Great Expectations

Episode aired Apr 16, 1974
TV-G
30m

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7.3/10

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Ron Howard, Danny Goldman, and Udana Power in Happy Days (1974)

Comedy Family Music

The Cunninghams get an unexpected glimpse inside Bohemian counter-culture when Richie befriends a beatnik and brings her home for an evening with the family.The Cunninghams get an unexpected glimpse inside Bohemian counter-culture when Richie befriends a beatnik and brings her home for an evening with the family.The Cunninghams get an unexpected glimpse inside Bohemian counter-culture when Richie befriends a beatnik and brings her home for an evening with the family.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

199

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Trivia
The only episode that shows the inside of Chuck Cunningham's bedroom.

Goofs
The first season of Happy Days takes place in 1955. The term "beatnik" did not exist until it was derisively coined by the newspaper reporter Herb Caen in 1958 riffing off the launch of Sputnik 1 the previous year.

Quotes
Richie Cunningham: I write a little poetry, and I was wondering if you'd read some of it and tell me what you think of it.
Deidre: Sure. Hey, lay one on me!
Richie Cunningham: Well, I just happen to have one with me. I jotted down a few lines while we were waiting at the garage.
[clears throat]
Richie Cunningham: "I dreamed of her before we met, but never did I ponder, that fate would open up the door, and into my life she'd wander. For once I looked into her eyes, I knew I'd found my purpose: To hold our memories in time, and hope someday she'll... call me up." You see, I could never find a rhyme for "purpose."

Connections
Features Shane (1953)

Soundtracks
Happy Days
(theme song)
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Charles Fox
Performed by Pratt and McClain

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Meet The Beatniks

Richie meets Deirdre, a stranded beatnik girl and he invites her to stay in his home.

A pretty good episode. The first scene takes place in a movie theater and a clip from "Shane" is playing. Richie soon finds out that Deirdre is pregnant. He finds her bongo playing boyfriend in a coffee house and brings him over. Funniest scene is Howard's reaction when he is told Deirdre's condition. Richie ponders leaving with Deirdre and her friends and go on the road. Another pop culture reference is when Ralph mentions Jack Kerouac's book "On The Road".