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"Joanie Loves Chachi" is an ABC sitcom that aired from 1982-1983. It was a "Happy Days" spin-off that followed Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola to Chicago where they pursued music careers and furthering their relationship. After the initial curiosity wore off, ratings declined rapidly. ABC decided to pull the plug, and both Joanie and Chachi were written back into Happy Days for its final season. "Joanie Loves Chachi" has become something of a punchline in TV history, often cited as an example of a failed spin-off. Will the S1E1 boys disagree? Listen as they deep dive the show's pilot episode, "Chicago". Starting: Erin Moran, Scott Baio, Al Molinaro, Ellen Travolta, Art Metrano, Tom Bosley, & Marion Ross www.S1E1POD.com Instagram & X (Twitter): @S1E1POD
In this episode we take a look at the pilot for the short-lived sitcom, Joanie Loves Chachi (1982) This spin-off of Happy Days (1974) follows Chachi Arcola as he moves out and tries to succeed on his own with a rock band and a music career. In between holding down a job and keeping his girlfriend, Joanie Cunningham, happy, he must also deal with the often unwanted, but sometimes needed, advice and interference from his friends, relatives and neighbors. Scott Baio Chachi Arcola Erin Moran as Joanie Cunningham Al Molinaro as Al Delvecchio Ellen Travolta as Louisa Delvecchio Art Metrano as Rico Mastorelli Robert Pierce as Bingo Pierce Derrel Maury as Mario Mastorelli Winifred Freedman as Annette Mastorelli Listen, Rate and Share the show!!! Find us at all2reeltoo.com Listen to Mike on The Family Fright Night Horror Podcast ... https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kstbpDOnLQeI8BQGLzina Check out some cool music by host Matthew Haase at https://youtu.be/5E6TYm_4wIE Check out cool merchandise related to our show at http://tee.pub/lic/CullenPark Become a Patron of the show here.... https://www.patreon.com/CullenPark Listen to Mike on The Nerdball Podcast.... https://pod.fo/e/ba2aa Check out some cool music from Jason Quick at www.jasonquickmusic.com TO HELP WRITERS AND ACTORS ON THE PICKET LINES YOU CAN DONATE HERE: ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND If you can during these troubling times make a donation to one of the following charities to help out. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ https://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/hrc-foundation https://pointfoundation.org/ https://www.directrelief.org/ https://www.naacpldf.org/ https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org https://www.tahirih.org/ https://www.monafoundation.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joanie Loves Chachi WAS a show. You’ve probably heard of it, but never actually seen it! It was the Happy Days spin-off that spun out. The series mixes traditional sitcom elements with musical performances, as Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola try to make it as rock and/or roll musicians in Chicago in the early 60s—and we see if they can carry the tune. Follow us on Instagram @thatwasashow The Trope Library blog is now live! thatwasashow.tumblr.com Merch available at: redbubble.com/people/thatwasashow Hosted by: Brynn Byrne @brynnabyrne Aaron Yeger @aaronyeger Andrew “Barry” Helmer @andrewhelmer Podcast logo and artwork by Brian Walker @briguywalker That Was a Show? is a Radio Gizmo Production
It’s All Dudes On Deck when baby sister Joanie Cunningham starts *gasp* smoking cigarettes on HAPPY DAYS. Now that she’s a member of The Magnets, nothing is too grown up for this sixteen-year-old. Join Andrew, Chelsea, and literally every man in Joanie’s life as they try to tempt her back to the side of health in the 1950s, using 1970s logic. It’s a *cough* smoooooth ride. Show: HAPPY DAYS “Smokin’ Ain’t Cool,” Season 6, Episode 17 Air Date: January 16, 1979 Find it: At the Paley Center Snack: Haribo Fizzy Cola Gummi Candy Further Reading: Why Smoking in Films Harms Children | NY Times TV Stubs Out Smoking | The Parents Television Council While You Were Streaming | Truth Initiative
Ryan and Jason pay tribute to a fallen Lady: a woman who disappeared from the spotlight after an extended and iconic run as America's little sister Joanie Cunningham, only to pop up periodically when it seemed the news was less than good. A woman who we hope found the happiness she sought for so many years outside of the grind that is Hollywood's sausage factory, Ms. Erin Moran.
In this last show for 2009, I'll be chatting with actress Erin Moran who is probably most well know for her role as "Joanie Cunningham" on the classic sit-com "Happy Days." Erin will be one of the special guests at the 2010 DiecastSpace Super Convention this coming February where attendees will get to meet her in person. If you can't attend the convention, then this show is the perfect opportunity to call in and say hi!
In this last show for 2009, I'll be chatting with actress Erin Moran who is probably most well know for her role as "Joanie Cunningham" on the classic sit-com "Happy Days." Erin will be one of the special guests at the 2010 DiecastSpace Super Convention this coming February where attendees will get to meet her in person. If you can't attend the convention, then this show is the perfect opportunity to call in and say hi!
Our guest on this episode is ERIN MORAN, some of you might remember her as JOANIE CUNNINGHAM from HAPPY DAYS, Erin will be talking about her upcoming movies as well as her role on HAPPY DAYS. Tune in to hear this funfilled interview with actress ERIN MORAN.
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