If Joanie and Chachi was spinned off after the Happy Days Finale, would the spinoff - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 11:43 AM

have lasted more than one season? I think it defintely would have lasted longer because there would have been no more Happy Days and Joanie and Chachi would have still beem a smart part of the Happy Days Family existing on ABC. So I think it could have ran until 1986 or 87.

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 11:45 AM

No, because the show stunk.

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 11:55 AM

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No, because the show stunk.

But it would still have been a Happy Days link on Network TV. This would have allowed viewers to really focused on the Joanie and Chachi characters since no other character from HD no longer existed on TV unless they appeared on Joanie Loves Chachi.

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 12:05 PM

True, but Erin Moran wasn't leading lady material and Al was only good in small doses. I don't think anybody cared that he had a love interest.

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

True, but Erin Moran wasn't leading lady material and Al was only good in small doses. I don't think anybody cared that he had a love interest.

So you really don't think JLC would have been higher than #65 in the ratings if Happy Days no longer existed on ABC? I'm sure it would have been in the higher 30's.

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 12:13 PM

No I don't. The show wasn't all that good.

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

No I don't. The show wasn't all that good.

Yes the show was not good, but it would have done better than #65-lol

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 12:30 PM

Maybe, but I don't think so. Look at Joey for an example. Friends was the most popular show for years. When it finally ended, Joey took its place. The show struggled this year.

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 12:45 PM

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Maybe, but I don't think so. Look at Joey for an example. Friends was the most popular show for years. When it finally ended, Joey took its place. The show struggled this year.

Poor example Brian, because Joey was renewed for another season after season 1, Joanie Loves Chachi wasn't-lol

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 12:53 PM

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Poor example Brian, because Joey was renewed for another season after season 1, Joanie Loves Chachi wasn't-lol

It really isn't a poor example because the ratings suffered. I know Joey was renewed and I happen to be a fan of Joey, but by your logic, Joey should've been a bonafide hit and it wasn't. One of the main reasons why NBC renewed Joey was because they had no viable alternatives to replace it.

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 01:01 PM

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It really isn't a poor example because the ratings suffered. I know Joey was renewed and I happen to be a fan of Joey, but by your logic, Joey should've been a bonafide hit and it wasn't. One of the main reasons why NBC renewed Joey was because they had no viable alternatives to replace it.

I never said it would be a hit, just higher than 65.lol

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 01:04 PM

How could a show do well, if it isn't very good?

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 01:12 PM

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How could a show do well, if it isn't very good?

Brian I think you misunderstood my Original Question. I was asking would JLC have lasted longer if it started after HD. And when I say longer i wasn't talking about 5-6 years, just longer than a season. 2 or possibly 3 seasons. So I wasn't saying it would have been successful like Happy Days because we all know that wasn't going to happen, I'm just saying the show would have probably been renewed for another season after it's first.

TVFactFan · 07-10-2005, 01:17 PM

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How could a show do well, if it isn't very good?

The Question I was really asking was- Even if JLC started after HD ended, would the show have lasted more than a year?

Brian Damage · 07-10-2005, 01:22 PM

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Brian I think you misunderstood my Original Question. I was asking would JLC have lasted longer if it started after HD. And when I say longer i wasn't talking about 5-6 years, just longer than a season. 2 or possibly 3 seasons. So I wasn't saying it would have been successful like Happy Days because we all know that wasn't going to happen, I'm just saying the show would have probably been renewed for another season after it's first.

And I still say no, because the show wasn't any good.

07-10-2005, 11:43 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,070	If Joanie and Chachi was spinned off after the Happy Days Finale, would the spinoff have lasted more than one season? I think it defintely would have lasted longer because there would have been no more Happy Days and Joanie and Chachi would have still beem a smart part of the Happy Days Family existing on ABC. So I think it could have ran until 1986 or 87.

07-10-2005, 11:45 AM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	No, because the show stunk.

07-10-2005, 12:05 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	True, but Erin Moran wasn't leading lady material and Al was only good in small doses. I don't think anybody cared that he had a love interest.

07-10-2005, 12:13 PM	#6
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	No I don't. The show wasn't all that good.

07-10-2005, 12:30 PM	#8
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Maybe, but I don't think so. Look at Joey for an example. Friends was the most popular show for years. When it finally ended, Joey took its place. The show struggled this year.

07-10-2005, 01:04 PM	#12
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	How could a show do well, if it isn't very good?