Happy Days (1974–1984): Season 2, Episode 12 - Open House - full transcript
While Fonzie fixes their crippled car, Potsie convinces three stranded teen beauties to overnight at the Cunninghams while Richie's parents are out of town.
♪ Sunday, Monday, happy days ♪
♪ Tuesday, Wednesday,
happy days ♪
♪ Thursday, Friday, happy days ♪
♪ The weekend
comes, my cycle hums ♪
♪ Ready to race to you ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Happy and free ♪
♪ Oh, happy days ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Share them with me ♪
♪ Oh, baby ♪
♪ Good-bye gray
sky, hello blue ♪
♪ There's nothing can
hold me when I hold you ♪
♪ It feels so right,
it can't be wrong ♪
♪ Rockin' and
rollin' all week long ♪
♪ Sunday, Monday, happy days ♪
♪ Tuesday, Wednesday,
happy days ♪
♪ Thursday, Friday, happy days ♪
♪ Saturday, what a day ♪
♪ Groovin' all week with you ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Share them with me ♪
♪ Those happy days ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Happy and free ♪
♪ Oh, baby ♪
♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪
♪ These happy days are
yours and mine... happy days. ♪
So what am I suppose
to do with the tray?
You don't have a window.
Oh, gee, I'm sorry.
I'll get one tomorrow, right?
Until that time... just
leave it right here.
Okay.
Hey, Fonzie, we
were just leaving.
Hey, sit tight, huh, Bag?
I eat fast.
Let's go ask him.
Hey, Fonzie.
Hey, Fonz.
Are you doing
anything special tonight?
Would you like to
play poker with us?
No, thanks a lot.
I got enough toothpicks.
Oh no, this is gonna be
a big, big game, Fonzie.
My parents are going out of town
and we got the
house to ourselves.
Yeah, we're gonna start at
midnight and play till dawn.
Can't you see it, Fonz?
Six guys in a smoke
filled room playing till dawn.
Aw, come on, you
guys don't smoke.
What're you gonna
do, burn toast?
How about it,
Fonz, will you play?
I got better things
to do till dawn.
Hey, let Fonzie eat, will you?
I gotta get home.
Hey, look.
If I rush, one of us is
gonna get a stomachache.
Another one?
Marion, we're only gonna
be gone for 24 hours.
Yes, I know, dear,
but I don't know what
Martha's gonna be wearing,
so I have to be prepared.
Oh, don't forget to have
your talk with Richard.
Oh.
Richard, your mother's
worried about you.
What are you planning
for tonight, huh?
A party, girls?
We were planning on
playing some poker.
Oh, well, I guess poker's okay.
Only... don't tell your mother.
You know she
doesn't like gambling.
I wish I could stay
and play with you.
We've been to Martha
and Ed's three times
and the plumbing has
been out every time.
Now they guarantee
that it's fixed,
but just in case, maybe
you better get me the...
The plunger.
Bye-bye, dear. We'll be home
tomorrow night before dinner.
All right. Give me a kiss, dear.
Me, too. Bye-bye.
Bye, sweetheart.
Don't worry about anything now.
No, we won't.
Oh, and here's the plunger.
Bye. So long.
I don't want to spend
the night at Lisa's.
She always wants to play house
and I always have
to be the maid.
You're going over
to Lisa's house
and have fun like
you're supposed to.
Well, Joanie, do you
have everything, dear?
Got your jammies,
your toothbrush?
Yeah, I got 'em.
Do you have your broom?
I'm not bringing my broom.
Oh, Lisa darling,
I'm sure we have plenty
of brooms and mops
and buckets for Joanie to use.
Come on, Joanie.
Yeah.
Bye, Richie.
Come on, Joanie.
So long, Joanie. Now, go on.
You're gonna have
a real good time.
It's always fun staying
over at a friend's house.
We're alone!
Made in the shade.
Yeah.
With the whole
house all to ourselves.
Just you and me
and Miss September.
Right.
We can do anything we want.
Hey, Richie!
We're just a couple of
bachelors on the loose.
Hey, hey, what
do you want to do?
Take a nap.
Take a nap?
A couple of bachelors
on the loose take a nap?
Look, Rich, we're gonna be
playing poker all night, right? Right.
Nobody's used to
staying up all night, right?
By 4:00 all the other
guys will start fading out.
And we'll clean up.
You got it... take the
couch, I'll take the chair.
Right.
Potsie, don't leave
this laying around.
Expecting your
minister to drop in?
Go to sleep.
There.
Potsie?
Yeah, Rich?
I can't sleep.
Neither can I.
All right.
That's it. Tired
enough for a nap?
Let's play ten more. I
think I will be then, okay?
Okay. All right, here we go.
Oh, hi.
Hello. I think this
is yours. Yeah.
Can you tell me where
is the nearest gas station?
It's about eight
blocks down that way.
Yeah, seven or eight
blocks. Closer to eight I'd say.
