These Days Are Ours

This is a podcast dedicated to the classic American sitcom Happy Days, which ran from 1974 to 1984 and introduced to world to the phrase "Sit on it!" Together, Peter and Joe will guide you through all 255 episodes of this landmark show, breaking down the misadventures of Richie Cunningham, Arthur Fonzarelli, and the whole Milwaukee gang.

Episode 280: "Stockholm Syndrome: The Romantic Comedy!" 05/27/2025

Episode 280: "Stockholm Syndrome: The Romantic Comedy!" This week, Peter and Joe review Garry Marshall's fourth film, Overboard, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. We hope you won't be over-bored by what we have to say! /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/36660460

Episode 279: "Diabetic Neuropathy of a Salesman" 05/13/2025

Episode 279: "Diabetic Neuropathy of a Salesman" For his third film, Garry Marshall brought in two big guns, Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks, to play a bickering father-son duo in the dramedy Nothing in Common. Does it work? Peter and Joe have thoughts. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/36519505

Episode 278: "The Devil's Cabana Boy" 04/29/2025

Episode 278: "The Devil's Cabana Boy" If you're listening to this podcast, you probably like both Garry Marshall and nostalgia. Well, then, have we got a movie for you! Join Peter and Joe as they review the 1984 Matt Dillon classic, The Flamingo Kid. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/36289290

Episode 277: "But What I Really Want to Do is Direct" 04/15/2025

Episode 277: "But What I Really Want to Do is Direct" After decades in television, Garry Marshall was itching to become a movie director. And in 1982, he went and did the damned thing. The result was an oddball comedy called Young Doctors in Love. It stars everyone and features everything. Peter and Joe have a review. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/36098620

Episode 276: "Coping with the Happy Days Musical (Act 2)" 03/25/2025

Episode 276: "Coping with the Happy Days Musical (Act 2)" This week, Peter and Joe wrap up their discussion of Happy Days: A New Musical. Will Fonzie and Richie reconcile? Will Arnold's be saved? Will the Malachis be defeated? And what of Ralph Malph? Listen and find out! All will be revealed! /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/35801890

Episode 275: "Coping with the Happy Days Musical (Act 1)" 03/11/2025

Episode 275: "Coping with the Happy Days Musical (Act 1)" Of course there's a Happy Days musical! Everything gets a musical these days. Join Peter and Joe as they take a close look at the 2007 stage adaptation of everyone's favorite nostalgic sitcom. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/35588765

Episode 274: "The Top 5 Episodes of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" 02/25/2025

Episode 274: "The Top 5 Episodes of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" Now that we've made it through both seasons of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, it's time to reflect on what we've learned. Reflect with us, won't you? /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/35395650

Episode 273: "Fonz of the Baskervilles" 02/11/2025

Episode 273: "Fonz of the Baskervilles" And here we are at the end of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang. But don't be sad! Rejoice! Because this week, Fonzie and his cartoon pals meet Sherlock Holmes! And that's pretty much all they do: meet. Join Peter and Joe as they discuss "Give Me a Hand, Something's Afoot." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/35211885

Episode 272: "Wisconsin Fonzarelli and the Chest of Wonders" 01/28/2025

Episode 272: "Wisconsin Fonzarelli and the Chest of Wonders" This week, Fonzie and his pals find themselves in Timbuktu circa 1100 A.D. Does it go well? Does it go poorly? Does Ralph make terrible jokes along the way? Join Peter and Joe as they review "All This and Timbuktu." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/35006635

Episode 271: "Fonzie Circumnavigates His Own Cool" 01/14/2025

Episode 271: "Fonzie Circumnavigates His Own Cool" New York! Paris! Shanghai! The North Pole! These are just some of the places depicted as cheaply as possible in this week's episode! Join Peter and Joe as they review "Around the World in 80 Ways." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/34825435

Episode 270: "Oy, Canada!" 12/10/2024

Episode 270: "Oy, Canada!" This week, Fonzie and his pals take off to the Great White North! Specifically, they find themselves in the Yukon in 1898 where they have to save yet another damsel in distress from another snarling villain. Peter and Joe give you the skinny in their review of "Perilous Pauline." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/34328835

Shotgun Wedding (1963) commentary track 12/08/2024

Shotgun Wedding (1963) commentary track As you may have guessed from that title, this is not an episode of These Days Are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast. Instead, it's a commentary track I recorded back in 2022 with the late, great Greg Javer. It was intended for a Blu-ray box set but got lost in the shuffle. Greg passed away recently, and I wanted to share this track with his friends. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/34338825

Episode 269: "Rome (If You Want To)" 11/26/2024

Episode 269: "Rome (If You Want To)" This week, Fonzie meets Caligula! No, not really. But he goes back to ancient Rome and tangles with a fake Julius Caesar. Peter and Joe will tell you all about it when they review "There's No Place Like Rome." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/34121491

Episode 268: "Love in a Cold Climate" 11/12/2024

Episode 268: "Love in a Cold Climate" Two amazing things happen this week: (1) Fonzie and the gang travel to 4th century Norway and do battle with a sorceress. (2) Cupcake gets a love interest. Peter and Joe discuss both of these things when they review "Fjords and Sorcery." You'd be a fool not to join them. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/33862192

