These Days Are Ours

Was the world ready for Cyndi Lauper's movie career in 1988? Ron Howard must have thought so, because his company Imagine Entertainment produced her first starring vehicle, a romantic comedy-adventure called Vibes. Somehow, Jeff Goldblum and Peter Falk got roped into this, too. Peter and Joe have a review.

In 1972, America was (apparently) crying out for an animated version of All in the Family. And Hanna-Barbera responded with an unusual little pilot called "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father" starring our very own Tom Bosley. Are Peter and Joe here with a review? Yes.

For their epic 300th episode (a milestone neither of them even mentions), Peter and Joe look at an extremely dated made-for-TV movie directed by our very own Jerry Paris in 1971. Join them for an in-depth examination of The Feminist and the Fuzz.

Right before he became Potsie Weber, Anson Williams starred in an incredibly bleak educational film called The Money Tree. It's about the dangers of renting furniture. No, really. Peter and Joe will explain it all to you.

Let's say you only had time to watch five of director Garry Marshall's feature films. Which five should those be? Peter and Joe have some suggestions, and they also talk about Garry's career overall. Are they still working their way through some trauma? Find out!

Each director must have a last film, and for Garry Marshall, it was the 2016 all-star comedy Mother's Day. Peter and Joe are here with a review. And we also mourn Skype, which was too pure for this world.

Should old Garry Marshall movies be forgot and never brought to mind? That's the question Peter and Joe will try to answer as they review his 2011 all-star spectacular New Year's Eve. Join them!

In 2010, Garry Marshall assembled every single famous person in the world and put them in one movie. That movie was called Valentine's Day, and Peter and Joe have some thoughts on it. Join them.

This week, in honor of the Christmas season, we're reviewing the 1979 made-for-TV movie An American Christmas Carol starring Henry "The Fonz" Winkler as the very Scrooge-like Benedict Slade. Is this adaptation worth your time? Peter and Joe have a review.

Garry Marshall wanted to make the dark comedy-drama Georgia Rule for a long time. In 2007, he finally did it. In 2025, Peter and Joe had to deal with the fallout from that decision. Join us for an eye-opening review of this semi-forgotten Jane Fonda/Lindsay Lohan movie. WARNING: Contains discussion of child molestation.

In 2004, just months after the release of Raising Helen, Garry Marshall gave us a second film in the Princess Diaries franchise. Should he have bothered? Peter and Joe will weigh in as they review The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. 

Joe's on a documentary, talking about Happy Days this week! Here's where to find him!

For his 13th feature film, Garry Marshall decided to explore the role that sexuality plays in the Lutheran faith. The result was a romantic comedy-drama called Raising Helen. Are Peter and Joe here with a review? Yes. Yes, they are.

This week, we get to another of Garry Marshall's most famous films, The Princess Bride...er, Diaries. Peter and Joe are here with a review, and one of them actually read the book this was based on. (Hint: it wasn't Joe.)

How do you make a sequel to Pretty Woman without making a sequel to Pretty Woman? Peter and Joe try to answer that question as they review Garry Marshall's smash hit romcom Runaway Bride.

Gird your loins, folks. It's time for us to discuss Garry Marshall's 1999 film The Other Sister. It was his attempt at making something like Rain Man or Forrest Gump. Did he succeed? Peter and Joe have the answers.

This week we're talking about Herndon! What's that? You've never heard of Herndon? Well, buckle up, because we're about to become the internet's #1 Herndon podcast as Peter and Joe review an obscure Garry Marshall pilot from 1983 starring Michael "Kramer" Richards.

Garry Marshall feels the urge. The urge to glurge. This week, we're talking about Dear God, Garry's attempt to make the most heartwarming movie that ever warmed a heart. Peter and Joe have a review for you. Do their hearts remain as ice cold as ever?

For some reason, in 1994, Garry Marshall thought it would be a great idea to make a film of Anne Rice's BDSM novel Exit to Eden and add a comedic subplot about a diamond heist. Spoiler alert: This was not a great idea. Peter and Joe have a review anyway.

How do you follow up Pretty Woman? Hell if I know. But Garry Marshall decided to make a romantic comedy-drama about a cook and a waitress who... well, you'll find out when Peter and Joe review Frankie and Johnny.

Mercy! Hot off the success of Beaches, Garry Marshall made the romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which turned out to be one of the defining movies of the entire 1990s. This week, Peter and Joe revisit the film and discuss how it holds up in 2025.

A very unusual episode of the podcast this week, as Joe recounts his adventures traveling to New York City to be in a Happy Days documentary that's currently being produced for CBS. Does he have colorful anecdotes to share? You be the judge! WARNING: EXTREME SELF-INDULGENCE AHEAD!

Did you ever know that you're my hero? No? Well, that's just one of the things you'll find out in this week's podcast. Listen in rapt amazement as Peter and Joe review the 1988 weepie Beaches starring Bette Midler as Bette Midler.

This week, Peter and Joe review Garry Marshall's fourth film, Overboard, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. We hope you won't be over-bored by what we have to say!

For his third film, Garry Marshall brought in two big guns, Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks, to play a bickering father-son duo in the dramedy Nothing in Common. Does it work? Peter and Joe have thoughts.