That's what I said.
Eight blocks, huh.
Well, you see my
girlfriends and I,
we broke down in our car.
Oh, well, hey,
why don't my friend
and I help you out?
By the way, my name
is Warren Webber.
How do you do?
The little kids call me Potsie.
But I'll tell you
what we can do.
We can push it back
here, then we'll call
our good friend Fonz
who's a whiz with cars.
Oh, are you... are you
sure you have time?
Oh, yeah. We... we
weren't gonna do anything.
We were just gonna take a nap.
Gee, you guys are swell.
I really appreciate it.
Come on.
She digs us, Rich,
she digs us. Yeah?
Come on.
Well, what do you think, Fonz?
Yeah, I like what I see.
I think he's talking
about the car, Fonzie.
Then I don't like what I see
'cause I don't see any oil.
I see goo on there,
like you're making taffy.
Well, we don't know
very much about engines.
No, we just get in
and fill it up with gas.
Hold it, hold it, you're
gonna have to pull back.
I can't have girls breathing
on me when I'm working.
Oh.
Just wait till I'm through.
Why don't we go in the house.
That sounds fantastic.
If you have any trouble,
Fonz, just give me a yell.
"We just get in and
fill it up with gas."
Well, this stuff should be
ready in a few minutes now.
Oh, hey, Fonz.
Hey, I got some bad,
bad news for you girls.
Your distributor's shot.
What? The distributor.
Yeah. I gotta get a new one.
I can't do that till
tomorrow morning.
Well, how much will that cost?
About 35 bucks.
That much?
Listen, since you girls are
not going anywhere for awhile
how about one of you
taking a ride on my bike
and seeing the sights?
Oh, I'd love to.
Well, you're not exactly
my first choice, but...
you never know.
Come on.
Thanks. Hey.
You never know.
20, 30... five, six...
We've got $37.50.
Do you know a
good motel for $2.50?
Motel? What do you
want to go to a motel for?
Well, we have to sleep.
Forget about a motel.
We got plenty of
room right here.
Right, Rich?
Well, I don't know.
It's the least we can do.
You're in a jam and
what's mine is yours.
We couldn't do that. Why not?
We got the whole
house to ourselves.
Rich's folks are away.
Well, we couldn't
impose on you boys.
Impose! You're not imposing.
Are they imposing,
Rich? What imposing?
We have absolutely
nothing to do, have we?
We've got the poker game.
Poker game? I don't know
anything about a poker game.
No poker game.
What a poker game?
We're not having a poker game.
Yeah, but we told
Ralph... No poker.
But remember we invited...
Richie, could I talk to you
for a minute in private, huh?
Excuse us, will you? Certainly.
What imposing?
Are you crazy, Rich?
Don't you realize this is
the chance of a lifetime?
I don't think that
they like us enough
for it to be a
chance of a lifetime.
What, are you chickening out?
I'm not chickening out,
but I'm just not sure
it's the right thing to do.
Rich, they're beauty queens!
College girls with
no place to sleep.
Yeah, and we're letting them
stay here under false pretenses.
Yeah.
It's just not gonna work
out. They're older than us.
They gotta be at least 19 or 20.
Rich, don't you know older
women go for younger guys?
Like in that movie,
Tea and Sympathy.
That was just a movie.
Rich, if you can't believe
Hollywood, who can you believe?
They research things
like that. I guess.
Great, then I can call
Ralph and the guys,
tell them the poker game's off.
I suppose.
It's just that...
now, these girls
are very nice, but...
having them stay overnight...
I don't think my parents
would go for it, that's all.
You're right, Rich.
Parents never go for
chances of a lifetime.
Well, it would be
very hard to explain
having three strangers
in the house even if they...
Hi. Oh, hi.
Hi.
I sure appreciate your
letting me use the shower.
I feel so much better.
You smell... nice.
It's my perfume.
"Midnight Desire".
Oh, it's... it's nice.
Thanks.
How long to midnight?
Ah, that's cute.
Call Ralph and give
him the bad news.
Oh, reading Coronet, huh? Yup.
Oh, did you read that
article a couple of months ago
about the new morals?
No, I didn't.
Oh, it was real interesting.
Things that nobody
would do before... Uh-huh?
Well, uh, they're
sure doing them now.
No, thanks.
Well, yeah, what are they doing?
Oh, well, they're, uh... well...
How would you phrase it, Rich?
I didn't read the article.
Oh, uh...
well, actually I just
skimmed it myself.
But I've been meaning to read
it again to refresh my memory.
Hmm.
Hey, you know what I'd like?
A drink.
Oh yeah, well, we
got Nehi in the ice box.
What would you like
strawberry or orange?
No, I mean a drink drink.
Oh, a drink drink?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Well, Potsie and
I were just saying
that it was about
time for a belt.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's 9:30.
Past our usual time.
We didn't know you girls drank.
