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SimpsonsFan · 05-24-2005, 08:09 AM

FM was written/produced by some of the people who wrote/produced Happy Days, when they created Stefan, do you guys think they were trying to create a character similar to Fonzie on purpose, the characters on the show always treated him the same way the characers on HD treated Fonzie, the main difference was audiences loved Fonzie, but hated Stefan. What do you guys think?

dave insinga · 05-24-2005, 02:22 PM

can't agree here stefan wasn't anything like fonzie

DukeDevils9192 · 05-24-2005, 07:08 PM

I definitely think they went for that type of dynamic. And you're right, the big difference is that the audience responded to Fonzie and not to Stefan. It's not that Stefan was a bad character because in small doses, he wasn't. It's just that they did way too much with him. If anything it cheapened Steve's character and made Laura look like a complete gold-digger. Stefan proved to be an okay guy later on but for when she was chasing after him just for looks, it really irritated me. Then again, everything about Laura irritated me in the last three seasons or so.

SimpsonsFan · 05-25-2005, 08:11 AM

I consider Stefan like Fonzie simply because they're ladie's man/love themselves and the characters on the shows loved them, I think that's very similar.

dave insinga · 05-28-2005, 11:03 AM

fonzie wasn't a jerk stefan was so big headded he had no admiral qualites
fonzie was very big hearted under that tough cool guy exterior stefan was too fake when they split personalities the heart went to steve.

TVFactFan · 05-29-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeDevils9192

I definitely think they went for that type of dynamic. And you're right, the big difference is that the audience responded to Fonzie and not to Stefan. It's not that Stefan was a bad character because in small doses, he wasn't. It's just that they did way too much with him. If anything it cheapened Steve's character and made Laura look like a complete gold-digger. Stefan proved to be an okay guy later on but for when she was chasing after him just for looks, it really irritated me. Then again, everything about Laura irritated me in the last three seasons or so.

Well that's reality buddy. Females go after guys who they find attracted and vice versa. No one wants to be with someone who they don;t find attractive.

SimpsonsFan · 05-31-2005, 08:39 AM

I remember a geek party eps of HD where Fonzie acted like a nerd, I mean imagine if he acted like that in every other eps.

05-24-2005, 08:09 AM	#1
SimpsonsFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 22, 2004 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 838	Stefan kind of like Fonzie FM was written/produced by some of the people who wrote/produced Happy Days, when they created Stefan, do you guys think they were trying to create a character similar to Fonzie on purpose, the characters on the show always treated him the same way the characers on HD treated Fonzie, the main difference was audiences loved Fonzie, but hated Stefan. What do you guys think?
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05-24-2005, 02:22 PM	#2
dave insinga Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2005 Posts: 590	fonz in a class of his own can't agree here stefan wasn't anything like fonzie

05-28-2005, 11:03 AM	#5
dave insinga Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2005 Posts: 590	but he wasn't cool he was a jerk fonzie wasn't a jerk stefan was so big headded he had no admiral qualites fonzie was very big hearted under that tough cool guy exterior stefan was too fake when they split personalities the heart went to steve.

05-24-2005, 07:08 PM	#3
DukeDevils9192 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 22, 2004 Posts: 287	I definitely think they went for that type of dynamic. And you're right, the big difference is that the audience responded to Fonzie and not to Stefan. It's not that Stefan was a bad character because in small doses, he wasn't. It's just that they did way too much with him. If anything it cheapened Steve's character and made Laura look like a complete gold-digger. Stefan proved to be an okay guy later on but for when she was chasing after him just for looks, it really irritated me. Then again, everything about Laura irritated me in the last three seasons or so.

05-25-2005, 08:11 AM	#4
SimpsonsFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 22, 2004 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 838	I consider Stefan like Fonzie simply because they're ladie's man/love themselves and the characters on the shows loved them, I think that's very similar.

05-31-2005, 08:39 AM	#7
SimpsonsFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 22, 2004 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 838	I remember a geek party eps of HD where Fonzie acted like a nerd, I mean imagine if he acted like that in every other eps.