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Mara · 03-20-2003, 07:49 PM

What if it had been "Joanie loves Fonzie" instead of Chachi, would anyone of have watched the show?

I would of, although I wasn't born until 1986, but anyway, I think it would of had a more longer run if it had been this way.

Anyone got any ideas on how the show would of probably been like that.

I personally don't have any specific ideas, but it definitely would of been interesting and romantic!

BLT · 03-20-2003, 08:41 PM

An ABC executive once said basically that Fonzie could never be spun off because without him there wouldn't be a "happy days."

Chad22 · 03-20-2003, 08:44 PM

I Dont really wanna see Fonzie and Joanie dating. Their like brother and sister.

CollegeGirl · 03-20-2003, 08:46 PM

Like you, I am also one of the "Joanie and Fonzie" followers. But, I don't know if America would have been able to swallow such a topic. Joanie was so much younger than Fonzie, and she was like a kid sister to him. Though, Petticoat Junction did something like this when that cute airplane mechanic/pilot guy married the youngest sister (Can't you tell what an avid scholar I am of this show? *LOL*)

On the other hand, I think a spin off show starring Fonzie, Ashley, Heather, Howard, and Marion would have worked. They could have brough in Joanie, who recently married Chachi, and Jenny and Joanie could have done a whole "Lucy and Ethel" bit. Basically, just giving Happy Days a whole new facelift by recentering the plots. i wanted Fonz to marry Ashley-- help raise Heather. Howard and Marion would be grandparents. Joanie and Chachi would find new bliss in matrimony. Even Jenny would have evolved. Turn it into a family centered sitcom rather than a teen centered one. I think one mistake of the executives was to keep the show targeted toward teens. Yes, it launched off that way, but as the viewers aged and the actors aged, it should have followed to meet the interests of the older audiences who fell in love with the show in the first place. Maybe retiring Happy Days and diverting the characters into a spin off would have helped the ratings. I believe the general opinion is that Happy Days wasn't Happy Days any more without Richie and Ralph. So, a new spin off may have worked.

Stormtracker TF · 03-20-2003, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by Chad Doody
I Dont really wanna see Fonzie and Joanie dating. Their like brother and sister.

I agree. Chachi & Joanie were a better couple.

FonzForever · 03-20-2003, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by Mara
What if it had been "Joanie loves Fonzie" instead of Chachi, would anyone of have watched the show?

I would of, although I wasn't born until 1986, but anyway, I think it would of had a more longer run if it had been this way.

Anyone got any ideas on how the show would of probably been like that.

I personally don't have any specific ideas, but it definitely would of been interesting and romantic!

Honestly, no. First being the show didnlt fail b/c of Joanie & Chachi. It failed b/c it was weak period. While the idea may be more palatable today too, I definilty don;t think it would have been taken very well in the eighties. Not on a sitcom set in pretty much a modern era (as opposed to say a show set in the 1800's or ealry 1900's).
It's one of those things that I think works well as fan fiction, but if it was actually put on screen it would come off as creepy.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 03-21-2003, 01:15 AM

No. However, Id watch Joanie Loves Spike faithfully!

Cactus Jack · 03-21-2003, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by TheFonz

I agree. Chachi & Joanie were a better couple.

I agree too

Chad22 · 03-21-2003, 01:22 AM

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Originally posted by •Shotz|NYC•
No. However, Id watch Joanie Loves Spike faithfully!

That would be awful

A Mini Version of Fonzie is just kinda freaky

Cactus Jack · 03-21-2003, 01:31 AM

Mara · 03-21-2003, 06:59 PM

Is Spike that little boy that looked and acted alot like Fonzie? Because right away I thought of Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

Stormtracker TF · 03-21-2003, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by Mara
Is Spike that little boy that looked and acted alot like Fonzie? Because right away I thought of Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

LOL! Yeah, that's Spike, he's fonzie's cousin.

Mara · 03-21-2003, 07:07 PM

That makes much more sense

Although.....

Bea · 01-15-2004, 09:02 AM

Richie, Fonzie, Ralph, Potsie, Chachi, Lori-Beth and Joanie were all teenage superheroes. (think the Justice League, the X Men or the T-Squad and you'll get the idea)

Race's Girl · 11-02-2005, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by T.F. Storm

Chachi & Joanie were a better couple.

Ewwwwww, Joanie and Chachi? As if.

03-20-2003, 07:49 PM	#1
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03-21-2003, 06:59 PM	#11
Mara Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2003 Location: Meriden, CT Posts: 69	Spike Is Spike that little boy that looked and acted alot like Fonzie? Because right away I thought of Spike from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

01-15-2004, 09:02 AM	#14
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03-20-2003, 08:41 PM	#2
BLT Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 06, 2003 Posts: 496	An ABC executive once said basically that Fonzie could never be spun off because without him there wouldn't be a "happy days."

03-20-2003, 08:44 PM	#3
Chad22 Captain Juke N Jive Moderator Forum Addict Join Date: Nov 23, 2002 Location: Caribou, Maine Posts: 71,661	I Dont really wanna see Fonzie and Joanie dating. Their like brother and sister.

03-20-2003, 08:46 PM	#4
CollegeGirl Spike Loves Buffy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Sunnydale: The Land of The Vamps, Monsters, And Things That Go Bump Posts: 1,517	Like you, I am also one of the "Joanie and Fonzie" followers. But, I don't know if America would have been able to swallow such a topic. Joanie was so much younger than Fonzie, and she was like a kid sister to him. Though, Petticoat Junction did something like this when that cute airplane mechanic/pilot guy married the youngest sister (Can't you tell what an avid scholar I am of this show? LOL) On the other hand, I think a spin off show starring Fonzie, Ashley, Heather, Howard, and Marion would have worked. They could have brough in Joanie, who recently married Chachi, and Jenny and Joanie could have done a whole "Lucy and Ethel" bit. Basically, just giving Happy Days a whole new facelift by recentering the plots. i wanted Fonz to marry Ashley-- help raise Heather. Howard and Marion would be grandparents. Joanie and Chachi would find new bliss in matrimony. Even Jenny would have evolved. Turn it into a family centered sitcom rather than a teen centered one. I think one mistake of the executives was to keep the show targeted toward teens. Yes, it launched off that way, but as the viewers aged and the actors aged, it should have followed to meet the interests of the older audiences who fell in love with the show in the first place. Maybe retiring Happy Days and diverting the characters into a spin off would have helped the ratings. I believe the general opinion is that Happy Days wasn't Happy Days any more without Richie and Ralph. So, a new spin off may have worked.

03-21-2003, 01:31 AM	#10
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03-21-2003, 07:07 PM	#13
Mara Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2003 Location: Meriden, CT Posts: 69	That makes much more sense Although.....