"Fonzie Loves Pinky," Part 3



I'm going with a C+ on this conclusion, where poor Glauberg has to break up Fonzie & Pinky in a plausible manner, while trying to acknowledge their love and chemistry.

A few notes:
  • L&S's second season kicked off that night.  And Eight Is Enough, which was a one-hour dramedy, began Season Two, after being introduced the previous March.  More people were watching M*A*S*H at 9 p.m. though, as it hit #4.  (HD was #1, L&S #2, but more about that later.)
  • Fonzie is homophobic enough that he doesn't want Richie to touch his arm in comfort, and yet he'll let Richie ride on the back of his motorcycle, make of that what you will.
  • I'm sure someone has tracked all the mentions of "Pfister" on this show and Laverne & Shirley, but I will mention Pinky is staying at Pfister Hospital, which appears to be Catholic.  (We learned earlier that her parents divorced and she grew up in a convent.
  • Decorative checks were not yet common, so the pink check is a nice touch.
  • Ceil Cabot makes her first of three HD cameos, here as the nun.  She is arguably most recognizable as Mrs. Hinton, mother of the bully Buddy on The Brady Bunch.
  • Director Jerry Paris plays the Photographer.

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