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"Happy Days": Season Eight | |
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 "Happy Days" Season 8 cast | |
| Season Information | |
| Episodes | 22 |
| Network | ABC-TV |
| Air Dates | November 11, 1980 - May 26, 1981 |
| Season Guide | |
| Previous | Season 7 (Happy Days) |
| Next | Season 9 (Happy Days) |
This is a list of episodes from the eighth season of Happy Days.
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| Also see: Laverne & Shirley Mork and Mindy |
Main Cast[]
- Henry Winkler as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli
- Marion Ross as Marion Cunningham
- Anson Williams as Warren "Potsie" Weber
- Erin Moran as Joanie Cunningham
- Al Molinaro as Alfred "Al" Delvecchio
- Scott Baio as Chachi Arcola
- Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth Allen
- Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham
Guest Starring[]
- Cathy Silvers as Jenny Piccalo
- Ted McGinley as Roger Phillips
- Ellen Travolta as Louisa Arcola
- Denis Mandel as Eugene Belvin
- Harris Kal as Bobby
- Kevin Sullivan as Tommy
Broadcast history[]
The season aired Tuesdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST).[1][2]
Episodes[]
- Season 8 consisted of 22 episodes.
- This is the last season to be produced by Miller-Milkis Productions, Inc., who had been produced since the first season.
- Beginning with this season, Henry Winkler became the sole star, who stayed until the show's ending in 1984.
- Recurring Character Debuts: Roger Phillips, Jenny Piccalo.
- Henry Winkler, Al Molinaro, Scott Baio, and Tom Bosley appear in all episodes.
- Marion Ross and Erin Moran were absent for one episode each.
- Anson Williams was absent for two episodes.
- Lynda Goodfriend was absent for eight episodes.
Season 8 (1980–81)[]
Main article: Season 8 (Happy Days)
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1 | "No Tell Motel" | Jerry Paris | Lesa Kite & Cindy Begel | November 11, 1980 | 168 |
| Joanie and Chachi sneak off without permission to a Beach Boys concert in Chicago, but they get in over their heads when Chachi's car breaks down and they get stuck in a motel together.
Note: First appearance of Cathy Silvers as Jenny Piccalo, Joanie's boy-crazy best friend, who had only been referred to in prior seasons. She was introduced onscreen to help build up Joanie's role after Richie left. | ||||||
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2 | "Live and Learn" | Jerry Paris | Fred Fox, Jr. | November 18, 1980 | 169 |
| Fonzie becomes a shop teacher at Jefferson High School and has to adjust to being an authority figure. He also experiments with growing a beard.
Notes: Although out of order, this was actually the first episode produced for the season, establishing Henry Winkler (Fonzie) as the sole star with the departure of Ron Howard (Richie). Also, this episode also marks the first appearances of Denis Mandel as Eugene Belvin and Harris Kal as Bobby. | ||||||
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3 | "Dreams Can Come True" | Jerry Paris | Ria Nepus | November 25, 1980 | 170 |
| Marion becomes a contestant on a game show in order to help Lori Beth win a trip to Greenland to marry Richie. | ||||||
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4 | "Hello, Roger" | Jerry Paris | William Bickley & Michael Warren | December 2, 1980 | 171 |
| Richie's cousin Roger Phillips moves in and takes a teaching job at Jefferson High School alongside Fonzie.
Note: First appearance of Ted McGinley as Roger Phillips, Marion's nephew. | ||||||
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5 | "Joanie Gets Wheels" | Jerry Paris | Dave Ketchum & Tony Di Marco | December 9, 1980 | 172 |
| Tired of being a pedestrian on dates, Joanie disobeys Howard and buys a car of her own, only to find out that hiding a car is too difficult to handle.
Side note: When Howard and Marion go to see the film "The Music Man", Marion claims the little red-haired boy in the movie poster reminds her of Richie. This was an inside joke, since as an 8-year-old, Ron Howard starred in the movie, and is actually the boy on the poster. | ||||||
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6 | "White Christmas" | Jerry Paris | Hollace White & Stephanie Garman | December 16, 1980 | 173 |
| It's Christmas Eve, and a bickering Howard and Joanie are snowed in at the hardware store; as are Fonzie, Roger, Potsie, Chachi, and Jenny at Arnold's. In the end, however, everyone makes it back to the Cunninghams' and is delighted to hear from Richie. | ||||||
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7 | "And the Winner Is..." | Jerry Paris | Bosco McGowan | December 30, 1980 | 174 |
| Fonzie and another teacher compete for "Teacher of the Year."
Note: First appearance of Kevin Sullivan as Tommy. Absent: Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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8 | "If You Only Knew Rosa" | Jerry Paris | Ria Nepus | January 6, 1981 | 175 |
| After twenty years, Al reunites with his great lost love, Rosa Colletti.
