Joanie Loves Chachi

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Joanie Loves Chachi

Joanie Loves Chachi was an American

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spin-off of the popular American sitcom Happy Days
Happy Days

Happy Days is an Television in the United States television sitcom that originally aired from 1974 in television to 1984 in television on American Broadcasting Company....
that was originally broadcast on ABC from March 23, 1982 to September 13, 1983. It starred Scott Baio

Scott Baio

Scott Vincent James Baio is an United States actor, best known for his work on the sitcoms Happy Days and Charles in Charge. He recently appeared in his own VH1 reality series titled Scott Baio Is 45...and Single followed by Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant....
and Erin Moran

Erin Moran

Erin Marie Moran is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi....
as the titular Chachi Arcola and Joanie Cunningham

Joanie Cunningham

Joanie Louise Cunningham Arcola was a character on Happy Days. She was the daughter of Howard and Marion Cunningham, and the younger sister of Chuck Cunningham and Richie Cunningham....
, respectively.

series followed the exploits of Joanie and Chachi as they moved to Chicago and tried to make it on their own with a rock band and a music career.

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Joanie Loves Chachi was an American

United States

Television

Scott Baio

Erin Moran

Erin Marie Moran is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi....
as the titular Chachi Arcola and Joanie Cunningham

Joanie Cunningham

Synopsis

The series followed the exploits of Joanie and Chachi as they moved to Chicago and tried to make it on their own with a rock band and a music career. It mixed the traditional elements of a sitcom with musical performances on each show by Baio and Moran. In fact, the beginning credit sequence of the show had them singing to each other. Their backup band consists of a spaced-out drummer named Bingo and Chachi's blase cousins Mario and Annette.

The series also starred Ellen Travolta

Ellen Travolta

Ellen Travolta is an United States actress, the eldest sibling of John Travolta. She is probably best remembered for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the mother of Chachi Arcola in the 1950s-based sitcom Happy Days, and its unsuccessful spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi, although she has had guest roles on many series....
as Louisa Delvecchio, Chachi's mother, and Al Molinaro

Al Molinaro

Al Molinaro , is an actor in television and films, most notably as Al Delvecchio, the owner of Arnold's on Happy Days and its spin-off show Joanie Loves Chachi, Murray the Cop on The Odd Couple television series, as well as starring in many commercials for On-Cor frozen dinners....
as Al Delvecchio, Chachi's stepfather (and formerly the owner of Arnold's Drive-In in Happy Days), who opened a restaurant in which Chachi and Joanie performed most of their music. Art Metrano

Art Metrano

Arthur "Art" Metrano is an United States actor of Greek-Jewish-Italian ancestry. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, New York. Metrano may be best known for his role as Capt....
played Chachi's uncle Rico Mastorelli, who was the band's manager and helped Joanie and Chachi advance in their careers. Actress Winifred Freedman

Winifred Freedman

Winifred Freedman is an American actress and singer primarily known for her roles in television.She is perhaps best known for playing Annette Mastorelli, Chachi Arcola's cousin and bass guitar playing bandmate in Joanie Loves Chachi, the short-lived spin-off of Happy Days....
played Rico's daughter, Annette, Chachi's cousin, and bandmate.

Cancellation

The format didn't click with viewers, and the series only lasted for two seasons (the first one being abbreviated) before the characters were rolled back into Happy Days for that program's final season.

Misconceptions

It is not true that the program was the highest-rated show in Korea for a time because "Chachi" is the Korean word for pencil. However both series creator Garry Marshall

Garry Marshall

Garry Kent Marshall is an United States actor, director, writer and producer. His credits include creating Happy Days and directing Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and The Princess Diaries ....
and series star Scott Baio

Scott Baio

Main cast

Actor	Role
Scott Baio Scott Baio Scott Vincent James Baio is an United States actor, best known for his work on the sitcoms Happy Days and Charles in Charge. He recently appeared in his own VH1 reality series titled Scott Baio Is 45...and Single followed by Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant....	Chachi Arcola
Erin Moran Erin Moran Erin Marie Moran is an American actress, best known for the role of Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi....	Joanie Cunningham Joanie Cunningham Joanie Louise Cunningham Arcola was a character on Happy Days. She was the daughter of Howard and Marion Cunningham, and the younger sister of Chuck Cunningham and Richie Cunningham....
Al Molinaro Al Molinaro Al Molinaro , is an actor in television and films, most notably as Al Delvecchio, the owner of Arnold's on Happy Days and its spin-off show Joanie Loves Chachi, Murray the Cop on The Odd Couple television series, as well as starring in many commercials for On-Cor frozen dinners....	Al Delvecchio
Ellen Travolta Ellen Travolta Ellen Travolta is an United States actress, the eldest sibling of John Travolta. She is probably best remembered for her portrayal of Louisa Arcola Delvecchio, the mother of Chachi Arcola in the 1950s-based sitcom Happy Days, and its unsuccessful spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi, although she has had guest roles on many series....	Louisa Delvecchio
Art Metrano Art Metrano Arthur "Art" Metrano is an United States actor of Greek-Jewish-Italian ancestry. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, New York. Metrano may be best known for his role as Capt....	Rico Mastorelli
Robert Pierce	Bingo Pierce
Derrel Maury	Mario Mastorelli
Winifred Freedman Winifred Freedman Winifred Freedman is an American actress and singer primarily known for her roles in television.She is perhaps best known for playing Annette Mastorelli, Chachi Arcola's cousin and bass guitar playing bandmate in Joanie Loves Chachi, the short-lived spin-off of Happy Days....	Annette Mastorelli

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