Happy Days (1974) s01e12 Episode Script

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One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock
Nine, ten, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock rock
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
Put your glad rags on, join me, hon
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes two, three, and four
If the band slows down, we'll yell for more
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the chimes ring five, six, and seven
We'll be right in seventh heaven
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, till broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then
Start a-rockin' 'round the clock again
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight ♪
Somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon
There is no moon above when love is far away, too ♪
Potsie, I'll lend you the money for a soda.
Oh, no. I love ketchup freezes.
I'm in love! I'm in love!
I'm in I-o-v-e with a wonderful girl.
Again?
Who is it this time? Uh, Carol Rensko?
Carol Rensko? She's old hat. We broke up Wednesday.
This time, it's the real thing.
Cindy Shellinberger.
Ci You can't be in love with her! I am!
Right, Rich? I told you at lunch.
I said those very words, didn't I?
I guess so. It was kind of hard to
tell. You had a lot of food in your mouth.
Well, I saw her first! Yeah? Well,
I saw her in the principal's office
"when I was getti" my late slip! Yeah?
Well, I saw her last year when we played Wycliffe High.
She was the homecoming queen. Yeah.
I was in love with her then, only I forgot
about it until she transferred to Jefferson.
Listen, guys, from what I've heard about
Cindy, you both better just forget about her.
Why? I'm cute! My aunt Blanche
once told me I was cute as a bug's ear!
Yeah, well, with Cindy, I don't think cute matters.
Not only was she Wycliffe's homecoming
queen, but she was also the prom queen,
and last Arbor Day, she was picked as "Miss Sapling."
Oh, yeah. And I heard she's older.
Yeah, she missed some school 'cause she
was traveling through Europe with the army.
She's a Wac? No, no, her father's a major.
There she is.
She waved at me. Unh-unh! Three
out of five fingers were wavin' at me!
Hi. I'm Cindy Shellinberger. You're
Richie Cunningham, aren't you?
Yeah, he's Richie Cunningham.
You probably don't remember me, Hi.
But you and I met this morning
Uh, Mr. Shandler says I'm a little behind
in English and Biology. He said you might help me.
He did? Yeah.
So is it OK if I come over to your house to study tonight?
We're busy moving in at my house.
Welcome to the neighborhood, Miss Sapling.
Thanks. Uh, is it OK?
Oh sure. Sure. Why not?
Potsie Weber. Um, I was getting a late slip
Well, great. I'll see you at 8:00, then.
Nice talking to you, Richie. Um, bye, whoever.
That's the breaks.
Nowadays, it just doesn't pay to be cute as a bug's ear.
Down, down, down, down, down dee doobie
Down down down down, down dee doobie
Down down down down, down dee doobie
Sha sha la la Sha sha la
Richard.
Why are you so nervous? Me, nervous?
I'm just having a friend over to study.
What makes you think I'm nervous? Little things,
like spending an hour and a half to take a shower.
And now you're playing musical chairs, and there's no music.
Well, it's just that I have a lot on my mind.
Oh, Dad, listen, I'll be right
back. Don't touch these chairs.
Don't touch these chairs, Marion.
Oh, Howard, Richard is acting
a little strange. I noticed that.
He kept writing the name "Cindy" in his mashed potatoes.
'Course, we could just be imagining it.
Now, he never has had the appetite that Chuck has.
Marion, Argentina doesn't have the appetite that Chuck has.
He's acting as if a girlfriend
were coming over. Well, I hope so.
I'd hate to think he wasted half a bottle
of my best aftershave lotion on Potsie.
I'll get it! I'll get it!
It's my get!
Hey, Rich. Hi, Mr. C. Hi, Mrs. C. Were you expecting Potsie?
No, Dad. Good boy.
Potsie, what are you doing here? Oh, well, um
Remember in English class today, Mrs.
Wallerstein read that poem on friendship?
"Be a friend, good and true, and pay a visit long past due."
I saw you all day in school. Oh, yeah, but I wanted to
Potsie, listen. You know who is coming over,
so why don't you go visit some
other good and true friend, OK?
Some best friend.
Dad! I know. It's still your get.
Good night, Potsie.
Let me just see you-know-who, and I'll leave.
Oh.
Hi. Hi.
Oh, well, Mom, Dad This must be you-know-who.
I'm Cindy Shellinberger. Well, come in, please.
Hi, Mr. Cunningham. Hi, Mrs. Cunningham.
Oh, hello, Cindy. Hi!
I didn't know Potsie was going to study with us.
He's not. He was just leaving.
He was right between "good"
and "night." Oh, uh, right, right.
Bye, Cindy. Bye, true friend!
