Bingowings said:
When I watched the show at the time of broadcast (as a kid) I thought that was the point.
The Fonz was none of the things he's character was associated with but had those attributes pinned to him by a mixture of force of will, cult of personality and percussive maintenance skills.
That said he was a nice guy.
Yeah, I reckon so. Despite my extreme love of everything 50's-60's, I just never much liked that show for some reason.