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TVFactFan · 07-09-2003, 06:25 PM

Happy Days entered the 8th season? Like for example, when he settled down with Ashely, was the leather Jacket Still Necessary? I guess my point is by the early 80's, the Fonzie character had already establshed hisself as COOL so why did it have to continue? Thoughts?

Fonzies_Chick1945 · 07-09-2003, 06:28 PM

I DONT KNOW WHY? BUT HIS LEATHER JACKET WAS COOL [THUMBS UP] WHOA!

TVFactFan · 07-09-2003, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by fonzie_78657
I DONT KNOW WHY? BUT HIS LEATHER JACKET WAS COOL [THUMBS UP] WHOA!

Once you reach a certin age you don't have to prove that you are cool anymore-He had settled down and still wore that jacket

Crimson and Clover · 07-09-2003, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Once you reach a certin age you don't have to prove that you are cool anymore-He had settled down and still wore that jacket

maybe he wore it cause he liked it

TVFactFan · 07-09-2003, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by Crimson and Clover
maybe he wore it cause he liked it

The producers didn't need to make that is signature after the show reached it's 8th and 9th year.

fonz-a-mundo · 07-10-2003, 08:15 AM

Maybe he liked the jacket?Maybe it was cold motorbiking in a t-shirt? Maybe because The Whole Planet loved the jacket? Look, Fonzie is a sort like a cartoon hero, he has patterns , like saying "aayyy" or the thumbs up or "whoaah" and the jacket is part of that character.

solidchristian_88 · 09-08-2003, 05:22 PM

I have a good explanation for why he still wore that jacket...

He still rode his motercycle and didn't want to skin his arms if he ever crashed (which he did a couple times) Leather is actully the next safest thing to actueal protective gear.

TVFactFan · 09-08-2003, 05:26 PM

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Originally posted by solidchristian_88
I have a good explanation for why he still wore that jacket...

He still rode his motercycle and didn't want to skin his arms if he ever crashed (which he did a couple times) Leather is actully the next safest thing to actueal protective gear.

But he wore the jacket on the beach when he was in California-LOL

solidchristian_88 · 09-08-2003, 05:30 PM

Could be he was afraid people wouldn't reconize it if he didn't have it. Or maybe we're back to the "It's comfortable" explantion.

BlueEyes · 09-08-2003, 07:07 PM

People got used to seeing him in a leather jacket, so it might look weird if he just stopped wearing it. I liked how he wore it all the time-- lol. Since he was in his 30s playing a character that was in his 20s, the jacket made him seem/look younger and Fonzie's age instead of Henry's. Just my theory

Moonlight Lady · 09-08-2003, 07:35 PM

He loved wearing it and fans of the show loved seeing him wearing it. I would NOT like seeing him retire the leather jacket.

TVFactFan · 09-08-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Katie_NY
He loved wearing it and fans of the show loved seeing him wearing it. I would not like to see Fonzie retire his leather jacket.
that was his trademark and that's that.

But he had become a family man and settled down. So why did he still have to present that cool image? Everyone know he was cool so thejacket could have been removed

Moonlight Lady · 09-08-2003, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
But he had become a family man and settled down. So why did he still have to present that cool image? Everyone know he was cool so thejacket could have been removed

Maybe he liked presenting that image. NO! the jacket was his trademark. Being a family man and settling down doesn't mean you can't still be cool. That was no image. HE WAS COOL!

07-09-2003, 06:25 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,032	How many people would have like to see Fonzie retire the leather Jacket once Happy Days entered the 8th season? Like for example, when he settled down with Ashely, was the leather Jacket Still Necessary? I guess my point is by the early 80's, the Fonzie character had already establshed hisself as COOL so why did it have to continue? Thoughts?

07-09-2003, 06:28 PM	#2
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07-10-2003, 08:15 AM	#6
fonz-a-mundo Fonzarelli Fan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 02, 2003 Location: In that comfty chair Ive got Posts: 1,363	Maybe he liked the jacket?Maybe it was cold motorbiking in a t-shirt? Maybe because The Whole Planet loved the jacket? Look, Fonzie is a sort like a cartoon hero, he has patterns , like saying "aayyy" or the thumbs up or "whoaah" and the jacket is part of that character.
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09-08-2003, 07:07 PM	#10
BlueEyes G'day Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 05, 2003 Location: The State of Confusion Posts: 5,471	People got used to seeing him in a leather jacket, so it might look weird if he just stopped wearing it. I liked how he wore it all the time-- lol. Since he was in his 30s playing a character that was in his 20s, the jacket made him seem/look younger and Fonzie's age instead of Henry's. Just my theory
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09-08-2003, 05:22 PM	#7
solidchristian_88 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 18, 2002 Posts: 65	I have a good explanation for why he still wore that jacket... He still rode his motercycle and didn't want to skin his arms if he ever crashed (which he did a couple times) Leather is actully the next safest thing to actueal protective gear.

09-08-2003, 05:30 PM	#9
solidchristian_88 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 18, 2002 Posts: 65	Could be he was afraid people wouldn't reconize it if he didn't have it. Or maybe we're back to the "It's comfortable" explantion.

09-08-2003, 07:35 PM	#11
Moonlight Lady Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 16,052	He loved wearing it and fans of the show loved seeing him wearing it. I would NOT like seeing him retire the leather jacket.