Joanie Loves Chachi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This spin-off of Happy Days follows Chachi Arcola as he moves out and tries to make it on his own with a rock band and a music career. In between holding down a job and keeping his girlfriend, Joanie Cunningham, happy, he must also deal with the often unwanted, but sometimes needed, advice and interference from his friends, relatives and neighbors.

Series details

• Title: Joanie Loves Chachi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1982-03-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 4722

Cast and credited roles

• Erin Moran — Joanie Cunningham
• Al Molinaro — Al Delvecchio
• Derrel Maury — Mario
• Ellen Travolta — Louisa Arcola Delvecchio
• Winifred Freedman — Annette
• Robert Pierce — Bingo
• Scott Baio — Chachi Arcola
• Art Metrano — Uncle Rico Mastorelli

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-03-23; final listed air date 1982-04-13; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-09-30; final listed air date 1983-05-24; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Joanie Loves Chachi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.