Hard Cover (Happy Days episode)
| Happy Days (season 5) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 13, 1977 – May 30, 1978 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Happy Days.
The season aired Tuesdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST).
A couple of Hollywood talent scouts look for Fonzie when their limousine breaks down while passing through Milwaukee, and when they find him they like Fonzie's looks. Thinking that he could be the next James Dean, they invite Fonzie to Hollywood for a film audition. With Potsie and Ralph eager to impress the scouts too, Fonzie invites them and the Cunningham family to join him on his trip to Hollywood. But his big screen test is not all that Fonzie has to be concerned with—-an obnoxious local hero, who calls himself "the California Kid," challenges Fonzie to a water skiing duel.
Note: This episode introduces Scott Baio as Chachi Arcola, Fonzie's cousin and future boyfriend (and later husband) of Joanie.
"The California Kid" challenges Fonzie to jump over a tiger shark on water skis, convinced that he will be too scared and back out. Fonzie is too proud to back down and accepts the challenge. Meanwhile; Richie, after impressing a talent scout at Fonzie's audition, mulls over a decision about the film contract he has been offered.
Concerned about the lack of action in his love life, Richie asks Fonzie for some dating advice. Fonzie suggests that they go to the college library to meet sophisticated college girls, where Richie meets the attractive Lori Beth. But when they go back to her dorm, Richie learns that the hall's doors are locked at 10:00pm sharp, and he is now locked in for the night. If Richie is discovered, Lori Beth will be expelled.
Note: This episode introduces Lynda Goodfriend as Lori Beth Allen, Richie's girlfriend and future wife. (Goodfriend had previously appeared in an earlier episode as a different character, Kim, coincidentally also a girlfriend of Richie.)
When Chachi gets in trouble with the truant officer for skipping school, Fonzie tells his young cousin that if he gets good grades he can have a part-time job at the garage, as an incentive to stay in school. But the idea backfires when Chachi decides to cheat on an exam, tricking the answers out of Joanie. When Fonzie finds out, he is enraged.
Fonzie is ill, and the doctor says he must go into the hospital the next day to have his tonsils removed, meaning that he will miss the Cunninghams' Halloween party. Fonzie does not take the news well; and to add insult to injury, the only available room in the hospital is on the children's ward.
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