Manuel Padilla, Jr. was his name. He was in both American Graffiti and More American Graffiti. He played Jai in Tarzan, alongside Ron Ely. In 1978, he played Julio in Ron Howard's TV movie "Cotton Candy", with Charles Martin Smith and Clint Howard. Sadly, Manuel passed away in 2008.
Winkler is definitely underrated. Love him in every role he plays, especially in "Arrested Development" ... So hard to kill in other roles after playing a such a generational icon like the Fonz
Man, I remember when the Dukes ran Milwaukee with an iron fist. You couldn't do so much as play a game of pinball without getting a knuckle sandwich for your troubles. Then, one glorious day, a man named Arthur Fonzarelli rode in on a motorcycle, and the city was never the same. Thank you, Fonz. You set my city free.
Just remember, the Fonz told Ritchie that in his entire life, he only had to beat up one guy. Word got around from that fight and he had a rep. ever since and everyone respected/feared him.
@@OverlandOne That guy must have been huge but slipped on a banana peel at the start of the fight. Fonzie (Winkler) was very short (5'6") and slim built. You can really tell it here. Never thought he was actually tough when I watched this show growing up.
@@joelwillems4081 Me neither but, there were several times when he snapped his fingers and some really big and bad guys showed up and stood behind him so, he didn't have to be big, ha ha.
And Henry is STILL crushing it. Unbelievable career. The Fonz is in the same league as Columbo with character lovability. Lifetime achievement award much?
Okay admit it. No one else could have played Arthur Fonzarelli like Henry Winkler. He took on a role that was originally supposed to be an occasional character and turned him into at least an all time top 5 TV Personality.
Yeah originally he barely had any lines. Most scenes he had no lines, just a look or nod. When he did have lines it was not much more than a single sentence, or a single word, usually "Woah", or "Ayyy".
Loved how the Fonz got tons of fan mail. The producers went to Ron Howard and asked if they could expand his role. Ron said no problem! What an outstanding individual!
You're right about the Fonz's expanding role, but on the same token, when the producers came to Ron and said they wanted to change the show's name to "Fonzie's Happy Days," Ron threatened to leave if they did (rightfully IMO).
The conversation is an interview with the Academy of Television Arts. It wasn't posed by Howard as a threat...but a mere offer to exit. The producers were family friends as they were all in 60s TV together. They wanted to title S3 Fonzies Happy Days and offered 21yo Howard the directing chair if he'd step into costar position. Howard said he wasn't ready for that and he had signed a contract for Happy Days starring him. Also family friend Jerry Paris would be fired. If they were going to do that he'd just leave so Paris could keep his job as director. They said no problem, just a thought, and retooled the show with Fonz as his brother figure....since they had done nothing with Chuck except make fun of him and used different actors for appearances. Probably the best choice. They pushed Anson Mount down a step in the costar credits but kept the high school gang with Fonz as their after school life coach. As it was Richie and Potsie were HS juniors in ep1, so they really would have graduated in the spring of S3 if time worked the same on TV. He directed some shorts in the mid 70s, and a C picture in 1977...then he started getting ready to leave by the 6th and 7th season. Like My 3 Sons, they kept his memory in the series via a place holder...the new wife...while Rob Douglas, I mean Ritchie was away.
He also starred as jai in Tarzan with Ron Ely as Tarzan and a lot of people say that American graffiti was the inspiration for happy days love Anthony Fed ex lol
You said it bro bring back the times of a simpler way to live not like the crappy way concrete jungle the young of today have to live love Anthony Fed ex lol
Yeah! Tough on the outside but an upright citizen on the inside. Remember the episode when Fonzie's nephew/cousin Spike got involved with a gang to rob Arnold's. Fonzie set Spike straight. Fonzie is an honest man and never stole anything! Fonzie got Arnold not to press charges on Spike.
Yes, and then when they switched to a live studio audience it lost something. Ever notice the front door of the house was on the left hand side of the TV screen, then after a few seasons it switched to the right hand side? And whatever happened to Chuck??!!
Loved it then love it now . One of the best shows ever . I remember getting my shower as a kid and hurrying so i could watch Happy days then lavern and Shirley back to back. The good old days 🙂
These early eps of Happy Days make me think of my teen years, as I was in my teens during most of the years of this show. The first 3 seasons of this show were the best.
