Breaking News Joanie Loves Chachi - 'The Complete Series' of the 'Happy Days' Spinoff

[Mace Dolex]

Originally Posted by Smartboy

What do you think of calling it "Punky Bruster" bad?

With Punky Brewster it was mostly for kids so you can expect adults thinking it was bad.

But J&C starred two adolecsent 20-somethings you'd think the writing would be more adult-ier?

[Colonel Hogan]

Originally Posted by thebabymysweet

The False Claim, that JOANIE LOVES CHACHI is one of the worst programs in television history,
is really a Bogus Exaggeration concocted by Internet Haters who seek to Denigrate and Marginalize
SCOTT BAIO just because he happens to be one of the few Republican celebrities in Liberal Hollywood.

For a minute there, I thought I was in the IMDB forums...

The show was cancelled over 25 years before anyone knew Baio's political views. Almost 15 years before the internet went mainstream. It was thoroughly lambasted as a punch line for a bad show before anyone knew Baio's political views. It's just not a good show. It was a bad idea. The only reason it's coming out on DVD is due to the Happy Days connection. They know the hardcore HD fans will buy it for the sake of "completeness". Very few other people will ever buy it.

It's the same with Three's a Crowd, the Three's Company spinoff with John Ritter. Not a good show; cancelled after one season and deservedly so. As a big Three's Company fan, if they released it on DVD tomorrow, I'd buy it.

Some would say the same thing about The Ropers. It wasn't a great show but I thought it was much better than Three's a Crowd and I'd love an official release.

And I sadly admit, I'll be buying Joanie Loves Chachi too... Only for the fact that some of the Happy Days regulars guest-starred in a few episodes.