Sunday, July 12, 2026

Flopcast 740: Happy Days Spinoffs Part 2 - A Future Chick

We're still looking at Happy Days spinoffs, because that's what the kids are excited about these days. There was Joanie Loves Chachi, of course, in which the two worst singers in the world dream of making it big. But does anyone else remember Out of the Blue, a sitcom about a guardian angel named Random? No, just us? Whatever. Then there were the Saturday morning cartoon spinoffs: Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (in which our heroes travel through time in a flying saucer), Laverne and Shirley in the Army (with their sergeant, an actual pig voiced by Horshack), and Mork and Mindy (but they're in high school and drive an egg car). We even touch on a few proposed spinoffs that never happened, starring Ralph and Potsie, those pesky Tuscadero girls... and the mysterious Kat Mandu. You know, a lot of this stuff is on YouTube... so proceed with your day accordingly.

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Show Notes

Felicity remembered the Joanie Loves Chachi theme song as soon as she heard it. It looks, and sounds, like bad karaoke!

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Out of the Blue didn't ring a bell for the Mayor, but her ears pricked up at the mention of Clark Brandon (seen here in Mr. Merlin).

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His name may be Mr. Cool, but that is one dopey-looking dog...

Yikes, I take it back! Compared to Mork's pet, he's Best in Show!

I'm still speechless.

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The Mayor had plenty to say about "Ghost Light" on The Doctor's Beard!