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richheart · 09-25-2002, 03:53 AM

I don't understand why Happy Days had to change so much from the early seasons. There were so many things to like about it...

- "Rock Around the Clock"
- The original house.
- Fonzie was more vulnerable. Not a "superhero"
- Fonzie wore a cotton windbreaker.
- No live audience.
- Chuck. Does anyone know what happened to him?
- More serious themes. Actors were not playing to the audience.
- No "I've found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill" from Richie
- No "I've still got it," from Ralph

I enjoy some of the immediate years following the change, but it was really a different show by then. Then it just got worse and worse.

animalcrackers · 09-25-2002, 01:57 PM

I do agree. On some of the shows, ( the later ones ) I was wondering 'what were they thinking'. But HD is still one of my all time favorite shows.

jewlmc · 09-25-2002, 02:01 PM

I can never understand when people say the first two seasons were the best. I would agree they are better than the post RH seasons....but IMO they were so DULL.... IMO the live audience seasons were sharper and funnier, the cast meshed together sooo much better and the ratings were high.

But I agree the 80-84 seasons weren't so good.

And I LOVED "I found my thrill..." and "I still got it..."

TVFactFan · 09-25-2002, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by richheart
I don't understand why Happy Days had to change so much from the early seasons. There were so many things to like about it...

- "Rock Around the Clock"
- The original house.
- Fonzie was more vulnerable. Not a "superhero"
- Fonzie wore a cotton windbreaker.
- No live audience.
- Chuck. Does anyone know what happened to him?
- More serious themes. Actors were not playing to the audience.
- No "I've found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill" from Richie
- No "I've still got it," from Ralph

I enjoy some of the immediate years following the change, but it was really a different show by then. Then it just got worse and worse.

I will give you three reasons why the later seasons were the best.

1. Appearances Mork from Ork
2. Crossovers with the Laverne and Shirley cast
3. Live studio audience

richheart · 09-26-2002, 02:22 PM

Now that I think about it, I really did like the show after it went live. I even liked it when Roger was on.

But the things that supposed made it "worse" in the later years were, to me, the same things that made it worse after the 2nd (or 3rd) season. It seemed like more of the same, as far as changes.

Mork (Robin Williams) might have been funny, but you never would have seen a character like that in the early seasons.

Stormtracker TF · 09-26-2002, 03:57 PM

I TOTTALY Agree! The Show Didn't Really Get BAD It Just, Stayed The Way It Always Was After The 2nd Season, Although, It Would Have Been A TON Better If All Charactors Would Have Stayed Till The End

And I Know What You Mean, In The Early Years It Was Almost Like A Drama, It Was WAY More Serious And There Wasn't Anyone SCREAMING Whenever Fonzie Entered, I Liked The Theam Song ALOT Better, After The 2nd Season Past It Got WAY Less Serious, I LOVE Happy Days And All The Seasons, BUT I Liked It With A Studio Audience And Without A Studio Audience

But...

I LOVE HAPPY DAYS

Stormtracker TF · 09-26-2002, 04:02 PM

And One Of The Episodes That Top My list Is Fonzie Drops In

Crimson and Clover · 09-26-2002, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by richheart

- No "I've found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill" from Richie
- No "I've still got it," from Ralph

i missed these also.

Stormtracker TF · 09-26-2002, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by jlpmghrs1
i missed these also.

I Missed Them Alot!

TVFactFan · 09-26-2002, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by richheart
Now that I think about it, I really did like the show after it went live. I even liked it when Roger was on.

But the things that supposed made it "worse" in the later years were, to me, the same things that made it worse after the 2nd (or 3rd) season. It seemed like more of the same, as far as changes.

Mork (Robin Williams) might have been funny, but you never would have seen a character like that in the early seasons.

I guess i'm a big fan of sitcom crossovers. My favorites episodes of Happy Days are the ones when cast from L&S and Mork guest starred on the show. To me, the first two seasons were boring.

Stormtracker TF · 09-26-2002, 05:53 PM

Really? I Think They Had A Magic Touch That Made Them Special

Novarro · 09-26-2002, 06:54 PM

I HATED the live studio audience!! Completely destroyed the feel of it being actually a story being told. The cast even started speaking louder for the audience to hear properly. I really only like the first two seasons. I liked the way the Cunningham house was originally before it was "re formatted" to suit a live audience. It didn't look like a fifties show then at all.

09-25-2002, 03:53 AM	#1
richheart Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2002 Posts: 205	Early years were best I don't understand why Happy Days had to change so much from the early seasons. There were so many things to like about it... - "Rock Around the Clock" - The original house. - Fonzie was more vulnerable. Not a "superhero" - Fonzie wore a cotton windbreaker. - No live audience. - Chuck. Does anyone know what happened to him? - More serious themes. Actors were not playing to the audience. - No "I've found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill" from Richie - No "I've still got it," from Ralph I enjoy some of the immediate years following the change, but it was really a different show by then. Then it just got worse and worse.

09-25-2002, 02:01 PM	#3
jewlmc Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14301 Posts: 53	I can never understand when people say the first two seasons were the best. I would agree they are better than the post RH seasons....but IMO they were so DULL.... IMO the live audience seasons were sharper and funnier, the cast meshed together sooo much better and the ratings were high. But I agree the 80-84 seasons weren't so good. And I LOVED "I found my thrill..." and "I still got it..."
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09-26-2002, 03:57 PM	#6
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	I TOTTALY Agree! The Show Didn't Really Get BAD It Just, Stayed The Way It Always Was After The 2nd Season, Although, It Would Have Been A TON Better If All Charactors Would Have Stayed Till The End And I Know What You Mean, In The Early Years It Was Almost Like A Drama, It Was WAY More Serious And There Wasn't Anyone SCREAMING Whenever Fonzie Entered, I Liked The Theam Song ALOT Better, After The 2nd Season Past It Got WAY Less Serious, I LOVE Happy Days And All The Seasons, BUT I Liked It With A Studio Audience And Without A Studio Audience But... I LOVE HAPPY DAYS
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09-25-2002, 01:57 PM	#2
animalcrackers Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 24, 2002 Location: The Backseat Of Fonzie's Bike Posts: 1,603	I do agree. On some of the shows, ( the later ones ) I was wondering 'what were they thinking'. But HD is still one of my all time favorite shows.

09-26-2002, 02:22 PM	#5
richheart Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2002 Posts: 205	Now that I think about it, I really did like the show after it went live. I even liked it when Roger was on. But the things that supposed made it "worse" in the later years were, to me, the same things that made it worse after the 2nd (or 3rd) season. It seemed like more of the same, as far as changes. Mork (Robin Williams) might have been funny, but you never would have seen a character like that in the early seasons.

09-26-2002, 04:02 PM	#7
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	And One Of The Episodes That Top My list Is Fonzie Drops In

09-26-2002, 05:53 PM	#11
Stormtracker TF Happy Easter! Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 102,598	Really? I Think They Had A Magic Touch That Made Them Special

09-26-2002, 06:54 PM	#12
Novarro Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2002 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 191	I HATED the live studio audience!! Completely destroyed the feel of it being actually a story being told. The cast even started speaking louder for the audience to hear properly. I really only like the first two seasons. I liked the way the Cunningham house was originally before it was "re formatted" to suit a live audience. It didn't look like a fifties show then at all.