05x15 - Potsie Gets Pinned

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Happy Days". Aired: January 15, 1974 – July 19, 1984.*
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Set during the 1950's, the series revolves around teenager Richie and his family who owns a hardware store and Fonzie, who would eventually become Richie's best friend.
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05x15 - Potsie Gets Pinned

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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 ♪

- I Share them with me I
- S Oh, baby I


♪ 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 ♪

(organ solo plays
over rhythmic handclaps)

♪ 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 ♪

- I Happy and free I
- S Oh, baby I


♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪

♪ These happy days are yours ♪

♪ And mine, Happy Days! I

Happy Days is filmed
before a studio audience.

II

ALFRED:
Come on, fellas, get in line


for the Delta Gamma
kissing booth.


Remember, it's for charity.

- Hi, Rich.
- Hi, Al.

My girl.

Ah. She's so charitable.

She's taking an extra turn, huh?

No, no, she's-she's been
in the booth all night.

She never left it.

- She never left?
- No.

Look, it's for charity.

It's for the March of Dimes.

It's a sacrifice.

RICHIE:
She never left?

All right, that's it!

All right, all right,
break it up!

Bucko!

- Hey, come on.
-(men grumbling)

Hey, hey, just... time out.
Time out.

Easy, here, will you? Please.

Rich, what is with you?

What's with me?
What's with you?

This is a kissing booth, bucko.

Step out here, Ms. Allen.

Mrs. Potts, I'm taking a break.

- RICHIE: She's taking
a break. -LORI BETH: Al.

- Uh-huh.
- What's the matter?

ALFRED:
And now, introducing

the fresh lips
of Jennifer Jerome!

- Ooh.
- Yeah, all right.

Would you tell me
what's the matter?

I'll tell you what's the matter.

I'm a little upset
at your loose lips.

I have loose lips?

Yeah, and they weren't that
loose on our date last night.

What date?
We spent the whole evening

on a basketball court,
and I rebounded.

Come on, I like to sh**t a few.
It was fun.

I was wearing a velvet dress.

And you looked good.

Tonight we're
going out to dinner.

Tonight I'm dressed
for basketball.

All right, fine,
we'll sh**t some foul sh*ts

before we go to dinner.

Loose Lips doesn't care
about foul sh*ts.

Go foul yourself!

Go foul myself?

You can't foul yourself.

Al, the girl knows nothing
at all about basketball.

Lori Beth,
you cannot foul yourself!

Chachi, Chachi, Chachi.

What? Who Chachi?
Where Chachi?

Oh, Chachi. That handsome kid?

He just left.

I'm busy supporting
the March of Dimes.

Oh, no, no more for you.

You already made two girls quit.

It wasn't my fault, Al.
They were amateurs.

But me-- wah, wah, wah. (laughs)

Oh, that's it, that's it,
you had enough.

- One for the road, Al?
- No!

I'll buy you one.

Oh, come on, get out.

(Snaps fingers)

Whoa!

My snap knows no age limit.

Later, girls.

All right, Pots,
the kissing booth.

I've been rubbing my lips
with olive oil all day.

They're limber and ready to go.

POTSIE: That's Jennifer Jerome,
the Georgia peach.

Yeah, the Southern belle.

(imitating bell):
Bong, bong!

Come on, there's Fonz.

Right, right.

Hey, Fonz, big doings, huh?

(sniffs)
What's wrong with you, Malph?

You smell like a salad.

Pots, I told you
that olive oil was stupid.

Look at that Jennifer.

What a cupcake.

Come on, Pots,
let's get in line.

Oh, I can't, Malph. I'm afraid.

Of girls? (laughs)

Just Jennifer.
She's too beautiful.

Well, maybe she has
an ugly sister. (chuckles)

No, it's not...
it's not that, Malph.

Jennifer's special.

Ever since she walked in biology
class, I've been crazy over her.

Ah, she'd never go out
with a guy like me.

He's got us there.

For every man, there is a woman.

Now, for some of us,
there are several. Aaayyh.

(Snaps fingers)

Just get up, get on the line,
get over there.

Go, go.

(chuckles)

It's here someplace.

You can owe me.

I'm almost done here.

Would you like to do
something afterwards?

I'll meet you outside.

Al, she likes me.

She's gonna meet me outside.

What happened, Fonz?

Jennifer went nuts over Potsie.

Hey, Malph, never question love.

I'm amazed.

Ditto.

That's a good idea. Fine.

Ladies and gentlemen,

one of Milwaukee's
greatest kissers is sitting

right in our audience
here tonight.

And, I think, with
a little encouragement,

we could get him to come up
to the kissing booth, huh?