Oh, uh, don't do anything I wouldn't do!
Well Uh, let's get down to studying.
Do you always study in the living room? Well, no, uh
Would you rather study in the dining room?
Well, where do you usually study? My room.
Well, that's OK with me. Where is it? Upstairs?
We're going up to my room now to study.
You know, I don't think I was that nervous on our honeymoon.
I'd call it a tie, dear.
This is it. M-My room.
It's nice. Yeah.
Oh! I love James Dean!
Oh, yeah. Yeah, he's cool.
You know, th-there are many ways to study.
We could study with me sitting over there next to you,
or with you sitting over here next to me.
Or we could both sit on the floor, kind of face-to-face.
Whichever you'd prefer. You're the teacher.
Right. I-I'm the teacher.
Well
I could sit this chair next to the where you're sitting.
That sounds OK to me.
Oh.
Now what would you like to start on first?
I never knew there were so many
decisions involved in studying.
How about English? Good choice.
Don't you think we'll need a book?
Oh, right, a book.
Sure. English book There. English book.
OK.
Hi, Richie. Good night, Joanie.
Richie and Cindy sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-9 ♪
Kids.
Well, uh Why don't we start on Evangeline?
Or would you rather work on The Raven first?
Doesn't matter. They're both depressing.
Right, well Hi, kids. How's the studying?
Oh, hi, Dad. Fine, fine.
Learning a lot. Good.
You know, it's much nicer studying with someone.
You know, this helps me, too.
And since we're studying together,
it sort of gives us a chance to get to know each other
Would you like to kiss me?
I beg your pardon?
I asked if you'd like to kiss me.
Well sure
if you think it's the thing to do.
Yeah.
OK. Kiss away.
Here I go.
Now, tell me the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
How long did you kiss her?
I mean, if it was just a peck, like this:
That doesn't mean a thing. It was long enough.
Rich, you're crazy if you don't ask her
to go steady. Oh, I don't know, Potsie.
Look, you've been with her every night for a week,
and every night she let you kiss her, right?
Well yeah.
OK. Rich, the lips mean somethin'.
Maybe you're right, but if I'm gonna ask her,
I gotta have the right setting, you know?
Hey, how about the lake? No. You
see, everybody goes up to the lake.
I need a special place.
Why don't we ask the Fonz? He knows all the great places.
Hey, Fonz! Let's go.
I don't remember sendin' out invitations.
Fonzie, we need the advice of a worldly person,
and you're the most worldly person around here.
I'm not the most worldly but I'm in the top two.
Well, uh, Rich here needs a little help.
He needs a special place to talk to this girl tonight.
Well, I guess a worldly man's gotta share with others.
I'll tell ya where to go. You two, scram.
We wanna hear the place, Fonz! Yeah!
Hey, what am I doin' here, givin' a lecture?
The drive-in movie. The drive-in movie?
Everybody goes to the drive-in movie.
You know, it's not romantic enough.
Now, I was thinking Hey! I haven't finished yet!
Oh, well, go ahead and finish, Fonzie. Thank you.
You go to the Half Moon Drive-In movie,
you park in row "L," seventh stall in from the left.
It's romantic? The car speaker is busted.
There's nothing to do in that stall but be romantic.
Unless, of course, you can lip-read. Yeah.
Thanks, Fonzie.
Fonzie how did you know that that speaker's busted?
You did it.
You didn't do it.
You're not telling me. Thanks, Fonzie.
Bright boy.
Sha la la la, sha la la la
Down, down, down, down, down dee doobie
Down, down, down, down, down dee doobie
Sha la la la Sha sha la ♪
Nope. It's dead.
Oh, that's OK. I'll tell you what's happening.
I've seen this picture five times.
No kidding. I love monster movies.
Cindy, I'd really like to talk to you about something. Sure.
We've been seeing quite a bit of each
other lately - every night now for a week.
And I've really enjoyed studying with you, Richie.
Really? Mm-hmm.
I think you're very special, too.
I like the way you kiss.
Cindy? I've been thinking about the future
Is this row "K"? No, this isn't row "K."
You don't have to bite my head
off. I have feelings too, you know.
Sorry. Listen, on your way in,
did you happen to see a red station wagon with seven kids
and a very nervous woman
named Lillian? No, I don't think so.
I must be walking around in circles.
I'm sorry I bothered you. I don't
like to bother people. It's OK!
Lillian! Lillian!
Lillian's not here! Tell me if you hear me, Lillian!
Cindy? Mm-hmm?
I would like you to go steady with me.
Steady? You and me?
Well, yeah.
You need two people to go steady.
Going steady. I'm very flattered.
