Because it's there: Who makes a list of things you want to do in twenty years? I thought it was okay but I liked the chat between M/F at the hill.

Ballad of Joanie and Chachi: Sometimes I wished they broke up for a season to see how they would be. They don't seem to break up for a long time kind of thing.

Where the guys are: I thought it was okay but I liked the chat Fonzie had with Barbara. I thought you could die if you are in a sauna all night long? Poor Howard, opens his big mouth again. :lol:

i hated the back and forth - are they together or are they apart between Joanie and Chachi, other than that I liked the final season

welcome home Richie was good episode wish Ralph Malph could of had more scenes like with potsie n richie it was a tear jerker but good episode before we know it we be seeing season one again

some episodes i have seen have been cut up pretty badly but i wasn't to upset i know some things were cut out but overall not a butcher job.the quality of the print seemed very good.ill give it on a scale of 1-10 an 8 and a half.

I know I haven't been doing this much but here it is...

Glove Story: It was okay. It was funny to see Howard holding on the the ropes when it gets stretched. :lol:

Vocational Education: It shows what happens when you have a degree but I thought it was cool that Roger had Fonzie come aboard.

You get what you pay for: Thought it was okay. But Howard should have listened to Joanie when she said it was a semester project and plus, don't they have to have a permit or something? Loved the water breaking through. :lol:

Kiss me Teach: I guess this kind of episode I didn't care for because of the subject but it was good acting though.

Welcome home Richie part 1 and 2.

I loved the episode and it was nice to see Richie and Ralph again.

The people Vs. the Fonz: I liked this one and it shows how Fonize was willing to take the blame for something. If you've seen Like Mother, Like Daughter, you would know about the incident about Howard getting clobbered by Fonzie.

Apparently, I'm not sure what hitting is anymore. The guy was tossed, not hit. How is that hitting?

Social Studies: Meh.

The spirit is willing: Creepy. :eek:

So how was your weekend?: It was okay but I would think Mother Kelp would have realized by now that Marion won't leave her. I bet she still hates Her--Howard after that. :lol:

Low Notes: Meh.

School Dazed: It shows you can have a normal home life and have a drug problem sometimes.

Fonzie's spots: Wow... Howard does the unthinkable but I have to admit, why would you want to join something like that, they are mostly old men. :lol:

Fonzie moves out: I liked this one but I do wonder if Fonzie was able to stay at that place after he adopted.

Well, the one with The Fonz and that girl that resembled the twlight zone was weird.
I liked when Fonzie, Roger and Chacai were going to join the Leopard Lodge. I thought it was one of the funnier episodes and Potsie was actually in one for a change.
I agree that Joanie and Chacai should've broken up sooner because they were not apart for very long.
Another funny one was when Howard redid the bathroom all by himself and the water fell.
I kind of wish when Fonzie moved would have happened sooner just because what was really the point of him moving when the next episode was the series finale? If this episode happened sooner, you could have had some story with The Fonz somewhere else other than The Cunninghams.
I've already mentioned the Welcome Home episode already on the board. I think the episode should have been light and fluffy and funny. I mean the first part of the 2 part episode, 20 mins. in, Richie and Mr. C are fighting. Not to mention how angry Richie was at dinner when he couldnt get soda with his meal (which I think stinks anyway). I mean Richie and Ralph were both gone for 3 yrs. and the 2 parter could have been more comedic.
Btw, why the hell was Ralph not in part 2 although I did like when Richie beat up that guy in the bar and The Fonz says something of the effect of "Rich, shouldnt I be doing that"? I thought that was funny.

maybe because there was a point in time where if you didn't see these episodes
when they first aired it took forever for them to be repeated.but the stories were all decent the episodes were acted well and the WELCOME HOME episodes
as well as PASSAGES have been my all time favorites all in all season 11 was by far much better than some of the the rich and ralph less seasons

Welcome home Richie part 1 and 2.

I loved the episode and it was nice to see Richie and Ralph again.