Open the bar, Rich.
Right. Open up the bar.
Yeah, it's cocktail
time. Happy Hour.
Open the bar.
T.G.I.F.
Thank God It's Friday.
Yeah! Hey!
Let's see.
There you go.
Little bit of everything.
Just name it.
We got Crème de Menthe.
Uh... curacao.
Oh, hey, apricot brandy.
Who's that?
I don't know. Here, take it.
Uh, I'll be back in a minute.
Well, let's keep
the party going.
After all, it's "Tgif."
Tgif?
Yeah, just like Rich
said... T.G.I.F. Tgif.
Hey, Richie, my mother
gave me a message
that the game is canceled.
That's not true, is it?
Yeah, yeah, it's canceled.
Why? I've been
sleeping since 5:00.
I'm wide awake, ready to play.
Something came up.
You mean I wasted a nap?
It couldn't be helped.
Oh, great... now I've got
a nap in my system
and nowhere to go.
Go for a walk.
Nah, nah, my pockets
are full of nickels.
I went to the
bank this afternoon
and got all this change.
See?
I'm so weighted down,
I can hardly move.
What's going on here...
What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
Hey. I smell perfume.
You got girls in here?
No... No! No.
No, that's not perfume.
Th-That's, uh, bug
spray. Bug spray.
Sure. For sexy roaches.
You dirty rats, that's why
you canceled the game.
Those are just some of
Joanie's friends. Joanie's friends.
12-year-old girls.
12-year-old girls.
Oh, yeah? Little girls?
Yeah. Oh. Oh, teeny, tiny.
Richie, do you have
any strawberries?
Chrissy makes
really fun daiquiris.
No. No strawberries.
Oh, that's too bad. Well.
Hi.
Oh, no, Ralph!
Quick, lock the door.
Rich, I'm a friend! Let me in!
I'll get you guys for this!
It's okay, he's gone.
You know, we probably
should've let him in.
I mean, he is a good friend.
Yeah, but... Come on,
guys, let me in, please...
That's why I
didn't let him in...
'cause he is a friend.
If we let him in here
with his Red Buttons face
and broad shoulders,
he'd cut us out with the
chicks, and we'd hate him.
I was just trying to
save our friendship, Rich.
You're a good friend, Potsie.
Hey, I really
appreciate this, Chris.
I mean, I don't usually get a
crick in my neck when I cha-cha.
It probably happened when
you tripped over the couch.
Bye, Fonz! Thanks for the ride!
Whew! Hi. Hi.
Did you have fun?
Oh, I had a great time.
Yeah? And that Fonz is cute.
Do you know that old corny
line about the submarine races?
He used that on you?
No, I used it on him.
Almost worked, too.
Hey, how about another
stack of wax, huh?
Hey, the guys invited
us to stay overnight.
Oh, really? That's nice of you.
It's nice of you.
I'm tired... I'm
gonna hit the sack.
Yeah, me, too. Come on, Penny,
I'll show you where
we're supposed to sleep.
Okay. Good night. Good night.
Do you need anything, like, uh,
extra blankets or pajamas?
No. I have my overnight bag.
I sleep in the raw. Night.
Why didn't we say something?
I was kind of waiting for you.
I would have, but when Ruth said
she slept in the raw, my
tongue got stuck to my teeth.
I know, that shook me up, too.
What are we doing here?
Huh? When right out there...
are three beautiful girls
in various stages of dress?
Well, what are we
supposed to do?
Well, Rich, the secret's
acting cool and sophisticated.
Why don't you go
down in your backyard
and make a noise like a coyote?
What? Well, maybe it'll scare
the girls, they'll run in here.
Oh, that's cool
and sophisticated.
If we time it right, who
knows what we might see.
No, that won't work.
What would Fonzie do
if he were in our shoes?
Fonzie would never get in
our shoes... he's too cool.
And we're not Fonz.
Here we are, 17 years old.
In less than a year, we'll
be old enough to be drafted
and put our lives on
the line for our country.
Don't remind me.
Even so, 19-year-old girls,
girls just two years
older than we are...
still think of us as kids.
That's very profound, Rich,
but I've already
learned my lesson,
and my teachers are
sleeping in the next room.
When I was in summer camp...
and the girls were
in the next cabin,
we used to knock on the wall
and they'd always knock back.
Did it work? Never failed.
Well, let's try it.
Knock on the wall. Yeah.
Three?
It worked! It never fails.
Okay, what comes next?
We went to sleep.
We were just kids.
Thanks, Rich.
You know, I was
thinking, Rich...
maybe they're going
through the same problem
we're going through, huh?
What do you mean?
Well, maybe they're
wondering what we're doing.
I bet you if we
go out in the hall
and they know we're not
asleep, they'll come out. Come on.
All right.
Hey, then what? Whatever.
Look, we didn't get
a good-night kiss.
I'd even settle for that.
Come on.