Let's hear it for the Fonz!

(cheering, applause)

All right, all right.

I only regret that I've got
but two lips to give to charity.

All right, who's next?

Lori Beth, I-l was
just joking around

when I called you Loose Lips.

No, really, uh...

Well, you know me,
I'm always joshing.

(chuckles)

Well, you love the other
nickname I have for you.

You love it when I call you
Sweet Knees!

Sweet Knees.

(laughs)

Quiet, dear. Let your brother
fight with his girl in peace.

Lori Beth, you're being
absolutely ri...

(line clicks, static hums)

She didn't hang up on me.

She yanked the cord
out of the wall.

That's all right, dear.

You could always write.

All right, Joanie,
let's do the vocabulary.

House.

Uh, casa.

Azul.

Blue.

- Brother.
- Richie?

Oh, oh, uh, hermano.

(doorbell rings)

Get the door, sefior.

Yeah. (laughs)

That was a good one, Dad.

All right, everybody,
have I got news for you.

(laughs)

You got to hear this one,
Howie. Cute, cute.

Folks, you're gonna love this.

(laughs)

Rich, wait till you
hear this one. (chuckles)

It's Potsie and
Jennifer Jerome--

he's only had one date with
the girl, and he's gonna ask her

to marry him. (laughs)

That must be some date.

Yeah.

Married?
Potsie's getting married?

- Yeah. -That's great,
he's getting married,

Lori Beth won't even talk to me.

Potsie's proposing.

I know he's serious;
I saw him wash his ring finger.

(chuckles)

I Still got it.

Well, I don't think
that's funny at all.

Maybe it's my delivery.

I know he's serious;
I saw him wash...

No, no. Now, we-we have
got to talk him out of this

before it's too late.

This is kind of sudden.

Has Potsie discussed this
with his father?

Well, he would have,
but his dad won't even

give him an appointment.

Oh, poor Potsie.

(clucks tongue) Warren.

I really think
he should discuss this

with some reasonable,
mature adult.

Good thinking.

Oh, no, no, not me.

He's not my son,
it's not my place.

You are a reasonable,
mature adult, dear.

I am?

Oh, Jiminy Cricket, I'll do it.

Oh, good. Now just play
with your little boat, dear.

ANNOUNCER:
It's a pop fly to Campbell,

and that's the third out.

ANNOUNCER :
So, after eight and a half,

- Milwaukee Braves trail,
- POTSIE: Hi, Mr. C.

- Three to one.
- POTSIE: Mr. C?

Mr. C? (clears throat)

Came by for a little talk.

N ow?

Am I interrupting?

ANNOUNCER :
Leading off for the Braves,

third baseman, Eddie Mathews.

No, no, no, the Braves
have blown this one, Potsie.

Let me just turn
the volume down.

(turns down volume)

That way, if anything happens,
I can see it.

Well...

tell me about this girl, huh?

Aw.

- Her name's Jennifer Jerome.
- Mm.

It was love at first sight.

She's the first girl that
really made me feel special.

We laugh, we sing,

we talk together,
you know what I mean?

Sounds like a real find.

Hey, look, Mathews got a hit.

Mr. C, I want to marry her.

Uh, Potsie,
I-l don't think marriage

is the best thing
for you right now.

Then we'll elope.

No, no, look,
you shouldn't rush into this.

You know, building
a relationship takes time.

And pain. You know, like Richie
and his girl are going through?

- Yeah. -No, it's not
all laughing and singing.

You got to... you got
to learn to know each other.

You should find out what
Jennifer's favorite flowers are,

what kind of ice cream
she likes.

Things like that.

Right.

Then I'll ask her to marry me.

Hey, another hit;
they got two men on...

Then you'll ask her
to marry you?

(sighs)

Isn't that the next step?

No. No!

There must be
other things you can do.

Look, Potsie,
what I'm trying to say is...

Well, ask her out for
a second date, you know?

I mean, I'm sure there are
other things you can do

besides proposing to her.

- Look, you're in a fraternity,
right? -Yeah.

Well, maybe you can get pinned.

Yeah, pinned-- that's what
fraternity guys do, you know?

Hey, Aaron's up. Come on, Hank.

Getting pinned.

I don't know, Mr. C,
that's pretty serious.

Serious'?
What do you think man'...


Look, Potsie,
I'm sure that Jennifer would

much rather get pinned
than married.

- Right, right.
- Mm.

Pinned. Well, I won't...

won't have to buy a ring,
I have a pin.

Okay, Mr. C, I'll do it.

You're doing the right thing,
Potsie.

- And I'm sure glad
we had this little talk. -Oh.