Close. The episode when Fonz comes into Armold's, almost dead from exhaustion and full of smoke after that fire in his garage, and the first thing he says to Richie is, "Who's the chick with the hammer?"
There was the one time though that Richie came home from The Army. He and The Fonz went to this greasy spoon, a topnotch jerk started a ruckus with them...and Richie kicked the guy's tail!😉😂📺B.W.
"Potsie pay them, What for I didn't invite them!! Aye, I tell you what why don't you tell them that" "I'll pay em"....still funny after all these years!!
The early episodes were the best. It felt more real and they looked the part of teens in the late 1950s. Then something got lost a long the way. Still a great show but I always liked the first couple of years. Even miss chuck
Agreed. Earlier seasons, you never knew if the Fonz was still a badass gangster so there was always that tension and mystery that made for interesting storylines. The later seasons he turned into a complete softie and comedian. Hahaha Chuck, the older brother who all of a sudden just didn't exist. LOL
Yes season's 1 and 2 were the best. Once it went live in season 3 it started to go downhill. There were some good moments but then it just got too commercial and lost its organicness.
The suits at ABC told Garry Marshall the series was in jeopardy of being cancelled. Marshall was told that Henry Winkler was getting very high "q" ratings whenever he was on screen. Two major changes would have to be made, the series would have to be filmed in front of an audience and Winkler's character would have to become the second main character next to Ron Howard. Marshall agreed to the changes, but the series was never the same after the end of Season 2. It lost it's innocent look back at growing up in the 1950s to a loud, obnoxious farcical sit-com where a super hero dominated the series.
@@jogman262 Yes, they did. From what I have read, Ron Howard wasn't against making H. Winkler a co-star, but he was totally against the series name change. He probably would have quit the series if the suits had insisted upon it.
@@juliuscepeda9655 Yes he was cool as hell, then he got his big mouth starting in season 3. And from there on the show would slowly start to go downhill.
I miss those times - life was so much better back then . Kids came in when the street lights went on and when you had a few bucks - you were loaded . LoL !!
The fonz was never a bully, he was the master negotiater, he knew the ins and outs of how to negotiate a fair deal, but always new the weakness of his enemies. You don't have to throw a punch when a good deal is on the table.....
In the latter half of Season 2, Marshall starts to give Fonzie more and more on screen time. However, it was under control and didn't overtake the series the way it would i the seasons to come.
Not long after he became a Schoolteacher at Jefferson High, The Fonz received a visit from an old Falcon chum of his. There was a predicted rumble when The Falcons and The Dragons headed to this field with weapons at the ready. Then the floodlights came up. The field was Diamond shaped. The Weapons were among other things Softball Bats...and Gloves and other gear!😂😉⚾️♦️📺B.W.
@Rob He was talking about the United States as a government, not the people that make it up. Why are people so cranky here? "spoken like a true assclown hurr durr durr" and this other guy comes in "Alas, your failed attempt at superiority has proven thy lack of ability to conceptualize a whole formed from a group on constituents to be ironic. Stand down, good sir" It isn't that serious.
Really ? You don't agree with my statement about him being idolised by many of the era so I assumed you did not think he was cool enough for you to like!
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Sit on it Potsie. Muck muck camel jockeys, aren’t they too large to be jockeys, have you seen the size of the camels? Fell into a lens grinder, made a spectacle of myself............I still got it. Let the pigeons loose. And then they jumped the shark. If you want to be a top banana, you have to start at the bottom of the bunch. Loved this show!
Fonzie spoke to Richie as a friend. Like the Marlon Brando spoke to Buonoserra in The Godfather. When your enemies see that I am your friend, they will fear you as they fear me. No one will ever bother you again. Then, he invites Don Vito to his home to have a cup of coffee in his kitchen.
One of my most famous photos as a kid was me in my Fonzi T-shirt with him both arms extended with thumbs up and he's saying AYyyyyyyyyyyy! Had the the lunchbox too.
IT was absolutely a Great program too grow up with. Every Character was so real, that we could relate and use them as role models in our Own Lives. Thank You for Sharing.
It seems to be a constant theme in Happy Days - Ritchie and his schoolfriends nearly getting beaten up by a gang of undesirables before being saved at the last minute by the Fonz.
