Happy Days (1970s) - Monster Madness 2023

This month we’re looking at TV shows that celebrate the time honored trope of the "Halloween episode" by decade. This time, it’s the 70s with Happy Days' episode Haunted!
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[@DanGamingFan2846]

This show was great, and this episode is one of my favorites. Really captures the Halloween spirit. The spooky stuff is done really well, and I like that part where Fonzie brief breaks his tough persona. Even he knows that house is nothing to mess with.

[@watershipup7101]

Very much agreed.

[@genjis5155]

Interesting to see that last part.

[@morti8845]

Been watching monster madness since the beginning! When I was 8 😅 24 now and thank you James for being a big part of my upbringing 🫶🏼

[@NecramoniumVideo]

There is one iconic Halloween episode you did not mention, and that is the 1976 Paul Lynde Halloween Special. This had Margaret Hamilton dressed as the Wicked Witch of The West again, also Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo and many well known guests, and also a musical performance that combined this band forever with Halloween, KISS!

[@bensneb360]

This is some top tier Cinemassacre content right here, “horror, nostalgia, great analysis”, it has it all

[@nickzornart]

Love that you're doing each decade in their own episode. Assuming you're doing one every day, so I can't wait to hear the retrospective of the Halloween episodes from the early 2300s.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

He'll be dead in 2300

[@Frisket]

Why is this so funny to me

[@WinnieTheTrain]

you mean the 20s of the 2000s

[@FLIPx504]

Don't you mean the year 2XXX

[@romdan7136]

Curious what his 2000's Episode will be.

[@Morgil27]

"Old enough to buy beer in Wisconsin" I'm from Wisconsin, and according to my parents, the drinking age back then was only 18.

[@Otakulad]

James doing the dad joke at the end of this episode was the icing on the cake.

[@a.grimes4202]

How could you not love this show? It gave us the term “Jump(ing) the shark”, after the episode where The Fonz literally jumped over one while water skiing.

[@Szokynyovics]

Eyyyyy

[@a.grimes4202]

@@Szokynyovics *👍😎👍*

[@danielkennedy1778]

That was a real corker

[@YarpYarpy]

I think this is the only reference people remember about this show tbh lol

[@reah7213]

I remember the episode, and i dont think ive ever heard anyone use that term

[@ronnieescalera4535]

Sit on it, bucko!

[@adamcavalle]

Wow I just watched this episode on Paramount+. Such a great episode

[@Metal_Horror]

Halloween's my favorite holiday by far. I love these nostalgic videos. Thanks

[@EvaFull]

Surprised that in both your ‘60’s & ‘70’s picks that you didn’t mention Bewitched at all.

[@derekstronf1837]

I think that would have been too on the nose

[@cheneethompson5756]

That would have been too obvious!

[@Polycomical]

I've bobbed for apples it's fun. Aside from Halloween we used to play other party games like trying to remove a chocolate button from a mound of flour or attempting to eat chocolate with a knife and fork with gloves on. Oh and pass the parcel, that was a classic.

[@dolst]

I love how the plate of apples just spawns in at 1:32. Surf Wisely.

[@pokemonfanya]

James be my blast for the past for ever please. I started watching when I was 10 in 2010 bro I love retro games

[@fallback1935]

Awesome review James!

[@GhostRider-on6bz]

"Monster Madness", brought to you by Chat GPT. Love yah really Bims!

[@litigioussociety4249]

My go-to Halloween episode/special is Garfield. I watch that every year, and I love all the music and songs.

[@DitloNio]

Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@MLJ7956]

Good review James. I remember that Happy Days episode...I also remember that there was was also a fun Halloween themed episode of 'CHiPs' (season 2 episode 6) that aired on October 21, 1978 (real close to Halloween) called 'Trick Or Trick' (a play on the words "trick or treat", where Ponch (Erik Estrada) & Jon (Larry Wilcox) try to keep streets safe for kids and families out trick or treating on Halloween. Over the course of the evening, they try to find a missing little boy in a haunted house, they try to stop a pair of robbers dressed as ghouls and try to stop a candy bag snatcher, meanwhile Sgt. Getraer (Robert Pine) is determined to find who the 'Halloween hobgoblin' is (as that character calls himself) that has been leaving spooky and cryptic messages on the police Raido band throughout the night. (No spoilers) but the episode ends with everyone having a big Halloween costume party....that episode of CHiPs is worth watching around Halloween too in my opinion. 😁✌️...

[@gregjohnson2824]

I like the content you covered in this video; takes me back as well but I miss the old days when you just threw an NES game in and showed all the frustrations we grew up with. Fan from the beginning..

[@Twerkingspider]

Dude I could watch you talk bout films or TV all day. It's shows how much you enjoy it and always enjoy your take on things.

[@djangoesque]

You forgot the Waltons episode the Changeling, it aired on 26th October 1978, traumatised me at the time😀

[@ryanowens4943]

Love this idea as holiday episodes are some of the best sitcom stuff out there... should continue with Christmas

[@Jacob-nu4nd]

Christmas madness

[@Kenny-wr3ky]

​@@Jacob-nu4ndChristmas Craziness.