Hey, I really appreciate you
taking time with me, Mr. C.

- Yeah.
- I'm gonna ask her tonight.

- Good.
- Thanks.

- Yeah.
- See you.

Bye, Potsie.

Hey, look at all the guys

running around the bases.

Guys running around the bases?

ANNOUNCER: He's got a homer,
ladies and gentlemen!

It's out of the ballpark!

That ball must still be going!

Now, that's the kind of homer
you don't see every day!

(crowd cheering)

I certainly didn't.

JENNIFER: Oh, Potsie, thanks
for taking me to the carnival.

POTSIE: Oh, thank you
for winning me the teddy bear.

I'm really surprised
you went outwith me.

You're always dating a football
player or some other athlete.

No one else ever asks me out.

No one ever...

But you're so beautiful,
you're such a nice person.

- I can't believe...
- You know what?

I'm glad I asked you out.

Me, too.

Boy, we've been seeing a lot
of each other lately.

Yeah, two nights in a row.

Yeah, two nights.

(chuckles)

Jenny, what's your favorite
ice cream?

Tutti Frutti.

Mine, too.

What's your favorite flower?

Roses.

Mine, too.

Who's your favorite guy?

You.

Mine, too.

Let's get pinned!

- Pinned?
- You're right, I'm rushing it.

Oh, no.

Oh, no, Potsie.

I'd love to get pinned.

No kidding?

Oh, Jenny.

Excuse me, Teddy.

I got pinned!

I got pinned!

Oh, you got pinned?
All right, Pots!

- Oh, good.
- All right!

- Congratulations.
- All right, Pots.

- Thanks. Thanks. Thanks.
- Congratulations.

- Congratulations, Potsie.
- Aw. Mmm.

What's this,
another kissing booth?

No. No, we-we discussed it.

- That's a charity-type kiss.
- Oh.

Come on, we better go in.

It's almost bed-check time.

I want you to tell me
all about it.

Good night, Potsie. Thanks.

Talk to you in the morning.

In the morning.

-(chuckles)
- Mmm.

In the morning.

Two?! Two?!

I thought we discussed this!

I thought we worked this out.

Will you get off it?

I'm just excited for Jenny.

Me get off it? Me?

We'll talk about it
in the morning.

We'll talk about it now!

We'll talk about it
in the morning!

We're gonna talk about this
in the morning.

Congratulations.

This has been an evening
I'll never forget, Fred.

Fred?

My name's Ralph.


Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm no good with names.

But I had a real nice time.

You got to remember Ralph!

Great bod, bad mind.

WOMAN:
: , girls! Curfew!

Well, at least
the housemother knows my name.

She said, "Get out, Ralph!"

Malph, isn't that great?
Jennifer said yes.

Potsie and Jennifer. Boy.

I can't wait
until the pinning ceremony.

Are we gonna have fun!

Food, drink, dancing.

- You get to sing, Pots.
- Yeah.

Then they take you down
to Duffy's Pier

and throw you right in the lake.

It's great. College fun.

(chuckles):
Right.

All your fraternity brothers
will be right there with you.

- You bet.
- No, you won't.

I'm not getting pinned.

You just said you were.

Well, I'm not going through
with it.

Potsie!

Is everybody going nuts
around here? I...

Pots?!

You think
we should go after him?

Yeah, with a net.

My delivery's off again.

Yeah, with a net!

Come on, Fonz,
can't you talk to him?

Yeah, he hasn't been
this depressed

since Howdy Doody
went off the air.

Hey, I...

I know how he feels, you know?

That's a terrible thing.

Clarabell.

How can you ask me
to talk to a man

that gets pinned and unpinned,
all in four minutes?

Oh, Fonz, can't you try?

I mean, you're a man who...
who is an oasis

in a desert of despair.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

A man who helps total strangers

can't help
one of his best friends?

All right, all right.
Strong acquaintance.

I like that.

Oasis... in a desert of despair.

Right.

Okay, Mr. Weber, here you have
a private counsel,

right, private audience?

Now, what is the problem?

You really want to know?

Yeah, I want to know.

Aw, first Mr. C and then you.

I didn't realize
I had so many friends.

Neither did I,
but let's hear the problem.

I can't swim.

You can't swim?

You're telling me
you can't swim?

You better not be joshing

the oasis in the desert
of despair here.

Fonz, I can't even dog-paddle.

What do you think Jennifer is,
a tuna?

Fonz, after the ceremony,
they throw you in the lake.

I could drown
right in front of Jennifer!

Do you know
how embarrassed she'd be?!

Will you stop talking so crazy.

