Joanie loves Chachi

Teenage heartthrob Scott Baio starred in this short-lived spin-off from Happy Days.

It saw Fonzie's young cousin move to Chicago, with his mother, Louisa, and stepfather, Al, and try to start a singing career. With him were best girl Joanie Erin Moran, who shared the vocals, and his backup band: a spaced-out drummer named Bingo, a chubby cousin named Annette, and another cousin, Mario. Mario and Annette's father, Uncle Rico, was their agent. Joanie and Chachi sang several numbers in each episode, usually at Al and Louisa's newly opened restaurant. Though there were new songs introduced in each episode, and Chachi had girls in the audience swooning, neither the songs nor the show caught on. Most of the cast soon returned to Milwaukee and Happy Days.