Episode 1
Westward Ho (1)
Sep 12, 1978
The entire gang goes to Colorado to help Marion's Uncle Ben at his dude ranch. They have to come up with enough money in five days to pay off Ben's neighbor who holds a note on the ranch. They also will have to keep the ranch up and running.
Episode 2
Westward Ho (2)
Sep 12, 1978
The gang stages a rodeo in an attempt to raise money to pay off the note H. R. Buchanan holds on Marion's Uncle Ben's ranch.
Episode 3
Westward Ho (3)
Sep 19, 1978
Richie is able to stop the out-of-control horses that are pulling a wagon Joanie is in. With the deadline looming, the gang is still short $1017.38 for H. R. Buchanan's note, so Fonzie volunteers to ride a killer bull for a $1000 prize.
Episode 4
Fonzie's Blindness
Sep 26, 1978
Al accidentally hits Fonzie in the head with a serving tray, and he becomes blind as a result.
Episode 5
Casanova Cunningham
Oct 5, 1978
Richie makes up a story to tell Lori Beth when he's actually escorting a baton twirler to the fraternity dance.
Episode 6
Kid Stuff
Oct 10, 1978
Fonzie and his girlfriend's son are getting along together as if they were father and son, but his girlfriend reveals that she and her estranged husband are getting back together.
Episode 7
Sweet Sixteen
Oct 17, 1978
Joanie thinks she's found true love in Jefferson High's star quarterback. However, she sees him sweet-talking another girl, breaks up with him, and is faced with not having a date for her sweet-sixteen party.
Episode 8
Fearless Malph
Oct 24, 1978
Richie is writing a story about fears and phobias, and he finds out that Ralph is afraid of nearly everything. While Richie, Potsie, and Ralph are visiting a professor whose specialty is fear, lab mice become agitated. The professor concludes that it is a sign that a tornado is coming.
Episode 9
The Evil Eye
Oct 31, 1978
Al fears an old lady has cursed him.
Episode 10
The Claw Meets the Fonz
Nov 3, 1978
Al thinks about taking on an investment partner to create an Arnold's franchise. When Al suggests consulting an accountant and lawyer before they complete the deal, the man he's dealing with calls in his goons to threaten Al.
Episode 11
The Fonz Is Allergic to Girls
Nov 14, 1978
Fonzie comes to think that he is allergic to girls.
Episode 12
The First Thanksgiving
Nov 21, 1978
Upset that the rest of the family is watching a football game instead of helping her prepare the Thanksgiving dinner, Marion reminds them of the meaning of the holiday with the story of the first Thanksgiving.
Episode 13
The Kissing Bandit
Nov 28, 1978
Richie is falsely accused of being the Kissing Bandit.
Episode 14
The Magic Show
Dec 5, 1978
Howard and Al are co-chairmen of a Leopard Lodge fund-raiser. When the magician/escape-artist they hired injures himself while attempting the milk-can escape, Fonzie suggests another magician, the Amazing Randi.
Episode 15
Richie Gets Framed
Dec 12, 1978
Richie, who is running for class president, gets his picture taken at a massage parlor by his opponent. Richie thinks his campaign will be ruined if the picture gets out.
Episode 16
Christmas Time
Dec 19, 1978
Fonzie receives a Christmas gift from his father but is reluctant about accepting and opening it. Meanwhile, Richie and Lori Beth argue about what they've spent on each other's gifts, and Joanie is upset at Howard for getting an artificial tree.
Episode 17
Smokin' Ain't Cool
Jan 16, 1979
Joanie starts smoking to fit in with a club she's recently joined. Howard initially forbids her to smoke but, eventually, allows her to make her own decision. He is disappointed to find her smoking again later that night.
Episode 18
Ralph Versus Potsie
Jan 23, 1979
Richie temporarily takes over a local newspaper's advice column but only tells Fonzie about it. Potsie and Ralph, in an attempt to solve their continuous bickering problem, write in to Richie's column. Richie, via the column, suggests they literally draw a line down the center of the room and for Ralph to stay on one side and Potsie on the other.
Episode 19
Stolen Melodies
Feb 2, 1979
Leather and the band audition for a television music show and are turned down. Leather's song, however, is stolen and recorded by another band.
Episode 20
Married Strangers
Feb 6, 1979
It's their 23rd anniversary, and Howard and Marion are angry at each other over a rate-your-mate test they took in a magazine. Richie, Fonzie, and Joanie have arranged for them to take a second honeymoon. Marion angers Howard even further when she wants everything to be exactly the same as it was on their first honeymoon.
Episode 21
Marion, Fairy Godmother
Feb 13, 1979
Ralph asks Leather to the annual military ball. Ralph, under the advisement of Fonzie, learns to act like a serious gentleman, and Leather, under the advisement of Marion, learns to dress and act like an elegant lady. Meanwhile, Marion continuously beats Howard at various board and card games.
Episode 22
Fonzie's Funeral (1)
Feb 20, 1979
Fonzie discovers thousands of dollars in counterfeit money hidden in a casket inside of a hearse he is working on. When he doesn't return from the funeral parlor after bringing back the hearse, the guys fear the worst.
Episode 23
Fonzie's Funeral (2)
Feb 27, 1979
Fonzie survives an explosion at the garage triggered by the counterfeiters. The counterfeiters don't know that Fonzie has survived, so a phony funeral is staged at their funeral parlor to entrap them.
Episode 24
Mork Returns
Mar 6, 1979
Mork returns to 1950s Milwaukee to learn about relationships in this fifth anniversary retrospective episode.
Episode 25
The Duel
Mar 13, 1979
A fencing champion from France visits UWM for an exhibition. After he insults Joanie and America, Richie challenges the champion to a duel.
Episode 26
Chachi's Incredo-Wax
May 8, 1979
Needing extra money, Chachi begins selling Incredo-Wax, a miracle product that will shine anything. Unfortunately, it has disastrous side effects and ruins everything it touches.
Episode 27
Potsie Quits School
May 15, 1979
Facing failing his anatomy final, Potsie threatens to quit school. Fonzie tells him to use music as a tool to help him with the exam. Meanwhile, Joanie and Howard are at odds over her less-than-stellar report card, and Fonzie needs a new pair of boots.
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