Absent: Marion Ross as Marion Cunningham; Anson Williams as Potsie Weber. | ||||||
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9 | "The Sixth Sense" | Jerry Paris | Fred Fox, Jr. | January 13, 1981 | 176 |
| When Fonzie wrecks his motorcycle; Joanie, Chachi, and Jenny steal Fonzie's money to buy him a new one for his birthday. | ||||||
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10 | "It Only Hurts When I Smile" | Jerry Paris | Barry Rubinowitz | January 27, 1981 | 177 |
| Fonzie has a toothache but refuses to go to the dentist. | ||||||
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11 | "Welcome to My Nightmare" (also titled "Horror Show") |
Jerry Paris | Mark Rothman | February 3, 1981 | 178 |
| After a day of granting favors for his friends, an exhausted Fonzie falls asleep watching a horror movie and dreams that a mad scientist (Dick Gautier) has stolen his cool.
Absent: Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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12 | "Broadway It's Not" (also titled "Chachi Sings, A Star is Born") |
Jerry Paris | James P. Dunne & Barry O'Brien | February 10, 1981 | 179 |
| Chachi flies into a jealous rage when he sees Joanie kissing her co-star in the school play, leading to a falling out between them.
Note: In the school play; Scott Baio and Erin Moran, in their respective roles of Chachi and Joanie, perform "You Look at Me", which later became the theme song of Joanie Loves Chachi. | ||||||
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13 | "Bride and Gloom" (also titled "Fonzie and Jenny Married") |
Jerry Paris | Mel Sherer & Steve Grant | February 17, 1981 | 180 |
| Joanie asks Fonzie to be Jenny's date for a masquerade ball held on a ship, where they dress as a bride and groom. But after staging a mock wedding ceremony out at sea with the ship's captain dressed as a priest, the couple learns they may actually be married. Love-starved as always, Jenny takes advantage of the situation religiously, and moves into Fonzie's apartment and redecorates it to her liking. However, Jenny is later disappointed when proof is presented that she and Fonzie aren't married after all.
Absent: Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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14 | "Hello, Mrs. Arcola" (also titled "Chachi's House") |
Jerry Paris | William Bickley & Michael Warren | February 24, 1981 | 181 |
| Ashamed of his eccentric family and being poor, Chachi is reluctant to invite Joanie over to meet his mother. Because of this, Joanie begins to think he is ashamed of her; so Fonzie comes to the rescue: He invites the Cunninghams to get together for dinner at the Arcolas' home with Chachi's mother.
Note: Ellen Travolta as Louisa Arcola, who would reprise the role on Joanie Loves Chachi. Absent: Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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15 | "Fonzie Gets Shot" | Jerry Paris | Bob Howard | March 3, 1981 | 182 |
| In a Rashomon takeoff, when Fonzie is injured (shot in the buttocks) during a camping trip (presumably, by Potsie), everyone tells a different version of what happened.
Absent: Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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16 | "Potsie on His Own" | Jerry Paris | Hollace White | March 17, 1981 | 183 |
| After falling behind on rent, Potsie is forced to move back in with his parents. When he learns that Lori Beth's roommate likes men who live alone; Potsie remains in the apartment, but he doesn't reveal to Fonzie how he is earning quick cash to pay his rent.
Side notes: Curiously, this is the only episode of the series that isn't Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures Corporation. The closing credits read, "Copyright 1981 by Barclay's Mercantile Industrial Finance Co." This is the company that produced the Paramount film Reds, directed by and starring Warren Beatty. | ||||||
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17 | "Tall Story" | Jerry Paris | Barry Rubinowitz | April 7, 1981 | 184 |
| Chachi vouches for an epileptic classmate to play basketball for the high school team. | ||||||
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18 | "Scholarship" | Jerry Paris | Mark Rothman | April 14, 1981 | 185 |
| Chachi is offered a sports scholarship from a Florida college, but Fonzie suspects it is not bona fide. | ||||||
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19 | "R.C. & L.B Forever" | Jerry Paris | Fred Fox, Jr. | May 5, 1981 | 186 |
| Richie and Lori Beth finally get married. But because Lori Beth isn't allowed on the Army base where Richie is stationed because she and Richie aren't yet married; Richie and Lori Beth decide to get married over the telephone with Fonzie standing in as proxy for Richie. | ||||||
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20 | "Howard's Bowling Buddy" (also titled: "Howard's Girlfriend") |
Jerry Paris | Bob Howard | May 12, 1981 | 187 |
| Marion becomes jealous over Howard's new female bowling partner.
Absent: Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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21 | "Mother and Child Reunion" | Jerry Paris | Fred Fox, Jr. & Babaloo Mandel | May 19, 1981 | 188 |
| Fonzie takes his auto shop students on a field trip and, during a stop at a diner, he encounters a waitress (Janis Paige) whom he believes may be his long-lost mother.
Absent: Anson Williams as Potsie Weber; Erin Moran as Joanie Cunningham; Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth. | ||||||
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22 | "American Musical" | Jerry Paris | James P. Dunne & Elizabeth Bradley | May 26, 1981 | 189 |
| Fonzie helps Chachi study American history, illustrated by dream sequences featuring seven educational musical numbers. | ||||||