Happy Days: what ever happened to Ritchie's brother, Chuck?

[Deep13]

In the 1970s, there was a television show about the '50s (as opposed to Leave it to Beaver which was a show about the '50s from the '50s). During the first season when Rock Around the Clock was the opening credit song, Ritchie and Joanie had an older brother named Chuck. Chuck vanished without a trace pretty quickly to a point where he was never mentioned again. People spoke of the TWO Cunningham children and Howard of his eldest son Ritchey. They got rid of Chuck and then covered-up his existence.

So what the fuck happened to Chuck?

[underpants]

1. Chuck joined the Army

He was actually in the pilot.

[underpants]

2. TWO Chucks actually

Gavan O'Herlihy
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641398/

Randolph Roberts
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731505/

"Happy Days" (1974)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070992/

[billyskank]

3. We don't talk about that

:)

[Beer Snob-50]

4. I think he took his own life

because he knew that he would have to be part of that tragedy known as "Joanie loves Chachi"

[azmouse]

5. That 70's Show lost Donna's younger sister.

Anyone remember Tina from the first episode or two?

[Left Is Write]

7. The Winslows' youngest daughter faded away on Family Matters also.

[Left Is Write]

6. Where did Sondra come from on the Cosby Show?

And how did Cliff's name get changed?

In an early episode of the Cosby Show, Cliff says something to Claire about their four children. In later episodes they have five children, and miraculously, the new addition isn't the youngest child - she's the oldest!

Also in an early episode, the name shown by Cliff's office door is Clifford Huxtable. Later, his name was changed from Clifford to Heathcliff.

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. You wanna talk continuity errors?

"MASH" is notorious for 'em. :eyes:

[Left Is Write]

19. Yes...that'll happen...

When you try to stretch a three-year war over 11 seasons. :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. If it'd been about Vietnam instead of Korea

it'd prolly still be in first-run.

[Deep13]

8. Joanie and Mouseketeer friends sacrificed him to Disney in ...

... bizarre Satanic ritual.

[DelawareValleyDem]

9. He became a drummer for Spinal Tap

it was only a matter of time after that.

[mikeytherat]

14. There was just a flash of light, and he was gone...

mikey_the_rat

[Deep13]

10. He was devoured by gerbils.

The really gross part? It was from the inside out!

[Ron Mexico]

11. I voted for #1: Dick "Potsie" Cheney waxed Chuck's sorry ass. (NT)

[Deep13]

12. As opposed to Karl "Malph" Rove.

[Ron Mexico]

16. Precisely. Don't forget Scott "Chachi" McLellan.

[Deep13]

13. Bit by poodle skirt, got rabies.

[StaggerLee]

15. Dated Laura.

Romance soured.

Laura got the last word with a Jeep, 12-pack and a stop sign that just couldn't hold her back.

Wrote a song about it, wanna hear it? Here it goes!

[Deep13]

17. Chafing from hula-hoop became gangreneous, killed him.