It was nice to see Richie again....but me and my roommate had the same response to Ralph. "I forgot how annoying he was!" :lol: Sorry, but Ralph really got on my nerves, every episode was "how are ya how are ya how are ya" and "I still got it!" :rolleyes: Nothing against Don Most, because he's a good actor. I just never really cared for his character, I think it was definately time for his character to leave.

I read once that Garry Marshall said Happy Days was about "the pain of growing up," so I think this ep. really brought that full circle for Richie.

It was nice to see Richie again....but me and my roommate had the same response to Ralph. "I forgot how annoying he was!" :lol: Sorry, but Ralph really got on my nerves, every episode was "how are ya how are ya how are ya" and "I still got it!" :rolleyes: Nothing against Don Most, because he's a good actor. I just never really cared for his character, I think it was definately time for his character to leave.

I read once that Garry Marshall said Happy Days was about "the pain of growing up," so I think this ep. really brought that full circle for Richie.

Yes, it did show the pain of growing up and it did happen to Richie.

I saw this on the "20 Biggest Mess-Ups/Mistakes in NBC History" thread (post #179 (http://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4989293&postcount=179))

"That ladt season was actually laying groundwork for a potential 12th year..."

How come they started to "lay the (potential) groundwork" for a 12th season of Happy Days if its popularity was declining during the early 1980s? Maybe at first, they didn't know that the ratings for season 11 of HD were going to drop below 50th place. I understand them changing up the theme song and the opening credits, but my opinion is that, logically, the show shouldn't have had its original run go past the spring of 1984 (aside from the fact that 5 episodes were burned off during the summer).

wonder what would happened if there was a 12th season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZzjEaRExfw

I dont think a season 12 would have worked. I thought the show was becoming stale as the series was going on. I mean the mystique of the Fonz was gone. Richie was gone. Joanie and Chacai, there together, there not together, there off the show, there on the show and finally they get married. I dont know what else you could've done.

could had scenes episodes with fonzie and his new son im sure chichi would been gone be on Charles in charge, bring chuck back maybe,send them to California just ideas.

It ended at the right time.

How come nobody in the Happy Days forum mentioned a.k.a. Pablo?

A.K.A. Pablo was a sitcom that ran for six episodes in March and April of 1984. Happy Days was pulled from the ABC schedule to make room for it. A.k.a. Pablo was about a struggling Hispanic stand-up comic and his large Mexican-American family. It starred some guy named Paul Rodriguez and was produced by Norman Lear, and its production company was Embassy Television. A.k.a. Pablo was controversial, being deemed offensive to many members of the Hispanic and Latino community, and it ended up being cancelled after six weeks. Just like Just Our Luck from the first half of the 1983-84 TV season, a.k.a. Pablo was a megabomb.

The airing of A.K.A. Pablo resulted in five episodes of Happy Days's 11th and final season being burned off during the summer of 1984. Four of those episodes aired in the weeks leading up to the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, and the fifth of those episodes aired after the Olympics in late September of 1984 — at the very start of the 1984-85 TV season.

I've never even heard of A.K.A. Pablo.

Welcome Home Parts 1 and 2 were the best episodes of Happy Days season 11

I felt bad for fonzie when cunninghams was going sell the house and move to nyc they seemed more to care about moving to new York city.

then fonzie being homeless praticley tossing him out just my opinion liked the ending though

The best bit was that there was no Flip and no KC, yay. :)

I felt bad for fonzie when cunninghams was going sell the house and move to nyc they seemed more to care about moving to new York city.

then fonzie being homeless praticley tossing him out just my opinion liked the ending though

Yeah but Fonzie was old enough to move out on his own. I would have liked to have seen Fonzie at his new place, Kahuna Village.

I would of liked to see more of that new place to it was lot nicer then his garage apartment

I remember watching AKA Pablo. The father didn't want his son to be a comic because of what happened to Freddy Prinze. From there there was no where else for the series to go so it was cancelled.

I remember watching AKA Pablo. The father didn't want his son to be a comic because of what happened to Freddy Prinze. From there there was no where else for the series to go so it was cancelled.