You're not gonna drown.

- I'm not?
- No.

- How you gonna do that?
- Hey, trust me.

Oh, I trust you, Fonz.

But I'd trust you more
if you told me.

You're gonna lose
half your friends.

Right, right, right.

Fonz?

Now I know why
people travel miles to see you.

- Thanks.
- Whoa.

If I keep hearing confessions
like this,

I'm gonna have to start
wearing a white collar.

Hey, I got lucky.

- Fonz?
- Whoa!

- Oh, Pots looks a lot happier.
- Yeah.

Yeah, you really
came through again.

You helped out another person.

I'm an oasis.

Yeah.

Fonz?

What would you say if, uh,
a guy had a very special girl.

All of a sudden, this girl
pops up in a kissing booth.

Now, she really acts like
she's enjoying it, Fonz.

You know, kiss, kiss, kiss.

It's really bothering me, Fonz.

What would you say about that?

No, no, this is Potsie
and Jennifer's big moment,

so we're gonna
call a truce, right?

- Right, truce.
- Right.

Aw, the bumpy road of love.

But not ours, baby.

It's smooth sailing,
right, Louise?

Right, Dennis.

Dennis?

She's a kidder!

That is funny.

So, when does
the ceremony start?

Well, it starts as soon
as Potsie gets here.

Uh, Fonzie's helping him
to get dressed.

Help him?

How do you help a guy who needs
a shoehorn to put on his socks?

(laughter)

POTSIE: Fonz, are you sure
this is gonna work?

All right, now, Potsie,
don't get nuts on me.

Look, just before
they throw you in the lake,

to inflate it,
you press right about here.

Suppose I can't reach you?

Not my chest.

- Look, go get dressed, right?
- Yeah.

Go on. All right.

Hey, Fonz, we'd better alert
the Coast Guard.

Yeah.

I'll give you a hint.

It Starts With "R."

Oh, um... Rodney.

Forget it.

FONZIE:
Listen up.

The pinnee and the pinner
are ready.

Let the festivities begin.

- All right, let's go.
-(overlapping chatter)

(piano playing upbeat tune)

♪ A pin is now worn
by my sister ♪

♪ An anchor is worn by me ♪

♪ From now on, you'll see
that your love will be ♪

♪ Something treasured
eternally ♪

♪ They say when you find
the right someone ♪

♪ This is what
you've been waiting for ♪

♪ For this love so true
is now part of you ♪

♪ And will live
in your heart evermore. ♪

(piano playing upbeat tune)

♪ My D.G. . girl,
how I love you ♪

♪ You are the sweetest girl
to wear the gold and blue ♪

♪ Come now, my sweetheart,
now is the time ♪

♪ Won't you wear my pin
to show that you are mine? ♪

(gentle melody playing)

♪ You are the words ♪

♪ That make a love song rhyme ♪

♪ And you are the reason
I can sing your song ♪

(in harmony):
♪ Two voices sing in harmony ♪

♪ You are the music ♪

♪ We are the song ♪

♪ You're my melody,
you're my love song ♪

♪ You're my life ♪

♪ You are all the songs
I've ever sung and more ♪

(in harmony): ♪ There's no
better way that I can say ♪

♪ You're my melody ♪

♪ My love song ♪

♪ My life ♪

♪ You're my melody ♪

♪ You're my love song ♪

(in harmony):
♪ My life. ♪

(song ends)

(applause)

-(air hissing)
-(laughter)

He's going to explode!

Potsie!

I'm sorry!
I didn't want to embarrass you!

I can't swim!

(laughs):
Oh, that's okay.

Neither can I!

Quick, let's throw him
in the lake!

(excited shouting)

(whooping)

(crickets chirping)

Wasn't it a wonderful ceremony?

Yeah.

So romantic.

Made me feel bad
that we were fighting.

Yeah.

Lori Beth, I've been talking to
the wise man of the bathroom...

uh, I mean, uh, of the desert,

and, uh, I'm not gonna
get jealous anymore.

I kind of like you
a little jealous.

You like jealous?!

I don't understand women at all.

You're driving me
absolutely bananas!

And you're driving me
absolutely bananas!

But there's nobody else
I'd want to be driven by.

Oh, me, either...

Sweet Knees.

- Sizzle Lips.
-(chuckles)

♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪

♪ These happy days are yours
and mine, Happy Days!

♪ 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 days are ours ♪

- ♪ Happy and free ♪
- ♪ Oh, happy days

♪ These days are ours ♪

- I Share them with me I
- S Oh, baby I


♪ These happy days
are yours and mine ♪

♪ These happy days are
yours and mine, Happy Days!
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