Chachi takes the ring in the “Glove Story” episode of Happy Days. Is his hand in an ice bucket? Looks beat.
Television and we the loyal viewers, in turn, love the tropes. We watch our beloved regulars get prettied up and boogie at the school dance. We set the DVR for the holidays episodes. We have also grown to accept TV (and movie) character cues: That character is smoking a cigarette because he or she is stressed out/pensive/badass. That hacker character’s desk is a mess, but he can break through the firewall of anything that runs on electricity! And boxing is the ultimate shorthand.
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