Happy Days (1974) s02e11 Episode Script

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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 ♪
Rocking and rolling 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 ♪
Oh, happy days ♪
These days are ours ♪
Happy and free ♪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 ♪
Rocking and rolling all week long ♪
These happy days are yours and mine ♪
These happy days are yours and mine, Happy Days! ♪
Hey, Dad, can't we have anybody over for tonight?
Now look, I thought we had that all settled.
We decided that this Christmas Eve was gonna be
strictly for the family.
Can't I have just some
of the Chipmunks over?
Oh, no!
No, that would ruin it.
No Chipmunks and no Richie's friends and no bedlam.
It's gonna be a nice, quiet Christmas Eve.
It's just family tonight.
We're gonna have fun.
Look, we'll, we'll pop popcorn
and we'll toast the marshmallows.
And we'll drink some cider and trim the tree,
and then later on, I'll read The Night Before Christmas.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, boring all the way. ♪
No singing at the table, Joanie.
Eat your eggs, Scrooge.
We know bah, humbug.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells Jingle ♪
All right, who started trimming the tree?
Whose sock is this on the tree?
Hey, Dad.
Is that you, Chuck?
I didn't know you were here.
Is this your sock?
Oh, that must have fallen off that pile of laundry
I brought in.
Yeah, see, it's not a Christmas sock.
It's a sweat sock.
I should have known.
Listen, I'm glad you're here.
I want you to help me put Santa up in the yard.
Richie!
Yeah, Dad?
I need some help with Santa Claus.
Santa's here?
I thought you said no outsiders.
Everyone in this family is a comedian.
Okay, Chuck, plug it in.
Okay, Dad.
Well, it's hardly moving.
Richie, try turning the handle.
Which way?
To the right is fast.
Oh, slow it down, Rich.
Slow it All right.
Oh-oh. What's the matter?
Well, the knob came off.
Oh, here, let me see.
Catch him, catch him!
I got him.
Oh, I can't get this thing back on.
Will you help me?
That's really funny, Richie.
What's going on out here?
What does it look like, Marion?
Like you're being mugged by Santa Claus.
Ho, ho, ho, Marion.
Excuse me, miss.
I couldn't help but notice that
you're standing under the mistletoe.
Merry Christmas!
Works every time, Ralphie. Hey, ha, ha.
That's pretty neat.
How about letting me try that?
Why not?
Hey, there's Wendy.
No, no, not Wendy.
Oh, why not? Here's your chance.
Here, you do it. Okay.
Hey, Wendy, can you come here for a sec?
Something wrong with your burger?
No, but, uh, you're standing under the mistletoe.
It's parsley.
Tough break.
You picked somebody who happens to know salad.
Hey, Marsh, a little Christmas gift for you.
Thanks, Fonzie.
Oh, hey, and this is for you, my little sugar plum fairy.
Gee, thanks.
And here's Louie, Huey and Dewey.
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, and Merry Christmas.
Thanks.
I don't have anything for you, Fonz.
So what?
Christmas is for giving, not receiving.
I don't get it.
What's the act, Fonzie?
Hey, what do you mean by act?
You saying I don't have any Christmas spirit?
Oh, no. No, no, Fonz.
A lot of spirit.
It's written all over your face.
You're a walking Christmas card.
Yeah. It just so happens that
I am very big on Christmas.
I thought that was well-known about the Fonz.
Oh, Fonzie, I just had to open your present.
It's beautiful!
Look, fellas, what it says.
"You're the ginchiest."
Isn't that something?
There is a heart underneath all that leather.
This is from me, Fonzie.
It was the best I could do.
Oh, Marsha, this is beautiful.
A regular Picasso of pistachio, you know what I mean?
Oh, Fonzie!
Hey, Fonz, since I didn't get you anything,
how about coming to my home for Christmas turkey?
I got plans.
Yeah? What are you doing, Fonz?
Oh, well, uh I'm going up to, uh
Waukesha.
Waukesha? Yeah.
Yeah.
I got a regular thing on Christmastime.
My cousin lives up there.
A big house.
The spread they put out for Christmas
you know, lots of presents, big family, big family.
Big house.
Uh, lights big, big tree, the works.
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
I'm not much for family, you know,
but I figure once a year I can take it.
