"Hello, Roger"




Yes, we have arrived at Ted McGinley.  I'll probably have more to say about this later, but, as with Fonzie being the Auto Shop teacher, this isn't a bad premise, to have Marion's Ivy League graduate nephew as Fonzie's opposite and antagonist, but the execution again needs work.  I'll go with C-, since at least there was less of Bobby and Eugene.

Notes:
  • Jenny of course literally throws herself at Joanie's tall, blond, handsome if bland cousin.  I can't remember if her crush would be ongoing.
  • Teddi Siddall is the best thing about the episode, for whatever that's worth, as Lucille Scarabatza, so I'm relatively glad she'd be back thrice as Hillary.
  • McGinley had sixty more episodes ahead in this role.  I'll note here that Roger Phillips seems to be about 22, Ted's age at the time, although he looks older.  Oh, and since Marion's maiden name is Kelp, I guess he's her sister's kid.
  • Roger is the basketball coach and he teaches English.
  • It's a little weird that Joanie, Chachi, and Jenny are all going to Jefferson High but don't as yet have classes with Fonzie or Roger.  Then again, we hardly ever saw Richie and his pals in class.
  • It bugged me that Marion was clearing out Richie's room, bongos and all, especially since it turns out that Roger is going to look for an apartment.

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