Does any one know the first episode that fonzie and richie met?I remember the episode when fonzie was in the falcons, and richie was i think in his first day of high school he brought his lunch box. then fonzie wanted to fight after school. richie convinces fonzie to leave the gang. But i thought this episode was in 76 or 77,was this a flash back. Does any one know?

He already knew and was friends with Fonzie in the first episode. The part you mentioned about the fight in the alley and the lunchbox was a flashback.

Richie and Fonzie's first meeting was told as a flashback in the Season 5 episode "Our Gang" (the episode also shows Richie's first meeting with Ralph, incidentially.) In the episode, Richie and Potsie visit Arnolds's for the first time and run into Fonz, who is then the leader of the Falcons (a street gang). Fonzie challenges Richie to a rumble, and the two later meet in an alley. Richie not only convinces Fonz not to beat him up, but to also to leave the Falcons (he convinces Fonz he's to "cool" to be in a gang). It's definitely a great episode.

Here's the summary from Sitcoms Online's Episode Guide (detailed):

#109- Our Gang (2/21/78) There is a 'Beat Mandeville' pep rally at Arnold's. Richie picks up the instruments to take them to the Leopard Lodge Annual Poobah Doodah Dance. Al isn't allowed to go because he doesn't have enough spots yet. Joanie does a cartwheel and then goes outside. Chachi enters Arnold's in a Lords gang jacket. Richie has a talk with Chachi and tells him about the police and rumbles. Richie says Fonzie quit being the leader of the Falcons. Richie tells Chachi about the first time he met Fonzie: it was 3 1/2 years ago - the first day of his sophmore year at Jefferson High School. In the flashback, Fonzie comes in with the Falcons and sees Riche, Ralph, and Potsie at a booth. Richie hides his lunchbox. Potsie says he just got his braces off. Richie and Potsie read the engraving on the table: This is Falcons turf. Richie is challenged by Fonzie to meet him in the alley at 10PM without weapons on Saturday night. Back at the house, Richie talks to Howard about the situation. Richie shows up in the alley and hears Potsie and Ralph hiding in the alley. Potsie and Ralph then run off. Fonzie shows up at 10PM and is impressed to see that Richie has shown up. Fonzie tells Richie reasons why he fought with the Red Devils. Fonzie takes off his Falcons jacket and Richie fakes drawing out a gun. Fonzie is friendly with Richie and decides to leave the Falocns. Some Lords members give Chachi a rumble chain for their rumble against the Hornets, and then Chachi quits the gang. The Lords leave Arnold's. Directed by: Jerry Paris; Written by: Brian Levant; Guest stars: Derrel Maury as Monk and David Rini as Iggy. Note: During the flashback, the Cunninghams have a yellow sofa. Fonzie had a rumble with the Red Devils. Other Falcons members: Monk and Lefty. Richie has a 'Wild Bill Hickok' lunchbox in this episode. In the flashback scenes notice: they never show Joanie, the house is different, the cameras are the newer ones, the gang looks older, everyone claps when they see that waitress.


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I notice that Joannie isn't seen. Is she in the episode at all? Why isn't she in the flashback scene? Maybe she would have been too young nine or ten maybe. Oh & someone else played her in Love American Style. That might have had something to do with it.:wave:

Originally posted by wayne
I notice that Joannie isn't seen. Is she in the episode at all? Why isn't she in the flashback scene? Maybe she would have been too young nine or ten maybe. Oh & someone else played her in Love American Style. That might have had something to do with it.:wave:

Joanie isnt seen--she COULDNT be seen! Look at how old she looked!! The "flashback" wasnt really a flashback, they had just made that one too, thats why they all looked older..if it was a real flashback the house would be different and there might have been a Chuck!! Atleast the guys and parents didnt look too old because they were already adults, but joanie was only 12 but in 77 she was 15, so it was kind of hard for her to look like 12