[@Detective_creator]

We love you cinemassacre

[@melchior2678]

You love a ped0file

[@tonymaurice4157]

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[@munky871]

​@@tonymaurice4157wtf does that have to do with this video

[@tonymaurice4157]

@@munky871 "I got hairy legs that turn blonde in the sun"- senile Joe

[@aranbuzzas8000]

​@@munky871nothing at all. It's a brainless troll.

[@symorebutts2137]

Really just hammered these all out in an afternoon 🙄 wish i could do a month's work in a day.

[@dragoon1090]

Happy days was my mom's favorite show when I was a little kid. So she made sure to show me and I fell in love with it. Fonzie is my favorite.

[@CEO_FADeD]

IDK what everyone is talking about, but the Boy Meets World, Fresh Prince and Drew Carey cross over with Two Guys and A Girl Halloween episodes were epic... Honorable mention to the Home Improvement prank one too.

[@an3582]

​@@redacted2275you do it then. It shouldn't be a problem, right?

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@bored4161]

@@redacted2275he’s doing it by decade tho?

[@nlee4566]

@@redacted2275He does a decade a year.

[@jesseleesamples]

Well it’s only October 6th, maybe he’ll get to those and talk about them

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

The real nostalgia is that an apple is an acceptable Halloween treat

[@TheRealCheesemaker]

He's setting us up for a bobbing-for-apples finale this season.

[@antjeswanson8296]

Love the 70s.

[@JonathanDiNamesMusic]

Ah the Halloween special. What a classic piece of Americana

[@tony.9363]

Love Monster Madness

[@patrickdoyle2124]

You got me feeling all nostalgic, James. Well done 🤘

[@chachibouman7304]

Fresh Prince in the 90s.that halloween episode beside of Rosanne is the best

[@Negamare1]

I'm guessing a Family Matters halloween episode will be on this list.

[@chadharger9323]

Rosanne, Home Improvement also had some great Halloween bits.

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@troyandrew6154]

And dinosaurs and step by step

[@ItchyGoomie]

I have watched this episode every year for Halloween. The stairs in the house is used in an episode where Joanie and Fonzs cousin Spike are watching a movie and the stairs are in the movie they are watching.

[@pizzaishappiness7994]

James ended it with a bad joke. 😂 I love it. 👍👍Aaaaa+

[@ghostfacecollectah6827]

Awesome! Well done as always 👏👏👏

[@bluewinter6660]

Monster madness is a must watch

[@ghostfacekiller45]

Lol. Fonzi is every “tough guy”I have met.

[@SWExtractatus]

This video ended with a dad joke. What a solid closing!

[@Kozner]

I grew up with Monster Madness, and every year it was a tradition for me to look forward to the next video. When the content drought happened it made me sad. But see what in one way or another still exists it makes me feel like Halloween (Day of the Dead for me in Mexico) is complete. Thanks James 🎃

[@teacookieYT]

Oh man, the cackle I let out at the bobbing for apples reveal 🤣

[@Shenmue-Stare]

Fantastic episode, brodo!

[@whotookmydice]

Man I’m loving this series! So great.

[@brinkybrinkz]

Cheers had Halloween specials.

[@TomMSTie1138]

"I give it an Aaaaaa plus." Sit on it, Nerd!😋

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@jamesroy791]

I have never heard of the grinch Halloween special

[@TheZaius]

Fitting that he ends the episode with a bad joke.

[@troyandrew6154]

7:03 in the episode Richie almost dies, fonzie cried

[@Alex_DC413]

Don't forget: Fonzy was afraid of liver!

[@stevep9177]

Ending with a bad joke, indeed

[@lmmckeancps-1409]

Back in the day in NZ they used to say we were eight weeks behind on tv series lol I think it was more like 8 years tho haha

[@JJReviews]

I loved the saved by the bell halloweeen episode where they made it like people actually died.

[@shadow_nole]

Huh?

[@Chishannicon]

Don't remember this, but I do remember Boy Meets World did an episode like that which was hilarious.

[@robertallen2109]

I always look forward to your Halloween content, much like I used to wait for specials much like the one's your highlighting this year. You've become a Halloween staple all your own man!

[@yoshiike1]

Love it

[@jimnfl7134]

I remember Weird Al Yankovic talking about his reaction to Alice Cooper on the Muppets: He's scary and we are like He's the Son of Satan!! After that Muppets Episode, it seemed like Alice suddenly looked Lame."

[@Xfade81]

This brings back memories. Even for someone from the Netherlands. Always watched this show as a kid. Obviously these were released here years later.

[@user-mz1nl1vk4t]

The Fonz

[@CujoHyer]

There is an Andy Grifith episode where Andy and Barney go in to a 'haunted house' to look for some criminals that are hiding out. I don't remember a lot about it, but this reminds me of it.

[@aldenencluna6409]

Nice.

[@bipolargods509]

We needs more avgn. MORE!

