The first two seasons of Happy Days are marvelous. In this one, Richie is dating a much taller blind date.
They run out of gas and have to use a watering can to carry gas back to the car. When Richie says the spout is too big to go into the tank opening, Diana Canova, as the tall date, offers her torch (she's dressed as Miss Liberty for a costume party) as a funnel.
"Hey, it works," Richie exclaims, while you can see liquid shimmering across the car beneath the tank, obviously pouring out everywhere.
It's been years since I watched this episode.
Still fun to see stuff like this, but don't tell me no one has caught it until now?
2 Reviews
Howard the Jerk, Richie the Fool
stevenfallonnyc772 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Richie of course has a blind date with a pretty girl much taller than him, and he's a bit insecure so he has a hard time handling it.
It's particularly frustrating to watch Richie here because he's just so lame in this episode. It's blatantly obvious that the girl wants to make out with Richie (at Ralph's costume party) and that him being shorter than she is does not bother her. However, Richie still can't handle it and he fumbles through an embarrassing folly of an evening where he even stoops so low (pun intended) as to give the girl a tour of the town, pointing out the "landmarks." Talk about no game!
Even when they run out of gas, the girl is practically begging for a kiss, and Richie instead wants to find a gas station. You want to root for him, but he's just so incredibly lame and dull in this episode, you simply feel embarrassed for his pathetic existence.
One interesting note, as Richie and his date are walking in search of gasoline (because Richie is so much fun on a date), Fonzie on his bike spots them. Henry Winkler/Fonzie almost never did his own riding (there are a few rare instances), and it's very obvious the rider on the bike (while the bike is in motion) is not Henry. Fonzie did a U-turn, maybe Henry had trouble maneuvering through that.
Meanwhile, Richie's parents are playing cards with Ralph's parents, and Howard is acting like a total fool, giving Marion a very hard time about her playing. He even keeps saying "it's only a game" but he's the one losing his cool over it. He treats his wife poorly, and it's also embarrassing. This was not a good episode for the Cunningham males.
Richie, to his credit, finally did make out with his date...at her doorstep at the end of the night. The entire night was wasted.
Good episode though, as they all were the first two seasons before the show started being filmed before a studio audience. Potsie's date was especially cute with a great pair of legs, proving the even Potsie can get a nice looking girl sometimes. There's hope for everyone.
It's particularly frustrating to watch Richie here because he's just so lame in this episode. It's blatantly obvious that the girl wants to make out with Richie (at Ralph's costume party) and that him being shorter than she is does not bother her. However, Richie still can't handle it and he fumbles through an embarrassing folly of an evening where he even stoops so low (pun intended) as to give the girl a tour of the town, pointing out the "landmarks." Talk about no game!
Even when they run out of gas, the girl is practically begging for a kiss, and Richie instead wants to find a gas station. You want to root for him, but he's just so incredibly lame and dull in this episode, you simply feel embarrassed for his pathetic existence.
One interesting note, as Richie and his date are walking in search of gasoline (because Richie is so much fun on a date), Fonzie on his bike spots them. Henry Winkler/Fonzie almost never did his own riding (there are a few rare instances), and it's very obvious the rider on the bike (while the bike is in motion) is not Henry. Fonzie did a U-turn, maybe Henry had trouble maneuvering through that.
Meanwhile, Richie's parents are playing cards with Ralph's parents, and Howard is acting like a total fool, giving Marion a very hard time about her playing. He even keeps saying "it's only a game" but he's the one losing his cool over it. He treats his wife poorly, and it's also embarrassing. This was not a good episode for the Cunningham males.
Richie, to his credit, finally did make out with his date...at her doorstep at the end of the night. The entire night was wasted.
Good episode though, as they all were the first two seasons before the show started being filmed before a studio audience. Potsie's date was especially cute with a great pair of legs, proving the even Potsie can get a nice looking girl sometimes. There's hope for everyone.
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