Boy, sure is a nice
night for a walk, eh, Rich?
Yeah, the...
the rug feels
great in bare feet.
What's going on?
Oh, uh, we were just, um,
on our way to the bathroom.
Together? Yeah, I was
showing him the way.
That's where we're
going now. The bathroom.
Good night.
At least we made 'em giggle.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Hey, Rich, that's it. That's it!
We'll laugh... They'll
think we're having
such a good time
they'll come join us.
Just start laughing?
Yeah, like this.
Hey, you guys,
will you be quiet!
I'm trying to sleep!
Okay, that's it, Rich.
That's it. I give up.
I give up!
I'm a failure with chicks.
Oh, Pots. No, it's true.
All those dates and
making out, it's just a front.
Potsie, you're not a failure.
When a naked girl yells at you
to shut up, man,
you're a failure.
Look, I just got a thought...
It's really gonna cheer you up.
I doubt it.
Now, listen.
Fonzie knows that
those three girls
are staying overnight
here, and so does Ralph.
So what?
What a great lie!
Lie?
Hey, Rich, uh...
we're the only ones who
know about this, right?
Right.
That means...
if we keep our mouths
shut, we're heroes.
Hey, this is almost as good
as if we really did
something! Yeah!
Hey, Rich, I'm not a failure.
Well, that's what I told you.
You know what I want to know?
What? How old do you have to be
before 19-year-old girls
stop thinking of you as a kid?
When the kid turns 20.
Well, there must
be girls somewhere
who think of us as men.
There are...
but Joanie's
friends are too short.
Good night, Rich.
Good night, Potsie.
It's 7:00 in the
morning, Howard.
Okay, okay! You've
announced the time
every half hour since
we've been driving!
It's like being married to
the telephone time lady!
I still think it was
silly to leave so early.
I couldn't stand
those people bickering
for another second, Marion.
They probably couldn't
stand our bickering, either.
Yeah, well, we were bickering
because they were bickering.
At least we beat the traffic.
The only traffic at 4:00
in the morning is owls.
And every time I tried to sleep,
you turned the car radio on.
That's so I
wouldn't fall asleep!
I don't want to talk anymore.
I just want to go upstairs,
get in bed and collapse.
I just want to go upstairs,
get in bed and collapse.
In bed already?
You must have had your
nightgown on under your clothes.
Listen.
Marion, I-I'm sorry
we had that argument.
I guess it was all my fault.
It's just that all that
aggravation last night
got me kind of grumpy.
So, uh... I hope
you'll forgive me.
Listen, uh...
why don't I go inside
and freshen up, and...
then we can make up the
way we always do, huh?
Sometimes I think I argue
because it's so
much fun making up.
Richard, could I
please have the soap?
Marion!
Excuse me.
Marion... Marion?
I'm here!
Are you the guy
with the distributor?
Dad, you're home.
Oh, what a surprise!
I'll bet.
How was your trip?
Boy, all I can is,
there must have been some
poker game here last night.
Tell Fonzie good-bye for me.
I will. Okay, see ya!
So long.
Well, they seem like
pretty nice girls, Richard.
But that doesn't excuse
what you did last night.
It's not that I'm saying
you did anything wrong,
but whatever it is you did do,
you shouldn't have done it.
You understand?
I guess. Good.
Now, what is it
you did last night?
Well, do you want to
hear what really happened
or the lie that we're
gonna tell everybody else?
Start with the lie... it's
probably more interesting.
♪ Cuddle up, cuddle up ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh... ♪
And then my father
really chewed me out
for the open liquor cabinet.
Yeah, yeah, get
to the good stuff.
I want to know what
happened with the quail.
Buy me a soda,
Ralphie, and I'll tell you
every tantalizing little moment.
I'll buy you all the
sodas you want.
I got 227 nickels.
Let's go.
You know, Fonzie,
there were three
girls there last night.
Two of them had good
looks and good builds but...
their personalities
weren't that good.
Then there was one
who didn't look that good,
but her personality
was terrific.
Now, why is that always the way?
'Cause if you're a built chick,
you don't need any
personality, and vice versa.
You know what
kind of girls I like?
No, I don't know. Surprise me.
I like a girl with a
nice personality,
a cute face and a cute build.
No kidding!
What's your idea of
the perfect girl, Fonzie?
45-22-34, with...
her own Harley.
Hey...!
♪ Happy days... ♪
Thanks, Ralphie.
I'm paying, I'm paying.
Oh!
Everybody freeze!
Uh-uh... Come on! It's my money!