I also remember watching that episode when his family discouraged him from becoming a stand up comic because the didn't want Paul to be like Freddie Prinze. It was one of the lowlights of Norman Lear's sitcom career since the show was cancelled after six episodes.

I think they only way season 12 would have worked is they built on what they started in season 10 or somethings similar: introduce new characters not bogged down by getting older and start from High School years again.
Might be an odd comparison but Saved the Bell is a great example.
SBTB: The College years with most of the original cast tanked. Saved The Bell: The New Class despite seemingly constant cast changes went back to High School with familiar sets and had a 7 season run surpassing the 4 seasons of the original.

I saw this on the "20 Biggest Mess-Ups/Mistakes in NBC History" thread (post #179 (http://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4989293&postcount=179))

"That ladt season was actually laying groundwork for a potential 12th year..."

How come they started to "lay the (potential) groundwork" for a 12th season of Happy Days if its popularity was declining during the early 1980s? Maybe at first, they didn't know that the ratings for season 11 of HD were going to drop below 50th place. I understand them changing up the theme song and the opening credits, but my opinion is that, logically, the show shouldn't have had its original run go past the spring of 1984 (aside from the fact that 5 episodes were burned off during the summer).

Happy Days aired on ABC, not NBC.

Welcome Home Parts 1 and 2 were the best episodes of Happy Days season 11

Is it true that those episodes were originally written (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Days_(season_11)) as the series finale? I guess having Richie and Ralph come back from the Army isn't a big enough event (https://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?588056-The-last-episode-of-Happy-Days) to wrap the series up (https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/08/arts/last-of-happy-days.html) with.

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These episodes have more significance and emotional weight than the actual series finale.

The series finale had no Ralph or Potsie and even Richie doesn't show up at the wedding until the last minute...and he's not even wearing a tie to his own sister's wedding!

Looking back, they bungled the series finale. Richie should have arrived early on and had scenes with Fonzie and Joanie. Richie could have talked about all the fights they had and now she's all grown up and getting married.

And they should have had Ralph and Potsie there As a result of these missteps, the finale isn't as satisfying as it could've been.

I think the "Welcome Home" episodes bring things full circle in a way the finale didn't.

Yeah, it's almost as if Ron Howard was rushed on set at the last minute or something. In fact, that's probably exactly what happened. I agree that Richie should have played a bigger part in the finale, since he was the show's original protagonist.

Yeah, it's almost as if Ron Howard was rushed on set at the last minute or something. In fact, that's probably exactly what happened. I agree that Richie should have played a bigger part in the finale, since he was the show's original protagonist.

Maybe they felt that they didn't need to have Richie play a bigger part since they already tied-up the loose ends surrounding his character in "Welcome Home". Granted, they probably should've dealt more with Richie instead of the adoption plot involving Fonzie.

Maybe they felt that they didn't need to have Richie play a bigger part since they already tied-up the loose ends surrounding his character in "Welcome Home". Granted, they probably should've dealt more with Richie instead of the adoption plot involving Fonzie.

That whole adoption thing seemed contrived to me. All of a sudden, Fonzie wants to have a son? Aside from the season six episode where he bonded with his girlfriend's son, Fonzie was always single and swinging.

I would rather he met the woman of his dreams.

Welcome Home is the best thing about the final season. It’s the final episode Richie never got when he left (because Ron Howard unexpectedly left between seasons). It would have been a fine final episode.

Fonzie Moves Out bothers me because Howard and Marion are so insensitive to a man who views them as his surrogate parents.

Those last 3 scenes I saw were the best for the series finale. Each one was wonderfully acted.

"Welcome Home" obviously, but on a different note, I love that TV was far along enough for "Glove story" to show that yes, The Fonz was that tough. Of course, I always found it to be a silly question because if he hadn't proven it at some point in a big way, would everyone back off so easily? So seeing on camera was nice after all that time.

"The Spirit is Willing": A plot based on an urban legend. Talk about lazy writers!