Joanie Loves Chachi

Chachi my Chachi - This show was the epitome of 70's closure.

We stepped into the 80's and Joanie and Chachi began to meld into ONE being that was the essence of Chach. I miss them both and recall Joanie and Chachi hosting the 1980 New Year's countdown and at 9 yrs of age, I remembered musing to myself, "Why does Chachi not have his own show!?" It turned out to be prophetic (I guess I had the Spirit of Chachi working inside me as many of us still do) and lo and behold JOANIE LOVES CHACHI. I cried everytime I watched it because I knew it couldn't last. I also took great hope in the realization that the power of Chach would go on and MUST go on and that my sense of loss would be fulfilled by Charles in Charge. Today, I am a thriving Chachi impersonator and travel the "Chachi lookalike" contest circuits in hopes that this show JOANIE LOVES CHACHI would rise up and be resurrected to vindicate my incessant admiration for the beautiful work of art that is "Joanie loves Chachi". I remember the one show where we were blessed by the playful side of Chachi and were allowed to hear his melodic voice. Anyone with a recording of that show is , I'm sure, a millionaire right now simply because it shows a side of our beloved Chachi that is other than his deeply spiritual side and in stark contrast to his internationally powerful political side, in time, others like yourself will one day long for the return of the Chach and that all mankind would join hands in the spirit of Chachi and bring an end to the oppression of violence and war that is SO UNChachi-like and hopefully, we can pool our visualization and visualize a new world leader. It is time to put Chachi in Charge. Or at least have a Joanie loves Chachi reunion show that I might enjoy. Thank you. Stay Chachi and remember, if ever you are in a bind, just ask yourself, "What would Chachi do?" Andrew

A bit underrated, and reminded me of The Brady Brides and Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm. It's sad what became of Erin Moran and her unwillingness to make peace with Happy Days reunions. Still, Joanie Loves Chachi has a special place in the heart of any die-hard Happy Days fan.

I don't think it was that great an idea to take Joanie and Chachi away from Happy Days for their own show because their romance became such an integral part of the show, especially in the post-Ron Howard era. But the big mistake was taking away the spinoff from the time slot right after Happy Days onto its own night. Then Joanie Loves Chachi faded into oblivion, and Joanie and Chachi (Erin Moran and Scott Baio) returned to the mother ship for what turned out to be its last season, and the two lovebirds married in the final episode.

Catch Joanie Loves Chachi on TV Land or one of those cable channels and enjoy the few episodes. And be warned, Scott Baio is NO singer. The poor boy can't carry a note! Erin Moran is no Karen Carpenter or Sarah Brightman, but she has a sweet voice. The theme song is nice, and with Moran singing with Baio, it's only half bad (Baio's half).

Maybe this spinoff didn't achieve the success of Laverne and Shirley, or Mork and Mindy, but it's still worth checking out if you're a Happy Days fan. (And who isn't? :))

I have always been a fan of Happy Days & Joanie Loves Chachi. I think Scott & Erin's singing on JLC was pretty good. I especially enjoyed the opening with them singing "You Look At Me". They were perfect together. They had the right chemistry and it just worked! You could tell they were comfortable working with one another. Too bad the show got canceled! Even after all these years, I still enjoy all the episodes.

I think they should plan a 'reunion show' (not reunion special). It would be better to watch them 'act' instead of just sitting around and looking at old clips.

Also, the last episode of HD where Joanie & Chachi got married, they should have had them dance since that was Joanie's favorite part of the wedding... where the bride & groom have their first dance.

This was a spinoff show from the original show Happy Days. The show starred Scott Bao and the late Erin Moran. They reprised their roles as Joannie Cunningham and Charles "Chachi" Arcola. The show centers around Chachi and Joannie trying to make it big as singers in Chicago, while navigating their life and love for each other. The show also features Happy Days alumni Al and Chachi's mother who are a married couple who own a bar in Chicago. They try to help and support the young couple in every twist and turn on their road to try and achieve success in the music industry, and life as well. We also get introduced to some zanny characters who make up their band. The show failed to strike a chord with audiences, mainly because the story lines were just not interesting and dull. There are some funny moments, but it just did not workout. I think one of the main reasons was the fact by the time this show debuted Happy Days had been on the air close to ten years, and it was starting to decline in the ratings, which audiences were tuning out. Thus, this show never had a chance to recapture those viewers. I think this series was created to try and spark interest in the Happy Days franchise, but it was never meant to be. This show was cancelled after 2 seasons and has been largly forgotten. Now Scott Bao would move on to another series, "Charles in Charge", that became a successful show, because of better writing. That was the main issue with Joannie Loves Chachi, the script writing was just not great, it was mediocre. Overall this show I gave it 5 out of 10 stars maybe for the nostagia of its parent sitcom, Happy Days. If I were the Fonz I would give it a thumbs down, regrettably. Watch Happy Days and pretend this series never existed, that's my best advice.