♪ These are such happy days. ♪
♪ Hello, sunshine,
good-bye rain ♪
♪ She's wearing my
school ring on her chain ♪
♪ She's my steady, I'm her man ♪
♪ I'm gonna love her all I can ♪
♪ This day is ours ♪
♪ Won't you be mine? ♪
♪ Oh, happy days ♪
♪ This day is ours ♪
♪ Oh, please be mine ♪
♪ Oh, happy days ♪
♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪
♪ These happy days are
yours and mine, happy days! ♪
♪ Tuesday, Wednesday,
happy days ♪
♪ Thursday, Friday, happy days ♪
♪ The weekend
comes, my cycle hums ♪
♪ Ready to race to you ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Happy and free ♪
♪ Oh, happy days ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Share them with me ♪
♪ Oh, baby ♪
♪ Good-bye gray
sky, hello blue ♪
♪ There's nothing can
hold me when I hold you ♪
♪ It feels so right,
it can't be wrong ♪
♪ Rockin' and
rollin' all week long ♪
♪ Sunday, Monday, happy days ♪
♪ Tuesday, Wednesday,
happy days ♪
♪ Thursday, Friday, happy days ♪
♪ Saturday, what a day ♪
♪ Groovin' all week with you ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Share them with me ♪
♪ Those happy days ♪
♪ These days are ours ♪
♪ Happy and free ♪
♪ Oh, baby ♪
♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪
♪ These happy days are
yours and mine... happy days. ♪
So what am I suppose
to do with the tray?
You don't have a window.
Oh, gee, I'm sorry.
I'll get one tomorrow, right?
Until that time... just
leave it right here.
Okay.
Hey, Fonzie, we
were just leaving.
Hey, sit tight, huh, Bag?
I eat fast.
Let's go ask him.
Hey, Fonzie.
Hey, Fonz.
Are you doing
anything special tonight?
Would you like to
play poker with us?
No, thanks a lot.
I got enough toothpicks.
Oh no, this is gonna be
a big, big game, Fonzie.
My parents are going out of town
and we got the
house to ourselves.
Yeah, we're gonna start at
midnight and play till dawn.
Can't you see it, Fonz?
Six guys in a smoke
filled room playing till dawn.
Aw, come on, you
guys don't smoke.
What're you gonna
do, burn toast?
How about it,
Fonz, will you play?
I got better things
to do till dawn.
Hey, let Fonzie eat, will you?
I gotta get home.
Hey, look.
If I rush, one of us is
gonna get a stomachache.
Another one?
Marion, we're only gonna
be gone for 24 hours.
Yes, I know, dear,
but I don't know what
Martha's gonna be wearing,
so I have to be prepared.
Oh, don't forget to have
your talk with Richard.
Oh.
Richard, your mother's
worried about you.
What are you planning
for tonight, huh?
A party, girls?
We were planning on
playing some poker.
Oh, well, I guess poker's okay.
Only... don't tell your mother.
You know she
doesn't like gambling.
I wish I could stay
and play with you.
We've been to Martha
and Ed's three times
and the plumbing has
been out every time.
Now they guarantee
that it's fixed,
but just in case, maybe
you better get me the...
The plunger.
Bye-bye, dear. We'll be home
tomorrow night before dinner.
All right. Give me a kiss, dear.
Me, too. Bye-bye.
Bye, sweetheart.
Don't worry about anything now.
No, we won't.
Oh, and here's the plunger.
Bye. So long.
I don't want to spend
the night at Lisa's.
She always wants to play house
and I always have
to be the maid.
You're going over
to Lisa's house
and have fun like
you're supposed to.
Well, Joanie, do you
have everything, dear?
Got your jammies,
your toothbrush?
Yeah, I got 'em.
Do you have your broom?
I'm not bringing my broom.
Oh, Lisa darling,
I'm sure we have plenty
of brooms and mops
and buckets for Joanie to use.
Come on, Joanie.
Yeah.
Bye, Richie.
Come on, Joanie.
So long, Joanie. Now, go on.
You're gonna have
a real good time.
It's always fun staying
over at a friend's house.
We're alone!
Made in the shade.
Yeah.
With the whole
house all to ourselves.
Just you and me
and Miss September.
Right.
We can do anything we want.
Hey, Richie!
We're just a couple of
bachelors on the loose.
Hey, hey, what
do you want to do?
Take a nap.
Take a nap?
A couple of bachelors
on the loose take a nap?
Look, Rich, we're gonna be
playing poker all night, right? Right.
Nobody's used to
staying up all night, right?
By 4:00 all the other
guys will start fading out.
And we'll clean up.
You got it... take the
couch, I'll take the chair.
Right.
Potsie, don't leave
this laying around.
Expecting your
minister to drop in?
Go to sleep.
There.
Potsie?
Yeah, Rich?
I can't sleep.
Neither can I.
All right.
That's it. Tired
enough for a nap?
Let's play ten more. I
think I will be then, okay?
Okay. All right, here we go.
Oh, hi.
Hello. I think this
is yours. Yeah.
Can you tell me where
is the nearest gas station?
It's about eight
blocks down that way.
Yeah, seven or eight
blocks. Closer to eight I'd say.
That's what I said.
Eight blocks, huh.
Well, you see my
girlfriends and I,
we broke down in our car.
