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I agree with the previous poster, but I've always thought Scott was a much better actor than Erin, he had a more natural delivery and she always seemed to be hamming it up a bit. Plus she was always kind of weird looking.
To be fair, the first 2-3 eps of this show IMO were not bad, but then they started with the crappy episodes (the one where Joanie can't cook and the Beatle episode are the worst) and Chachi's cousins and the drummer did not do anything for the show.
To be fair, the first 2-3 eps of this show IMO were not bad, but then they started with the crappy episodes (the one where Joanie can't cook and the Beatle episode are the worst) and Chachi's cousins and the drummer did not do anything for the show.
This thing jumped the entire shark population of the earth's oceans from the day it was conceived.
It was a show so offensively, aggressively stupid that watching it you would reach for the nearest sharp object and start ritually stabbing yourself to feel better.
Erin Moran was a performer almost completely devoid of talent, yet Scott Baio made her look like a genius.
However, not to be outdone, Moran also had the quality of being one of the most butt-ugly people in the history of moving-picture entertainment. Only a gay man could love her, on grounds of her massive potential to drive the most macho of straight men to the other team in a matter of milliseconds.
In a just world all of the individuals associated with the production of this atrocity would have been prosecuted as war criminals and sentenced to do community service as servants to every single one of the victims who had the unspeakable misfortune of watching it for more than two consecutive seconds.
It was a show so offensively, aggressively stupid that watching it you would reach for the nearest sharp object and start ritually stabbing yourself to feel better.
Erin Moran was a performer almost completely devoid of talent, yet Scott Baio made her look like a genius.
However, not to be outdone, Moran also had the quality of being one of the most butt-ugly people in the history of moving-picture entertainment. Only a gay man could love her, on grounds of her massive potential to drive the most macho of straight men to the other team in a matter of milliseconds.
In a just world all of the individuals associated with the production of this atrocity would have been prosecuted as war criminals and sentenced to do community service as servants to every single one of the victims who had the unspeakable misfortune of watching it for more than two consecutive seconds.
the episode when chachi went "out" one vening and then came home, with a really bad itch. Joannie ended up with crotchrot. Considering the singing wasn't that good I guess the writers had to tackle other plot lines. I think they should have went ahead and called the show Joannie loves Crotchrot
i guess the scariest thing about JLC is that somebody actually told these 2 they could sing. Also, I can't really describe Erin Moran's looks, but the phrase "Butt ugly cave pig" does come to mind.
OK, I get that Joanie and Chachi moved from Milwaukee to Chicago. What I don't understand is how they moved from the mid-'60s to the early '80s...then back again when JLC tanked and they went scurrying back to Happy Days, tails between their legs. Did I miss the episode where Chachi built his own time machine?
This show wasn't great I'll agree. However, it might have stood a chance when HD was in it's prime! Was anybody watching HD by the time JLC was spun off anyway????
JLC jumped the shark the exact minute that Gary Marshall thought up this crap. To the credit of HD, LAS, and MAM: those shows at least started off pretty good before crapping out. This thing wreaked from day 0. Just the concept iteself was inane. Honestly, who in their right mind would tune in to see Happy Day leftovers. We're not talking leftovers from when it was good. We're talking leftovers from when HD had jumped the shark. It's unbelievable how imcompetent producers can be.
With good writers, this would have been a good show. Writing and storylines are everything.
Joanie and Chachi were my favorite characters on HD, and Erin Moran an incredibly underrated actress. She hit just the right notes as the "little sister"... very funny. Then she got older and pretty and Chachi got handsome. But to do the spinoff and use such terrible writers - why?
Sometimes you have to take a good hard look at the producers, and I think Gary whatever-his-name was got sloppy and greedy - he basically did the same thing when he moved Laverne & Shirley to L.A. Sloppy. And proves that just because a producer has one good idea, doesn't mean he's all that smart.
Joanie and Chachi were my favorite characters on HD, and Erin Moran an incredibly underrated actress. She hit just the right notes as the "little sister"... very funny. Then she got older and pretty and Chachi got handsome. But to do the spinoff and use such terrible writers - why?
Sometimes you have to take a good hard look at the producers, and I think Gary whatever-his-name was got sloppy and greedy - he basically did the same thing when he moved Laverne & Shirley to L.A. Sloppy. And proves that just because a producer has one good idea, doesn't mean he's all that smart.
To whoever wrote Erin Moran a letter:
ARE YOU RETARDED?
Hmmmmm....today I think I'll write a letter to that jacka$$ who played Jim Bob on the Waltons. Tomorrow, I'll write one to the lady who played the maid who replaced Mrs. Garett on Diff'rent Strokes.
Oh, & I'll write one to the mom from BH 90210.....
ARE YOU RETARDED?
Hmmmmm....today I think I'll write a letter to that jacka$$ who played Jim Bob on the Waltons. Tomorrow, I'll write one to the lady who played the maid who replaced Mrs. Garett on Diff'rent Strokes.
Oh, & I'll write one to the mom from BH 90210.....
The episode that made this show truly JTS was the one where Chachi saw Joanie using a cucumber on herself and then started to cry when Joanie said he wasn't half the man that the cuke was. That ep made no sense whatever.
Jumped day one. I couldn't believe anyone actually green lighted that crap. This makes the series After MASH watchable.
To the posters below, Joanie was a minor character on "Happy Days" till Ron Howard quit, then the show focused on her and Chachi and continued focusing on Fonzie.
The show did so well without Richie that Joanie and Chachi, along with Al were given their own show, set in Chicago. This bombed and the charcaters of Joanie and Chachi moved BACK to Milwaukee. Al did not return as a regular. This spin-off happened DURING "Happy Days," with KC as Howard's niece to fill the "Joanie role," and Flip as Rogers brother to fill the "Chachi role."
JLC was a cheap attempt to make them the Beatles. I mean BINGO the drummer. Come on that's RINGO. The fact that Scott Baio could not sing hurt the show mostly.
The show did so well without Richie that Joanie and Chachi, along with Al were given their own show, set in Chicago. This bombed and the charcaters of Joanie and Chachi moved BACK to Milwaukee. Al did not return as a regular. This spin-off happened DURING "Happy Days," with KC as Howard's niece to fill the "Joanie role," and Flip as Rogers brother to fill the "Chachi role."
JLC was a cheap attempt to make them the Beatles. I mean BINGO the drummer. Come on that's RINGO. The fact that Scott Baio could not sing hurt the show mostly.
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