Happy Days 1982-1983 spin off: Joanie loves Chachi theme

[PinkThursdayy]

What a terrible theme song...

[fran9860]

this clip gave me anal leakage.

[bosborn29150]

@fran9860 you might want to have that checked out....just sayin...

[fran9860]

@bosborn29150 why don't you drink a tainted bottle of EJACULATE??????????

[TheMashwatcher585]

I heard erin did not get along with the cast of HD

[bosborn29150]

@TheMashwatcher585

No, it was her own family she had problems with....she was supposed to be their meal ticket for life...

[sierria64]

I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A PRETTIER JOANIE

[Attila709]

This is actually educational. I finally know the full meaning of the word "stupid".

[unclemort1960]

this show was enormously popular in one of the far eastern countries (i think it was korea) because the word `chachi` translated as `cock`

[stacieizzy]

Joanie didn't match with Chachi, always wanted to kick her ass.

[stacieizzy]

she sisnt match with Chachi, always wanted to kick her ass.

[fredherrman]

Sounds like Chachi watched the Brady Bunch episode where Davey Jones records the song, "Girl." Chachi used the same intro, just slowed down some.

[TheIXTproductions]

my dogs name is chachi

[cqtaylor]

This sit-com took place in the mid-1960s yet it looked SOOOOO late 70s!!! That's the curse of Chachi, he turned everything 70s!!!

[mallyrose87]

@cqtaylor That is so funny 'cause it is true! :-)

[insaneinthesfv]

I loved Joanie Loves Chachi. Then again, I was 10 at the time.

[brbgal]

@insaneinthesfv Ha I was just thinking the same thing when I read your comment!!!

[anxresi]

There wasn't just one Moran in this show.. ;)

[bbo40]

death nell for the 70's style sitcom !

[Greenjeff0]

TV was so innocent then,...nice to see.

[getoutofmyway01]

copied archie and edith with that piano shit

[RockinBlues4]

Chachi is cute

[maybrook1]

JOANIE LOVES CHACHI!

[boofdfast]

I prefer the Spanish version of this show better, about lesbians...." Joanie Loves Chocha" HAHAA!!!

[MADDOG6400]

I only knew this show existed through Full House. I was curious and found it here. God, do I love YouTube!

[langleyassault]

Ummm this show recognizes that it's supposed to be set in the late 50's, early to mid-60's, right?

[illuminatioracle]

if happy days took place in the 50's why the fuck does this spin off take place in the 70's?

[Mythdragoness]

@illuminatioracle

Happy days took place in the 50 when it first aired but it was on for 10 years and joanie and chachi grow up on the show so of course the spin off would be more up tp date

[f1shk1LL3R]

italian translation for Joanie loves Chachi is Joanie loves Cock

[undertkr2001]

Wow, he let Heather Locklear slip away and she screwed the Fonz. I'm embarrassed for both of them.

[Pepper2010100]

Never knew these two could sing,. They are great.

[dharmaseed]

Amazing! A five piece band, and they got strings and a harp in there! How?!?

[83survivor]

@dharmaseed Tv magic.....which means everything had to be recorded in a studio lot. There is no way the audience would have heard that heavy early 80s orchestration.

[CIGARPIGSKIN6]

super cheesy

You do know what Chachi means don't you heh

[tekon1994]

I dont think Joanie ever did love Chachi

[DawnWeatherby]

Wow, its been almost 30 years since I saw this.

I think I will take a 40 year break before ever looking at it again.

[Gleethief]

Wow...this is so marvelously hideous! A pop culture legend

[83survivor]

Let's say we have to thank Michael Jackson, Madonna, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, and The Police for getting us out of that dreary looking late 70s fashion that was still prominent from 1980-1982 or else we would have been in bigger trouble. Hahahahaha. I am pretty sure without these artists....we would have been stuck with those dark and dreary late 70s fashion clothing still.

[mst3k4evr]

@83survivor I've always thought that the 80s didn't become "the 80s" until around 1983-'84. Interesting to hear someone say something similar.

[Astraldragon1]

@mst3k4evr , having lived thru the 80's (my teen years). it was the 80's the entire decade. best decade of all with music , movies , TV shows and cartoons. great memories.

[Supercharge87]

Erin Moran had quite a voice.

[83survivor]

This show was mentioned on VH1's I Love The 80s. I remember watching this back in '82......but the commentary by the VH1 people were very spot-on. Too bad that's not on Youtube.

[Astraldragon1]

interesting show to bad it failed...oh well never hurts to try. not every show will be a success.

