Reliving Happy Days

This might've been a C+ at best, but then there are all those guest shots, including the Laverne & Shirley  crossover that easily steals the show.  I've reviewed that on my L&S blog ( https://revisitinglaverneandshirley.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-visit-to-funeral.html ), but I'll just mention the other laugh-out-loud part is when Arnold asks Al how business is and Al says don't ask.  Anyway, B-. Notes: Shirley Kirkes makes her penultimate appearance as Blossom and is the one that Fonzie goes off with, leaving Ralph to give apology kisses to a line of girls who thought Fonzie was dead. Fonzie gets a little creepy with her, playing his mother, "the widow Fonzarelli," but maybe not as creepy as Chachi hitting on Joanie for "after the funeral." Officer Kirk comes to the funeral, just to make sure Fonzie is dead. Lorrie Mahaffey is back as Jennifer Jerome and enters with Lori Beth.  Both girls will hear their boyfriends tell their roles in this exciti...

The title is ambiguous, since it seems at first to be about her nerdy boyfriend Roger (Marc McClure in a different role), who says "keen" a lot and doesn't kiss her at the end of the date.  And then, tired of being treated like a child by her family and flattered by the attentions of the gangleader of the Red Devils, she dresses in a Jenny-Piccalofied outfit, including heavy makeup.  Then she is at the risk of being "initiated," i.e. gang-necked.  Until the guys ride to the rescue, with help from a guest star. Notes: One of my all-time favorite YouTube comments is on a clip of this episode, something about "the Grandpa's Trunk Hat Gang." Derrel Maury's first role on the show is Leroy. This is set on St. Patrick's Day and aired on March 1st, which is pretty timely for HD. It's presumably set before "The Physical," since Richie says that he, Ralph, and Potsie are almost eighteen. As when Joanie had her first date, Richie is prot...