I remember another episode where Richie, Potsie and Ralph were ready to get their butts kicked at the high school by a gang. Fonzie and Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa showed up to bail them out. Richie actually told Potsie and Ralph that he was tired of having to rely on Fonzie to fight his fights for him. They all three decided to fight the gang. They put up a decent fight, but also took a few punches themselves. But Fonzie put a stop to the fight when it went far enough.
These early episodes were excellent, that's Manuel Padilla Jr from American Graffiti and also played Jai in the Tarzan series with Ron Ely. Thanks for posting
I was born in 98 so this show way before my time but should really get around to watching this and a lot of the older shows like Texas Ranger and the A-Team just because why not
We ALL wanted a best friend like The Fonz. I was a nerdy kid in Jr. high, but had a good friend named John Menele who was 6'2 and 210 pounds, muscular and with the coolness and disposition of The Fonz. Had other great protectors as well.
Great pull; to this day I often find myself quoting that line in my head when I am alone; or if I'm not alone 😁 Funny episode, and thought-provoking in its message-
Scenes like this, Fonzie just walks in, gives a stare that says "I can end you & leave no evidence" & the villains automatically know not to try anything. Then just to prove his point he doesn't do something or break something- he bends reality to his own will. He makes the pop machine dispense 2 bottles, he breaks down the light into its base components with a single tap. He's not human, he's more than that.
Michael Marshall Racial Segregation, The Red Scare, The First Countries we overthrew for money, including Iran, where we brought back The Shah, on the bright side, 90% marginal tax rate, and 40% union membership for workers.
I so agree with you. Today this episode would banned saying the Fonz and his gang are "bullying" the misunderstood bad guys, instead of trying to reason with them and understand their feelings😂...what a world!
victoria pedder That was a running gag in the scene, the hoods could hit it and a Coke would pop out, but when Fonzie hit it, 2 Cokes popped out, forerunner of him hitting the jukebox at Arnold’s to shut it off
The Fonz tapping the little guy on the chin and pushing him aside by the head is classic.
Buster Coins Pushed him? Fonz opened palmed mugged that runt. Dominating the room: Fonz 101.
With everything going on now I'm glad I have RUclips stay strong everyone
The little guy is Carlos from American Graffiti I believe.
Manuel Padilla, Jr. was his name. He was in both American Graffiti and More American Graffiti. He played Jai in Tarzan, alongside Ron Ely. In 1978, he played Julio in Ron Howard's TV movie "Cotton Candy", with Charles Martin Smith and Clint Howard. Sadly, Manuel passed away in 2008.
Winkler was only a few inches taller. But his Fonz character was so strong it still worked like he was six foot six. Lightning in a bottle.
Fonzie kicking the soda machine causing 2 bottles to fall out was my favorite moment of this episode.
I want to try that soda in the glass bottle. I bet it blows today's stuff away.
@@EnlightnMe48 Absolutely!
@@EnlightnMe48I remember turning in glass bottles to the local grocery store for 10 cents a piece in my metal Radio Flyer.
@@EnlightnMe48It is better. They used real sugar then.
They also used literal cocaine… well actually that might have been in either the 50s or 60s…
We need more people like the Fonz in this world.
This world lacks spiritual leadership!
Coke company would’ve bankrupt!
People like that went basically extinct. What a shame.
Bless you
As cool as the Fonz was, the great man who played him is even more impressive.
Henry Winkler how plays Fonzy and yes he was definitely cool
Jamine,Henry was only cool in being a nice person and talented.He DISAPPEARED in the Fonz role!
Truth
No kidding! Considering the fact that he was also responsible for producing MacGyver.
Winkler is definitely underrated. Love him in every role he plays, especially in "Arrested Development" ... So hard to kill in other roles after playing a such a generational icon like the Fonz
The way he shoved the short guy to the side by his face 😂. Henry Winkler brilliance.
why am I mesmerized by the Fonz in 2018? I have no idea but I find myself repeatedly clicking on these clips.
Me too lol
May the Fonz be with you
The fonz ain't too cool and at the same time ain't cruel
Literally me too
Me too man
Man, I remember when the Dukes ran Milwaukee with an iron fist. You couldn't do so much as play a game of pinball without getting a knuckle sandwich for your troubles. Then, one glorious day, a man named Arthur Fonzarelli rode in on a motorcycle, and the city was never the same. Thank you, Fonz. You set my city free.
