Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Podcast Tuesday: "Punched in the Malph"

Reb Brown (left) threatens Donny Most, while Henry Winkler keeps his cool on Happy Days.

Smoke Manmuscle! Rip Steakface! Blast Hardcheese! By any name, Space Mutiny's Reb Brown is a pop culture treasure, and he happens to guest star in the episode we're reviewing this week on These Days Are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast. In Season 5's "Requiem for a Malph," cowardly wise guy Ralph Malph (Donny Most) unwisely steals the girlfriend (Audrey Landers) of a hot-tempered football player (Reb Brown) named Rebel E. Lee. It all leads up to a wild, slapstick-tinged boxing match between Ralph and Rebel.

This episode was a real pleasure to review. In fact, it inspired me to create this little parody, which I recently posted to Twitter:


I guess the underlying premise of this video is that, beneath his goofy exterior, Ralph Malph is a sensitive, even poetic soul. Does the rest of "Requiem for a Malph" bear that theory out? I guess you'll just have to listen to our podcast to find out.