"The People vs. The Fonz"






My wish to be done with Patton H.S. has not yet come true.  Not only is the message dubious (it's OK for a teacher to punch a bullying student), but the jokes aren't especially funny.  (Special shoutout to the one Joanie makes about Uncle Tom's Cabin.)  I'm giving a D+.

Notes:
  • According to IMDB, the reference to Fonzie punching Howard is to the next episode to air.  No one mentions him throwing a student out the window, although that was Joanie's attempted rapist, so I don't mind that.  But I'm just saying, if you want to prove Fonzie has recently been violent.
  • Joe Mays was Mr. Henri on HD the previous year and is Mr. MacKenzie here.
  • Grant Heslov was Mark on Joanie Loves Chachi and is Dennis Morton here.
  • Jeffrey Kramer had two roles on Laverne & Shirley, was Lefty on HD back in '75, and is Martin Smith here.
  • Nancy Steen had written three of her four HD scripts by this point, but she also acted a bit, for instance as Helen Anderson on Mork & Mindy, and she's Mrs. Friedman here.

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