Happy Days 

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

Creator:

Garry Marshall

Stars:

Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 13 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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 / ... 239 episodes, 1974-1984
Anson Williams	...	Potsie Weber / ... 220 episodes, 1974-1984
Ron Howard	...	Richie Cunningham / ... 170 episodes, 1974-1984
Don Most	...	Ralph Malph / ... 168 episodes, 1974-1984
Al Molinaro	...	Al Delvecchio / ... 146 episodes, 1974-1984
Scott Baio	...	Chachi Arcola / ... 130 episodes, 1977-1984

Storyline

Richie Cunningham and his friend Potsie face life at Jefferson High in Milwaukee Wisconsin in the 1950s. Lots of changes over time as kids come and go, new series spin off, Richie and pals go to college then the army. Even marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

1950s | 1960s | cult classic | greaser | wisconsin | 

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Taglines:

"Rock Around the Clock" and "Mona Lisa" were on the Hit Parade...Uncle Miltie was a household word...people held each other while dancing...the D.A. was a hairstyle...and everybody liked Ike. Those were the days of the 1950's...filled with innocence and the promise of even better days to come. (season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Music

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Marion Ross and Al Marinaro played characters that were named after them. Nancy Walker also played a character named after herself on the show.

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Goofs

Throughout the show's run, in most of the facade scenes, many of the cars seen passing by are clearly from the late '60s and early '70s.

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Quotes

Marion Cunningham: Richie just hasn't got the appetite that Chuck has.
Howard Cunningham: Marion, Argentina hasn't got the appetite that Chuck has.

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Alternate Versions

The series' original syndication run was known as "Happy Days Again" from the late 1970's to mid 1980's. This was done to distinguish the reruns from the first run episodes aired on ABC at the time. The series' was reissued in the late 1980's-early 1990's as "Happy Days".

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels Revenge (1995)

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Soundtracks

Rock Around the Clock
Written by Max Freedman and James E. Myers
Recorded by Bill Haley and the Comets

User Reviews

Note to Joel S., The Fonz WAS Cool!

I don't know what Joel S. was watching when he was making comments about Fonzie being a loser.

Fonzie was supposed to be older than the rest of the gang, but not by that many years. Perhaps it was because Henry Winkler was older than the rest of the cast that he looked, as you said, twenty years older.

Fonzie never dated high school girls. He knew they were too young for him. He had morals.

Fonzie being an illiterate high school drop-out? I don't know where you got that from. Fonzie had dropped out of high school when the show started, but one of plot points of the episode where Richie graduated high school was that Fonzie revealed that he'd been secretly going to night school to earn his high school diploma. He graduated with the rest of the gang.

Fonzie living above the Cunningham's garage. That was because he'd given up his own apartment to his grandmother after she'd been forced to leave her own place. He stayed above the garage for so long because he loved he Cunninghams like his own family. He essentially was a part of the family. In the last season, he did move out into a regular apartment. In the last episode he bought a house so that he would be allowed to adopt an orphaned boy he'd befriended. Gee...buying a house so you can provide a good home and be a good parent? Doesn't sound like a loser.

As well, Fonzie also worked several jobs at once. He was (or became) the owner of the garage he worked at. When Arnold's burned down, he put up money to help Al rebuild and became the part-owner. Then, he started teaching shop class at Jefferson High. He later went to a tough school and became the Dean of Boys, so he could help kids who needed guidance.

So, I think Fonzie was a cool character not because of his leather jacket, or motorcycle, or his prowess with girls. I think he was cool because he was a good person who was always willing to help a friend in need. Did you ever see the episode where Al wants to go down to Alabama to join a Civil Rights march? (This was a later episode when the time was the 1960's). Fonzie is concerned about Al's safety and goes with him to look out for him. Fonzie joins Al and a young African-American man in a sit-in at a diner. That doesn't sound like something a loser would do.

Details

Official Sites:

international happy days fans club

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

New Family in Town

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miller-Milkis Productions, Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (255 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3