Season 2 (1974/75)
| Episode # | Air date | Title | Written by | Directed by | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | September 10, 1974 | "Richie Moves Out" | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | Jerry Paris | Richie feels that he doesn't have enough privacy living at home, so he decides to move in with Chuck. But he soon discovers that bachelor life is not all it's cracked up to be. |
| 18 | September 17, 1974 | "Richie's Car" | Bob Brunner & Michael Leeson | Jerry Paris | With his dating style being cramped by Howard driving him everywhere, Richie convinces his father to buy a second family car that he can use on weekends. He persuades Howard to buy a car that Fonzie is selling, but his amorous plans hit a roadblock when he hears that it is stolen. |
| 19 | September 24, 1974 | "Who's Sorry Now" | Michael Leeson | Jerry Paris | Arlene is back in town, and Richie goes on a date with her. But very soon, Arlene thinks that Richie wants to go steady with her, and Richie tries to find a way to put her off. (The flashbacks used in this episode are scenes from the unaired pilot that was part of Love, American Style in 1972.) |
| 20 | October 1, 1974 | "You Go to My Head" | Phil Mishkin | Jerry London | Richie finds that he has a problem asking girls out. He reads a book about abnormal psychology and begins to think that there's something really wrong with him, and seeks the help of a psychiatrist. |
| 21 | October 8, 1974 | "R.O.T.C." | Mickey Rose | Jerry Paris | Richie is chosen to be put in charge of his R.O.T.C. Army cadet force at Jefferson High, but he has a battle on his hands to pull his pals, including Potsie and Ralph, into shape, and finds out that command and friendship are two very different things. |
| 22 | October 29, 1974 | "Haunted" | Dave Ketchum & Bruce Shelly | Garry Marshall | It's trick-or-treat time when the gang indulge in frightening frolics as Ralph plans to hold his annual Halloween party at the old Simpson house, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of the headless "Old Lady Simpson". Richie must confront his own fears about the ghost. |
| 23 | November 12, 1974 | "Wish Upon a Star" | Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant | Herb Wallerstein | Richie wins a date to the school dance with Hollywood starlet Cindy Shea. But what on earth will his girlfriend say? And is Richie really cut out for a life of glitz and glamour? Guest star: Cheryl Ladd. |
| 24 | November 19, 1974 | "Not With My Sister, You Don't" | Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant | Jerry Paris | Marion and Howard are apprehensive about Joanie's first date. Their worries deepen when they learn that her date is Fonzie's young nephew Spike. After a talk about the birds and the bees, Richie is instructed to use his own date to keep an eye on his little sister. |
| 25 | November 26, 1974 | "Big Money" | Jerry Rannow & Greg Strangis | Jerry Paris | Richie is selected to be a contestant on television game show Big Money. After the time runs out and his is invited back for the next show, his friends and family all try to help him brush up on his general knowledge—but then he is given an envelope by the host with all of the answers. Will Richie follow his conscience or take the money and run? |
| 26 | December 3, 1974 | "A Star is Bored" | Bobby Boswell | Jerry Paris | Richie, Potsie and Ralph plan to mount a production of "Hamlet" to raise money for baseball uniforms. When they are unable to get a celebrity to play the lead role, they persuade the Fonz to take the part. |
| 27 | December 17, 1974 | "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" | Bill Idelson | Frank Buxton | The gang are looking forward to spending Christmas with their families, but Richie discovers that Fonzie will be spending his all alone. Final appearance of Chuck Cunningham. |
| 28 | January 7, 1975 | "Open House" | Bill James | Jerry Paris | While Richie's parents are away, Richie and Potsie unexpectedly find themselves playing host to three stranded young women whose car has broken down. |
| 29 | January 14, 1975 | "Fonzie's Getting Married" | Mark Rothman & Lowell Ganz | Jerry Paris | In the first episode shot before a live audience, the Fonz suddenly announces that he is getting married, and Howard recognizes the girl as a stripper he saw at a hardware convention in Chicago. |
| 30 | January 21, 1975 | "The Cunningham Caper" | Michael Weinberger & James Ritz | George Tyne | Richie stays at home sick while the rest of the family take in a movie at the theatre. But then he hears noises downstairs, and finds himself face to face with a burglar, who forces him to help gather up the family's valuables. |
| 31 | January 28, 1975 | "The Not Making of a President" | Lloyd Garver & Ken Hecht | Jerry Paris | It is election time, and Richie decides exactly which candidate to support—the one a cute blonde girl is campaigning for. But Richie becomes a victim of politics when his campaign efforts for Adlai Stevenson fall on the wrong side of Howard's political views. Meanwhile, Fonzie supports Dwight Eisenhower. |
| 32 | February 11, 1975 | "Cruisin'" | Ron Friedman | Jerry Paris | With Marion having dented Richie's car, he, Potsie and Ralph are forced to use Howard's DeSoto to go cruising for girls for an upcoming dance. But the girls that they meet are connected to street gang The Dragons, who challenge them to a drag race. Guest Star: The Brady Bunch's Maureen McCormick |
| 33 | February 18, 1975 | "The Howdy Doody Show" | Bob Brunner | Jerry Paris | Facing a deadline for the school newspaper, Richie tries to get a photo of Clarabell the Clown from The Howdy Doody Show without make-up. To gain access to the set, Richie plans to get Ralph to enter a Howdy Doody look-alike contest the show is conducting. |
| 34 | February 25, 1975 | "Get a Job" | Bill Idelson | Jerry Paris | To earn some money, Richie, Potsie and Ralph advertise as handymen, and agree to fix the fence of an attractive young divorceé. Ralph and Potsie each fancy their chances with the woman, but after they have left, she asks Richie to have dinner with her. |
| 35 | March 4, 1975 | "Fonzie Joins the Band" | Ben Joelson & Art Baer | Frank Buxton | Fonzie joins Richie's band to impress women, but can only play the bongos. |
| 36 | March 11, 1975 | "Fish and Fins" | Phil Mishkin | Jerry Paris | No one believes Richie when he says he knows a member of the group Johnny Fish & The Fins (Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids). |
| 37 | March 18, 1975 | "Richie's Flip Side" | Greg Strangis & Jerry Rannow | Herb Wallerstein | Fame goes to Richie's head when he becomes a disc jockey. |
| 38 | April 29, 1975 | "Kiss Me Sickly" | Michael Weinberger & James Ritz (teleplay) Paul Lichtman & Howard Storm |
George Tyne | Richie makes out with Fonzie's girlfriend, and fears he may have contracted mono. |
| 39 | May 6, 1975 | "Goin' to Chicago" | Frank Buxton | George Tyne | Richie, Potsie and Ralph go on a trip to Chicago with the school choir. Not wanting to stay in their hotel room all night, Ralph convinces them to sneak out and see a comedy show at a burlesque house. Guest star: George Furth |
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