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Monday, Monday, happy days. Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days. Thursday, Friday,

happy days. The weekend comes, plus I go home, ready to race to you.

These days are ours.

Oh, happy days.

These days are ours.

Oh, happy days. By gray sky, yellow blue, there's nothing can hold me when I

hold you so right.

You can't be wrong.

Rockin' and rollin' all week long.

Monday, Monday, happy days.

Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days.

Thursday, Friday, happy days.

Saturday, what a day.

Movin' all week with you.

Please stay dry.

Where's Dad?

Well, he went to a meeting of the Leopard Lodge with Donald Hedges.

Oh, no, not him. Oh, every time he sees me, he tells me I'm growing like a weed.

If I hear that one more time, I'll scream.

That must be your father now.

Oh, and Mr. Hedges, he's not going to call me a weed.

So the traveling salesman said to the farmer's daughter, Hi, Marion.

You have to say hello to Mrs.

Grand.

Convention, Donald?

Zoe, yes. I got my car trunk filled with water balloons already.

Hey, and I'm taking my son, Junior, along.

He's such a fun guy, you know. We're just like buddies together. Probably

Hugh and Richie, huh?

Is he going to the convention?

Oh, uh, yes.

Of course he is. Hey, great.

There'll be no stopping the four of us, huh? Nothing like being buddies with

your kid. Well, so long. Bye.

Oh, and say hello to that good -looking little daughter of yours.

She's growing like a weed.

That's not funny, Joanie.

You know, Marion, maybe I should invite Richie to come to the convention with

me. I don't know why, but we're not such good buddies anymore.

Gee, when he was little, I used to be his little league coach and take him to

see Santa Claus.

Oh, Howard, that's all little boy stuff. He's a young man now.

Yeah, well, that's the whole point. Now that he's older, we should be closer

than ever.

We haven't done anything together in a long time.

Well, go ahead, dear. Just invite him to the Leopard Convention.

I'll bet if I invite him, he'll just laugh at me right in my face. Richard is

not that way.

Hello. Hi.

Come on.

Thank you.

Richard, how would you like to go with me to the Leopard Lodge Convention this

weekend?

Oh, you made cookies, huh?

I can't laugh in your father's face.

Oh, Mom, he doesn't care whether I go to that convention or not.

Yes, he does.

This is very important to him, Richard.

You know, you're going to graduate in another year, and you might even end up

working in another town.

You know, I think your father feels that now is the time the two of you should

be buddies.

Oh, Mom, we've got plenty of time for that.

Ralph and Patsy and me, we got tickets to the Bears game in Chicago. We're

to Chicago this weekend.

Chicago? Now that's where the convention is. You could ride down there with your

father and you could stay at his hotel.

I want to hang out with the guys. You know, we got everything all planned out.

Ralph already borrowed his father's bullhorn.

I'm not telling you that you have to go with your father. I'm just simply

letting you know how I feel about this subject.

All right.

than what, Arthur?

Look at the way he's dressed.

Well, he's dressed the way he's always dressed. Am I wearing a tie?

Yes, you are, Arthur, and you look so nice.

Thanks very much, Mrs. C.

You should look nice, too.

He looks fine, Fonz. Yeah, he looks fine enough to wrestle a pig.

Not fine enough to go and visit his cute little grandmother whose eyes crinkle

when she smiles.

So why should I get dressed up? I don't want to hear about it. I don't want to

hear any more about how her house smells funny.

She keeps pinching my cheeks.

Hey, she pinched my cheek for 13 years. It's your turn.

That's what grandmothers are for.

And then she invites all her friends in and makes me dance with them.

Actually, I like to watch that.

Fonz, I don't want to go.

Arthur, you can't force people to do what you want them to.

Yes, I can.

You know, Howard asked Richard to go to the leopard convention with him, and he

won't go, even though he knows how much it means to his father.

Tell me that's not true.

Oh, Fonz, I came walking in here. I tell you that I am filled with

disappointment.

I bring my cousin Chachi in here so he can meet somebody he can look up to, and

you spit in my face.

I didn't spit. No, I've got to take my cousin and find somebody he can really

look up to. Thanks, Evan.

All right, wait, wait, wait.

I thought it over. I changed my mind, and I'm going with my dad to the

convention.

You want my opinion? Yeah. You ought to visit your grandmother, Nussbaum.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's all right.

Have a good time.

I almost fell off my pedestal.

Oh, this is going to be great.

The leopards worked hard all year long, and this weekend we can really let go

and act crazy.

isn't such a bad room.

