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25 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 11, 1979
Richie and Fonzie take a break from a Cunningham camp-out at Lake Pinewood to visit two pretty maids on a nearby dairy farm, taking care to avoid their over-protective father... and his shotgun!
Episode 2
Tue, Sep 18, 1979
Chachi gets more than he bargained for when he sells his soul to the devil's nephew and the Fonz must make a drastic deal of his own to save his cursed cousin.
Episode 3
Tue, Sep 25, 1979
A former rival of Fonz's, "Rico", shows up in town after 3 years wanting revenge. Fonzie, however, has promised Al's twin brother, Father Delvecchio, that he'll not fight for 1 day. But When Joanie and a sailor (plus Richie and the guys) end up cornered at a waterfront bar by Rico and his men, it's up to Fonzie to save them but at the same time keep his word. When mystery lady Kat Mandu steps in, Fonzie just might be able to do that.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 2, 1979
After Howard loses his temper and blasts her for forgetting to set the emergency brake and wrecking the car, Marion Cunningham opts for jail-time instead of a traffic fine to prove to her husband that she can be responsible for her actions.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 9, 1979
Fonzie's coaching helps Richie ace his interview at the Milwaukee Journal but doesn't prepare him for the reality of starting at the bottom of the job ladder.
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 23, 1979
Embarrassed when girlfriend Lori Beth makes him wear a silly Humpty Dumpty costume for the Homecoming Parade, unhappy Richie Cunningham storms off to a bar for a root beer and is swept off his feet by a sophisticated freelance photographer he meets there, beautiful Barbara Thomas.
Episode 7
Tue, Oct 30, 1979
Richie worries about how to write an unbiased review of his mother's co-starring role in a local play while the Fonz defends her honor after the director makes a pass at her.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 6, 1979
Howard Cunningham's chance to become the next Grand Poobah hangs in the balance after the burlesque troop he hired for a big event at his Milwaukee Leopard Lodge gets snowbound in Buffalo.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 13, 1979
Fed up with her parents' restrictions, seventeen-year-old Joanie decides to assert her independence and secretly auditions for a modeling job with a photographer who specializes in nudes.
Episode 10
Tue, Nov 20, 1979
Newly crowned Delta Gamma King, Richie Cunningham, loses his inhibitions and offends his friends after college bully, Bullfrog, spikes his ginger-ale just before his acceptance speech.
Episode 11
Tue, Nov 27, 1979
Fonzie must find a way to rescue cousin Chachi from girl-gang, the She Devils, before they shave his head as punishment for dumping the gang-leader's little sister.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 4, 1979
Fonzie's new mechanic arrives in a wheelchair, carrying a chip on his shoulder the size of Milwaukee.
Episode 13
Tue, Dec 11, 1979
The gang is stunned to find out that Howard knew about the planning commission's decision to route one of the new expressway's off-ramps right through make-out mecca, Inspiration Point.
Episode 14
Tue, Dec 18, 1979
The kids are told by Marion about how rushed and unromantic her original wedding to Howard was. Howard had to leave in minutes for the Army and her ring was a mint Lifesaver. The kids decide to pay for a new wedding ceremony for their parents. Contacting wedding planners (played by classic comedy duo Bob & Ray) who don't seem to have a grip on things, including reality. The ceremony nearly ends in disaster because a clown was hired to entertain and Bob & Ray, confusingly, conduct the ceremony.
Episode 15
Tue, Jan 8, 1980
Richie's reluctant friends agree with his plan to go camping in the woods over spring break under two conditions: that Richie, not Fonzie, will be the leader of the expedition ... and if nobody has a good time, it will be all Richie's fault!
Episode 16
Tue, Jan 15, 1980
After Joanie's boyfriend gives her a ring, big brother Richie worries that they will take their relationship to the point of no return at the Alamo, the special make-out spot at Inspiration Point that couples always remember...or try to forget!
Episode 17
Tue, Jan 22, 1980
Chachi is entrusted to close Arnold's, but he forgets to turn off the grill and carelessly tosses his apron on the hot surface. The result is a fire that destroys the drive-in restaurant, traps Fonzie, Ralph and Potsie, and lands Al in trouble with his insurance agent.

Episode 18
Tue, Jan 29, 1980
Fonzie agrees to help Al fund the rebuilding of Arnold's, but their business partnership - and the restaurant's future - is threatened when the two can't resolve disagreements on crucial aspects of the project.
Episode 19
Tue, Feb 5, 1980
When Richie's amateur commercial doesn't bring more customers into his Dad's hardware store, the Cunninghams hire a smooth-talking advertising expert who promises a huge increase in business but who also has a hidden agenda that challenges Howard's business ethics.

Episode 20
Tue, Feb 12, 1980
A dispute over the Cunninghams' electric bill results in Richie and Fonzie learning sign language after the Fonz falls hard for a pretty, hearing-impaired electric company receptionist (Sesame Street's Linda Bove) who appears to be unaffected by his usually devastating charisma.
Episode 21
Tue, Feb 26, 1980
While Marion Cunningham prepares to celebrate the 28th anniversary of her first date with husband Howard, daughter Joanie plans to have a first date of her own...with Chachi Arcola!
Episode 22
Tue, Mar 4, 1980
Wanting to be more of a buddy to his son, Grand Poobah Howard Cunningham takes a reluctant Richie to the Leopard Lodge's Chicago convention.

Episode 23
Tue, Mar 11, 1980
Potsie (aka Warren Weber) lands an audition to possibly take the place of a singer who's quit at a local club. Potsie's egotism and bossiness are a bit difficult for his friends to deal with. The owners, however, reveal an underlying truth about the gig that may bring Potsie back to his old simple self...and bring out the wrath of Fonzie.

Episode 24
Tue, Mar 25, 1980
Visiting Uncle Joe Cunningham puts Richie's journalism report on the right track by relating the (mostly) true, 1920's bootleg-battling exploits of his intrepid cousin, Assistant D. A. Cecil Cunningham.

Episode 25
Tue, May 6, 1980
Funny guy Ralph Malph loses his sense of humor when his dad tells him that, after twenty years of marriage, he and his mother are getting a divorce.
