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Yeah, that's right, Opie. You're a dead man if I ever catch up with you. You got wealthy while I got crapped on.
When the "Love and Happy Days" episode of Love American Style aired in 1972, I remember thinking, "God, I hope that's the last time that dork uses my name". But, nooooo, you had to go and star in the immensely popular Happy Days, which ran from 1974 to 1984.
You see, your fictional character's name was "Richie Cunningham" and anyone with half a brain knows it's a nickname for Richard. Heck, your TV father or mother even called you Richard a few times, if I recall correctly. My full name is Richard Timothy Cunningham, but it doesn't matter that your character's middle name was different. The vicious people who harassed me in high school didn't seem to notice the difference.
Because of YOUR lame characterization using MY name, I was called "Richie", "Potsie", "Fonzie" and even "Happy Days". Do you know how bad it made me feel? Do you realize I wanted to kill you and your whole family?
More than 20 years later, in 2005, I was on the phone with a female customer service representative one day who started laughing after I gave her my name. I hung up on the ignorant slut.
Count your blessings, dirtbag, that I'm in the Philippines and getting to you would cost me more than I'm willing to spend. But I swear, if one Filipino here laughs at me because of you, I'll spend my entire life savings to find you and take you out!
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It's too late to rewrite it! :-)
hi brother, I remember you every time we watch a rerun of Happy Days. Be happy Richie
You're lucky I'm on the other side of the world, or I'd be at your house in a heartbeat.
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I would, but you know what? It's still be aired in syndication.
:?: Dude! Will you get over it. I'm sure he did'nt even have a choice back then on the characters name. That is why he is a Director and a producer now. So he can do whatever the hell he wants. Haha! But this is a very amusing post. lol
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I could only imagine what it must have been like for you. I lost count of how many morons ask if I was related to Ritchie Cunningham. Every one of them thought they were the first one to think of it too!