"Happy Days" (1974) TV series 1974-1984

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creator:

Garry Marshall

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

Release Date:

15 January 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Plot:

The Cunningham family live through the 1950's with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie.

Plot Keywords:

1950s | Milwaukee Wisconsin | College | Milwaukee | Marriage

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Henry Winkler	...	Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli / ... (255 episodes, 1974-1984)
Marion Ross	...	Marion Cunningham / ... (255 episodes, 1974-1984)
Tom Bosley	...	Howard Cunningham / ... (255 episodes, 1974-1984)
Erin Moran	...	Joanie Cunningham / ... (236 episodes, 1974-1984)
Anson Williams	...	Warren 'Potsie' Weber / ... (219 episodes, 1974-1984)
Ron Howard	...	Richard 'Richie' Cunningham / ... (171 episodes, 1974-1984)
Don Most	...	Ralph Malph / ... (167 episodes, 1974-1983)
Al Molinaro	...	Alfred 'Al' Delvecchio / ... (146 episodes, 1974-1984)
Scott Baio	...	Charles 'Chachi' Arcola / ... (130 episodes, 1977-1984)

Also Known As:

Happy Days Again (USA) (syndication title)
New Family in Town (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (255 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (2007) (DVD) (self applied) | Australia:PG | USA:TV-G | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

565 North Cahuenga Avenue, Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Tom Hanks guest starred late in the series as an old rival of Fonzie's who had learned martial arts and wanted to settle the score in a fight.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The pinball machine in Arnold's Malt Shop is a Bally Manufacturing "Nip-It", which wasn't produced until 1967.

Quotes:

The Fonz: [Richie tries to get Fonz to get rid of a very tall, very big lumberjack] You picked a fight with a red and black tree?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtrack:

Happy Days

Why aren't great shows like this made anymore?

I've always thought Happy Days is one of the best shows ever. It was cool, the Cunninghams were great, as was the Fonz, Potsie and Ralph. In later years the love of Joanie and Chachi made the show worthwhile viewing after Richie and Ralph left.

The final season's two two-part episodes were great: the one where Richie comes home, then leaves to be a screenwriter in California (the last scene in that episode always makes me tear up) and the final episodes where Fonzie moves out and Joanie and Chachi get married. Also I loved the episode where Joanie had the crush on Potsie after he sings to her.

The cast and crew truly made Happy Days wonderful. They all had great chemistry, and this show is SO much funnier and better than all the junk shows that are on the air now.

I loved the joke Jay Leno told in a 1997 monolgue about prospective Presidential canidates Dan Quayle and Al Gore: "It's kind of like a race between Ralph Malph and Potsie on Happy Days, isn't it???"