I'm leaving tonight on the 4:00 o'clock bus.
Have a good time.
Yeah, sounds nice.
Thanks.
Yeah, there's something about Christmas
that gets to me, you know.
It must be the spirit or something.
It's beautiful. Just beautiful.
And so sweet.
Look, boys, see what it says?
"You're the ginchiest."
You're such a poet, Fonzie.
Hey-y-y.
Merry Christmas to you.
Bye-bye.
How come she only pays her bill on Christmas Eve, huh?
Okay, everybody, stop working.
Party time!
Mrs. Harrison, how about some eggnog?
I'll drink anything but a screwdriver.
I see enough of them all year through.
How about a rusty nail?
Ah, he's just pulling your leg, Mrs. Harrison.
Just trying to get them even.
Dad, is there something wrong with Buzz?
He hasn't said a word all day.
No. He's okay.
His tongue gets numb when he drinks.
I think the numbness spread to his body.
Now, I'd like to present
a little Christmas toast
to the, uh, best personnel a hardware store ever had.
Hip, hip ALL: Hooray!
Past the lips and over the gums
Look out, tummy, here it comes.
Very appropriate.
Hey, Buzz, how about you?
We haven't heard a word from you all afternoon.
Well, maybe next Christmas.
We're in luck.
Fonzie's still at the garage.
He says he can fix it if we can push it over there.
Well, hurry up before it gets dark.
Why is it that this car always picks Sundays and holidays
to get sick?
All right.
It's just a little leak in your water hose, huh.
You're ready to go now.
Oh, thanks, Fonzie. Look, how much do I owe you?
Hey, it's Christmas Eve.
That's my little present to you.
Oh, no, no, no, I couldn't accept that.
I said it was my present.
Well, thanks, Fonzie.
Look, it's after 4:00.
You missed your bus, Fonz.
So what, I'll catch the one at 5:00.
Yeah, but your cousins and
everybody are gonna be waiting for you.
I think I just said, "So what?"
Gee, I-I feel bad about you missing your bus.
Look, I'll tell you what.
Why don't we go somewhere
and have some coffee and doughnuts
until you catch the next one?
Oh, no, no. It's okay.
I can't eat right now.
I gotta save my appetite.
The food they put out for Christmas Eve
is not to be believed.
Listen, I got an idea.
Waukesha's about what, 25 miles away?
Why don't we just drive Fonzie to his cousin's?
Oh, no. Well, it'd be all right.
We'll make it home in plenty of time for dinner.
We could do that, yeah.
We'll, we'll drive you to Waukesha.
No, no, it's okay, huh?
Now, why don't you two guys just get out of here?
I just did a little job for you.
Let's not make a federal case out of this.
Okay, okay, don't get so excited.
Come on, Rich, let's go.
Hey, Mr. C.,
I know you're just trying to be helpful, huh?
That's okay, Fonzie.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Fonzie.
Yeah, yeah, Merry Christmas, huh?
Merry Christmas.
What's the matter?
I forgot to give Fonzie his present.
I got him a three-in-one wrench.
Well, go give it to him.
Dad, I-I think
Richard, it's almost time for an old-fashioned Christmas,
and I am really looking forward to it.
It's gonna be just great.
Just our own family having Christmas together.
Yeah.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪
Ya, ta-ta, ya, ta-ta ♪
You know, as soon as we get this tree trimmed,
I'm gonna make us all some nice hot cider
and then we're gonna roast some marshmallows
and pop the popcorn and do all the fun things
we used to do when you kids were little.
Hey, we don't have to put our PJs on
with the fly-away bottoms, do we?
You'd better not, Chuck, or your brain'll catch cold.
Yeah.
Hey, look, Rich, we're having fun.
Oh, yeah yeah, fun.
Oh-oh, who put the two green ones together?
Howard, it's always red, green, yellow, blue,
red, green, yellow, blue.
What is that, Santa's law?
You made a mistake.
Don't try to defend it.
Hey, Chuck,
here's a present from Richie to you.
What do you think it is?
Hey, watch it!
It might be something breakable.
Okay!
I'm all set to put the star
on top of the tree.
There we go.
Okay, somebody plug in the lights now.
I will.
Hey, they didn't go on.
Well, it's still a nice tree
even if it is a little dark.