Just remember, the Fonz told Ritchie that in his entire life, he only had to beat up one guy. Word got around from that fight and he had a rep. ever since and everyone respected/feared him.
Ayy!!
@Craig Bphone always that one racist shithead. SMH. You really couldn’t help yourself could you.
@@OverlandOne That guy must have been huge but slipped on a banana peel at the start of the fight. Fonzie (Winkler) was very short (5'6") and slim built. You can really tell it here. Never thought he was actually tough when I watched this show growing up.
@@joelwillems4081 Me neither but, there were several times when he snapped his fingers and some really big and bad guys showed up and stood behind him so, he didn't have to be big, ha ha.
The Fonz never had to lift a finger to get what he wanted: he was just that cool!
Absolutely correct! 👍😀
Just like me
@John Molloy that lucky bastard
and incredibly intelligent
@John Molloy m.j bbn ae6 f6.a
And Henry is STILL crushing it. Unbelievable career. The Fonz is in the same league as Columbo with character lovability. Lifetime achievement award much?
Okay admit it. No one else could have played Arthur Fonzarelli like Henry Winkler. He took on a role that was originally supposed to be an occasional character and turned him into at least an all time top 5 TV Personality.
Jerry Brownell Facts
Then they made him 'jump the shark'.
Got lessons and advice from friend Sylvester Stallone. Henry's a great actor
Yeah originally he barely had any lines. Most scenes he had no lines, just a look or nod. When he did have lines it was not much more than a single sentence, or a single word, usually "Woah", or "Ayyy".
@Craig Bphone - Trolls are not allowed on this site.
I met Henry winkler in 2015. He is one of the nicest friendliest celebrity I think I’ve met
Fonz is the greatest shonen protagonist ever
Just wait till he switches out sunlight karate for a fighting ghost in season 3
Funny I thought this whole sequence felt out of Kurosawa.
Za Fonuzzu!!
Loved how the Fonz got tons of fan mail. The producers went to Ron Howard and asked if they could expand his role. Ron said no problem! What an outstanding individual!
You're right about the Fonz's expanding role, but on the same token, when the producers came to Ron and said they wanted to change the show's name to "Fonzie's Happy Days," Ron threatened to leave if they did (rightfully IMO).
is that why ron left the show?
@@StevenFallonOfficial I never heard about that threat. Doesn't sound like Ron Howard.
@@hankscorpion He always wanted to make and direct movies and got his 1st big opportunity with Roger Corman in 1977 with *Grand Theft Auto* .
The conversation is an interview with the Academy of Television Arts. It wasn't posed by Howard as a threat...but a mere offer to exit. The producers were family friends as they were all in 60s TV together.
They wanted to title S3 Fonzies Happy Days and offered 21yo Howard the directing chair if he'd step into costar position. Howard said he wasn't ready for that and he had signed a contract for Happy Days starring him. Also family friend Jerry Paris would be fired. If they were going to do that he'd just leave so Paris could keep his job as director.
They said no problem, just a thought, and retooled the show with Fonz as his brother figure....since they had done nothing with Chuck except make fun of him and used different actors for appearances.
Probably the best choice. They pushed Anson Mount down a step in the costar credits but kept the high school gang with Fonz as their after school life coach.
As it was Richie and Potsie were HS juniors in ep1, so they really would have graduated in the spring of S3 if time worked the same on TV.
He directed some shorts in the mid 70s, and a C picture in 1977...then he started getting ready to leave by the 6th and 7th season.
Like My 3 Sons, they kept his memory in the series via a place holder...the new wife...while Rob Douglas, I mean Ritchie was away.
The short guy was one of the "Pharoahs" in American Graffiti.
He also starred as jai in Tarzan with Ron Ely as Tarzan and a lot of people say that American graffiti was the inspiration for happy days love Anthony Fed ex lol
Henry Winkler is still the coolest dude alive
Winkler is looking old these days in real life he is nerdy
I'd have to agree with you. ❤ although Paul Walker was right up there. 😔
AAAAAYYYYY!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 😁😁😁😁😁
For some reason I remember this distinctly and putting a bra around the radiator to use as a test . Somewhere in 1976 maybe ??? Saw it in Real Time
Your opinion.👎
The Fonz's reputation was intimidating enough.Never threw a punch in any of the episodes.He made that show a hit.
