My Cousin the Cheat

Plot

A truant officer comes into Arnold's telling Fonzie that his cousin Chachi Arcola has been skiping school and selling ties to various people Fonzie tells Chachi that he should stay in school because "stay in school is cool" even though Chachi says school is boring then Richie comes in and tells Chachi he needs someone to tutor and Fonzie tells Chachi that he can have a job at his Mechanic shop and later Chachi is paired with Joanie so she can help totor him so he can do better (as suggested by Richie) but as soon as Joanie's parnets Marion & Howard leave Joanie with Chachi on the living room couch he starts to hit on Joanie and she threatens to tell her dad what he is doing and then says that she will call Fonzie so Chachi starts to work and tells Joanie that he has some sample questions that he needs to work on. later Marion calls Joanie so she can help her with her dress and she goes upstairs and then Chachi goes on the phone talking to his friend Tony that he got all the answers for the test and later Chachi gets 100 on his test and Fonzie gives him a job and he also gives him his first yellow mechanic hat that a person named Boris (who is never seen in the series) had given to him when he was able to fix his first car at only 7 1/2 years old. Chachi leaves Fonzie to do his work then Richie and Joanie come inside to tell Fonzie that Chachi got suspended from school for two weeks and cheated the answers out of her which also got her suspended later Chachi comes in and Fonzie tells him what he did and Chachi storms out of the shop with anger on his face. later back at the Cunningham house Howard & Marion tell Fonzie that he should talk to Chachi But he says that it is anganist the Fonzarelli Code. Richie talks to Chachi at Arnold's . Richie talks to Chachi at Arnold's (he tries the buddy, anger, and truth routines). Richie tells Chachi that he should sell himself to the principal and tells Fonzie he should give Chachi his job back. Chachi has a second interview and he apologizes to Fonzie & he gives him another shot. shot.^[1]

Main Cast

• Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham
• Henry Winkler as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli
• Marion Ross as Marion Cunningham
• Anson Williams as Warren "Postie" Weber
• Don Most as Ralph Malph*
• Erin Moran as Joanie Cunningham
• Al Molinaro as Al Delvecchio
• Scott Baio as Chachi Arcola
• Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham

Supporting Cast/Guest

• Charles Hallahan as Truant Officer

Triva

• It is mentioned in this Episode that Chachi's Biological Father is deceased
• In this episode Fonzie mentions of the Fonzarelli Code which is the first time it is mentioned in the series.^[2]
• it is revealed by Richie that Chachi's full named is Charles "Chachi" Arcola
• Ralph and Potsie appear briefly at the end of the episode

Mentioned characters that did not appear in this episode

• Lori Beth Allen
• Jenny Piccalo
• Cindy Turtlebeck

References