married and start a family or something? I've no idea.
'Fonzie Moves In' (Episode aired Sep 9, 1975)
Do they not look really high in that current pic?
This post was edited on 7/28/24 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 7/28/24 at 6:15 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
Did they get married and start a family or something? I've no idea.
—Married yes, kids no. Canceled after a cup of water.
—Married yes, kids no. Canceled after a cup of water.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 6:16 pm to chinese58
Season 3 was the best, then 4&5. After that, nope.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:10 pm to hawgfaninc
Potsie’s uncle invented the Heimlich Maneuver. Anson Williams’ real name is Anson William Heimlich.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:25 pm to Havoc
quote:First off, it was 70's, not 80's.quote:
Yeah, as kids, we watched Happy Days and all bought into the idea that The Fonz was some irresistible force that no bad arse could take down, and every woman wanted to be with.
Definitely one of those weird 80s kids phenomena.
Secondly, it shows the effect that actual "acting" can do. Winkler's Fonzie was pure brilliance; nobody ever questioned that a short, skinny Jewish guy was the coolest man on Earth (and Italian). It wasn't just the leather jacket, the slick DA hairdo, the thumb's up and the "Ayy's", it's how he blended it all together.
People need to understand- Happy Days was conceived to be mostly about Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard), the Fonz was supposed to be a small role for a generic greaser (cigarette pack rolled into his sleeve, constantly combing his hair, etc), and Winkler wasn't considered a frontrunner for the role. But then he came into the audition in character and blew them away... note that he NEVER combed his hair. He would always go to, and then look and it's perfect already
I can't think of another casting in any show, where an unknown guy comes in and takes the entire show over like that.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:33 pm to Scoob
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But then he came into the audition in character and blew them away... n
I wonder why? The Lord of Flatbush, filmed a year earlier with Sylvester Stallone and Perry King..
This post was edited on 7/28/24 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 7/28/24 at 8:36 pm to TFTC
quote:who else was in that movie? Wasn't the guy from the Wiseguy show, played Vinnie Terranova in that, also one of the gang?
I wonder why... The Lord of Flatbush, filmed a year earlier with Sylvest
**Wiseguy was such a great show! I need to go find it streaming somewhere. That was truly ahead of it's time.
Posted on 7/28/24 at 9:56 pm to hawgfaninc
The Fonze had the upper hand on everything, except the word "love."
Posted on 7/28/24 at 9:58 pm to hawgfaninc
Boomer thread
I know of Fonze. That's it
I know of Fonze. That's it
This post was edited on 7/28/24 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 7/28/24 at 10:34 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Yeah, as kids, we watched Happy Days and all bought into the idea that The Fonz was some irresistible force that no bad arse could take down, and every woman wanted to be with
For real. It’s hard to think of another character in anything that everyone just completely bought into wholesale. One year on a family vacation to Florida, my mom made us all wear matching “The Fonz for President” t-shirts.
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