The character is the daughter of Howard and Marion Cunningham, and the younger sister of Chuck and Richie Cunningham. In early seasons, Joanie is always nosy toward Richie's makeout sessions with his girlfriends. Also, in early seasons, Joanie is a member of a girl scout-type organization called the "Junior Chipmunks". She develops a brief crush on Potsie after he sings to her (see "They Call It Potsie Love" from Season 3). As she grows older, Joanie becomes best friends with the promiscuous Jenny Piccalo, who is only referred to but not revealed onscreen until Season 8. Joanie always complains and pouts whenever she is sent to her room by her parents for mischief, talking back, or whenever a conversation ensued that her parents didn't want her to hear.
Joanie Cunningham was the quintessential example of the All-American, 1950s teenage girl. Fonzie becomes fond of Joanie, affectionately referring to her as "Shortcake", and, like her brother Richie, Fonzie looks after her well-being. One such notable case occurs in Season 11, when Joanie takes a teaching job at the high school where Fonzie and Roger are faculty members. An obnoxious student tries to hit on her and Fonzie comes to her rescue. There is another related event that occurs in Season 4, when an arrogant classmate of Joanie's beats Joanie out of cheerleading tryouts; and even though Fonzie is overtly tired from pushing his broken-down motorcycle home, he helps Joanie retaliate by beating her cheerleading rival in a dance marathon. Also in Season 4; Fonzie, Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Carmine Ragusa (from Laverne & Shirley) defend Joanie's honor against a troublesome gang called the Red Devils (see "Joanie's Weird Boyfriend" from that season).
When Chachi comes to town, he develops a huge crush on Joanie, which for a while went unrequited. However, Joanie eventually accepts a date with Chachi, making him so overwhelmed with excitement that he inadvertently sets fire to Arnold's (see "Hot Stuff" from Season 7). A serious relationship develops between the two and episode plots were eventually written revolving around the couple. Joanie and Chachi become aspiring musicians, forming their own band, which leads to their short-lived spin-off series Joanie Loves Chachi. After Joanie Loves Chachi was cancelled, she and Chachi returned to Happy Days and become married in the series finale "Passages" from Season 11.
joanie, cunningham, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Joanie Cunningham news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Joanie Louise Cunningham is a fictional character played by Erin Moran on the sitcoms Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi Her first appearance was on one episode of Love American Style where she was played by Susan Neher Joanie Louise CunninghamErin Moran as Joanie Cunningham in 1976First appearance Love and the Happy Days Last appearance Passages Part 2 Created byGarry MarshallPortrayed byErin MoranSusan Neher Love American Style episode In universe informationNicknameShortcakeGenderFemaleFamilyMarion Cunningham mother Howard Cunningham father Richie Cunningham brother Chuck Cunningham brother SpouseChachi ArcolaRelativesRoger Phillips cousin The character is the daughter of Howard and Marion Cunningham and the younger sister of Chuck and Richie Cunningham In early seasons Joanie is always nosy toward Richie s makeout sessions with his girlfriends Also in early seasons Joanie is a member of a girl scout type organization called the Junior Chipmunks She develops a brief crush on Potsie after he sings to her see They Call It Potsie Love from Season 3 As she grows older Joanie becomes best friends with the promiscuous Jenny Piccalo who is only referred to but not revealed onscreen until Season 8 Joanie always complains and pouts whenever she is sent to her room by her parents for mischief talking back or whenever a conversation ensued that her parents didn t want her to hear Joanie Cunningham was the quintessential example of the All American 1950s teenage girl Fonzie becomes fond of Joanie affectionately referring to her as Shortcake and like her brother Richie Fonzie looks after her well being One such notable case occurs in Season 11 when Joanie takes a teaching job at the high school where Fonzie and Roger are faculty members An obnoxious student tries to hit on her and Fonzie comes to her rescue There is another related event that occurs in Season 4 when an arrogant classmate of Joanie s beats Joanie out of cheerleading tryouts and even though Fonzie is overtly tired from pushing his broken down motorcycle home he helps Joanie retaliate by beating her cheerleading rival in a dance marathon Also in Season 4 Fonzie Richie Potsie Ralph and Carmine Ragusa from Laverne amp Shirley defend Joanie s honor against a troublesome gang called the Red Devils see Joanie s Weird Boyfriend from that season When Chachi comes to town he develops a huge crush on Joanie which for a while went unrequited However Joanie eventually accepts a date with Chachi making him so overwhelmed with excitement that he inadvertently sets fire to Arnold s see Hot Stuff from Season 7 A serious relationship develops between the two and episode plots were eventually written revolving around the couple Joanie and Chachi become aspiring musicians forming their own band which leads to their short lived spin off series Joanie Loves Chachi After Joanie Loves Chachi was cancelled she and Chachi returned to Happy Days and become married in the series finale Passages from Season 11 External links editHappy Days at IMDb nbsp Joanie Loves Chachi at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joanie Cunningham amp oldid 1184599903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
