Do you think Happy Days would have still ended in 1984 if L&S had not ended in 83? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 05-18-2009, 09:21 PM

Wondering did the demise of Mork and Mindy, and Laverne and Shirley cause the Garry Marshall to pull the plug on Happy Days too? HD would have probably went another year I think if L&S went another season but guess we will never know

anglemark10 · 05-18-2009, 10:27 PM

Garry Marshall didn't pull the plug on Happy Days - ABC canceled it. I think that if the ratings for Happy Days were still good, it would have continued regardless of what Laverne & Shirley did.

TVFactFan · 05-19-2009, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by anglemark10

Garry Marshall didn't pull the plug on Happy Days - ABC canceled it. I think that if the ratings for Happy Days were still good, it would have continued regardless of what Laverne & Shirley did.

I just figured ABC felt that the Marshall product was losing it's appeal and once they cancelled L&S they knew that they were not extended HD past the 83-84 season

onedivineMF · 05-19-2009, 12:37 PM

It wouldn't have made any difference. By the ealry80s, they were each their own show, not 'connected' with one another as it was in the beginning.

jimpickens · 06-06-2009, 03:14 AM

Nope because like all the other shows from the 70s that were still on the air at the time it ran it's course.

GeorgeWBushGOP · 06-07-2009, 05:03 PM

Happy Days was horrible the past few years and I feel it was lucky to get past 1980...

The show was completely different from it's original concept..

It just dragged on role players season after season that sucked even more than the previous lame characters they had replaced..

I remember there was rumors Ron Howard might return to the series after he first left...But then he did make a hit film and that was that...

And even if he never left what else could they do with him??

They did all they could do to keep him on the show while he was gone with ridiculous episodes such as his wedding to Lori Beth where he wasn't even there..

I can't believe the audience stuck around as long as it did...

janet42 · 06-07-2009, 05:31 PM

The show wasn't the same after Ron Howard left.

catlover79 · 06-07-2009, 09:33 PM

^ I agree with you both. There were still some fun episodes in the post-Ron era (especially when he and Don Most guest-starred in the last season), but things never were the same without Richie. It didn't help that both Happy Days and L&S changed from being set to the 50s/60s to the 70s/80s with no explanation.

05-18-2009, 09:21 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,039	Do you think Happy Days would have still ended in 1984 if L&S had not ended in 83? Wondering did the demise of Mork and Mindy, and Laverne and Shirley cause the Garry Marshall to pull the plug on Happy Days too? HD would have probably went another year I think if L&S went another season but guess we will never know

06-07-2009, 09:33 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ I agree with you both. There were still some fun episodes in the post-Ron era (especially when he and Don Most guest-starred in the last season), but things never were the same without Richie. It didn't help that both Happy Days and L&S changed from being set to the 50s/60s to the 70s/80s with no explanation.
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05-18-2009, 10:27 PM	#2
anglemark10 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 06, 2004 Location: United States Posts: 787	Garry Marshall didn't pull the plug on Happy Days - ABC canceled it. I think that if the ratings for Happy Days were still good, it would have continued regardless of what Laverne & Shirley did.

05-19-2009, 12:37 PM	#4
onedivineMF Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 13, 2009 Posts: 6	It wouldn't have made any difference. By the ealry80s, they were each their own show, not 'connected' with one another as it was in the beginning.

06-06-2009, 03:14 AM	#5
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,389	Nope because like all the other shows from the 70s that were still on the air at the time it ran it's course.

06-07-2009, 05:03 PM	#6
GeorgeWBushGOP Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 04, 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 802	Happy Days was horrible the past few years and I feel it was lucky to get past 1980... The show was completely different from it's original concept.. It just dragged on role players season after season that sucked even more than the previous lame characters they had replaced.. I remember there was rumors Ron Howard might return to the series after he first left...But then he did make a hit film and that was that... And even if he never left what else could they do with him?? They did all they could do to keep him on the show while he was gone with ridiculous episodes such as his wedding to Lori Beth where he wasn't even there.. I can't believe the audience stuck around as long as it did...

06-07-2009, 05:31 PM	#7
janet42 Three's Company Fan! Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,757	The show wasn't the same after Ron Howard left.