1974

S1.E1 ∙ All the Way

Mon, Jan 14, 1974

Richie Cunningham's dreams seem about to come true when he's invited to babysit with Mary Lou Milligan, a pretty girl with a racy reputation.

7.4 /10

S1.E2 ∙ The Lemon

Mon, Jan 21, 1974

Embarrassed to be seen driving the family car, Richie convinces his dad to let him and pal Potsie go in together on a used jalopy, naively trusting a slick used car dealer to give them a good deal.

7.6 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Richie's Cup Runneth Over

Mon, Jan 28, 1974

Richie pays the price after getting plastered in a beer drinking contest at Potsie's cousin's bachelor party.

7.8 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Guess Who's Coming to Visit

Mon, Feb 04, 1974

Richie sneaks out after dark with Potsie Weber to watch Fonzie drive Ralph Malph's newly-souped-up ride in a midnight drag race against Skizzy Scollick.

7.6 /10

Howard falls ill and needs his tonsils removed, and with his employee on vacation and Chuck unavailable (basketball game), Richie is pressed into working at Cunningham's Hardware on Saturday, typically the store's busiest day. Richie agrees, although he may miss a huge rock concert--and in the process, he takes responsibility when a glass pane in the front door of the store is accidentally broken.

7.4 /10

S1.E6 ∙ The Deadly Dares

Mon, Feb 18, 1974

Richie and Potsie get Fonzie's help to join the Demons (a social club for pranksters), but are on their own going through their initiations, called "The Deadly Dares".

7.6 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Fonzie Drops In

Mon, Feb 25, 1974

Soon after patting himself on the back for convincing drop-out Fonzie to drop back into high school, Richie risks his neck by refusing to help the intimidating tough cheat on a test.

7.6 /10

S1.E8 ∙ The Skin Game

Mon, Mar 04, 1974

Richie and Potsie try to score fake IDs to get into a strip club to see the infamous Bubbles McCall.

7.4 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Mon, Mar 11, 1974

Richie and his steady girlfriend Arlene find themselves suddenly dateless when they quarrel and break up just before their very important Junior Prom.

7.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Give the Band a Hand

Mon, Mar 25, 1974

Richie and Potsie get taken to the cleaners in a rigged poker game after their band's first gig and lose the money the rest of the group entrusted to them.

7.6 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Because She's There

Mon, Apr 01, 1974

Richie's enthusiasm for Ralph Malph's costume party begins to wane when he finds out that his and Ralph's parents are chaperoning and Potsie has set him up with a blind date who is tall enough to go dressed as the Statue of Liberty.

7.7 /10

S1.E12 ∙ In the Name of Love

Mon, Apr 08, 1974

Richie is smitten after the most popular girl in school asks him to kiss her while he's tutoring her in English.

7.4 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Great Expectations

Mon, Apr 15, 1974

The Cunninghams get an unexpected glimpse inside Bohemian counter-culture when Richie befriends a beatnik and brings her home for an evening with the family.

7.3 /10

S1.E14 ∙ The Best Man

Mon, Apr 22, 1974

1950s racial intolerance is explored from both sides of the aisle when Howard Cunningham is asked to be best man at the wedding of a Black, former Army buddy.

7.8 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Knock Around the Block

Mon, Apr 29, 1974

Richie gets into the good graces of Dukes gang leader Frankie Melina when he rescues the tough's little sister from bullies and walks her home, but trouble still brews when he dares to tread on the Dukes' turf while trying to retrieve Potsie's stolen bike.

7.7 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Be the First on Your Block

Mon, May 06, 1974

The height of the Cold War and fears of an apocalyptic war breaking out at any moment take center stage in this episode, where Howard ponders purchasing a bomb shelter for his family's protection. Richie's friends quickly learn about the shelter and ask if, in the event of war, they can stay too.

7.5 /10