Assignment #1

The Happy Days episode that I watched is titled "Haunted." It is a Halloween special. All of the boys goofed around a lot and did silly things like swipe an elderly man's hat off of his head. This tells me that the kids back then were more involved with adults. These days, I think that most teens tend to avoid communication with adults (if they can).

I learned that back in the 50s, everyone was much more festive. Not many people care about dressing up for Halloween, especially teenagers. In the show, everyone was excited to put on a costume. The teenagers played bobbing for apples and danced together which no one does much of. Dancing, sure, but bobbing for apples is considered a children's game now. I feel as though now, when kids mature into teens, they care less and less about minor holidays. I like that the Happy Days teens enthusiasm did not fade.

I learned from my dad while watching this episode that Marion Ross, who plays Marion Cunningham is in a Scooby Doo movie that I enjoyed. The actors are all really good and they seem really into character. There is not one person who isn't fully animated one hundred percent of the time. I also learned that many people gave out plain apples for Halloween treats. I thought it was all candy apples!

All of the things I observed from this show can help me to get into character with a number of things. All of the girls attitudes seemed to be sweet, polite and happy. Everyone seemed to be excited most of the time and took humour easily. No one fought or caused drama. I think it is important to have a positive aura and a pleasant attitude in this musical. It is all about having fun. Now that I know how people acted back then, it is easier to act like them. If I ever need reference, I know I can always think of what I watched, or just watch another one.

Episode link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGd1kiL5ctU