[sobuliak]

possibley the worst show ever on TV.bad scripts,bad acting,and 0 chemistry.adn 80 s styles in a early 60,s timeframe.what a fucking disaster.

[Astraldragon1]

@Sobuliak, The shows idea was not that great......but I have to disagree with you on one thing.....I felt they had great chemistry and good acting when on Happy Days....to bad their own show failed...but not every show on TV will be sucessfull.

[mefreakshow]

PUKE!

[Coryraisa]

*Triumphant laugh*. Chachi's LEFT-HANDED; Chachi's LEFT-HANDED; Chachi's LEFT-HANDED!!!!!!!

[Coryraisa]

*Sighhh* Those two would make any sane parent proud. Esp that Louisa is so lucky to have a lovely, lovely son like Chachi.

[collierc]

Chachi's ass is to die for.

[camavne]

Ah i love Chachi! I deserve him...(just kidding!)

[Coryraisa]

Sweet, lovely Chachi...he looks so darling playing the piano. He and Joanie were lucky to have found each other; those two are so gifted.

[uhnter1]

i hope you realize that this is a TV show and not for real,your post  are some what disturbing i hope you get some help

[Coryraisa]

Oh, I know. That's what makes it so fun to see what a wonderful job the prods did in creating someone is dear as Chachi.

Both Chachi and Joanie are swell; I love them both.

[anxresi]

@Coryraisa Sorry no one can read your post now, I just spewed all over it.

[ihredemption]

chachi

[Coryraisa]

Both of them are so, so darling!!!!! Joanie has a really sweet voice and Chachi, although his voice is not as strong or sweet, is musically gifted.

I understand that Chachi is much nice than Scott.

Sweet, awkward, neurotic Chachi so reminds me of Jackie Harris from *Roseanne.*

[jajvick]

erin moran=smoking hot..love ya shortcake

[tsartodd]

joanie loves chachi's cock

[stonecoldjason]

joanie is a dyke

[tvnutboy]

File Under: "Rejected forms of Torture at Guantanimo Bay"

[83survivor]

That's definitely Erin Moran's voice. She did sing here as well as a couple of episodes on Happy Days. Shame she never had a singing contract, but Baio had two albums for RCA. Just plain sad for Erin and I am pretty sure she was upset at that.

[Coryraisa]

How did Scott get two album contracts when his voice is just average?

[randomlylyrical]

thats Scott Baoi's real voice I am not sure about hers.

[uhnter1]

the worst lyp-synch ing i have ever seen just adds to the awfulness of the show.i stand corrected on aftermash.good point 83 on the introduction of new characters just look at what a trainwreck of season 10 on happy days all those characters were just used to plug holes and were little more than fluff or window dressing

[83survivor]

That's what happens when new characters are introduce in a series. They become interesting at the start, but later their own characters become empty shells or just window-dressing. Don't forget, most sitcom writers do change hands quite a bit, so must of the characters would have to change from time to time. Chachi from smart-alleck punk kid to Chachi in love with Joanie, in dreams of high hopes for achieving greater.

[fjccommish]

Aftermash had two seasons.  Chachi was an interesting character when he was a smart alec kid. As he grew older, he turned into a milk toast nothing. Then to try to make a series starring two milk toast nothings - good grief!

[uhnter1]

laverene and shirley were guest stars as friends/girlfriends of fonzies-they were never supporting characters or in the cast.-this probably why this was o succesful the characters devolped on their own series -that and having penny marshalls brother produce it and throw in great supporting foils like Leeny and squiggy and the BIg Ragu and its a hit -unlike this lame and effortless attempt

[83survivor]

That's the problem with most spin-offs. You don't throw supporting characters that had no real meat in their personalities for the audience to grasp upon. While it did worked for some spin-offs like Facts of Life, Laverne & Shirley, etc...there are other spin-offs that don't deserve characters that are after all: supporting characters and nothing more. This shall always be a lesson in spin-off history.

[uhnter1]

Baio and Morans characters were pretty much supporting characters unti the end of happpy days so throwng them into their own series had disaster written all over it,Aftermash was another piece of crap were they tried spinnning supporting characters into a series which lasted one season.-when will the exces ever learn.Baio and moran were not exactly Gable andLeigh and this show was not exactly gone with the wind.

[senisi]

Especially considering the fact that everyone says Chachi was part of the Cousin Oliver Syndrome.

[getoutofmyway01]

I would like to quote the doctor394 here... "Eek"

[83survivor]

Well, lucky for the Thriller jacket that MJ started or else we would have been stuck in that late 70s-early 80s mode still around the 1982-early 1983 time period. Sad, but true.

