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| 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:
After reviewing "Requiem for a Malph," I knew I had to create this. Here is "The Existential and Physical Pain of Ralph Malph." Ralph suffers for our amusement. pic.twitter.com/9k3giORK1q
— These Days Are Ours: A Happy Days Podcast (@fonziepodcast) September 17, 2020
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.