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

Creator:

Garry Marshall
(more)

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

15 tammikuu 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)

Series Directed by
Jerry Paris		(237 episodes, 1974-1984)
Frank Buxton		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Herb Wallerstein		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Mel Ferber		(3 episodes, 1974)
George Tyne		(3 episodes, 1975)

Series Writing credits
Garry Marshall		(255 episodes, 1974-1984)
Fred Fox Jr.		(29 episodes, 1977-1984)
William Bickley		(18 episodes, 1974-1984)
Bob Brunner		(15 episodes, 1974-1978)
Brian Levant		(15 episodes, 1976-1984)
Michael Warren		(14 episodes, 1975-1984)
David Ketchum		(10 episodes, 1974-1980)
Joe Glauberg		(10 episodes, 1976-1982)
Mark Rothman		(9 episodes, 1974-1981)
Anthony DiMarco		(9 episodes, 1977-1980)
Walter Kempley		(9 episodes, 1977-1979)
Arthur Silver		(7 episodes, 1975-1977)
Barry Rubinowitz		(7 episodes, 1976-1982)
Bob Howard		(7 episodes, 1976-1981)
Beverly Bloomberg		(7 episodes, 1978-1983)
Paula A. Roth		(7 episodes, 1982-1984)
Marty Nadler		(6 episodes, 1975-1978)
Richard Gurman		(6 episodes, 1982-1984)
Dick Bensfield		(5 episodes, 1974-1975)
Perry Grant		(5 episodes, 1974-1975)
James Ritz		(5 episodes, 1975-1978)
James Patrick Dunne		(5 episodes, 1979-1982)
Ria Nepus		(5 episodes, 1979-1982)
Hollace White		(5 episodes, 1979-1982)
Richard Correll		(5 episodes, 1982-1983)
Steve Zacharias		(4 episodes, 1974-1977)
Lowell Ganz		(4 episodes, 1974-1975)
Michael Leeson		(4 episodes, 1974)
Mike Weinberger		(4 episodes, 1975-1977)
Fred Maio		(4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Michael Loman		(4 episodes, 1979)
Nancy Steen		(4 episodes, 1982-1984)
Neil Thompson		(4 episodes, 1982-1984)
Bill Idelson		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Jack Winter		(3 episodes, 1974-1976)
Art Baer		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Frank Buxton		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Ben Joelson		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Phil Mishkin		(3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Roger Garrett		(3 episodes, 1977-1984)
Nancy Churnin		(3 episodes, 1981-1984)
Larry Strawther		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bobby Boswell		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Jerry Rannow		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Greg Strangis		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Sid Arthur		(2 episodes, 1975)
Artie Laing		(2 episodes, 1975)
David W. Duclon		(2 episodes, 1976)
Dixie Brown Grossman		(2 episodes, 1977)
Stephanie Garman		(2 episodes, 1980-1982)
Bosco McGowan		(2 episodes, 1980-1982)
Cindy Begel		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Lesa Kite		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Steve Granat		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Barry O'Brien		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Mel Sherer		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Babaloo Mandel		(2 episodes, 1981)
John B. Collins		(2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Pamela Ryan		(2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Robert Pekurny		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)

Series Produced by
Garry Marshall	....	executive producer (101 episodes, 1974-1982)
Edward K. Milkis	....	executive producer (101 episodes, 1974-1982)
Thomas L. Miller	....	executive producer (101 episodes, 1974-1982)
Jerry Paris	....	producer / supervising producer (75 episodes, 1976-1982)
Lowell Ganz	....	supervising producer / producer (43 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ronny Hallin	....	producer / associate producer (37 episodes, 1977-1982)
James Patrick Dunne	....	associate producer (27 episodes, 1980-1982)
William Bickley	....	producer (19 episodes, 1974-1975)
Walter Kempley	....	producer / supervising producer (19 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bob Brunner	....	producer (15 episodes, 1977-1979)
Michael Warren	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 1974-1975)
Anthony W. Marshall	....	producer (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ed Scharlach	....	co-producer (8 episodes, 1975)
Gary Menteer	....	producer / associate producer (7 episodes, 1977-1980)
Nick Abdo	....	associate producer / producer (6 episodes, 1975-1977)
Claude Binyon Jr.	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1974)
Mark Rothman	....	producer (2 episodes, 1975-1978)

Series Original Music by
Dan Foliart		(10 episodes, 1981-1984)
Howard Pearl		(10 episodes, 1981-1984)
Pete King		(7 episodes, 1974-1975)
Frank Comstock		(7 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Cinematography by
Robert G. Hager		(34 episodes, 1977-1982)
Richard A. Kelley		(13 episodes, 1974-1975)
William Norton		(6 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Film Editing by
Ed Cotter		(32 episodes, 1976-1982)
Larry Breslow		(24 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jerry Dronsky		(9 episodes, 1974-1975)
Robert James Kern		(3 episodes, 1975-1977)
George R. Rohrs		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Rod Stephens		(2 episodes, 1974)
Carl Mahakian		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Casting by
Pat Harris		(9 episodes, 1974-1975)
Bobby Hoffman		(8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Harris Kleinman		(2 episodes, 1975)