There was one episode where he kinda did, saving Ritchie again
@@khoreis818 Agreed…and Richie slugs Fonzie during the show’s end. A prime example of ‘gratitude’ for all the times Fonzie saved his A**.
He did in Glove Story, knocking out Chachi’s opponent.
Seasons 2 and 3 are what got me into Happy Days. They're probably the best seasons of the show
These clips take me back in time to a better life, to my childhood days. Thank you for the memories.
You said it bro bring back the times of a simpler way to live not like the crappy way concrete jungle the young of today have to live love Anthony Fed ex lol
We could use more people like the Fonz in the world today
Yeah! Tough on the outside but an upright citizen on the inside. Remember the episode when Fonzie's nephew/cousin Spike got involved with a gang to rob Arnold's. Fonzie set Spike straight. Fonzie is an honest man and never stole anything! Fonzie got Arnold not to press charges on Spike.
First 3 seasons were great, realistic especially when Rock Around The Clock played
Yes, and then when they switched to a live studio audience it lost something. Ever notice the front door of the house was on the left hand side of the TV screen, then after a few seasons it switched to the right hand side? And whatever happened to Chuck??!!
Chuck joined the Navy and later in life became “Cathy”. It’s all in my book called “Astonishing Tales of 1970s sitcoms”
This show eventually became total complete crap...after 1977.
@@11dsw , but in so doing gave us the phrase, "jumped the shark."
@@ParkerUAS ...true !
Loved it then love it now . One of the best shows ever . I remember getting my shower as a kid and hurrying so i could watch Happy days then lavern and Shirley back to back. The good old days 🙂
The most amazing part of this video is the fact that free pool and drinks only cost $4
today the equivalent is approx. $38.50 :)
Inflation
Drinks were free if you were the fonz
Are you dumb lol
yes, FREE pool, FREE drinks...
...for Four Dollars...
Great episode, Fonzie and the entire Happy Days cast were so awesome!!
Good family fun. Grew up with watching the Fonz save the day over again. Doesn't seem to get old just enjoy the gang.
The way Henry strolled up to and kicked that vendor machine left NO DOUBT that he owned the entire shop.
These early eps of Happy Days make me think of my teen years, as I was in my teens during most of the years of this show. The first 3 seasons of this show were the best.
Yes
They should have quit after that the later seasons are un watchable
Richie had an entire gang at his disposal, for pool and drinks.
the small guy that get push aside by the Fonz is the little boy in the serie ''TARZAN'' on T.V. during the 70's..!!!
I remember this scene. I thought the Fonz was the shit back then. That cool entry he made with his mean goons was awesome. Classic Happy Days scene.
Yeah, well. Those three were just like the Fonz. There to help out but only responding to violence and not starting any.
After this, the Dukes had an extended self-imposed period of sitting on it.
LOL!!!!
EVERYONE should have a friend as good & cool, as The Fonz!!! 😎
Richie's, Potsie's, and Ralph's guardian avenging angel.
This was the best two minutes in the entire series
No. The drag race ...
Close. The episode when Fonz comes into Armold's, almost dead from exhaustion and full of smoke after that fire in his garage, and the first thing he says to Richie is, "Who's the chick with the hammer?"
Fonzie was perpetually saving Richie from getting beat up
Quite true my Lady.
There was the one time though that Richie came home from The Army. He and The Fonz went to this greasy spoon, a topnotch jerk started a ruckus with them...and Richie kicked the guy's tail!😉😂📺B.W.
Or giving him advice from getting beat up or dealing with life.
The famous Fonz entrance before the studio audience and multi cameras
You mean the beginning of the end of the show.
Leave it to Fonzie to bust in and save the day.
0:48 - wow they actually found an actor shorter than Henry Winkler for this scene
@Mark Richardson he was never more than 5'6
@Mark Richardson Bullshit. Ron Howard is only 5'9 and he TOWERS over Henry Winkler.
I liked it when the leader of the gang said, "I can't hit Richie. Richie is my friend." Then he turns to one his friends, "You hit him."
Maybe that's where Tony Montana got his idea when he told Frank Lopez "I ain't gonna keel you. Manolo choot dat piece o chit"
I literally saw this happen with some of my friends during a fight we had with some other group, outside a pub.
