Howard's reaction when the commander says 'they hate him' (assuming that's what made them listen to him) is priceless. Howard tells his son to make the men love him while the commander who gave Richie the job told him to make them hate him.

The funniest part is when everyone transforms into a judge giving him a sentence, even Richie himself. This is one of the weirdest scenes I've seen in a Happy Days episode, but feels completely line with his guilt-stricken Richie is when he feels mentally tortured by his decisions. Marion cheekily poking fun at Howard for his weight, Fonzie getting the waitress to correct his order only to realize there's still not enough ice in the drink, not to mention the wildly absurd nightmare Richie has. This all makes it sound like a rather dramatic affair, but there is still lots of comedy to lighten it up.

Hell, even Fonzie turns away from him when he reveals he felt forced to report his friends when they didn't shape up. When he's being too nice his friends take advantage of him, when he's being too harsh they make mutiny. Ron Howard gives a very outstanding performance here, portrayed Richie's conflict very well. It's hard enough to be a boss at all, even harder when those you're a boss of are your friends. You can feel his discomfort throughout the entire episode being in this position of power. There are times where you feel bad for Richie, and then there are times where you feel *really* bad for Richie. He's not too thrilled with the opportunity, not knowing how to keep his men in check. After the initial squad leader is fired, Richie is put in charge of his ROTC group instead.

Squad leader watch