Warren "Potsie" Weber
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| Warren "Potsie" Weber | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "All the Way" |
| Last appearance | "Fonzie's Sports" (officially) KSTP-TV's ads (unofficially) |
| Cause/reason | End of the series |
| Created by | Garry Marshall |
| Portrayed by | Anson Williams |
| Episode count | 255 (Happy Days) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of death | Unknown (still alive as of 1965) |
| Occupation | Works at Howard Cunningham's hardware store |
Warren "Potsie" Weber is a fictional character from the sitcom Happy Days. He was played by Anson Williams.
Potsie was a close friend of Richie Cunningham and Ralph Malph, who often spent time at Arnold's Drive In. He was characterized as not being very bright, somewhat gullible, socially clumsy, and in modern hindsight, very "square". An enthusiastic singer, he was frequently called a nerd by friends and acquaintances. Potsie's extremely sour relationship with his father (never seen on camera) was a minor running joke on the series, with lines such as "I'm gonna talk to my dad too... it will be the first time in six months!"
Initially at the start of the series, Potsie appeared with best friend Richie in the plots and appeared to be more savvy than Richie, a character trait that would be dropped by the writers. As the series progressed, and with the breakout character Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli becoming close friends with Richie, Potsie was more commonly paired with Ralph in stories, even moreso when the pair rented an apartment together upon leaving high school.
Potsie was apparently smart enough to get into medical school, and continued to work to his goal of becoming a psychiatrist late in the series.
He was one of few characters to last through the entire show, even though his appearances became sporadic in the later years.
One of the characters main traits was his inability to play Basketball with any semblance of talent. Because of this, and because of the shows popularity, his name entered into the vernacular. In other words, an extremely poor basketball shot is known as "a potsie weber."
