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Saturday, December 7, 2024

1998 DuoCards Happy Days Collection

1998 Happy Days: Who didn't love Pat Morita as Arnold?  Him shaking his head at the antics of the gang of teenagers who hung out at Arnold's.
Can't be many better cards in the set aside from this one.  Fonzie and the boys were the stars of the shows.  I feel Happy Days gets forgotten some.  I get it may not be as funny nowadays, but it was one of the best in its era lasting 11 seasons.  
I watched it so much in syndication and I know it's been on some retro channels like ME TV.  The backs are okay.  The write-up here is fine but I'd enjoyed more show facts.  But otherwise I like it.
The screen grabs bring back a ton of memories.  I'd love to watch it again someday.  Not sure I'll ever get around to it though.  Fonzie in that iconic jacket.  What boy in the day wasn't envious of his look, the way he talked and his action.  And skill with the ladies.  And we all loved saying "Ayyyyy" and hitting a juke box hoping it'd come on with a song.
I do like both of these write-ups.  Great information on the episode and the show itself.  The series, like many, ran a few seasons long and coined "Jumped the Shark" as a way of saying a series or movie has gone too far.  But that doesn't tarnish the series for me.
These cards are pretty cool.  Just full color photos letting them do all the talking.  Lots of memories, whether it's the screen grabs or promotional photos.  Happy Days was a favorite of mine growing up and it'll always hold a fond spot in TV fandom.
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3 comments:

  1. I grew up watching Happy Days too. Saw a pack of this on APTBNL back in April... and they pulled the Morita too. I ran out and grabbed the single for my Japanese PC... as well as a complete set of cards for the collection.

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  2. It still feels pretty random to go from Arnold to Mr. Miyagi but what a great jump it was.

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