Episode 267: "A Nice Pair of Cupcakes" 10/29/2024

Episode 267: "A Nice Pair of Cupcakes" What's theoretically better than one Cupcake? TWO CUPCAKES! Yes, our favorite future chick finds her doppelganger in 19th century Siam. Peter and Joe give you the lowdown on all this in their review of "Double Jeopardy." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/33630717

Episode 266: "Journey to the Center of the Fonz" 10/15/2024

Episode 266: "Journey to the Center of the Fonz" This week, Fonzie and has pals go underground -- way underground -- as they travel to the earth's core to help a young lady find her missing father in "It's All Downhill from Here." Do Peter and Joe have thoughts? They do. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/33431437

Episode 265: "Fonzie Needs Boats! Fonzie Needs Boats!" 10/01/2024

Episode 265: "Fonzie Needs Boats! Fonzie Needs Boats!" You know what's going on in that Bermuda Triangle? Neither do we! But you're about to find out this week, because that's where Fonzie and his pals are headed in "Time Schlep." Peter and Joe are here with a review. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/33243847

Episode 264: "Village of the Damp" 09/17/2024

Episode 264: "Village of the Damp" If you're looking for the Fonz, you'd better check under the sea, 'cause that is where you'll find him as he and his pals visit Aqua City in "Kelp!" Peter and Joe are here with a review. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/33047922

Episode 263: "Throw Out Your Hands, Stick Out Your Tush" 09/03/2024

Episode 263: "Throw Out Your Hands, Stick Out Your Tush" Ever wanna see The Three Musketeers with the Happy Days gang? Well, too bad, because that's what this week's show is about. Join Peter and Joe as they review "The French Correction." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/32848552

Episode 262: "Grecian Kid Stuff" 08/20/2024

Episode 262: "Grecian Kid Stuff" What's a Grecian urn? Find out this week when Fonzie and his time-traveling pals travel back to Atlantis and battle an evil sorceress in "Greece is the Word." Peter and Joe will be there to guide you along the path. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/32628287

Episode 261: "Futurelli" 08/06/2024

Episode 261: "Futurelli" We have seen many visions of the future, and this is... another one of those. Fonzie and pals venture to the year 3057 and battle a race of mutants called the Krolacks! Join Peter and Joe as they talk about "Science Friction." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/32426272

Episode 260: "Fonzalot" 07/23/2024

Episode 260: "Fonzalot" History's two greatest Arthurs -- Arthur Fonzarelli and King Arthur -- finally meet. Only one can survive! Or two. Probably two. Find out when Peter and Joe review "Gone with the Wand." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/32223892

Episode 259: "Amazon Women on the Earth" 07/09/2024

Episode 259: "Amazon Women on the Earth" The good news is that Fonzie and his pals have finally made it back to 1957! The bad news is that they're in the South American jungle and being antagonized by Irish smugglers and Amazonian warrior women. Join Peter and Joe as they talk about the incredibly busy "It's a Jungle Out There." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/32032442

Episode 258: "Me, a Pharaoh?" 06/25/2024

Episode 258: "Me, a Pharaoh?" The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is a time travel show, so you know they're gonna do an Egypt episode with mummies and pyramids and Cleopatra. Here, then, is that thing. Join Peter and Joe as they dissect "The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/31849887

Episode 257: "Must Be the Season of the Witch" 06/11/2024

Episode 257: "Must Be the Season of the Witch" This week, Fonzie and the gang find themselves in Salem, 1692. You know what that means -- funny hats! Also, to a lesser extent, witches. Join Peter and Joe as they review "You'll Never Get Witch." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/31670172

Episode 256: "I Never Drink... Milkshakes" 05/28/2024

Episode 256: "I Never Drink... Milkshakes" This week, Fonzie and his pals travel to Transylvania and meet Dracula's non-union equivalent, Count Wolfenstein. It's fun times for us and scary times for them! Join Peter and Joe as they review "The Vampire Strikes Back." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/31471617

Episode 255: "Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?" 05/14/2024

Episode 255: "Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?" This week, Fonzie and pals have landed in "ancient China." Where, specifically? We don't know. When, specifically? We don't know. But they meet this guy called Ming Fu. There are kites. It's a whole thing. You'd better just listen in as Peter and Joe review "Ming Fu to You, Too." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/31252357

Episode 254: "Second Best Western" 04/30/2024

Episode 254: "Second Best Western" Ready for some rootin' tootin' Western action? No? Well, too bad. That's what we've got for you this week, varmint. Join Peter and Joe as they review "Westward Whoa!" /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/31013193

Episode 253: "It's Like Treasure Planet... But on an Island!" 04/16/2024

Episode 253: "It's Like Treasure Planet... But on an Island!" Pirates. You know them, you (probably) love them, and now they're interacting with Fonzie, Richie, and the whole gang. Join Peter and Joe as they talk about the animated pirate adventure to end all animated pirate adventures, "Bye Bye Blackbeard." Yo ho ho and a bottle of brass monkey. /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/30817493

Episode 252: "A Whole New Fonz" 04/02/2024

Episode 252: "A Whole New Fonz" Remember Aladdin? Not the Will Smith one, the Robin Williams one. Well, imagine that with Fonzie. That's pretty much this week's episode. Join Peter and Joe as they review "Arabian Knights." /episode/index/show/thesedaysareours/id/30615553

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