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 | greaser | wisconsin | milwaukee 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

Details

Official Sites:

international happy days fans club

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cool

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henderson Productions,Miller-Milkis Productions,Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (255 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nancy Walker starred on the ABC sitcom Happy Days spinoff Blansky's Beauties in the 1977-1978 season. She was also starring as Ida Morganstern, Rhoda's mother on the CBS sitcom Rhoda, another spinoff, during this same time.

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Goofs

The restrooms at Arnold's restaurant have the Men's room on the left, and the Ladies' room on the right. But, in all of the shots of the guys coming into the restroom, they walk in making an immediate right.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Richie Cunningham: Sit on it!

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Alternate Versions

In both syndication and daytime network airings, the episodes' tag sequences were often cut.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: High School Big Shot (1994)

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Soundtracks

Happy Days
(theme song)
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Charles Fox

User Reviews

First 3 seasons were excellent.

Happy Days first three seasons rank among the best television made.Very funny,entertaining ,well acted.The show was perfectly cast.Authentic haircuts and fashions,cars etc from the late 1950s when the show took place.A lot of attention always goes to Ron Howard and Henry Wikler,but Donny Most as Ralph was equally good and definitely the funniest character.However when they introduced Scott Baio to the show,around season four it started to slowly decline in quality.Scott Baio was only one reason for the lower quality.A few other reasons,the story lines were not as good or funny.Once the main characters reached college for some reason the show lost some of its spark.A few seasons later Donny Most and Ron Howard left the show,that also contributed to the poorer quality of later episodes.It got to the point where the last 3 or 4 seasons were just ordinary at best but often boring and stupid.The characters even dressed in 1980s fashions and hairstyles when the later seasons took place in the early 1960s.So stick to the early seasons for great entertainment.