The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang 

Richie, Ralph, The Fonz and his dog Mr. Cool meet a time traveler named Cupcake and accidentally get stuck in her time machine. The group has various adventures in different times and ... See full summary »

Stars:

Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Don Most

Cast

Series cast summary:
Henry Winkler	...	The Fonz 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Ron Howard	...	Richie Cunningham / ... 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Don Most	...	Ralph Malph 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Didi Conn	...	Cupcake 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Frank Welker	...	Mr. Cool / ... 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Marlene Aragon	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Rene Auberjonois	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Kathy Garver	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Kenneth Mars	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Amanda McBroom	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Mitzi McCall	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Don Messick	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Henry Polic II	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Stanley Ralph Ross	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Kathryn Leigh Scott	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981
Susan Silo	...	Additional Voices 24 episodes, 1980-1981

Storyline

Richie, Ralph, The Fonz and his dog Mr. Cool meet a time traveler named Cupcake and accidentally get stuck in her time machine. The group has various adventures in different times and places as they try in vain to return to 1957.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | character name in series title | magical power | year 1957 | distant future | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fonzie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions,Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because of the similar interior of the Time Machine, there have been reports that this series was originally meant to be an animated spin-off of Doctor Who (1963), but that William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were unable to obtain the rights. However, show developer Duane Poole has stated that this is untrue. The series was always meant to be a Happy Days spin-off.

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Goofs

In real life Henry Winkler is only 5 feet 6 inches tall but in the Cartoon he look's 6 feet tall.

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Quotes

Cupcake: [Repeated Line] Mooncraters!

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Morning: From Toons to Teens (2013)

User Reviews

basically Happy Days for kids

Fonzie, Richie, Ralph, Mr Cool (Fonzie's dog) and a girl from the future named Cupcake, get lost in her time machine. The show is all about them trying to get back to 1957 Milwaukee. Every episode has the group landing at some different period in time and meeting a girl that needs their help. They also find lots of trouble as the adventure begins. Fonzie is the hero (naturally) of the show and all the rest act just scared and stupid. Cupcake has magic powers which never work out they way she, or the others, wants. Mr Cool is much like a Scooby Doo kind of a character that tries to copy Fonzie with not so good results.

This series has been unfairly called one of the worst, if not the worst, cartoons of all time. This is totally wrong. It was a LOT of fun. I watched it on regular basis when it came out in the fall of 1980 and it became one of my favorite Saturday morning shows. Finally there was a Happy Days just for kids! Yes it could be very stupid, but cartoons like this are meant to be stupid in order to be fun. It was not only entertaining in a humorous way but also gave a small lesson in history for the young ones. Note I said small. And seriously, what kid doesn't find time travel interesting? I sure did.

It needs to be remembered that this was a show for kids. I think the new generation could enjoy it as much as I did.