If you're listening to this podcast, you probably like both Garry Marshall and nostalgia. Well, then, have we got a movie for you! Join Peter and Joe as they review the 1984 Matt Dillon classic, The Flamingo Kid. 

After decades in television, Garry Marshall was itching to become a movie director. And in 1982, he went and did the damned thing. The result was an oddball comedy called Young Doctors in Love. It stars everyone and features everything. Peter and Joe have a review.

This week, Peter and Joe wrap up their discussion of Happy Days: A New Musical. Will Fonzie and Richie reconcile? Will Arnold's be saved? Will the Malachis be defeated? And what of Ralph Malph? Listen and find out! All will be revealed!

Of course there's a Happy Days musical! Everything gets a musical these days. Join Peter and Joe as they take a close look at the 2007 stage adaptation of everyone's favorite nostalgic sitcom.

Now that we've made it through both seasons of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, it's time to reflect on what we've learned. Reflect with us, won't you?

And here we are at the end of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang. But don't be sad! Rejoice! Because this week, Fonzie and his cartoon pals meet Sherlock Holmes! And that's pretty much all they do: meet. Join Peter and Joe as they discuss "Give Me a Hand, Something's Afoot."

This week, Fonzie and his pals find themselves in Timbuktu circa 1100 A.D. Does it go well? Does it go poorly? Does Ralph make terrible jokes along the way? Join Peter and Joe as they review "All This and Timbuktu."

New York! Paris! Shanghai! The North Pole! These are just some of the places depicted as cheaply as possible in this week's episode! Join Peter and Joe as they review "Around the World in 80 Ways."

This week, Fonzie and his pals take off to the Great White North! Specifically, they find themselves in the Yukon in 1898 where they have to save yet another damsel in distress from another snarling villain. Peter and Joe give you the skinny in their review of "Perilous Pauline."

As you may have guessed from that title, this is not an episode of These Days Are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast. Instead, it's a commentary track I recorded back in 2022 with the late, great Greg Javer. It was intended for a Blu-ray box set but got lost in the shuffle. Greg passed away recently, and I wanted to share this track with his friends. Enjoy!

This week, Fonzie meets Caligula! No, not really. But he goes back to ancient Rome and tangles with a fake Julius Caesar. Peter and Joe will tell you all about it when they review "There's No Place Like Rome."

Two amazing things happen this week: (1) Fonzie and the gang travel to 4th century Norway and do battle with a sorceress. (2) Cupcake gets a love interest. Peter and Joe discuss both of these things when they review "Fjords and Sorcery." You'd be a fool not to join them.

What's theoretically better than one Cupcake? TWO CUPCAKES! Yes, our favorite future chick finds her doppelganger in 19th century Siam. Peter and Joe give you the lowdown on all this in their review of "Double Jeopardy."

This week, Fonzie and has pals go underground -- way underground -- as they travel to the earth's core to help a young lady find her missing father in "It's All Downhill from Here." Do Peter and Joe have thoughts? They do.

You know what's going on in that Bermuda Triangle? Neither do we! But you're about to find out this week, because that's where Fonzie and his pals are headed in "Time Schlep." Peter and Joe are here with a review.

If you're looking for the Fonz, you'd better check under the sea, 'cause that is where you'll find him as he and his pals visit Aqua City in "Kelp!" Peter and Joe are here with a review.

Ever wanna see The Three Musketeers with the Happy Days gang? Well, too bad, because that's what this week's show is about. Join Peter and Joe as they review "The French Correction."

What's a Grecian urn? Find out this week when Fonzie and his time-traveling pals travel back to Atlantis and battle an evil sorceress in "Greece is the Word." Peter and Joe will be there to guide you along the path.

We have seen many visions of the future, and this is... another one of those. Fonzie and pals venture to the year 3057 and battle a race of mutants called the Krolacks! Join Peter and Joe as they talk about "Science Friction."

History's two greatest Arthurs -- Arthur Fonzarelli and King Arthur -- finally meet. Only one can survive! Or two. Probably two. Find out when Peter and Joe review "Gone with the Wand." 

The good news is that Fonzie and his pals have finally made it back to 1957! The bad news is that they're in the South American jungle and being antagonized by Irish smugglers and Amazonian warrior women. Join Peter and Joe as they talk about the incredibly busy "It's a Jungle Out There."

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is a time travel show, so you know they're gonna do an Egypt episode with mummies and pyramids and Cleopatra. Here, then, is that thing. Join Peter and Joe as they dissect "The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid."

This week, Fonzie and the gang find themselves in Salem, 1692. You know what that means -- funny hats! Also, to a lesser extent, witches. Join Peter and Joe as they review "You'll Never Get Witch."

This week, Fonzie and his pals travel to Transylvania and meet Dracula's non-union equivalent, Count Wolfenstein. It's fun times for us and scary times for them! Join Peter and Joe as they review "The Vampire Strikes Back."

This week, Fonzie and pals have landed in "ancient China." Where, specifically? We don't know. When, specifically? We don't know. But they meet this guy called Ming Fu. There are kites. It's a whole thing. You'd better just listen in as Peter and Joe review "Ming Fu to You, Too."