Then you will? No. I can't.
I don't understand.
Well, I never go steady unless I
hear the Platters singing "My Prayer."
I'll turn on the radio! No, Richie, you don't understand.
Uh, some girls know when
they're in love when they hear bells.
When I fall in love, I hear the
Platters singing "My Prayer."
That probably sounds crazy to you. Oh, no, no.
I think it's because my first steady used
to hum it in my ear when we were necking.
Why did you let me kiss you if you didn't want to go steady?
Because whenever I study with boys,
all they think about is how to kiss me.
So I give them one kiss, and then
we can concentrate on the books.
It's sort of a study system. Ah.
Still friends. OK, Richie?
Yeah. Sure. Still friends.
Richard, my advice to you is to keep trying.
Some girls may start out thinking of you
as a friend, but if you keep after them,
sooner or later, they'll come around.
Your mother was that way.
When I first met her, she was crazy about some guy
with a Stutz Bearcat and a raccoon coat.
But after a while, I won out.
Listen to your father, Richard.
He did a lot of silly, crazy things before I came around.
Marion, I never did any silly, crazy things.
What about the time you wrote "I love you" in red paint
on the sidewalk in front of my house?
Well, there was nothing silly or crazy about that.
And he didn't just write "I love you."
He did it symbolically - with an eye and a heart
and a little drawing of a sheep.
Well, I understand the eye, and the heart is for love,
but, uh, how does the sheep fit in?
I didn't understand it myself for a couple of days.
Then I finally remembered that
a female sheep is called a ewe.
E-w-e. "Eye love ewe."
Oh! You did that, Dad?
Marion, do you have to come up with that?
Grandpa didn't like it very much.
I remember Howard looked so cute
with that turpentine can and scrub brush.
OK, OK, so I did one silly, crazy thing
Then there was the time he took me home from school.
Oh, you're not going to go into that now, are you?
What did he do, Mom?
Well, your father promised to
pick me up after school one day.
But his car wouldn't start, so he carried me on his back.
You did that too, Dad? Well
Eight blocks, at a full trot.
I was in better shape then.
And I was a little thinner. You know, you're right.
You're right. I'm not gonna give up on Cindy.
I am gonna fight for an un-platonic
relationship. Good for you, dear.
Your father once even sent me a five-pound
box of candy on Valentine's Day
anonymously. He was a devil!
I never, ever sent you a five-pound box of candy.
You didn't? No, I didn't.
Ohh!
Then I must have married the wrong man.
Wah wah wah wah-ah Wah wah wah ♪
Oh! Fonzie! I didn't know you were standing here.
Hey, I'm a big fan of sidewalk art.
I don't get it. Oh, you see,
Cindy passes by this way every
day on her way home from school.
This is just sort of a message to her.
I love sheep. No, "you."
"Eye love ewe."
A female sheep!
How do you tell?
Hi, Richie. Hi, Fonzie. Hey.
Oh, hi, Cindy. Hi.
Well, I was just writing you a note.
Oh, how sweet!
But I don't get it.
Well, see you later, Richie.
See, it don't look like a female sheep.
I've tried everything. I even
tried sending her a box of candy.
Did you try blowin' in her ear? What good would that do?
Works on Sue Ellen Lisky.
"Hello" works on Sue Ellen Lisky.
Hi, Richie. Hi, Cindy.
Hi, Cindy! I said it first! Hi, Cindy!
I said, "Hi, Cindy" before you even
got out the "hi." You did not say
It was a tie. You wanna have a sudden-death playoff?
Richie, could I borrow your
biology book? I left mine in my locker.
Yeah, sure.
Can't give you my love, I might
as well give you my biology book.
Cindy? Do you think I'm cute?
Doesn't hurt to ask!
Well, sure, Ralph.
You remind of of Red Buttons.
I remind her of Red Buttons. Big deal!
Red Buttons? You always reminded me of Howdy Doody!
I do? OK, then pay back that dollar you owe me.
Definitely Red Buttons. OK!
Here's the biology book, Cindy. Thanks, Richie.
Looks like her mind was occupied. You see what I mean?
She's talking to me, but she's staring at the busboy. Why?
I think I know the key that opens Cindy's heart.
Tell me!
This is ridiculous, because I'm not getting a tattoo!
Why not? You love her, don't you?
Well, yeah. You've tried everything else, haven't you?
- Yeah, but
- Then try this.
I always wanted to see somebody get a tattoo.
Will you tell me where you
marked down what this check is for?
You follow this purple arrow around
these three checks to the back of the stub!
Marion, Rothchild did not base the
system of banking on purple arrows!
And look at this one. Now, why have
you got the word "oops" written on it?