Oh, well, hey,
why don't my friend
and I help you out?
By the way, my name
is Warren Webber.
How do you do?
The little kids call me Potsie.
But I'll tell you
what we can do.
We can push it back
here, then we'll call
our good friend Fonz
who's a whiz with cars.
Oh, are you... are you
sure you have time?
Oh, yeah. We... we
weren't gonna do anything.
We were just gonna take a nap.
Gee, you guys are swell.
I really appreciate it.
Come on.
She digs us, Rich,
she digs us. Yeah?
Come on.
Well, what do you think, Fonz?
Yeah, I like what I see.
I think he's talking
about the car, Fonzie.
Then I don't like what I see
'cause I don't see any oil.
I see goo on there,
like you're making taffy.
Well, we don't know
very much about engines.
No, we just get in
and fill it up with gas.
Hold it, hold it, you're
gonna have to pull back.
I can't have girls breathing
on me when I'm working.
Oh.
Just wait till I'm through.
Why don't we go in the house.
That sounds fantastic.
If you have any trouble,
Fonz, just give me a yell.
"We just get in and
fill it up with gas."
Well, this stuff should be
ready in a few minutes now.
Oh, hey, Fonz.
Hey, I got some bad,
bad news for you girls.
Your distributor's shot.
What? The distributor.
Yeah. I gotta get a new one.
I can't do that till
tomorrow morning.
Well, how much will that cost?
About 35 bucks.
That much?
Listen, since you girls are
not going anywhere for awhile
how about one of you
taking a ride on my bike
and seeing the sights?
Oh, I'd love to.
Well, you're not exactly
my first choice, but...
you never know.
Come on.
Thanks. Hey.
You never know.
20, 30... five, six...
We've got $37.50.
Do you know a
good motel for $2.50?
Motel? What do you
want to go to a motel for?
Well, we have to sleep.
Forget about a motel.
We got plenty of
room right here.
Right, Rich?
Well, I don't know.
It's the least we can do.
You're in a jam and
what's mine is yours.
We couldn't do that. Why not?
We got the whole
house to ourselves.
Rich's folks are away.
Well, we couldn't
impose on you boys.
Impose! You're not imposing.
Are they imposing,
Rich? What imposing?
We have absolutely
nothing to do, have we?
We've got the poker game.
Poker game? I don't know
anything about a poker game.
No poker game.
What a poker game?
We're not having a poker game.
Yeah, but we told
Ralph... No poker.
But remember we invited...
Richie, could I talk to you
for a minute in private, huh?
Excuse us, will you? Certainly.
What imposing?
Are you crazy, Rich?
Don't you realize this is
the chance of a lifetime?
I don't think that
they like us enough
for it to be a
chance of a lifetime.
What, are you chickening out?
I'm not chickening out,
but I'm just not sure
it's the right thing to do.
Rich, they're beauty queens!
College girls with
no place to sleep.
Yeah, and we're letting them
stay here under false pretenses.
Yeah.
It's just not gonna work
out. They're older than us.
They gotta be at least 19 or 20.
Rich, don't you know older
women go for younger guys?
Like in that movie,
Tea and Sympathy.
That was just a movie.
Rich, if you can't believe
Hollywood, who can you believe?
They research things
like that. I guess.
Great, then I can call
Ralph and the guys,
tell them the poker game's off.
I suppose.
It's just that...
now, these girls
are very nice, but...
having them stay overnight...
I don't think my parents
would go for it, that's all.
You're right, Rich.
Parents never go for
chances of a lifetime.
Well, it would be
very hard to explain
having three strangers
in the house even if they...
Hi. Oh, hi.
Hi.
I sure appreciate your
letting me use the shower.
I feel so much better.
You smell... nice.
It's my perfume.
"Midnight Desire".
Oh, it's... it's nice.
Thanks.
How long to midnight?
Ah, that's cute.
Call Ralph and give
him the bad news.
Oh, reading Coronet, huh? Yup.
Oh, did you read that
article a couple of months ago
about the new morals?
No, I didn't.
Oh, it was real interesting.
Things that nobody
would do before... Uh-huh?
Well, uh, they're
sure doing them now.
No, thanks.
Well, yeah, what are they doing?
Oh, well, they're, uh... well...
How would you phrase it, Rich?
I didn't read the article.
Oh, uh...
well, actually I just
skimmed it myself.
But I've been meaning to read
it again to refresh my memory.
Hmm.
Hey, you know what I'd like?
A drink.
Oh yeah, well, we
got Nehi in the ice box.
What would you like
strawberry or orange?
No, I mean a drink drink.
Oh, a drink drink?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Well, Potsie and
I were just saying
that it was about
time for a belt.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's 9:30.
Past our usual time.
We didn't know you girls drank.
Open the bar, Rich.
Right. Open up the bar.
Yeah, it's cocktail
time. Happy Hour.
Open the bar.
