May the Farce Be with You

"May the Farce Be with You" is the second episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang season one. It aired on November 15, 1980 on ABC. It was produced by Art Scott, Duane Poole, and Tom Swale.

Jumping to the year 2057, a hundred years off from their destination, they arrive in Earth's orbit, where they discover a hidden robot army preparing to conquer the planet.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Fonz
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Winkler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cupcake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Didi Conn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cool
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Richie Cunningham
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ron Howard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ralph Malph
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Donny Most
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Turkon
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Elektra 6000
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitzi McCall
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Elektra 6000's dog
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thorak 1957
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Elektra 6000
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitzi McCall
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Elektra 6000's dog
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thorak 1957
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thorak 1957
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * United States Marine Corps
 * United States Air Force

Locations

 * Earth
 * Wisconsin
 * Milwaukee
 * The Moon
 * Pluto

Objects

 * Timeband

Vehicles

 * Cupcake's time machine ship
 * Elektra 6000's mother ship
 * Starjets

Filming
Three directors were credited, including George Gordon, Carl Urbano, and Rudy Zamora. Since Hanna-Barbera were partial to group crediting for their Saturday morning cartoon's entire season, it's unknown if all four of them directed the episode.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 15, 1980 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on the phrase, "May the force be with you," from the film Star Wars in 1978.

Errors

 * Richie says they're the first "Earth people" to land on the Moon, as if the 1969 landing had never happened.