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Wreckless · 09-16-2008, 11:16 AM

I was wondering why he was? He was only in the first 2/3 seasons sporadically. Anybody know or have a guess to why he was written out or not seen anymore? He was kind of a goof to me. He was ok.

Chocolate Moose · 09-16-2008, 12:23 PM

What ?

Wreckless · 09-16-2008, 01:03 PM

The character Bag on HD...why wasn't he show anymore, written out or not? Yes, his name was Bag.

Chocolate Moose · 09-16-2008, 03:13 PM

i was an enormous fan but remember No "bag".

spreckenzeedeu · 09-16-2008, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

i was an enormous fan but remember No "bag".

Yeah, Bag was ok.

He was the One with the Demons Jacket ... why Richie & Potsie wanted to join that Gang. [Episode: The Deadly Dares]

And he was the One, Richie and Potsie and Ralph bet with who will get a Girl or has to run over Arnold's Parking Lot in Underwear... [Episode: Cruisin']

And he was also a Member (the Drummer) of the Band, when they were playing at the Leopard Lodge. [Episode: Fonzie joins the Band]

anglemark10 · 09-17-2008, 12:10 AM

I never liked him. He wasn't really written out - they just stopped using him. There were a few characters early on that didn't last all that long (Marsha, Trudy, Spike, Wendy, etc.).

Schmoopie · 09-17-2008, 02:02 AM

I'm still working on watching Season One, and I have yet to see this "Bag" character. Where did they get a name like that?

Andrea

Wreckless · 09-17-2008, 07:10 AM

I don't know lol. But I know he wasn't written out per say, I just didn't know how to put the question. I know they never addressed it, it's like Chuck, he just disappeared like Bag

. Yeah Marsha just wasn't shown anymore, I would of liked to see her more, especially as a waitress in the new Arnolds. Then they had new guys for the new Arnolds era. Clarence was finally shown, guys like Bobby and other guys that stuck around that I don't even know the names of lol. Who was Wendy, another waitress? Spike I never liked, he was annoying, not funny and they tried to replica a mini Fonz in putting him out on set, but it didn't work and I didn't like his character. Bag was alright, I was just wondering what everybody else thought about him.

Wreckless · 09-17-2008, 07:12 AM

And Iris, remember the Halloween episode I think in Season 2 with him in it? They go to the haunted house and there's supposed to be something scary their, and they see the headless ghost or something come down the stairs, and it ends up being the demons, Bag one of them

. I don't remember what the gang thought was in the house they had the party at, it was the headless ghost or something funny.

anglemark10 · 09-17-2008, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmoopie

I'm still working on watching Season One, and I have yet to see this "Bag" character.

Andrea

In the first season, Bag appeared in the following episodes:

"The Deadly Dares"
"Give the Band a Hand"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wreckless

Who was Wendy, another waitress?

Yes. She appeared in season two.

Wreckless · 09-17-2008, 10:24 AM

Oh ok, I think I remember her. Yeah he was in a lot of episodes in the first 2 seasons. Then maybe 2/3, if that, episodes after that. I liked him in the episode where Richie and Potsie wanted to become Demons, to be cool and get chicks. They had to tie the police officer's shoe laces together. So they went under the Police truck and tied the laces together, while he was talking to Marcia out in the parking lot, and he tripped

. Oh it was hilarious! The Halloween one with him at the end is good as well.

spreckenzeedeu · 09-17-2008, 11:32 AM

I like Bag in the "Fonzie joins the Band" Episode, where he's playing the Drums. He can't be such a bad Guy, when the Others play with him, right? Right!

Wreckless · 09-17-2008, 01:52 PM

Yeah I like that episode too. LOL @ The Fonz's bongo solo, it was boring as hell

and really bland.

robyrob · 09-17-2008, 07:17 PM

i liked the Bag character - if only because its nice to have a JERK around sometimes to make the good guys' lives more interesting.

my theory is that the producers were trying to cut down on speaking characters to keep the costs down.

I loved Wendy and Marsha and would've preferred it if they had kept those characters longer.

Jude The Obscure · 10-03-2008, 11:26 PM

Marsha didn't stick around because the actress who played her, Beatrice Cohen, accepted a role on the new Wonder Woman series, where she got a lot more screen time. The character was brought back for the flashback episode of how the Fonz and Richie met (hence the audience applause for her, who apparently fondly remembered her).

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09-16-2008, 01:03 PM	#3
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	The character Bag on HD...why wasn't he show anymore, written out or not? Yes, his name was Bag.

09-16-2008, 03:13 PM	#4
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,888	i was an enormous fan but remember No "bag".

09-17-2008, 12:10 AM	#6
anglemark10 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 06, 2004 Location: United States Posts: 787	I never liked him. He wasn't really written out - they just stopped using him. There were a few characters early on that didn't last all that long (Marsha, Trudy, Spike, Wendy, etc.).

09-17-2008, 07:10 AM	#8
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	I don't know lol. But I know he wasn't written out per say, I just didn't know how to put the question. I know they never addressed it, it's like Chuck, he just disappeared like Bag . Yeah Marsha just wasn't shown anymore, I would of liked to see her more, especially as a waitress in the new Arnolds. Then they had new guys for the new Arnolds era. Clarence was finally shown, guys like Bobby and other guys that stuck around that I don't even know the names of lol. Who was Wendy, another waitress? Spike I never liked, he was annoying, not funny and they tried to replica a mini Fonz in putting him out on set, but it didn't work and I didn't like his character. Bag was alright, I was just wondering what everybody else thought about him.

09-17-2008, 07:12 AM	#9
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	And Iris, remember the Halloween episode I think in Season 2 with him in it? They go to the haunted house and there's supposed to be something scary their, and they see the headless ghost or something come down the stairs, and it ends up being the demons, Bag one of them . I don't remember what the gang thought was in the house they had the party at, it was the headless ghost or something funny.

09-17-2008, 10:24 AM	#11
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Oh ok, I think I remember her. Yeah he was in a lot of episodes in the first 2 seasons. Then maybe 2/3, if that, episodes after that. I liked him in the episode where Richie and Potsie wanted to become Demons, to be cool and get chicks. They had to tie the police officer's shoe laces together. So they went under the Police truck and tied the laces together, while he was talking to Marcia out in the parking lot, and he tripped . Oh it was hilarious! The Halloween one with him at the end is good as well.

09-17-2008, 11:32 AM	#12
spreckenzeedeu form.known.as irishappydays Forum Regular* Join Date: Feb 13, 2000 Location: GERMANY Posts: 900	I like Bag in the "Fonzie joins the Band" Episode, where he's playing the Drums. He can't be such a bad Guy, when the Others play with him, right? Right!

09-17-2008, 01:52 PM	#13
Wreckless Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 04, 2007 Location: Banned Posts: 9,406	Yeah I like that episode too. LOL @ The Fonz's bongo solo, it was boring as hell and really bland.

10-03-2008, 11:26 PM	#15
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Marsha didn't stick around because the actress who played her, Beatrice Cohen, accepted a role on the new Wonder Woman series, where she got a lot more screen time. The character was brought back for the flashback episode of how the Fonz and Richie met (hence the audience applause for her, who apparently fondly remembered her).