T.G.I.F.
Thank God It's Friday.
Yeah! Hey!
Let's see.
There you go.
Little bit of everything.
Just name it.
We got Crème de Menthe.
Uh... curacao.
Oh, hey, apricot brandy.
Who's that?
I don't know. Here, take it.
Uh, I'll be back in a minute.
Well, let's keep
the party going.
After all, it's "Tgif."
Tgif?
Yeah, just like Rich
said... T.G.I.F. Tgif.
Hey, Richie, my mother
gave me a message
that the game is canceled.
That's not true, is it?
Yeah, yeah, it's canceled.
Why? I've been
sleeping since 5:00.
I'm wide awake, ready to play.
Something came up.
You mean I wasted a nap?
It couldn't be helped.
Oh, great... now I've got
a nap in my system
and nowhere to go.
Go for a walk.
Nah, nah, my pockets
are full of nickels.
I went to the
bank this afternoon
and got all this change.
See?
I'm so weighted down,
I can hardly move.
What's going on here...
What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
Hey. I smell perfume.
You got girls in here?
No... No! No.
No, that's not perfume.
Th-That's, uh, bug
spray. Bug spray.
Sure. For sexy roaches.
You dirty rats, that's why
you canceled the game.
Those are just some of
Joanie's friends. Joanie's friends.
12-year-old girls.
12-year-old girls.
Oh, yeah? Little girls?
Yeah. Oh. Oh, teeny, tiny.
Richie, do you have
any strawberries?
Chrissy makes
really fun daiquiris.
No. No strawberries.
Oh, that's too bad. Well.
Hi.
Oh, no, Ralph!
Quick, lock the door.
Rich, I'm a friend! Let me in!
I'll get you guys for this!
It's okay, he's gone.
You know, we probably
should've let him in.
I mean, he is a good friend.
Yeah, but... Come on,
guys, let me in, please...
That's why I
didn't let him in...
'cause he is a friend.
If we let him in here
with his Red Buttons face
and broad shoulders,
he'd cut us out with the
chicks, and we'd hate him.
I was just trying to
save our friendship, Rich.
You're a good friend, Potsie.
Hey, I really
appreciate this, Chris.
I mean, I don't usually get a
crick in my neck when I cha-cha.
It probably happened when
you tripped over the couch.
Bye, Fonz! Thanks for the ride!
Whew! Hi. Hi.
Did you have fun?
Oh, I had a great time.
Yeah? And that Fonz is cute.
Do you know that old corny
line about the submarine races?
He used that on you?
No, I used it on him.
Almost worked, too.
Hey, how about another
stack of wax, huh?
Hey, the guys invited
us to stay overnight.
Oh, really? That's nice of you.
It's nice of you.
I'm tired... I'm
gonna hit the sack.
Yeah, me, too. Come on, Penny,
I'll show you where
we're supposed to sleep.
Okay. Good night. Good night.
Do you need anything, like, uh,
extra blankets or pajamas?
No. I have my overnight bag.
I sleep in the raw. Night.
Why didn't we say something?
I was kind of waiting for you.
I would have, but when Ruth said
she slept in the raw, my
tongue got stuck to my teeth.
I know, that shook me up, too.
What are we doing here?
Huh? When right out there...
are three beautiful girls
in various stages of dress?
Well, what are we
supposed to do?
Well, Rich, the secret's
acting cool and sophisticated.
Why don't you go
down in your backyard
and make a noise like a coyote?
What? Well, maybe it'll scare
the girls, they'll run in here.
Oh, that's cool
and sophisticated.
If we time it right, who
knows what we might see.
No, that won't work.
What would Fonzie do
if he were in our shoes?
Fonzie would never get in
our shoes... he's too cool.
And we're not Fonz.
Here we are, 17 years old.
In less than a year, we'll
be old enough to be drafted
and put our lives on
the line for our country.
Don't remind me.
Even so, 19-year-old girls,
girls just two years
older than we are...
still think of us as kids.
That's very profound, Rich,
but I've already
learned my lesson,
and my teachers are
sleeping in the next room.
When I was in summer camp...
and the girls were
in the next cabin,
we used to knock on the wall
and they'd always knock back.
Did it work? Never failed.
Well, let's try it.
Knock on the wall. Yeah.
Three?
It worked! It never fails.
Okay, what comes next?
We went to sleep.
We were just kids.
Thanks, Rich.
You know, I was
thinking, Rich...
maybe they're going
through the same problem
we're going through, huh?
What do you mean?
Well, maybe they're
wondering what we're doing.
I bet you if we
go out in the hall
and they know we're not
asleep, they'll come out. Come on.
All right.
Hey, then what? Whatever.
Look, we didn't get
a good-night kiss.
I'd even settle for that.
Come on.
Boy, sure is a nice
night for a walk, eh, Rich?
Yeah, the...
the rug feels
great in bare feet.
What's going on?