Must be a bad bulb.
Chuck, check it, huh?
Right, Dad.
What's the matter with you?
You've been moping around ever since we got home.
Oh, I guess I'm just thinking about Fonzie.
Fonzie? Why Fonzie?
Dad, I don't think he went to Waukesha.
Sure, he did.
Now, look, he's with his family; You're with your family.
You're both where you belong.
Richard, do you think Fonzie is really alone?
Yeah, I'm sure of it.
Oh, he made up some big story
about a party in Waukesha, but I know he's at home.
I saw him eating ravioli out of a can.
Now, what kind of a way is that to spend Christmas Eve?
Oh, poor Fonzie.
Uh look,
how about singing "Jingle Bells," huh?
Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪
Well, come on, Marion; It's your favorite.
Oh Howard, I don't feel like singing.
Well, why don't you phone him?
I tried. There's no answer.
Dad why don't we just go over there?
Yes, after all, it is Christmas.
Yeah, the season of peace on
earth and good will towards men.
Ditto.
Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
You're all missing the whole point of Christmas Eve.
I mean, it's a family time.
We we spend time together,
uh doing all the fun things.
Like like trimming the tree and
and drinking eggnog
and singing Christmas carols
and decking the halls and
jingling the bells and
picking up Fonzie
Let's get our coats, Richie.
You see, Dad, he's in there.
Go ahead, knock.
Well, do you think we'll embarrass him,
catching him like this?
I mean, it could be embarrassing.
Now, look, Richie,
you took us away from our Christmas Eve
and you brought us all the way down here.
Now, go ahead and knock. All right. All right.
I'll think of something to say.
Fonz? It's me, Rich.
Look, I know you're in there, Fonz I heard the music.
Hey, Mr. C., how are you?
My bus leaves in 15 minutes.
I was just on my way down to the station.
I thought you were catching the 6:00 it's almost 8:00.
Yeah, well, packing took me longer than I thought.
You know, I didn't know what to wear, and, uh
You want to drive me down to the station? Come on.
Well, look, Fonzie, we-we'd like
to talk to you for just a second.
I'm gonna miss my bus. Just for a second, Fonz.
All right.
All right, just for a second, huh?
I mean, I don't want to miss my bus.
I travel light.
Mm
Hey, this is a very nice place you got here.
Yeah.
My bike likes it.
Do you always park your bike in the apartment?
No, only in inclement weather.
That's why I'm keepin' it here, where it's nice and warm.
So, what can I do for you?
Well, uh uh
Richie has something he wants to ask you.
Yeah, what's up?
Well, uh we, we were wondering if, uh
if you might not rather go to Waukesha in the morning
and spend Christmas Eve with us.
I mean, we did hold you up.
Are you kidding? They're waiting for me.
Yeah, but, we have this really terrific tree this year,
and I just wish you could see it.
I got a tree.
Oh, that's a very nice tree.
Yeah, and, and it reminds me that, uh
Well, I got you a present,
and I forgot to give it to you before.
Thanks.
Well, I'm gonna go catch that bus.
Wait, Fonz? Now, wait, wait, wait a minute, Fonzie.
Now, just a minute.
I, I, I'm gonna tell you the real reason why we're here.
The, uh, the real reason we're here is, uh
Do you remember that Santa Claus
that we put out in our yard every year?
Well, for some strange reason, it's not working this year.
Yeah, yeah, Dad's right.
We can't fix it.
We hate to bother you but
Well, that Santa is sort of a tradition with us.
Well, it sounds simple.
I could probably fix that in two seconds.
Well, of course.
And-and I hate to bother you again,
especially after you put in all that time on our car,
but, well, something is really missing
if your Santa doesn't work.
All right, I'll fix it.
But then I'm gonna catch the 9:00 bus,
and that's the last one tonight, huh?
And there's no way I'm gonna miss that bus.
Come on.
Nice going, Dad.
Thanks.
Well, try another one, Chuck.
Hey, Fonzie fixed Santa.
Hey, you did a terrific job on Santa, Fonzie.
Thanks.
Hi, Fonzie.
Merry Christmas, Fonzie.
Merry Christmas, Mrs. C., uh
glad tidings.
Hey, this is nice.
It's real cozy.
Hey, you people got a nice tree, too.