It's a lot better than that fleabag we dropped the fellas off at. Oh, yeah.

Well, this one's got beds.

Yeah.

Now, Richard, we are gonna have a terrific weekend.

Yeah.

Look at this.

Your junior leopard fans.

Huh?

I was afraid you'd forget it.

I wouldn't want to be without that.

You wear it proudly, huh, Richard?

Why don't you start unpacking? Right. I'm going to go on down to the lobby and

sign us in at the convention.

Oh, Richard, take a look at that other suitcase.

It's got a million laughs in it. Right.

And thanks for coming.

I wouldn't have missed it, Dad.

Dribble glass.

My father's turned into Bozo the Clown.

Oh, yeah.

Hello, Mr. Hedges, Junior.

Boy, there's no fooling a Cunningham, is there?

Hey, where's Howie? We're ready to go out in the hall and start hiding the

maids' cleaning cards.

We might hide a couple of maids.

Oh, here's your convention kit.

Badge and everything.

Oh, yeah, thanks, Junior.

Well, listen, my dad went down to register us, so I'm sure he's going to

any minute.

Hey, baby, that's Holly. Let's give him a warm reception.

He's got his suit on and everything.

Yeah, it's pretty nice.

You know, somehow I never pictured my dad as a man who would bring a whoopee

cushion.

Hey, it's the deluxe model.

I gotta tell you, though, this whole thing of being a buddy with your dad, it

takes a little getting used to.

Well, here's the game plan, Rich.

Back in our hotel, there's a bunch of stewardesses, and we're meeting three of

them tonight.

Are you telling me that you've lined up a stewardess for yours truly?

You bet your butts, buddy boy.

That's right, Rich.

And this stewardess flies nonstop.

What are we waiting for? Get those glasses off. All right.

Wait until you get one.

Wait until you get one. Richard, you'll never guess what happened.

Donald and Junior were arrested.

No, no. I changed the seating arrangement for the banquet tonight.

You see, instead of the vice poobah sitting next to me, I told him I wanted

son to sit next to me. My pride. and joy, looking up at me with a smile.

You didn't have to do that, Dad.

Well, I know I didn't have to, but I wanted to.

Howie, quick!

Bernie's got ten girls trapped in the revolving door.

He's going for my record.

Come on, Rich, you don't want to miss this. Oh, and wear your fez, buddy.

What about the stewardess?

Guess I'm going to have to cancel my flight.

Yeah, I'm going to a banquet with my buddy.

to present to you my son, Richard, huh?

Richard,

Richard, return the welcome.

All right,

fellas, now just finish your dinner and enjoy yourself.

Hey, how about this, Bobby?

right up here with the grand poof. What do you think of that?

Nothing.

Nothing at all.

Go ahead.

Take a shot.

I mean, there's nothing wrong.

Richard. It's allowed. It's in the bylaws. What's wrong with this guy?

You're a dud.

You asked for it, bucko.

This is a special moment.

When I heard that Howard Cunningham was elected Grand Poobah, well, I was

thrilled. And surprised.

And disappointed.

And hurt.

In appreciation for all the wonderful work you've done for the brothers at the

Leopard Lodge, well, here's just a little token of that appreciation.

Gentlemen, if you please would.

What a bunch of guys.

Pretty pleased with sugar, actually.

Now open your mouth. Here comes the train.

Okay, all the single men

line up for a kiss from the cake, girls.

I do his stuff.

Oh, no, no. I... I never kissed on the first convention.

Oh, come on.

Why?

Well, uh... Come on.

Poor girl's been kissed enough, you know? He's afraid.

I'll bet he's afraid.

Chicken!

Look,

fellas, fellas. Rich is just not in the mood, that's all.

All right, guys. Look, uh... Let's have some real fun.

Let's go outside and stop traffic, huh?

You want to come along?

No, I think I'll just stay in here.

Boy, they really made a mess here for you, didn't they?

Do you think anybody would mind if I sat down for a moment and caught my breath?

Oh, of course not. No, take a seat.

Oh, thank you.

There you go.

often? Not that often. I do it for extra money.

See, I'm studying creative writing in night school.

Oh, that's kind of a coincidence.

You jump out of cakes, too?

No, but I'm a journalism major.

Matter of fact, I brought some of my articles that I've written to show the

people at the Chicago Tribune, and I thought, I don't know, I'll take a shot.

You wouldn't be interested in reading any of them, would you? I'd love to.