Oh, uh, we were just, um,
on our way to the bathroom.
Together? Yeah, I was
showing him the way.
That's where we're
going now. The bathroom.
Good night.
At least we made 'em giggle.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Hey, Rich, that's it. That's it!
We'll laugh... They'll
think we're having
such a good time
they'll come join us.
Just start laughing?
Yeah, like this.
Hey, you guys,
will you be quiet!
I'm trying to sleep!
Okay, that's it, Rich.
That's it. I give up.
I give up!
I'm a failure with chicks.
Oh, Pots. No, it's true.
All those dates and
making out, it's just a front.
Potsie, you're not a failure.
When a naked girl yells at you
to shut up, man,
you're a failure.
Look, I just got a thought...
It's really gonna cheer you up.
I doubt it.
Now, listen.
Fonzie knows that
those three girls
are staying overnight
here, and so does Ralph.
So what?
What a great lie!
Lie?
Hey, Rich, uh...
we're the only ones who
know about this, right?
Right.
That means...
if we keep our mouths
shut, we're heroes.
Hey, this is almost as good
as if we really did
something! Yeah!
Hey, Rich, I'm not a failure.
Well, that's what I told you.
You know what I want to know?
What? How old do you have to be
before 19-year-old girls
stop thinking of you as a kid?
When the kid turns 20.
Well, there must
be girls somewhere
who think of us as men.
There are...
but Joanie's
friends are too short.
Good night, Rich.
Good night, Potsie.
It's 7:00 in the
morning, Howard.
Okay, okay! You've
announced the time
every half hour since
we've been driving!
It's like being married to
the telephone time lady!
I still think it was
silly to leave so early.
I couldn't stand
those people bickering
for another second, Marion.
They probably couldn't
stand our bickering, either.
Yeah, well, we were bickering
because they were bickering.
At least we beat the traffic.
The only traffic at 4:00
in the morning is owls.
And every time I tried to sleep,
you turned the car radio on.
That's so I
wouldn't fall asleep!
I don't want to talk anymore.
I just want to go upstairs,
get in bed and collapse.
I just want to go upstairs,
get in bed and collapse.
In bed already?
You must have had your
nightgown on under your clothes.
Listen.
Marion, I-I'm sorry
we had that argument.
I guess it was all my fault.
It's just that all that
aggravation last night
got me kind of grumpy.
So, uh... I hope
you'll forgive me.
Listen, uh...
why don't I go inside
and freshen up, and...
then we can make up the
way we always do, huh?
Sometimes I think I argue
because it's so
much fun making up.
Richard, could I
please have the soap?
Marion!
Excuse me.
Marion... Marion?
I'm here!
Are you the guy
with the distributor?
Dad, you're home.
Oh, what a surprise!
I'll bet.
How was your trip?
Boy, all I can is,
there must have been some
poker game here last night.
Tell Fonzie good-bye for me.
I will. Okay, see ya!
So long.
Well, they seem like
pretty nice girls, Richard.
But that doesn't excuse
what you did last night.
It's not that I'm saying
you did anything wrong,
but whatever it is you did do,
you shouldn't have done it.
You understand?
I guess. Good.
Now, what is it
you did last night?
Well, do you want to
hear what really happened
or the lie that we're
gonna tell everybody else?
Start with the lie... it's
probably more interesting.
♪ Cuddle up, cuddle up ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh... ♪
And then my father
really chewed me out
for the open liquor cabinet.
Yeah, yeah, get
to the good stuff.
I want to know what
happened with the quail.
Buy me a soda,
Ralphie, and I'll tell you
every tantalizing little moment.
I'll buy you all the
sodas you want.
I got 227 nickels.
Let's go.
You know, Fonzie,
there were three
girls there last night.
Two of them had good
looks and good builds but...
their personalities
weren't that good.
Then there was one
who didn't look that good,
but her personality
was terrific.
Now, why is that always the way?
'Cause if you're a built chick,
you don't need any
personality, and vice versa.
You know what
kind of girls I like?
No, I don't know. Surprise me.
I like a girl with a
nice personality,
a cute face and a cute build.
No kidding!
What's your idea of
the perfect girl, Fonzie?
45-22-34, with...
her own Harley.
Hey...!
♪ Happy days... ♪
Thanks, Ralphie.
I'm paying, I'm paying.
Oh!
Everybody freeze!
Uh-uh... Come on! It's my money!
♪ These are such happy days. ♪
♪ Hello, sunshine,
good-bye rain ♪
♪ She's wearing my
school ring on her chain ♪
♪ She's my steady, I'm her man ♪
♪ I'm gonna love her all I can ♪
♪ This day is ours ♪
♪ Won't you be mine? ♪
♪ Oh, happy days ♪
♪ This day is ours ♪
♪ Oh, please be mine ♪
♪ Oh, happy days ♪
♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪
♪ These happy days are
yours and mine, happy days! ♪