[TimothySEnglish]

For more than 25 years I've tried desperately to suppress this unfortunate memory. And now in a moment of weakness I had to click on to watch it ALL OVER AGAIN... its amusing how neither of them tried to look like the early 60's era. To me they just screamed 1980.

[gibozzo]

My eyes!! My eyes!!

I agree!

[MB412]

For those of you who may/may not know, Vinnie Vincent, who was in the rock group Kiss from 1982 to 1984, wrote and played some songs for this show.

[mikizzle16]

Ehh... Fuck you, Chachi.

[tracy80sgirl]

Hi, i am going to post the complete opening song in a few days, if anyone wants to see it

[seeknudm63]

Thank you!  I so so SO loved him in the early 1980's when I was a teenager.

[83survivor]

Surprised someone posted the show's episodes on youtube. Did you know there were three books based on the show itself? Unbelievable.

[Coryraisa]

Ooooh, I'd love to read them. Do you have the titles?

[arielswenson]

Thanks for posting. I remember when this came on and I just loved the opening song. Unfortunately, can't say much about the show itself.

[SigmaNuZane]

if it's so bad why are you people spending time and money to watch it and comment?

[anxresi]

@SigmaNuZane What.. you mean IT COSTS MONEY NOW TO POST ON YOUTUBE?! *Checks bank balance.. finds himself £10000 in debt* NNNOOO!!!!

[nippleparty]

waterboarding is fun though i like to ride the waves :)

[stonecoldjason]

jesus would not approve of waterboarding guess you CONservaitves would had beeen in the cheering it on when the JEWS killed him on the cross

[nippleparty]

um....ok. I'm christian by the way.

[Coryraisa]

Idiot, that was not the Jews who killed Jesus; it was the pagan Romans. Jesus WAS a Jew himself and part of why he was killed was because he was Jewish.

I am sure Catholic Chachi and Joanie understand this.

[azulo65]

Truly an awful show and proof that spinoffs are rarely a good thing.

[THYCHANIE]

ummm....what were they're jobs? what was the point? of the spin off other than they were in love?

[wrsawy]

Ah,,,, horrible show!

[snake063]

Well Obama: Which is worse waterboarding or forcing terrorists watching this horror?

[stonecoldjason]

guess you would had been one of the ones who stood in the crowd cheering them own when the killed JESUS in on the cross

Jesus would not approve of waterboardign

[83survivor]

Okay. Okay. Okay. So I was wrong. We all make mistakes. My fault.

[83survivor]

The ironic thing is that this spin-off is a huge hit in Korea and Chachi in Korean means penis. So till this day, Koreans still tune to this show, even if lasted only a year at most. Knowing as to where Kim Jong-il hides his nukes either in his backyard or elsewhere, I totally believe this has to be his favorite show. Wouldn't you think with all those nukes Kim has now that Freud would have had a field day? Think of Freud analyzing Kim's obsession with nukes in comparison to Joanie Loves Chachi.

[miraeja]

83survivor youre so full of shit. i live in seoul, south korea and they would never ever play this lame old 80s crap on tv here. and it wouldnt even be on north korea cos why the fuck would the north play an american tv show? youre so full of shit. i bet youre some fat loser who makes this shit up cos posting feels special hahahaha

[mrjs12]

It's actually true. Just cause you live there doesn't mean you know shit about what they watch!

[miraeja]

wow i ve lived here for like almost my whole life and i watch all the channels. youre so full of crap. maybe you were some soldier who was here in the 80s hahaha loser

[mrjs12]

uhh...no! Funny saying that to someone when you live in a 3rd world country who thinks they're a 1st world country

[born2live]

well, wiki says it's not true, and the myth was just propageted by scott baio and garry marshall

[vfreeck]

That's not true at all, this rumor was simply a publicity stunt for Scott Baio and the show's creator.

[Coryraisa]

Poor Chachi, no wonder he dropped that nickname after his breakdown and went to being Charlie.

He sure was laughed at and ridiculed too often. Poor, poor Chachi/Charlie.

[TheDoctor394]

Eek.

[strawberryseeds92]

omg i had like the biggest crush on chachi when i was 8

[RangeofMotion]

My God, THE HORROR!! RUN, RUNN!! OR THE SPIN OFF WILL KILL YOU ALL!!

[83survivor]

Scott Baio's only 5'10 at least. Erin's only 5'4 or 5'3.

[stooge81]

Joanie loves Chachi?!?!

Why that no-good, two-timin', lyin' little...

She said she only loved me!

[manzi71]

You too!!That skant took off with my food stamps and my bong.Just like that other skank,Dana Plato!!

