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TVFactFan · 07-19-2003, 11:48 AM

the shortest spinoff. It only lasted 4 and a half months and wasn't renewed for the following season. It called Blansky Beauties and it aired on ABC as a mid-season replacement in February of 1977. Has anyone ever seen this spinoff?

Sitcomwriter · 07-20-2003, 05:02 PM

I've heard about it.It starred Nancy Walker as Howard's cousin and Pat Morita as Arnold.

TVFactFan · 07-20-2003, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
I've heard about it.It starred Nancy Walker as Howard's cousin and Pat Morita as Arnold.

HaVE YOU SEEN IT?

Chad22 · 07-20-2003, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by Sitcomwriter
I've heard about it.It starred Nancy Walker as Howard's cousin and Pat Morita as Arnold.

I Have heard alot of times that The charactor Arnold on their was very similar to the one on Happy Days. Aside from the obvious Pat Morita playing a Restaurant Owner named Arnold, was it actually the same character?

Adamantium · 07-21-2003, 01:45 AM

According to The Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows book I bought:

"Pat Morita, after the failure of his series "Mr. T and Tina", was added to the cast as Arnold, the same name (and virtually the same character) he had in a similar supporting role on "Happy Days." There he has run a drive-in restaurant, while here he ran the coffee shop at the Oasis. (Nancy, in turn, was supposed to be the cousin of Happy Days' dad Howard Cunningham.)

It also lists the cast:
Lynda Goodfriend as Ethel "Sunshine" Akalino
Eddie Mekka as Joey DeLuca
Scott Baio as Anthony DeLuco
Pat Morita as Arnold (They didn't give his last name)

Now those are clearly not the same characters they played on "Happy Days" and for Eddie, L&S.

bry · 07-21-2003, 07:32 PM

um....sorry but this was not a spinoff. but it was a decent show. i watched it and liked it. i like anything with caren kaye on it.
but not a spinoff.

TVFactFan · 07-21-2003, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by bry
um....sorry but this was not a spinoff. but it was a decent show. i watched it and liked it. i like anything with caren kaye on it.
but not a spinoff.

Why is Blansky Beauties Not a Spinoff? What Do you mean?

bb25 · 07-22-2003, 12:06 AM

Yeah, I'm sure if it was a spin-off of Happy Days we would all have heard about it...I had no clue...

TVFactFan · 07-22-2003, 12:09 AM

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Originally posted by bb25
Yeah, I'm sure if it was a spin-off of Happy Days we would all have heard about it...I had no clue...

Yeah it's on the Happy Days Online website as a Happy Days spinoff

bry · 07-22-2003, 09:17 PM

if i am wrong, i am wrong. so please show me.
do you have a link for the happy days thing?

TVFactFan · 07-22-2003, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by bry
if i am wrong, i am wrong. so please show me.
do you have a link for the happy days thing?

Go to the main page of SitcomsOnline and press H for the shows that start with H and then go to Happy Days and clicked on HAPPY DAYS ONLINE.

Zoneboy · 07-23-2003, 10:27 AM

Nancy Walker appeared on Happy Days as Nancy Blansky on 2-04-77 the very next week, Blansky's Beauties debuted on ABC. I don't consider this show to be a spinoff because obviously the character didn't have time to develope on Happy Days and it doesn't make sense to introduce a character in one episode and give her a show of her own the next week. Mork appeared at least 3 times before Mork & Mindy debuted. Nancy Blansky may have been introduced on Happy Days but that's about it.

PanamaMike · 07-23-2003, 11:07 AM

I never really understood how this series could be considered a spin-off. Yes, Pat Morita played a coffee shop owner named Arnold (more lack of imagination on the part of the writers then anything) and they came up with this lame connection that Nancy was Howard's cousin, but come on...Happy Days was set in 1950s Millwaukee and Blansky's Beauties was set in 1977 Las Vegas. How is it Arnold and Nancy hadn't aged nearly 20 years?

Zoneboy · 07-23-2003, 11:53 AM

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Originally posted by PanamaMike Happy Days was set in 1950s Millwaukee and Blansky's Beauties was set in 1977 Las Vegas. How is it Arnold and Nancy hadn't aged nearly 20 years?

A perfect analysis of why Blansky's Beauties is not a spinoff from Happy Days.

webuster · 07-23-2003, 04:09 PM

wasn't Mork and Mindy also set in the 70's? And Fonzie was in the pilot- so unless mork is a good time traveller, how did it happen? Maybe I haven't seen the episode that explains that- I dunno- I've only seen Mork's first happy days appearance/

07-19-2003, 11:48 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,000	A Happy Days spinoff that a lot of people don't know about because it was the shortest spinoff. It only lasted 4 and a half months and wasn't renewed for the following season. It called Blansky Beauties and it aired on ABC as a mid-season replacement in February of 1977. Has anyone ever seen this spinoff?

07-21-2003, 01:45 AM	#5
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,820	According to The Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows book I bought: "Pat Morita, after the failure of his series "Mr. T and Tina", was added to the cast as Arnold, the same name (and virtually the same character) he had in a similar supporting role on "Happy Days." There he has run a drive-in restaurant, while here he ran the coffee shop at the Oasis. (Nancy, in turn, was supposed to be the cousin of Happy Days' dad Howard Cunningham.) It also lists the cast: Lynda Goodfriend as Ethel "Sunshine" Akalino Eddie Mekka as Joey DeLuca Scott Baio as Anthony DeLuco Pat Morita as Arnold (They didn't give his last name) Now those are clearly not the same characters they played on "Happy Days" and for Eddie, L&S.
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07-21-2003, 07:32 PM	#6
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	um....sorry but this was not a spinoff. but it was a decent show. i watched it and liked it. i like anything with caren kaye on it. but not a spinoff.
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07-23-2003, 10:27 AM	#12
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,346	Nancy Walker appeared on Happy Days as Nancy Blansky on 2-04-77 the very next week, Blansky's Beauties debuted on ABC. I don't consider this show to be a spinoff because obviously the character didn't have time to develope on Happy Days and it doesn't make sense to introduce a character in one episode and give her a show of her own the next week. Mork appeared at least 3 times before Mork & Mindy debuted. Nancy Blansky may have been introduced on Happy Days but that's about it.
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07-20-2003, 05:02 PM	#2
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,354	I've heard about it.It starred Nancy Walker as Howard's cousin and Pat Morita as Arnold.

07-22-2003, 12:06 AM	#8
bb25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 22, 2002 Posts: 784	Yeah, I'm sure if it was a spin-off of Happy Days we would all have heard about it...I had no clue...

07-22-2003, 09:17 PM	#10
bry Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 21, 2003 Location: n.c. Posts: 819	if i am wrong, i am wrong. so please show me. do you have a link for the happy days thing?

07-23-2003, 11:07 AM	#13
PanamaMike Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 150	I never really understood how this series could be considered a spin-off. Yes, Pat Morita played a coffee shop owner named Arnold (more lack of imagination on the part of the writers then anything) and they came up with this lame connection that Nancy was Howard's cousin, but come on...Happy Days was set in 1950s Millwaukee and Blansky's Beauties was set in 1977 Las Vegas. How is it Arnold and Nancy hadn't aged nearly 20 years?

07-23-2003, 04:09 PM	#15
webuster Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 26, 2002 Posts: 2,150	wasn't Mork and Mindy also set in the 70's? And Fonzie was in the pilot- so unless mork is a good time traveller, how did it happen? Maybe I haven't seen the episode that explains that- I dunno- I've only seen Mork's first happy days appearance/