Series Art Direction by
Monty Elliott		(40 episodes, 1974-1982)
Serge Krizman		(3 episodes, 1974)

Series Set Decoration by
Anthony D. Nealis		(10 episodes, 1975-1980)
Ira Bates		(4 episodes, 1974)
Harry Gordon		(3 episodes, 1975)

Series Makeup Department
Bruce Hutchinson	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 1975-1980)
Shirley Kirby	....	hair stylist (10 episodes, 1975-1980)

Series Production Management
Jack Lannan	....	unit production manager (5 episodes, 1974-1975)
William Cairncross	....	post-production supervisor (4 episodes, 1974)
Paul Rapp	....	unit production manager (4 episodes, 1977)
John Thomas Lenox	....	unit production manager (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Rowe Wallerstein	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Norm Gray	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1975)
Rusty Meek	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harriette Regan	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 1981-1982)
Rowe Wallerstein	....	assistant director (6 episodes, 1974-1975)
Richard Bremerkamp	....	assistant director / first assistant director (4 episodes, 1977-1980)
Bob Scrivner	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1974)
Norm Gray	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1975)
R.J. Stone	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Paul Rapp	....	second unit director (3 episodes, 1977)
Andrew McCullough	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Art Department
Eugene S. Kelley	....	construction coordinator (86 episodes, 1974-1977)
Louis Zamora	....	labor foreman (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Margaret Mazzola	....	set dressing (4 episodes, 1979)

Series Sound Department
Jim King	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1975)
Richard Adams	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (3 episodes, 1977)
James H. King	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Gene Wahrman	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Special Effects by
Ken Speed	....	special effects assistant (3 episodes, 1975)

Series Stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (3 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
James V. King	....	camera operator (70 episodes, 1974-1977)
Calvin A. Maehl	....	gaffer (27 episodes, 1978-1979)
Richard Debolt	....	camera & mechanical design (16 episodes, 1974)

Series Casting Department
Millie Gusse	....	casting supervisor (8 episodes, 1974-1975)
Ronny Hallin	....	casting consultant / casting coordinator (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Bobby Hoffman	....	casting (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vi Alford	....	costumer: women (4 episodes, 1977-1980)
Mickey Sherrard	....	costumer: men (4 episodes, 1977-1980)

Series Editorial Department
Hal White	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1974)

Series Music Department
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (16 episodes, 1974)
Charles Fox	....	composer: theme music / composer: additional music (9 episodes, 1975-1981)
Martin Weiss	....	music editor (8 episodes, 1974-1977)
Norman Gimbel	....	composer: theme music (8 episodes, 1975-1980)
Chips Swanson	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1977)
Steve Danforth	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Transportation Department
James Nordberg	....	transportation (29 episodes, 1978)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (6 episodes, 1974-1975)

Series Other crew
Bob Brunner	....	story consultant / executive story consultant / ... (18 episodes, 1974-1978)
Bob Howard	....	story editor (9 episodes, 1978-1981)
Joe Glauberg	....	script consultant / executive story consultant / ... (8 episodes, 1975-1977)
Fred Fox Jr.	....	story editor / story consultant / ... (7 episodes, 1976-1980)
Nick Abdo	....	assistant to producer / production consultant (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
Patti Bereyso	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to producers (5 episodes, 1974)
Marty Nadler	....	script consultant / executive story editor (5 episodes, 1975-1977)
Ray DeVally Jr.	....	technical coordinator / technical director (5 episodes, 1976-1977)
Bruce Lansbury	....	vice president: creative affairs / vice president: Creative Affairs (4 episodes, 1974)
William Bickley	....	story consultant / executive script consultant (4 episodes, 1976-1981)
Michael Warren	....	story consultant / executive script consultant (4 episodes, 1976-1981)
Dorothy Aldworth	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1977-1980)
Walter Kempley	....	executive script consultant / script consultant (4 episodes, 1977-1980)
Lowell Ganz	....	executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1975)
Mark Rothman	....	executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1975)
Arthur Silver	....	story editor / executive story consultant (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Brian Levant	....	story editor / executive story consultant (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Leeson	....	story consultant (2 episodes, 1974)
Ronny Hallin	....	assistant to executive producer (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
Beverly Bloomberg	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Phil Perez	....	technical coordinator (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974-1984)
• Henderson Productions
• Miller-Milkis Productions (1974-1981)
• Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions (1981-1984)
• Paramount Television

Distributors

• AVRO Television (1977-1978) (Netherlands) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1974-1984) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT) (1979) (Belgium) (TV)
• Five US (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Television (USA)
• Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1982-19??) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Glen Glenn Sound  recorded by

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:

The name of the garage that Fonzie worked in was Bronko's.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the pilot episode, the diner the characters attend is called Arthur's. In all subsequent episodes, the name has changed to Arnold's.

Quotes:

Richie Cunningham: So how did you do on that social studies test?
Potsie Weber: I missed that question on Alaska. I hear they want to make it a state now.
Richie Cunningham: That'll never happen.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in ECW It Ain't Seinfeld (1998) (V)

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???"