Ah, great days...
"Potsie pay them,
What for I didn't invite them!!
Aye, I tell you what why don't you tell them that"
"I'll pay em"....still funny after all these years!!
I still till this day try pull a fonz on all the soda machines. Never works for me 😬😂
KrayzieBone=The GOAT yea me too but I’ll keep after it till it does theses kiddos nowadays don’t understand it lol
Maybe try the juke box. 😂😂
Hey, I once pushed a button on a soda machine and got a free soda.
don't worry I've also tried that when i was a kid even today at the age of 48 not so good at it everyone wonted to be like Fonzy at school
lol i hit the button on a pepsi machine and got two instead of one. turned to my friend and went, "EYYYY!"
I like how Fonzie jabs and moves “Squirt” Manuel Padilla from American Graffiti.
I was just gonna say, I recognize him from American Graffitti
They did this many times with Fonzie it the following seasons but none were ever quite as good as this first one.
The early episodes were the best. It felt more real and they looked the part of teens in the late 1950s. Then something got lost a long the way. Still a great show but I always liked the first couple of years. Even miss chuck
Agreed. Earlier seasons, you never knew if the Fonz was still a badass gangster so there was always that tension and mystery that made for interesting storylines. The later seasons he turned into a complete softie and comedian. Hahaha Chuck, the older brother who all of a sudden just didn't exist. LOL
@Threehundredpages Pages I wish I could give you more "Thumbs up" for your comment!!
Yes season's 1 and 2 were the best. Once it went live in season 3 it started to go downhill. There were some good moments but then it just got too commercial and lost its organicness.
@@jskypercussion . The whole 50s feel was lost once they went to a live audience.
@@rockyracoon3233 Yep
Fonz walks in with the village people
how so?
@Anthony Gabrjolek move to the mideast you homophobic
Lol! Peace!
@Anthony Gabrjolek - You're a little queen aren't you ?
You say homophobic like its a bad thing. You are a hater and a bigot.
The First Episodes of Happy Days Were The Best! They Had an "American Graffitti" flavor.
The first few seasons were the best ! With Rock around the click as the opening theme song ! This episode was one of my favorite!!!
Fonz never needs money, he just smacks every machine and it gives him the stuff for free lol.
Even the canned laugh track added to the old school Happy Days 50s vibe better than the live audience in the later shows.
I liked the goofy hyena laugh that one guy in the laugh track had.
@@feelingsogood6073 They used that laugh in other shows.
Funny part about the Fonz is throughout the entire show span you only ever see him get into one fight and it ended so quick.
One time he knocked a guy out in the ring who beat Cha Chi in a boxing match
He also went against Tom Hanks in one episode.
Whenever you see a bunch of dudes walk in and they are wearing those Captain hats.....shit about to go down.
My favorite Fonz move, back kicking the soda and 2 bottles of soda drop down. Classic 😂
This was the early episodes before the Fonz became corney
They made the decision to make the show almost entirely about the Fonz after this season.
The suits at ABC told Garry Marshall the series was in jeopardy of being cancelled. Marshall was told that Henry Winkler was getting very high "q" ratings whenever he was on screen. Two major changes would have to be made, the series would have to be filmed in front of an audience and Winkler's character would have to become the second main character next to Ron Howard. Marshall agreed to the changes, but the series was never the same after the end of Season 2. It lost it's innocent look back at growing up in the 1950s to a loud, obnoxious farcical sit-com where a super hero dominated the series.
They actually considered changing the title of the show to, ‘Fonzie’s Happy Days.’ No joke.
@@jogman262 Yes, they did. From what I have read, Ron Howard wasn't against making H. Winkler a co-star, but he was totally against the series name change. He probably would have quit the series if the suits had insisted upon it.
@@edwardcricchio6106 yep so true
THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT EPISODE
i like this one and the christmas episode.
This was when the Fonz truly was cool.
@@SiccDeville all the episodes of the 1st 2 seasons, had that genuine 50’s charm.
@@juliuscepeda9655 Yes he was cool as hell, then he got his big mouth starting in season 3. And from there on the show would slowly start to go downhill.
The Fonz always knew how to pick up
some beefy men with leather caps looking to play with some sticks.