Uh, they're, uh, they're up in my room.

I don't mind. Let's go.

Let's go. Okay.

Where are you going, Richard? Oh, excuse me. Dad, um, can I borrow the key to

the room? I just want to show her some of the articles that I've written.

You're going to take this girl upstairs?

Yeah, do you mind?

I even quoted a Russian.

Oh, two, actually.

Hey,

how about that, Holly?

Your kid and the cake girl. Ring -a -ding -ding.

Donald, why don't you get lost?

Good idea. Hide your eyes. Count to ten. Come on, Junior.

Don't you think he's a doctor?

Hey, Howie, how's the convention going?

Hi, guys.

It's fine.

I'm just taking a quiet little break.

Why are you with the other guys? They're outside wrapping the hotel in toilet

paper.

Well, my heart just wasn't in it.

Where's Rich?

Richard is upstairs with a girl who jumped out of that cake.

No!

You've got a problem?

You see, I trust Richie.

And I know he's a good kid.

But it just doesn't seem right for me as a father to hand him a key to a hotel

room, send him upstairs and tell him to have a good time with a girl who jumps

out of cakes.

Well, if it bothers you so much, why'd you do it? Yeah, because I wanted so

for us to be good buddies.

What do you think?

I don't know if it's our place to judge, Mr. C. Well, it is. I'm asking you.

Oh. Yeah.

Well, Mr. C., we think of you as the typical father.

Maybe a little heavier.

Mr. Cunningham, I want to tell you something.

You know that me and my dad are great buddies, right?

Dad and I joke around all the time, but we hardly ever talk about anything

serious. And when I have to, it's...

It's very difficult for me to even approach him.

First time I asked him a question about sex, he giggled.

Like that.

You know, Mr. C, I have a strange relationship with my dad, too. I told

had a problem once, and he said we'd talk later.

That was eight years ago.

Face it, Mr. C, you are a great father.

That's right. Ozzie Nelson and Robert Young rolled into one.

Maybe that's why I'm a little heavier.

Listen, Mr. C, maybe you should do what you think a father should do.

Thanks, fellas.

Anytime, Mr. C.

Hey, Potts, we better get going. The stewardesses are waiting.

All right.

You know, you really write well.

Well? Thank you. Thank you.

I'd like to read some of your stuff sometime.

Yeah, I wish I brought something with me.

Well, no pockets, huh?

I wrote something about jumping out of cakes. Oh.

See, I was at this convention where I had to kiss all the guys.

But this time they didn't line up.

So I had to sit on their laps and kiss them.

Well, like this.

Excuse me.

Oh, no, no. It's all right.

key. Wherever could it be?

What's that?

Sounds like my dad trying to warn me that he's coming into the room.

Here it is.

Oh, goody. It just fits into the lock.

Oh, goody. It fits.

Oh.

Excuse me. I thought you'd be finished with the articles by now.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt. I'll just... Oh, you weren't

interrupting. I was just leaving.

Oh, wait a minute.

Margo, I'm sorry about this.

It's nice meeting you.

Thanks.

If you come back next year, maybe I'll finish my story.

girl. She's very nice, Dad.

You knew that we were up here. How could you do this? Richard, I didn't bust in

on you. Oh, you didn't bust in, but outside the door is as bad as busting

Oh, just forget it. All right.

Forget it.

No.

You're right.

I wasn't a buddy.

I came running upstairs here like a father. But I got to tell you, Richard,

I am not.

out to be a buddy with you the way donald is with junior i'm sorry who

want to be like them dad let me tell you something

donald and junior have to be buddies nobody else can stand them

you're right there just just know

that we've got something a whole lot better than they have

You really think so?

Oh, Dad.

Look, all I can remember is my whole life.

Any time that I've been confused or a little down, maybe, like... Remember the

time we were playing that championship basketball game?

I blew that free throw, we lost the whole thing, huh?

Well, you were right there. You were right by my side.

You even offered me a lifesaver.

times i didn't need a buddy i needed a father and that's what you were to me

besides who'd want to have a an old buddy when they could have a perfect

Listen, Richard.

Yeah?

I sure would love to pull just one buddy -buddy prank before we go home.

You got it, Dad.

All right, what's it gonna be? What you got in mind, huh?

See this?

Yeah? That's the key to Donald and Junior's room.

What do you say we go in there and throw all their luggage out the window, huh?

Yeah!

My great guy, hello, boo.

You can hold me when I hold you. It's all right. It can't be wrong.

Rockin' and rollin' all the time.