Comments on: How Chuck Cunningham Went From Missing on Happy Days to Retconned Out https://popculturereferences.com/happy-chuck-cunningham-missing-to-retconned-out/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Cory Strode https://popculturereferences.com/happy-chuck-cunningham-missing-to-retconned-out/#comment-517 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:52:50 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1020#comment-517 Tom Bosley did make a joke about Chuck vanishing on one of the reunion/clip shows as they went to a commercial break.

]]> By: John B Trumbull https://popculturereferences.com/happy-chuck-cunningham-missing-to-retconned-out/#comment-185 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:36:36 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1020#comment-185 Wasn’t there an outtake from the toast scene where either Tom Bosley or Marion Ross made a joke about how everyone’s forgotten about Chuck?

]]> By: Tom A. https://popculturereferences.com/happy-chuck-cunningham-missing-to-retconned-out/#comment-183 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:28:48 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1020#comment-183 The whole Chuck Cunningham situation reminds me of “Mandyville” from the West Wing fandom, used to make fun of characters written out of the show with no explanation and then never mentioned again like Mandy from season 1.

]]> By: Brian Cronin https://popculturereferences.com/happy-chuck-cunningham-missing-to-retconned-out/#comment-180 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:22:35 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1020#comment-180 In reply to Robert George.

Yeah, it really was an adorable speech by Bosley. I’m impressed that they gave Mr. C the final speech.

]]> By: Robert George https://popculturereferences.com/happy-chuck-cunningham-missing-to-retconned-out/#comment-177 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:00:19 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1020#comment-177 What a great clip! Howard referring to two children TWICE; the knowing wink to the audience for being “part of our family”; the pun on Happy Days. And, of course, perhaps the very first appearance of Ted McGinley — who would go on to become the walking Grim Reaper, the sign that a long-lasting sitcom’s best days were well behind it.

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