Oh, I made a mistake. That check's no good.
Well, didn't you ever hear of the word "void"?
Well, yes, but that's an ugly
word, and it makes me feel guilty.
Well, if you don't want me to
have a checking account, Hi, Mom!
I do want you to have a checking
I won't have a checking account.
Don't fight in front of the children.
"Don't fight in front of the children.
Not too loud, the neighbors will hear us."
Why don't we just rent a hotel room for fights?
Let me know when Richie comes home. I wanna see his new arm.
Oh, what new arm?
He's getting a tattoo. It's gonna be cool!
He's getting a what?
Mary Ellen Gilmarten, my friend at the Little.
Chipmunks, heard it from her brother Buddy.
Anyway, he's down at the tattoo parlor.
Oh, I rubbed baby oil all over his body
for the first three whole years of his
life, and now they're going to mark it!
Don't you worry, Marion. He is not getting a tattoo! Howard!
Howard, what if they've already marked something on him?
Then we'll write the word "oops" over it!
Ba ba ba Barbara Ann ♪
Well, how about that schooner there, with the sails?
$50. Oh, $50 dollars!
$55 with cannons. We only have five dollars.
Uh, we better not get one. Well, you better get a fish.
But forget about the sharks. Sharks cost ten.
You might try a mackerel.
I always sort of liked fish, I guess, but
If there's one mark on this boy, I'm suing!
He was gonna try a mackerel!
Yeah, well, he better try going
home before I get very upset.
On second thought, I'm already upset,
so I suggest you go home anyway! I was just humoring them.
Dad Look, I don't want to hear about it.
You're not getting a tattoo!
That's right! Listen to your father!
Hey, how 'bout you? No thanks!
Boop boop boop boop
Bee-oop oop bee-oop bee-ahh ♪
Not bad, Rich. Not bad at all.
But I still think you should have gotten an eagle.
Hey, I don't do birds! I only do fish!
And if you don't stop movin', you're
gonna have a fish with a Mona Lisa smile.
I wanna look at it in the mirror. Hold still!
If you move one more time, I'm
gonna draw my fist on your little nose!
Does it look real?
Will you cool it? I'm gonna put a hook in its mouth.
Richie? What's going on in there?
Nothing, Mom. Uh, we're just studying.
Why is your door locked?
Because, uh we're studying McCarthyism.
Richie, thanks for these bio notes.
You draw amoebas much better than sheep.
Cindy I know you think of me as this nice,
sort-of-square honor student.
But there's another side to me. There is?
I bet you didn't know I could
run a mile in under six minutes.
No, I didn't.
And I bet you never would have
guessed that I have one of these.
Hey! A tattoo!
Yeah. Tattoo.
A rugged fish! It's nice.
Richie, can I ask you a question? Sure.
When the blood goes into the right auricle,
how does it get back to the left ventricle again?
Is that all you have to say about my tattoo?
I thought the tattoo was the reason you
were staring at that busboy at Arnold's.
Oh, uh, well, he could make his wiggle.
I thought it was, you know, interesting.
But I'm not crazy about tattoos.
Cindy
what can I do to make you change your mind about me?
I don't want to be just friends.
Well, Richie, friendship is one thing, but love is magic.
I don't know what it's all about.
I just know that when Mr. Right
comes along, I'll be able to tell.
I know. You'll hear the Platters.
Richie, look, give it time. Maybe someday, it'll happen.
Meanwhile, can't we be friends?
Well
I guess you can never have enough friends.
Right.
Cindy?
I would like you to have a memento of our relationship.
How sweet! What is it?
My tattoo.
Sha la la la ♪
Dad, uh, Mom? Could I talk to you for a second?
Sure, Richard. We'll see you later, huh, Joanie?
Do I have to leave? Yes.
Where will I go? Well, you might try school.
OK. Bye, sweetheart.
But you'll tell me later. Won't you, Ma? No.
Oh, it's lousy being a kid.
Dad, tell me,
what would you have done if, after all the
things you tried, Mom still had not liked you.
Oh, gee, Richard, I don't know.
I suppose I would have been pretty upset at first.
Well, after a while, I'd figure
that she wasn't interested in me,
and it was obvious that we weren't right for each other.
Now, Mom, what would you have done
if Dad had just stopped goin' after you?
Yeah, Mom, I've often wondered
about that. What would you have done?
Oh, that's easy. I would have found out
who sent me that five-pound box of candy.
That's one of her better ones. Yeah.
Happy days ♪
Hello, sunshine goodbye, rain
she's wearin' my school ring on the 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? These happy days
This day is ours
Oh, please be mine those happy days
Happy days ♪