How was Fonzi a Tough Guy?
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mangalone — 13 years ago(July 29, 2012 08:46 PM)
It's not the size of the dog in a fight,
but it's the size of the fight in the dog !!
(don't know if already posted by someone)
Also, (and this is a little besides the point).. but here's a good example:
Just watch some MMA/UFC fights and you'll find all kinds of weight categories in there, same as boxing.
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happipuppi13 — 13 years ago(July 28, 2012 04:09 PM)
Great answers you've al given.
Some guys may appear short 7 skinny or even look weak but you "tick 'em off" bad enough,they'll take down giants.
Since I watched this show as a kid,there was no bigger hero to me than Fonzie was at that time. Not just because he could be tough & get girls but that he treated others in the same way that they treated him.
It was so great that he he could show that,one didn't always "have to" hit someone to prove their manhood and one should only fight when all other courses of action have failed.
Those weekly
"moral of the story" endings? I actually took those to heart.
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rycki1138 — 13 years ago(April 21, 2012 05:13 PM)
Fonzie threw some dude named Rico over a bar
I always thought it was Tony who sailed across the bar and Rico was wearing the diamond.
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rycki1138 — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 01:51 AM)
Tony sailing across the bar and Rico wearing the diamond didn't actually happen in the Happy Days episode. In the episode it was Rico who was thrown across the bar by Fonzie as stated by the other poster. I was just making a joke referencing Copacabana.
Though, there were a few punches that flew and the chairs were smashed in two.
So far in the 4 1/2 year since I posted it you are the only one who got the joke.
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movie_fan59 — 14 years ago(September 07, 2011 02:49 PM)
Henry Winkler is 5'6" and was only truly "skinny" in the first few seasons.
Tom Cruise, who has played more than one tough guy on screen is only an inch taller. Bruce Lee, 1.5 inches taller than Winkler. Toughness isn't about height or weight.
As others have pointed out, the Fonz had a very strong reputation as a tough guy. It is a testament to Winkler's acting talents that he portrayed the Fonz as fearless and unafraid.
You want another example of a short guy playing tough. Watch "Goodfellas". Joe Pesci is all of 5'4", and he is playing a character based on a real-life gangster who was 6'2" tall. Pesci's character is one of the toughest guys in a movie filled with tough, big, guys. -
BrissyBrett — 14 years ago(October 22, 2011 04:29 AM)
I saw no episodes where he "hit" anyone, but he did kick a cuppla guys in a gymnasium. He stood on his hands and kicked 2 guys at same time.
There was another episode where Tom Hanks plays a karate expert, and Hanks kicks Fonzie through the Arnolds entrance, and then Fonzie gets back at him.
There was one episode too (I think it was the final episode) where a drunk Richie actually PUNCHES Fonzie, and Fonzie grabs his arm and pins him to a pooltable. -
spasek — 14 years ago(February 02, 2012 11:11 PM)
Watch "Glove Story" from the final season. Chachi is in a boxing match with a broken hand. Leo, his opponent, is beating up on him even after Howard has thrown the towel in the ring. Fonzie jumps in, Leo throws a punch at him, and Fonzie clocks him with a seriously wicked right cross. That one punch from Fonzie was more than enough to show what he could do in a fight.
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uoflcardfan2003 — 13 years ago(May 20, 2012 02:35 PM)
"I saw no episodes where he "hit" anyone, but he did kick a cuppla guys in a gymnasium. He stood on his hands and kicked 2 guys at same time."
If this is the episode in the school gym where Richie, Ralph, and Potsie fought three guys from the gang that was trying to initiate Joanie by having her make-out with every member, it was Fonzie and Carmine from Laverne and Shirley that stood on their hands and kicked the guys.