[83survivor]

30,000 a week is not bad at all. ;) Hell, pay me 30,000 a pop for me to sing off-key. BTW, he actually did sing in Charles In Charge, though it was rather brief in the first season's run. As well as the reality show itself, Scott is 45-46 and...etc, etc...you do hear him sing as well.

[danzin01]

If you listen to the last big Happy Days Reunion, Scott said he couldn't sing and didn't like to sing. The only reason why he did it was because they were paying both of them 30,000 a week and he got his own show! If you notice when Chachi came back in the last season of Happy Days we never hear him sing, we only hear the music of his songs.

[Bondarchick]

Chachis a hottie

[83survivor]

When Erin touched Scott's shoulder, it is obvious Scott is trying his best not to laugh at all because of the song's theme they are singing together. He almost cracked up at 00:18.

[dramaticguy]

I think Happy Days was trying to do a Kids From Fame .Didn't work.

[Jifcrunch79]

JOANIE LOVES CHACHI!

[83survivor]

Just remember in 1982, there was no American Idol and your goals unlimited back then. Everybody in Hollywood thought they could sing in the 80s. There were some exceptions to the rule with some celebrities with decent voices(Erin Moran and Linda Blair), but the male majority like Bruce Willie, Scott Baio, Eddie Murphy, Don Johnson, etc. sort fell under the category of celebrities who should not sing at all. Sad, but true.

[vfreeck]

It's unfortunate Disney Channel revived that "goals unlimited" fad.

I swear every teen star that appeared on that station has a song or CD.

[briantaz1]

Scott baio sucked at singing his voice was cracky and too deep and Erin she sounded awsome and id like to hear simon cowell on this performance haha..no wonder they was never was a recording contract lol

[Coryraisa]

Scott's voice, once it stopped cracking, wasn't "bad" but it wasn't great either. I read somewhere that Scott isn't as nice or sweet as Chachi anyway.

[83survivor]

That's okay. It's one of those shows you have a foggy memory and you loved it, but you had no idea why in the first place. It happens to the best of us.

[coffycup75]

I loved this show, but I was a child back then and didn't know any better.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

[83survivor]

There was another spin-off of Happy Days that had to do with the battle of good and evil that was latered entitled Out of The Blue, which was based on a episode where Chachi makes a deal with the devil or something like that.

[Skinnyjoeymerlino]

What idiot network exec greenlighted this travesty?

[ZeropointZero70]

Gilbert Gottfried had a skit in his standup routine years ago where he asked the same question. "Chachi gets a spinoff? But Fonzie doesn't? "Oh Chachi?-Surrre. Winkler???? I dunno? It's funny the way he says it. Wish i could find it here on YouTube but i can't for some reason. it was an HBO standup in the early 90's.

[manguy2000]

The same one how keeps green lightin them damn Chevy Chase movies.

[Skinnyjoeymerlino]

Is that exec just mad as hell at the world and wants to make millions of people suffer?

[PioneerGrrrl]

I bet in some countries, this intro qualifies as a torture device!

[83survivor]

It was more like circa 1982 to be exact. You could smell 1982 from a mile away. The hairstyle, the clothing, etc.

[ZeropointZero70]

yeah, it was funny how those 50's shows like Happy  Days and Laverne and Shirly dropped the pretense of recreating the look of the day after a few seasons. All of a sudden, the cast members didn't have greased back hair or crew cuts anymore. they just came to work with their seventies and eighties shag hairdos. And since when did girls have a perm in the early sixties? I think the Fonz was wearing bell bottoms on one episode.. Hmmmm...

[Skinnyjoeymerlino]

Both Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley were set in Milwaukee but characters talked with badaboom badabing accents.

[phillygrl69]

Thats true....I never even thought of that, even though I did notice it.

[83survivor]

Wasn't most of the cast members natives of California and New York? Scott Baio's from Brooklyn. Erin's from California. So it would make sense because most of them are not from Milwaukee at all. True, they were some mid-western actors there, but most of them are either from California or New York.

[AllisonTheSNLGuru]

That happened on "Wings," both Tim Daly and Steven Weber had distinct New York accents (though Daly's was slightly less noticable, Weber's was very obvious), and they were supposed to be Nantucket natives. And then there was Crystal Bernard...I think she was written as a southern gal after getting the part - I don't think she could have covered up that accent if she tried to.

[Baldenlong77]

Geez, they weren't even trying to pretend they were in the early Sixties anymore were they?

[krakenwave]

How did Happy Days c.1958 morph into Captain and Tennille?

