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.
