Thriller Theater Five: Scooby-Doo Meets Happy Days, Argos Agency, at ImprovOlympic. This year the kinky cartoon gang travels dozens of miles (and two decades back) to 1950s Milwaukee, where Fonzie, Richie, et al are struggling to rid beloved burger joint Arnold’s of a ghost. Cast members represent their TV characters well, especially returning players Ryan Gowland and Katie Nahnsen as Fred and Daphne and Jacob Schneider as the Fonz. Writer-director Jason R. Chin wisely casts the humor net wider than simple sitcom lampoons and sexual exploits, adding a foppish narrator (Chris Berzac), some inside showbiz jokes, and plenty of whacks at the “I Like Ike” era, starting with the sassy decision to cast African-American Anthony LeBlanc as all-American Richie Cunningham (although more character mannerisms would move the joke beyond black guy in an Opie wig).
