Ralph Malph

Ralph Hector Malph is a character on Happy Days played by Donny Most.

Background of character

He usually had two things on his mind, girls and jokes. His jokes usually got little or no reaction from any other character, yet he continued his catchphrase, "I still got it!" Ralph was a practical joker and often used novelty items such as whoopie cushions, Groucho glasses, spring-loaded eyeball glasses, and joy buzzers.

In the first season, Malph's girl-chasing was the primary focus of his character. He occasionally got dates but generally he was not very successful at it, although he was more successful than Richie Cunningham and Potsie Weber. As the seasons progressed, he was shown to be easily frightened and often panicked greatly at the least and greatest occurrences. Originally the series tended to focus on Richie and Potsie, often in schemes to attract women, with Ralph as a third wheel. In the early seasons, Ralph was considerably "cooler" than Richie and Potsie, being a member of the gang, The Gems, and having a hot rod car.

Ralph was – along with Richie and Potsie, and later Chachi – part of a band that, in some episodes, performed at Arnold's Drive-In (and later, Fonzie & Big Al's) and other venues. Although Anson Williams (as Potsie) did most of the lead vocals for the group, Most (as Ralph) did perform solo vocals on a couple of occasions, most notably in the episodes "They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They" and "Be My Valentine."