Happy Days/Vocational Education

Vocational Education
Season 11, Episode 7
Airdate	November 22, 1983
Written by	Brian Levant
Directed by	Jerry Paris
Produced by	Jerry Paris, Ronny Hallin
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Happy Days — Season Eleven

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Vocational Education is the seventh episode of the eleventh season of Happy Days, and the two hundred fortieth episode overall.

Here, the careers of Roger and Fonzie as school administrators continue to evolve as they are hired as principal and dean of students, respectively, at George S. Patton Vocational High School, a school notorious for disciplinary problems and poor scholastic achievement. Their plans to reform the school are easier said than done, especially with an industrial arts teacher who proves to be incapable of controlling his students.

Starring: Henry Winkler (Arthur Fonzarelli)

Also Starring: Marion Ross (Marion Cunningham), Scott Baio (Chachi Arcola), Erin Moran (Joanie Cunningham) (credit only)

Co-Starring: Anson Williams (Potsie Weber) (credit only), Ted McGinley (Roger Phillips)

and Starring: Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham)

Special Guest Star: Ken Osmond (Freddie Bascomb)

Guest Star: Crispin Glover (Roach)

Co-Starring: Kathryn Fuller (Mrs. Shellenback), Steven Baio (Joey)

Plot Overview

In the end, Roger directly calls out Bascomb, mincing no words that his job is to teach and to maintain order, and if he is unable to do that he doesn't belong to be a teacher. Bascomb tries to bluff his way out of the situation but is unsuccessful. (It's implied that he resigned shortly thereafter.)

Indeed, the rules are changing at Patton High.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• Eddie Haskell of Leave It To Beaver: The character of Freddie Bascomb, the industrial arts teacher who proves incapable of maintaining order and discipline in his classroom, is exactly like Ken Osmond's most famous character on the 1950s-early 1960s sitcom, including using flattery to try to get somewhere with Roger and Fonzie. (This time, it doesn't work.)