I miss those times - life was so much better back then . Kids came in when the street lights went on and when you had a few bucks - you were loaded . LoL !!
The fonz was never a bully, he was the master negotiater, he knew the ins and outs of how to negotiate a fair deal, but always new the weakness of his enemies. You don't have to throw a punch when a good deal is on the table.....
Excellent comment and analysis. Great point! 👍🙂
Donald John Trump !
@@richardbrockmeyer8260
Not remotely related to the topic, Dick, but your contribution is noted.
Wow this is an old episode. Loved how it was directed. The Fonz was not just cool but ice cold here.
You have a sad life.
I loved Happy Days, Fonzies a legend ❤️
Should've walked in with the gang from Lords of Flatbush, Henry's first movie. What a reunion. Ay ay yo yo youse guys!
So many men had their head beaten in thinking all they needed was a leather jacket and sound like Fonz.
Because they weren’t cool.
Hands down, my favorite Fonz scene.
You have a sad life.
Don’t thumb up your own comment.
Milwaukee Wisconsin has a BRONZE Fonz ❤🏆🇺🇸
Little Franky is the only genuine tough guy in that gang. Although I still love how Fonzie sweeps him aside.
He was a master negotiator as well as his many other talents.
In the latter half of Season 2, Marshall starts to give Fonzie more and more on screen time. However, it was under control and didn't overtake the series the way it would i the seasons to come.
Fonzie and his buddies grabbing a game of billiards after a night at the Blue Oyster
Pretty funny my man
Back when 4 bucks was worth more than a soda
Inflation
It still is.
could pretty much feed a family of four including shakes for that
It would’ve been nice to see Fonz have his own group of older friends like this more often throughout the shows run.
Agreed!!....
Not long after he became a Schoolteacher at Jefferson High, The Fonz received a visit from an old Falcon chum of his. There was a predicted rumble when The Falcons and The Dragons headed to this field with weapons at the ready. Then the floodlights came up. The field was Diamond shaped. The Weapons were among other things Softball Bats...and Gloves and other gear!😂😉⚾️♦️📺B.W.
the fonz seems like a characterization of the united states, cool and charming, but just does the same thing the bad guy does but you like him for it.
Said like an American
@Rob Your attempt to feel superior whilst expressing a lack of ability to conceptualize a whole formed from a group of constituents is ironic.
@Rob He was talking about the United States as a government, not the people that make it up.
Why are people so cranky here?
"spoken like a true assclown hurr durr durr"
and this other guy comes in
"Alas, your failed attempt at superiority has proven thy lack of ability to conceptualize a whole formed from a group on constituents to be ironic. Stand down, good sir"
It isn't that serious.
@Rob spoken like a true bag of douche
@@larryfisherman4199 you need to use smaller words when insulting someone like that......
The Fonz who everyone wanted to be and wanted to be around!
Why was he too cool for you ?
Really ? You don't agree with my statement about him being idolised by many of the era so I assumed you did not think he was cool enough for you to like!
Better read what I said as it is still up . To be and be around it is there in black and white . So either you are dyslexic or stupid ???
cannot put brains in a statue . I cane see what I wrote and you just cannot understand it , so who is the moron ?
Pat Terson Are you okay???
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Sit on it Potsie. Muck muck camel jockeys, aren’t they too large to be jockeys, have you seen the size of the camels?
Fell into a lens grinder, made a spectacle of myself............I still got it.
Let the pigeons loose.
And then they jumped the shark.
If you want to be a top banana, you have to start at the bottom of the bunch.
Loved this show!
The fonz is 🤴 always 🙌
Fonz rolled through with the homies on blast
Fonzie spoke to Richie as a friend. Like the Marlon Brando spoke to Buonoserra in The Godfather. When your enemies see that I am your friend, they will fear you as they fear me. No one will ever bother you again. Then, he invites Don Vito to his home to have a cup of coffee in his kitchen.
One of my favorite episodes of all time.
Fonzie rumble gang
One of my most famous photos as a kid was me in my Fonzi T-shirt with him both arms extended with thumbs up and he's saying AYyyyyyyyyyyy! Had the the lunchbox too.
IT was absolutely a Great program too grow up with. Every Character was so real, that we could relate and use them as role models in our Own Lives. Thank You for Sharing.
