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Ireneparalegal · 10-29-2005, 05:07 PM

abt Happy Days in the later seasons. They were dressed NOT like the 50's. Chachi's character wore jeans that any guy in the 80's would wear. His hair was straight outta the 70's. Even the female actresses wore their hair so modern. I loved the early Happy Days when everyone and all the scenery, cars, homes, were 50's era.

This irritates me abt alot of shows where it's a certain time period and they don't stay with the era in which it is set.

Dr. Thong · 10-29-2005, 05:35 PM

The first two seasons, they paid attention to period detail. Gradually, that went away after they went to filming live. Ralph had an afro, Joanie had a frizzy perm. Her and Chachi belonged at an '80s high school, not a late '50s/early '60s school.

I think the show became so popular that they just didn't care anymore about continuity and authenticity. Hell, the style of comedy changed between seasons two and three as well. It was more of a period piece, as seen through Richie's eyes the first two seasons. After that, it just became a broad comedy, with repeated catchphrases and annoying bursts of applause whenever a character - especially Fonzie - entered a room.

Good observations, Irene!

Ireneparalegal · 10-29-2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

The first two seasons, they paid attention to period detail. Gradually, that went away after they went to filming live. Ralph had an afro, Joanie had a frizzy perm. Her and Chachi belonged at an '80s high school, not a late '50s/early '60s school.

I think the show became so popular that they just didn't care anymore about continuity and authenticity. Hell, the style of comedy changed between seasons two and three as well. It was more of a period piece, as seen through Richie's eyes the first two seasons. After that, it just became a broad comedy, with repeated catchphrases and annoying bursts of applause whenever a character - especially Fonzie - entered a room.

Good observations, Irene!

Thanx Doc...you are so right, it was abt the style of the comedy that changed the authenticity. It didn't matter anymore cuz the show was so popular. Yeah, Ralph and that afro, what the hell was that all abt? None of the girls wore any of the cat eye glasses that were so popular in the 60's. Their hair was feathered. Man, all I have to do is look thru old family photographs and see the styles. My sister had that beehive hairdo. I can't think of ever seeing that on the show.

Fonzarelli · 10-30-2005, 06:32 PM

I see you have an eye for detail and an aversion against mistakes like discontinuity etc. I like that. I notice that kind of things in movies and shows al the time, but people always tell me I'm nitpicking and I should shut up. Pretty annoying. Please go on with posting clever observations.

gilligan fanatic · 10-30-2005, 06:39 PM

you know I never really paid that much attention to the clothes in the later years but you guys are right. Since I wasn't around during the 50's or 60's I did not know how they dressed then.

Stormtracker TF · 10-30-2005, 07:39 PM

Never really bothered me much. I didnt like the show because it was about the 50's, I watched it because it was a good show. I just don't care really.

Dr. Thong · 10-30-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by T.F. Storm

Never really bothered me much. I didnt like the show because it was about the 50's, I watched it because it was a good show. I just don't care really.

We still like the show - it's just funny that they stopped paying attention to detail, that's all. What matters most is whether the show was funny or not - and for the better part of the first seven seasons, it was.

Ireneparalegal · 10-30-2005, 10:07 PM

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We still like the show - it's just funny that they stopped paying attention to detail, that's all. What matters most is whether the show was funny or not - and for the better part of the first seven seasons, it was.

ditto dr. thong. I am not here to bash or discredit a show. I am just pointing out details. I love when someone posts an observation abt something I missed or never paid attention to. It's fun. I love the show. I loved it when I was young and growing up. I grew up when the show first came on the air. It just seems that when something you love changes dramatically it can really change the flare of the show.

Dr. Thong · 10-31-2005, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

ditto dr. thong. I am not here to bash or discredit a show. I am just pointing out details. I love when someone posts an observation abt something I missed or never paid attention to. It's fun. I love the show. I loved it when I was young and growing up. I grew up when the show first came on the air. It just seems that when something you love changes dramatically it can really change the flare of the show.

What is interesting historically is that HD & Laverne & Shirley both jumped the shark once and forever during the 1980-81 season. L&S & co. all moved to California and it went from being a show about two working girls in a midwestern town to two dorky star-struck gals new to California.

I never noticed the lack of attention to detail on HD when it was first-run on ABC - I hadn't even reached my teens yet - but when I watch them now, I find myself picking up on all sorts of little details.

Another thing I've noticed: In most crowd scenes at Arnolds, etc, the producers did the politically correct thing and had a black character or two as part of the crowd. But I wonder: would black kids have hung out with white kids like that in the '50s?

I know it probably wasn't as racially charged in Milwaukee like it was in the south, but I still wonder if whites and blacks mixed like that at that point in time. I'm asking from a historical point of view. If anyone can clarify this, by all means do.

Race's Girl · 11-01-2005, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

The first two seasons, they paid attention to period detail. Gradually, that went away after they went to filming live. Ralph had an afro, Joanie had a frizzy perm. Her and Chachi belonged at an '80s high school, not a late '50s/early '60s school.

I think the show became so popular that they just didn't care anymore about continuity and authenticity. Hell, the style of comedy changed between seasons two and three as well. It was more of a period piece, as seen through Richie's eyes the first two seasons. After that, it just became a broad comedy, with repeated catchphrases and annoying bursts of applause whenever a character - especially Fonzie - entered a room.

Good observations, Irene!

Cool it for a second, okay, Doc

Stormtracker TF · 11-01-2005, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

We still like the show - it's just funny that they stopped paying attention to detail, that's all. What matters most is whether the show was funny or not - and for the better part of the first seven seasons, it was.

Oh, I didnt mean it like that. I just mean that it never really bothered ME much.

Dr. Thong · 11-01-2005, 01:30 PM

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Cool it for a second, okay, Doc

"Cool it??" Why? It was hardly a rant.

10-29-2005, 05:07 PM	#1
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10-29-2005, 05:35 PM	#2
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	The first two seasons, they paid attention to period detail. Gradually, that went away after they went to filming live. Ralph had an afro, Joanie had a frizzy perm. Her and Chachi belonged at an '80s high school, not a late '50s/early '60s school. I think the show became so popular that they just didn't care anymore about continuity and authenticity. Hell, the style of comedy changed between seasons two and three as well. It was more of a period piece, as seen through Richie's eyes the first two seasons. After that, it just became a broad comedy, with repeated catchphrases and annoying bursts of applause whenever a character - especially Fonzie - entered a room. Good observations, Irene!
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10-30-2005, 06:32 PM	#4
Fonzarelli Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 19, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,996	I see you have an eye for detail and an aversion against mistakes like discontinuity etc. I like that. I notice that kind of things in movies and shows al the time, but people always tell me I'm nitpicking and I should shut up. Pretty annoying. Please go on with posting clever observations.
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10-30-2005, 06:39 PM	#5
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	you know I never really paid that much attention to the clothes in the later years but you guys are right. Since I wasn't around during the 50's or 60's I did not know how they dressed then.
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10-30-2005, 07:39 PM	#6
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	Never really bothered me much. I didnt like the show because it was about the 50's, I watched it because it was a good show. I just don't care really.
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