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TVFactFan · 03-05-2006, 03:05 PM

was the only one who left in 1980? So if Ralph Malph was still on the show do you think you would have enjoyed the eps little more during the 1980-84 era?

gilligan fanatic · 03-05-2006, 03:29 PM

Potsie just wasn't the same without Ralph and Richie so I don't think having just two of them would make it the same either. I think you need all three of them for it to work right.

robyrob · 03-05-2006, 06:42 PM

i definately think the show would've been better with Malph, they could never replace Richie but it wouldve helped.

Dr. Thong · 03-05-2006, 07:07 PM

Richie was the cental character originally and even when Fonzie became the breakout character, much of the show's storylines relied on the Fonzie/Richie friendship dynamic to power them.

It might have been a little better with Ralph, but they still would have shifted the focus to Joanie and Chachi and if Roger was still there...well, we all know what happened when he came along.

staypuftman2004 · 03-05-2006, 07:41 PM

i don't think it would have been better probly just the same

dave insinga · 03-10-2006, 09:35 PM

i don't really think if he stayed and richie still left that things would have been
any different as far as potsie by that point he could have left and it still wouldn't have made any differance.without richie the whole focal point had to change.so thats why it focused on joannie and chachi.

ethelmaepotter · 03-30-2006, 12:55 PM

I have to say, I don't know how "Happy Days" survived 11 years anyway. When Ron Howard left, the show died. It REALLY died. He really was the central focus of the show. The early 1980s episodes were just so horrible. The show should have ended when Howard left.

Ireneparalegal · 03-30-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

Potsie just wasn't the same without Ralph and Richie so I don't think having just two of them would make it the same either. I think you need all three of them for it to work right.

Potsie became more of an imbicile than ever. In the beginning he was not all that smart, but they really did a lobotomy on his character...of course this is where the Chachi character was growing up and i guess it was better to dumb down Potsie...

Dr. Thong · 03-31-2006, 10:07 AM

Even with Ron and Donny, the seventh season evidenced signs of age for the show. There was a weak episode where Fonzie went against the devil (Melvin Scratch) for Chachi's soul. Personally, I would've let Scratch take Chachi, but that's just me.

When Ron and Donny left in 1980, the show ended. It was basically on life support for the next four years. They should have pulled the plug, but the actors and crew wanted to work, so they did what they had to do to keep it going.

Sometimes it's better to leave a party a little early than to be the last one there once all is said and done.

Brian Damage · 03-31-2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Even with Ron and Donny, the seventh season evidenced signs of age for the show. There was a weak episode where Fonzie went against the devil (Melvin Scratch) for Chachi's soul. Personally, I would've let Scratch take Chachi, but that's just me.

When Ron and Donny left in 1980, the show ended. It was basically on life support for the next four years. They should have pulled the plug, but the actors and crew wanted to work, so they did what they had to do to keep it going.

Sometimes it's better to leave a party a little early than to be the last one there once all is said and done.

Agreed

TVFactFan · 03-31-2006, 06:48 PM

I think the Potsie character should have been written out because since his friends were gone there was no need to see him on the show

Mr. Television · 03-31-2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I think the Potsie character should have been written out because since his friends were gone there was no need to see him on the show

Potsie was really useless after Richie and Ralph left. I don't even know why he stayed.

Dr. Thong · 03-31-2006, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by I Walk The Line

Potsie was really useless after Richie and Ralph left. I don't even know why he stayed.

He was just completely lost. Many of the gags they wrote for him seemed out of place and a desperate attempt to give him a few lines.

Mr. Television · 03-31-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

He was just completely lost. Many of the gags they wrote for him seemed out of place and a desperate attempt to give him a few lines.

and the one show he should have been in was the last episode and he wasn't there.

dave insinga · 04-01-2006, 01:00 AM

no ralph or potsie

03-05-2006, 03:05 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,105	Do you think Happy Days would have been a little Better if Ron Howard was the only one who left in 1980? So if Ralph Malph was still on the show do you think you would have enjoyed the eps little more during the 1980-84 era?

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03-05-2006, 07:07 PM	#4
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	Richie was the cental character originally and even when Fonzie became the breakout character, much of the show's storylines relied on the Fonzie/Richie friendship dynamic to power them. It might have been a little better with Ralph, but they still would have shifted the focus to Joanie and Chachi and if Roger was still there...well, we all know what happened when he came along.
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03-05-2006, 07:41 PM	#5
staypuftman2004 NWO-4-LIFE Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,450	i don't think it would have been better probly just the same
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03-10-2006, 09:35 PM	#6
dave insinga Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2005 Posts: 590	the ralph malph character just wasn't that strong i don't really think if he stayed and richie still left that things would have been any different as far as potsie by that point he could have left and it still wouldn't have made any differance.without richie the whole focal point had to change.so thats why it focused on joannie and chachi.
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03-30-2006, 12:55 PM	#7
ethelmaepotter Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 03, 2005 Posts: 243	Why 11 years anyway? I have to say, I don't know how "Happy Days" survived 11 years anyway. When Ron Howard left, the show died. It REALLY died. He really was the central focus of the show. The early 1980s episodes were just so horrible. The show should have ended when Howard left.

03-31-2006, 10:07 AM	#9
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	Even with Ron and Donny, the seventh season evidenced signs of age for the show. There was a weak episode where Fonzie went against the devil (Melvin Scratch) for Chachi's soul. Personally, I would've let Scratch take Chachi, but that's just me. When Ron and Donny left in 1980, the show ended. It was basically on life support for the next four years. They should have pulled the plug, but the actors and crew wanted to work, so they did what they had to do to keep it going. Sometimes it's better to leave a party a little early than to be the last one there once all is said and done.

03-31-2006, 06:48 PM	#11
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,105	I think the Potsie character should have been written out because since his friends were gone there was no need to see him on the show

04-01-2006, 01:00 AM	#15
dave insinga Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2005 Posts: 590	that was the only thing missing from the final no ralph or potsie