[sheilaswheelsunite]

So cheesy :D

[antoinec822]

big waste of time they were main characters on happy days they really fit in what was the point of a spin off

[fangsupkatie]

joanie loves chachi! :)

[ou812scott]

this was really a show? K....the kissing at the end is gross

[Godzilla1985]

ABC's shows sucked yesterday, today and forever.

[maybrook1]

i don't know how you can be given a thumbs down for commenting on how shitty this sitcom was. You can't deny that it didn't suck.

[83survivor]

Charles In Charge is on YouTube.

[kristint123]

crap crap crap

[kristint123]

One of the crappiest shows of all time

[yourrrsmile]

scottt <3

[Godzilla1985]

How can a crappy TV show like Happy Days have so many crappier spin-offs??

[flowerandpeaceangel]

screw you Laverne and shirley is good

[bloofan06]

Oh wow this brings back memories! Thanks for posting!

[OctoberSaint]

Ever hear about the Urban Legend that this show was HUGE over in Korea ??

It has been said the first episode was the most watched thing ever on Koreain television.

Translated the show said " Joanie Loves Cock "

[seekhim777]

Ijust watched it tonight,although i think it is coming to an end ,I can't wait to see the old Happy Days with Ritchie and when he first met the Fonz

[NightOwlie]

I still want Scott after all these years! I swear, I was his biggest fan and probably still am. Posters were all over my room of him! Who remembers Who's Watching The Kids, before he was on Happy Days? He was my "1st Love"!

[SoylentWeenis]

Anyone remember the Happy Days spin off: Mork Loves Squiggy? (1984-1985)

[BackStJoe]

Thank you Vinnie Vincent...great song.

[vanillahunk]

Awesome song...wish this show had succeeded like other Happy days spin offs.

[83survivor]

Wow.....you just use that in one sentence alone with that comment...Jesus.

[somewhatlongdong]

Not even Erin Moran's perky boobs or Scott Baio's big cock could save this horrible show

[ih1s1bila1n]

LMAO!!!!!!

[LinKov08]

I love this song thanks for posting wish I could hear the whole song.

[83survivor]

Being attracted to another person's beauty, I suppose.

[pika23]

yknow....it's no Highschool Musical, but it ain't too bad. Lol...it was just way ahead of its time.

How can you hold someone in your eyes, I'm confused by that first lyric.

[LILLEXYBOO]

chachi iz hhhhhooot!!!

[Enlightenedpsych2]

Seems like there is still some respect for the flops of tv sequels, yes they had chemistry, yes it fixzzled, yes so did the show BUT people, like me, watched it and that pretty much all that counts in show biz !

[LILLEXYBOO]

WAH WAH WAH......LOL...

[flandersucks]

Do you thin he had better chemistry with Josie Maran, or Willie Aames? Discuss.

[Enlightenedpsych2]

The actress name is Erin Moran who played Joanie . . . and as far as chemistry with Willie Aames, well "Charles in Charge" was a good show and Willie and Scott had been friends for years so they did alright if almost 100 people all over the states caught the show ! It was what it was . . .

[flandersucks]

I, um, I uh, wow. I...I don't have the words. There it is. It can never leave us now. I think I might be blind.

[83survivor]

Even though they broke before the series ended, they did a damn good job faking it. I think around this Scott was dating Heather Locklear.

[kellijanesmith]

I've always wondered why they don't air these on Nick at Nite or WGN like they do Happy Days. I've love to see the shows again... I was 13 and thought Chachi was dreamy and wanted Joannie's haircut - tried the perm and everything. I laughed outloud at the comment above about the word "chachi" meaning "d**k" in Korean... that's classic!

[justmaz2004]

shame these guys broke up before this series ended scott said it was hard trying to be lovey dovey with someone you no longer were attached to in real life .

[ladyniknak]

Great song, bad series.

Chachi is hot though, I've always had a crush on him

[mahaliqbal]

did u know that in korean, "chachi" means "d**k"? Haha!

[Coryraisa]

Me too. I love both Chachi/Charlie and Joanie and it was always neat seeing those two together. I bet they had three kids and stayed happily married.

I also imagine that Joanie is a teacher today and Charlie is an interior designer.

[bloodyslit]

lol

[paulmccartneyrocks]

Ahh, get your hands off Chachi, Joanie, he's mine! Haha, just kidding.

[bloodyslit]

bitch!! chachi is mine

[paulmccartneyrocks]

No he's mine! lol

[Fresiaaa]

Great! I was searching for it, thank you! Do you have the complete song from episode?

[CultCraze]

depressing