Mego Fonzie was the only figure that sold in the line according to Mego brass

The Fonz

The Mego Happy Days line is one of the better television toy collections. Although there are obvious likeness problems, particularily with Richie Cunningham, the collection is far better than the Welcome Back Kotter Series, for example, if only because of the superior Mego possability and 8 inch scale. The Fonzie doll, with his jointed thumbs and "thumbs up" action through the mechanism in his back is one of Mego's better efforts, and was a popular toy in his time.

The detailing of the high school letter sweaters on Richie and Potsie is particularily nice. This line was rounded out with a Fozie's Garage playset and Fonzie's Motorcycle. Mego Fonzie came both boxed and carded, while the boys came only on cards as pictured below.

 

Mego Richie, Ralph and Potsie

Ralph Malph, Ritchie, and Potsie (all are wearing standard Mego dress shoes)

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Mego Fonzie's Garage Playset

The Garage Playset included Fonzie's Hotrod and is tough to find. The backdrops for the garage are actual photographs of a garage(!)

You can see Fonzie's Hotrod in there

A tight little package.

Mego Fonzie on a UK version of his cardayyyyyyy!

Fonzie came on his own card that supported his unique body type and allowed kids to try his thumbs up motion. He also came boxed briefly and was sold as a stand alone piece. This particuliar card came from the UK and has a distributor name on it (Wiggins Teape Toy Distributors) Italian Harbert Cards are known to exist as well.


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