It seems to be a constant theme in Happy Days - Ritchie and his schoolfriends nearly getting beaten up by a gang of undesirables before being saved at the last minute by the Fonz.
Maddy G It's my favorite theme.
That's pretty much what happened on most episodes. 😃
I think this was the 1st time it happened on the show.
Only the first couple seasons
I remember another episode where Richie, Potsie and Ralph were ready to get their butts kicked at the high school by a gang. Fonzie and Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa showed up to bail them out. Richie actually told Potsie and Ralph that he was tired of having to rely on Fonzie to fight his fights for him. They all three decided to fight the gang. They put up a decent fight, but also took a few punches themselves. But Fonzie put a stop to the fight when it went far enough.
The whole crew mastered enough talent to keep going I' m considering happy days good show & one of my favor story .
These early episodes were excellent, that's Manuel Padilla Jr from American Graffiti and also played Jai in the Tarzan series with Ron Ely. Thanks for posting
I was born in 98 so this show way before my time but should really get around to watching this and a lot of the older shows like Texas Ranger and the A-Team just because why not
0:32 LOL I like how Fonzie elbows the Coke machine and two bottles of Coke come out of the machine.
He kicked it
Daniel Williamson didnt he kick it.
He didn't elbow the machine, , he kicked it.
@@frankwelch3941 And by Jesus's grace they weren't exactly Cokes!
Classic!!! Great scene.
It’s hard to think that Henry Winkler was so cool! The Fonz is the most iconic role ever played. And all its supporting cast!
We ALL wanted a best friend like The Fonz. I was a nerdy kid in Jr. high, but had a good friend named John Menele who was 6'2 and 210 pounds, muscular and with the coolness and disposition of The Fonz. Had other great protectors as well.
What was the deal with the fonz , a fully grown man hanging around with kids who were also fully grown men
Oh boy you’ll love Grease.
Lol
Yeah.. true. Full grown men, with a little boy mentality.
@@guesswhomartin9249 that's Hollywood. Grown men play teen rolls all the time.
Child trafficking...
I personally like the 1st season the best. I was 9 years old when this show came out. My favorite Fonzie line was " I like Ike my bike likes Ike". 👍👍
Great pull; to this day I often find myself quoting that line in my head when I am alone; or if I'm not alone 😁 Funny episode, and thought-provoking in its message-
When tv was free and fun.
The first two years of Happy Days was some of the best TV ever made.
Great show. The world stopped when Happy Days came on.
Happy Days---tv the way it ought to be.
I love how he kicks the coke machine and the drink falls out a few seconds later. Coolest thing I have ever seen.
Two drinks! Two! Lol
Fonz had the touch. And you can't teach touch.
Scenes like this, Fonzie just walks in, gives a stare that says "I can end you & leave no evidence" & the villains automatically know not to try anything. Then just to prove his point he doesn't do something or break something- he bends reality to his own will. He makes the pop machine dispense 2 bottles, he breaks down the light into its base components with a single tap. He's not human, he's more than that.
Squirt Manuel Padilla one of the Pharaohs in American Graffiti. rest in peace
From 0:36 to 0:44 all Fonz's dialog is looped in.
Innocent times and fun times when you could feel safe be safe and did not have to censor your opinions! Happy Days indeed!
Michael Marshall Racial Segregation, The Red Scare, The First Countries we overthrew for money, including Iran, where we brought back The Shah, on the bright side, 90% marginal tax rate, and 40% union membership for workers.
@GNZ GNZ Uh oh guys, we got a badass over here
@@MasterOfKnowledge.
Quiet pussy.
I so agree with you. Today this episode would banned saying the Fonz and his gang are "bullying" the misunderstood bad guys, instead of trying to reason with them and understand their feelings😂...what a world!
"did not have to censor your opinions!" - You know, unless you wanted to drink from the wrong water fountain.
One of my favourite television shows
Fonzie knew it was the 'Tude' where power resides.
So cool when he kicks the machine
I AGREE!:)
victoria pedder That was a running gag in the scene, the hoods could hit it and a Coke would pop out, but when Fonzie hit it, 2 Cokes popped out, forerunner of him hitting the jukebox at Arnold’s to shut it off
Who else... armed with this knowledge... wants to go back in time & be the coolest dude ever?
Happy day theme song came on and I was glued
Fonz had the greatest punch lines & pull of anyone on Television