The Fonz in bronze?

[PeaceNikki]

Group hopes that's correctamundo, wants to put statue downtown
By TOM DAYKIN

Posted: Sept. 25, 2007

Aaay, Milwaukee.

"The Fonz" soon might be part of our downtown landscape, immortalized in a life-size bronze sculpture that city tourism leaders hope would be a stopping point for visitors.

The Fonz, of course, is Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, the character from the long-running TV show "Happy Days," set in a nostalgic version of Milwaukee, circa the late 1950s and early 1960s. Visit Milwaukee, a non-profit group that promotes the city as a tourism and convention destination, is leading an effort to raise $85,000 to commission the statue, which likely would be in the plaza south of E. Wisconsin Ave. and west of N. Water St., near the Chase Plaza office tower.

More here: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=667373

[FunkyLeprechaun]

1. We have a statue of Mary Tyler Moore in Minneapolis

Is that part of the same campaign that got MTM in MSP?

[PeaceNikki]

2. Wait, no...

from the article:

TV Land has donated six sculptures commemorating memorable TV events or characters to various cities, starting in 2000 with a New York City statue of Ralph Kramden, Jackie Gleason's character from "The Honeymooners."

Other statues include Mary Richards, the main character from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Located in downtown Minneapolis, it depicts the well-known shot from the show's opening credits when Mary gleefully tosses her hat in the air.

Another one close to Wisconsin is a sculpture of Bob Hartley, from "The Bob Newhart Show," near the entrance to Chicago's Navy Pier.

All six sculptures are from shows mainly popular in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, in keeping with TV Land's focus on its baby boomer audience.

But TV Land, owned by New York-based Viacom International Inc., isn't planning a major role in the campaign for a Fonzie sculpture. The network isn't planning to donate any additional statues and is re-evaluating the program, said Jennifer Zaldivar, a TV Land spokeswoman.

Edited to correct myself. Reading comprehension is important.

[jgraz]

3. Can the statue depict him jumping a shark?

Pretty please?

[PeaceNikki]

7. That. Would rock.

[alphafemale]

4. How about a 50ft statue of Billy Moony sending people into the cornfield?

Just because it would freak people the fuck out? :D

[Deep13]

5. As long as they don't stick a Drew Carey bronze in Cleveland. nt

[JVS]

6. I saw a musical greeting card with him on the cover the other day. I was really sad when I opened..

it up and it just played some dumb 50's music instead of saying "aaaaayyyyy" or even better "aaaaayyyy sit on it!"

The talking spock cards were good though

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

8. I'm holding out for the Joanie Loves Chachi memorial

[PeaceNikki]

9. Are they dead?

:shrug: