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Happy Days(TV show/series, 1974-1984)

22min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 11 seasons with 252 episodes

Happy DaysRating: 3.9/5 (with 122 votes) 811
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most successful series of the 1970s. The series presented an idealized vision of life in the 1950s and early 1960s Midwestern United States, and it starred Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham, Henry Winkler as his friend Fonzie, and Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Richie's parents, Howard and Marion Cunningham. Although it opened to mixed reviews from critics, Happy Days became successful and popular over time. The series began as an unsold pilot starring Howard, Ross and Anson Williams, which aired in 1972 as a segment titled "Love and the Television Set" (later retitled "Love and the Happy Days" for syndication) on ABC's anthology show Love, American St... ()
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In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

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Happy Days Seasons and Episodes

09/27/1983Season 11 - 22 episodes
The eleventh and final season of Happy Days, an American television sitcom, originally aired on ABC in the United States between September 27, 1983, and July 19, 1984. The show was created by Garry Marshall, under the production company Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions and Henderson Production Company, Inc., in association with Paramount Television. ()
#1 | 09/27/1983Because It's There
Fonzie finds a note he wrote as a child containing a list of things to accomplish in the next twenty years. On the list is one goal he hasn't yet accomplished: climb Suicide Hill on a motorcycle. The problem is that he's already tried it and failed.
#2 | 10/04/1983The Ballad of Joanie and Chachi
New events in Joanie's life cause Chachi to resent her for not having enough time for him. Each has their own solution: Joanie wants to break up, and Chachi wants to get married.
#3 | 10/18/1983Where the Guys Are
In an attempt to help Fonzie move on after his break-up with Ashley, Potsie, Chachi, and Roger take him on a retreat to a singles resort. However, to get him to go, they tell him they're going to a sporting camp. When they arrive at the lake, Fonzie discovers what the resort is all about and says he's going to leave. He ends up staying which puts a damper on the rest of the guys' fun.
#4 | 10/25/1983Welcome Home (1)
Richie (with Lori Beth and Richie Jr.) and Ralph return from the army. Howard is able to get Richie an interview with The Milwaukee Journal, but Richie doesn't appear to be interested.
#5 | 11/01/1983Welcome Home (2)
Still upset about having given up on his dream as a screenwriter and having to pretend to be happy all of the time, Richie takes out his frustrations on everyone around him - including punching Fonzie in a bar.
#6 | 11/08/1983Glove Story
After being nothing more than a coatrack for Fonzie's scarf during a rumble, Chachi enters the city boxing championship tournament to earn his respect. Fonzie is elated when Chachi wins his first fight.
#7 | 11/22/1983Vocational Education
Roger is the new principal of the tough George S. Patton Vocational High School. He thinks he can handle the students there but is sorely mistaken.
#8 | 12/06/1983Arthur, Arthur
Fonzie's long-lost brother from San Francisco, whom Fonzie didn't know existed, tracks Fonzie down in Milwaukee. Fonzie is, initially, happy to have a brother but soon comes to hate him.
#9 | 12/13/1983You Get What You Pay For
Howard decides that it is necessary to build a second bathroom after he's forced to shave at the dining room table. To save money, he decides to allow Fonzie's students to build the room. Howard doesn't realize that the room will take all semester to complete, and this hurts his plan to make a killing in whisper-quiet toilets. He fires Fonzie and the students and says he'll finish the bathroom himself.
#10 | 01/10/1984Kiss Me, Teach
Joanie accepts an assistant teaching position at Patton High and immediately encounters trouble when a student has a crush on her.
#11 | 01/17/1984The People vs. The Fonz
Fonzie is accused of hitting a trouble-making student but refuses to testify at a school-board hearing. By not doing so, he runs the risk of being ruled against and getting fired.
#12 | 01/24/1984Like Mother, Like Daughter
Howard is jealous and upset when Marion's high-school boyfriend, Frederick, comes to visit. He becomes enraged when Frederick takes Joanie out on a date.
#13 | 01/31/1984Social Studies
Chachi is hesitant about asking girls out for fear that he will be rejected. Fonzie tells Chachi that girls will ask him out because he has the Fonzarelli power.
#14 | 04/24/1984The Spirit Is Willing
Fonzie meets a beautiful woman, Nancy Haley, at his garage while listening to the radio in a beat-up 1955 Chevy. He takes the woman home, but when he goes back to return her purse, an older woman tells him that the Haleys moved out ten years ago when their daughter was killed in an automobile accident.
#15 | 05/01/1984Fonzie Moves Out
Howard is offered the vice-presidential position at a large hardware-store chain and considers taking it and moving to New York. Despite nothing being final and Fonzie feeling as though the Cunninghams are pushing him to leave, he decides to immediately move out of his apartment.
#16 | 05/08/1984Passages (1)
After realizing they're dating people that look like each other, Joanie and Chachi decide to meet in order to explore the option of getting back together. Meanwhile, Fonzie wants to adopt an orphaned boy to whom he's been a Big Brother.
#17 | 05/08/1984Passages (2)
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Fonzie's adoption request is reconsidered after a stern talk by Howard to the adoptions administrator. Meanwhile, Joanie and Chachi continue to prepare for their wedding.
#18 | 06/28/1984So How Was Your Weekend?
Marion and Joanie take a trip to Mother Kelp's to help her move. From the time they arrive, Mother Kelp does nothing but critcize Marion. Meanwhile, Howard, Fonzie, Chachi, and Roger spend the weekend playing poker.
#19 | 07/05/1984Low Notes
After having to borrow money from Marion and being hassled by Fonzie about being a bum, Chachi takes a job as a dance instructor. Meanwhile, Howard takes away Potsie's salary after he sells power drills for $13.05 less than cost.
#20 | 07/12/1984School Dazed
Joanie brings home one of her students in an attempt to help her with her drug problem. The student promises Joanie that she'll make changes in her life, but she immediately takes several pills after everyone has gone to bed.
#21 | 07/19/1984Good News, Bad News
After his single makes it onto the record charts, Chachi is invited to go on tour with the Beach Boys as one of their opening acts. However, he quits the tour after learning he has diabetes.
#22 | 09/24/1984Fonzie's Spots
With the recent death of a fellow Leopard Lodge member, Howard fears that he may be ousted as Grand Poohbah for not attracting any new members other than Potsie during his five-year reign. He gets Fonzie, Chachi, and Roger to join as pledges, and they have to follow the orders of Potsie during their initiation.
#23 | 02/03/2005Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion
In this two-hour reunion special, various clips are shown from past episodes, and cast members recall memories from their time on the show. Also included are highlights of a reunion softball game played by members of the cast as well as a cast reunion at Arnold's Drive-In.
#24 | 03/03/1992Happy Days: The Reunion
Henry Winkler hosts this 90-minute reunion special. Various clips are shown from past episodes, and cast members recall memories from their time on the show.
09/28/1982Season 10 - 22 episodes
10/06/1981Season 9 - 22 episodes
11/11/1980Season 8 - 22 episodes
09/11/1979Season 7 - 25 episodes
09/12/1978Season 6 - 27 episodes
09/13/1977Season 5 - 26 episodes
09/21/1976Season 4 - 24 episodes
09/09/1975Season 3 - 23 episodes
09/10/1974Season 2 - 23 episodes
01/15/1974Season 1 - 16 episodes
01/12/1976Specials - 6 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Milwaukee
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Happy Days" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/15/1974
Last episode released on: 09/24/1984
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Les Jours heureux"
Keywords: sitcom, 1950s, retro
Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

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