"Welcome Home, Part 2"


This is a little over the top, with Richie drinkin', swearin', and punchin' Fonzie.  And I still wish LB had more depth than the supportive if left out of the loop pregnant wife.  But compared to some of the HD I've sat through sans Richie, let's go with a B-.

Notes:
  • Bo Sharon returns as Little Richie.  I assume the role was recast for J & C's wedding.
  • Donny Most is credited for this episode, but I don't see him on this version except in the Previously.  I don't think we get any further closure on Ralph, although he's attending optometry school in Madison.  It was nice to see him again, but I always felt that his character had wasted potential, glimpsed in some of his more serious moments, including his little romance with Leather.
  • Despite the breakup, Chachi still comes over to mooch dinner at the Cunninghams'.
  • Potsie resents Riche getting his slot on the Arnold's baseball team, and he strips off his pants, which seems to be a recurring thing for him this season, more for laughs than fanservice, I think.
  • The moment at the end of Potsie cheering up a depressed and abandoned Fonzie with "The Book of Love" song is cute and kind of sweet, but more bittersweet, especially because this two-parter is a reminder of the loss of what Ron Howard and Donny Most brought to the table.

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