[@cruzcamel]

I doubt James will ever read this, but there’s an episode of the old Little Rascals tv show (Our Gang) that I think is called Hide and Shriek. It seems right up his alley for a monster madness episode. Not Halloween themed, but it’s centered around going into a haunted house.

[@RabbitFighter666]

​@@redacted2275Not Clock pinch?

[@pmags8630]

Great video James

[@vgends7577]

These are great. You should do more of these for Christmas specials in December. I’m guessing next month will be Family Matters, but definitely call out Rosanne. They went above and beyond most years for the Halloween episodes. Or maybe next will be Rosanne then Family Matters 90s

[@litigioussociety4249]

The Stevil episodes were great.

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@hawk12983]

Home Improvement

[@danielblake1537]

Thank you for this James! ❤

[@NY4Life]

The best 1980's Halloween episode has to come from "Knight Rider" from Season 3 "Halloween Knight"

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@hannahdelvecchio7521]

Miles favorite movies is Young Frankenstein

[@rwsh1976]

Are you aware that Ron Howard himself is gonna watch and like this episode ? 😸

[@ThePirateprincess23]

Haunted is one of the funniest episodes in the series. If I remember correctly when the lights went out in the house, someone accidentally bumped into the record player and the song "Yakkity Yak" starred blarring, scaring everyone even more. I also remember Joanie mentioning that she would be very unhappy if she found her candy corn gone at the end of the episode.

[@Chiggins_]

Would love to see Dead Line from Inside No. 9 covered for the 2010s. That show would be absolutely up James' alley

[@segaseth]

Yes!!! This episode is awesome!!

[@davebooshty299]

Later on in the Series there was a;so a Halloweenish Episode Was About An Old Witch Cursing AL. Then there was another Episode Where Either Dracula or a Vampire , Top of my head to Remember , After A Blood Drive At Arnolds , Abducts a Few of the Characters into a Big Old Castle and Fonzi has to Save the day.

[@mr.zombfeedz]

I would love to see a video on the new last voyage of Demeter film

[@SIDEKICKDUSTY]

Hoping for MacGuyver in the 80s episode

[@1984nightrider]

WOOOOO MONSTER MADNESS!!!

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@zaturnneo]

Fun fact: The uncle of Anson Williams invented the Heimlich Maneuver.

[@dylaninpieces2]

Chill TV Show Geek

[@iusedyourtowel6765]

What's he saying at 3:00? "It even has those classic beastal die cuts"? "Beast doll dye cuts"?

[@filmbuff2777]

Great video again. I am glad you also mentioned the Scooby Doo episode, which is one of my favourites.

[@AubreyTheKing]

That ending lol Love your monster madness videos, James!

[@brandonnotsowise2640]

Been waiting all year for this!

[@Gamingwithahandicap]

I know it’s monster madness but I’m still waiting on a Indiana Jones 5 review maybe in November :)

[@Brandon-uq4mt]

There was another episode that creeped me out when Fonzie gets an old car he fixes it up and when he was done a lady appeared.

[@SkyAnthro]

Have you played the new Atari 2600 game they just released called "Save Mary"?

[@Transgenderedmonarch]

It’s sad nobody bobs for apples anymore because everyone has gotten so iffy about germs

[@kazoshay]

Great idea for this month. Loved the Halloween episode of Hey Dude!

[@waltuh.....]

You are awesome

[@adnaanabrahams]

When you playing 1989 Prince of Persia

[@aidengarcia4622]

Awesome video!❤much love AVGN

[@ProbablyOkay]

Love this new spin on your series!

[@chanic4621]

I love monster madness thanks James!

[@chadharger9323]

He has to do the Little House on the Prairie Headless Horseman Halloween episode! That gave me nightmares for MONTHS! Oh, and on that note Michael Landon (who played the father on Little House) also starred in Highway to Heaven. In one episode he did a homage to his breakout role in I Was A Teenage Werewolf.

[@tonymaurice4157]

Trump2024 👍 Senile Joe gotta go!

[@kri249]

Speaking of Highway to Heaven didn't they also do a Halloween episode with Michael Berryman playing the devil?

[@OldSchoolCurt]

The Halloween episode ended with a dad joke and James ended his episode with a dad joke! Brilliant!

[@AdamHoooot]

"Mr Griswold"??? Let us all not forget James is only a couple years younger than when Chevy filmed Christmas Vacation.

[@jonyak1221]

It isn't Halloween without monster madness

[@hypno_brain]

I know that throughout his videos James has talked a lot about the haunted houses he's made and other Halloween shenanigans, but I'd love to see a full video or series just detailing those memories!

[@Crash_Linux]

Just noticed the Marshall University pennant on the wall behind Fonz at 6:10. Only 4 years prior (November 14, 1970) to the episode airing, 75 Marshall University football student athletes, staff, flight crew and fans died in a tragic plane crash.

[@subreel12000]

It’s for Marshall, WI, which is based near Milwaukee where show was supposed to take place

[@paulsmith9192]

Thought was new,Avgn episode.