Well, thank you.
Would you like some hot cider?
Warm you up.
Uh, yeah, maybe half a cup, but I got to go in a minute.
Why don't you sit down, Fonz.
No, no, I can't do that I got to go.
You know that. Yes, we heard.
They're gonna have a nice time up there, too, you know?
They got a living room twice the size of this, and the tree,
nine footer, lots of presents around, you know?
Dad, I can't find the bad one.
It just doesn't work.
Keep trying, Chuck.
I went through the whole string.
We're just gonna have to do without lights.
Hey, hey, wh-what's the matter here?
Well, the lights worked for a while,
and then they just went out.
Yeah, and I went through the
whole string with this new bulb.
Yeah. Well, did you ever think that this "new bulb"
might be the bad one, too?
Well, it crossed my mind,
but I thought I'd better go ahead and check 'em all
before I jumped to any conclusions.
Yeah, good thinking, huh?
A Christmas tree got to have lights.
Without lights, it's like a, a pizza without mozzarella.
This will take me about a minute.
How'd you people ever get through Thanksgiving?
There they go.
Hey, look at that. That's great.
This is the bad one.
What would we do without you, Fonzie?
Well, you'd be up a creek, Mrs. C.
Yeah, our car would be stuck in the snow,
our tree would be out,
and our Santa Claus would be mugging the neighbors.
Yeah, but I hate to tell you this.
It's three minutes past 9:00.
Oh! You've missed your bus to Waukesha.
Yeah, and that's the last one tonight.
Yeah, I know.
Well, why don't you stay here tonight?
Even if it's not as good as your cousin's house.
Uh, I wouldn't say it's not as good
Yeah, Fonzie, why don't you stick around?
We'd like to have you.
Right, Dad?
Look, he wants to go.
You want to go to Waukesha?
I'll tell you what, I'll drive you to Waukesha.
I can be back in an hour.
Hey, Mr. C., it's really snowing hard now.
I mean, I couldn't make you drive all the way up there
and all the way back in the snow, huh?
Fonzie, you're staying here,
and I don't want to hear another word about it.
Hey, Mrs. C.,
my mother used to talk to me like that.
The only who one used to get away with it, too, until you.
I accept your, uh, invitation.
All right, everybody,
let's get back to popping the popcorn.
Richie, roast some marshmallows, huh?
Right, Dad.
Hey, Mr. C., thanks a lot.
For what?
I know you're hip to Waukesha.
Well, to tell you the truth, Fonzie,
it was Richie who figured it out.
Hey, uh, do you mind if I did that?
I was just noticing you don't do it right.
See, to pop popcorn,
you got to get much more of a shaking motion.
Oh.
Okay, yeah.
Thanks.
Mm-hmm.
That's for having all your freckles in the right place.
Hey, don't burn those marshmallows.
Here, keep turning them, huh?
Keep turning them. Oh, right, right.
Yeah, like that, like that; That's good. Yeah.
Say, would someone like to read The Night Before Christmas?
Oh, hey, I'd love to do that.
Would you mind if I did that?
See, there's one thing I'm really great at,
and that's reading poetry, all right?
All right, gather round.
Is everybody ready?
Mm.
Okay, here we go.
"'Twas the night before Christmas.
When all through the house.
Not a creature was stirring.
Not even a mouse"
Can you dig it?
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there."
See?
"The children were nestled all snug in their beds.
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads."
♪♪
Hey, hey, wait a minute, Rich.
Make sure you get the ball in the picture.
Well, you'd better put it in the other hand.
Oh.
All right, I got it.
Mm.
Very nice palm trees, kid.
Oh, and here's the Polynesian girls bathing in a pond.
Let me see that.
They're just more palm trees.
That's one for the kid.
Dinner is served.
I'm ready.
Well, Fonzie, it is so nice
to have you for Christmas dinner.
Hey, it's my pleasure.
Right over there.
Remember, next Easter, the egg hunt?
It's at my place.
This looks terrific, Mom. Beautiful table, Marion.
Yeah. Thank you.
Are you going to say grace, dear?
Well, I-I kind of thought
that since Fonzie was the guest for dinner,
maybe he'd like to say it.
Oh, hey, uh
Oh, okay.
Hey, God?
Thanks.
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! ♪