Happy days season 2 episode fonzie s getting married. Cowritten by lowell ganz and mark rothman, the episode, which was directed by jerry paris, first aired on abctv on september 9, 1975. Fonzie becomes a shop teacher at jefferson high school and has to adjust to being an authority figure. The network even wanted to rename the show fonzies happy days in the later seasons, and only didnt because henry winkler objected he felt probably correctly that ron howard was the real star. Henry winklers character, arthur fonzarelli more often called the fonz or fonzie, is known the world over as the king of cool. Arthur fonzarelli, better known as fonzie or the fonz, was played by henry winkler for the entire 11year run of the show happy days. Henry winkler reflects on happy days emotional christmas. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show happy days anytime, anywhere.
He goes inside, where potsie awaits him and takes him. List of happy days episodes happy days wiki fandom. For the people in our audience who are too young to be aware of who the hell arthur herbert fonzarelli is, he was a secondary character on a show called happy days back in the days when a show with a name like that. Richies wanting to move to california to pursue a career as a screenwriter was possibly written as an inside reference to ron howards reallife second career as a. Arthur fonzarelli, better known as fonzie or the fonz, was played by henry. All the way is the first episode and series premiere of the first season of happy days.
Ron howard on richie cunningham and fonzie from happy days emmytvlegends. Happy days season 2 episode episode, walter, cabe and happy became trapped in a. The networks blatant exploitation of fonzie worked worked for the bottom line, however, as happy days shot up to number 1 for the 7677 season. Happy days a date with fonzie tv episode 1975 imdb. The episode as well as the other christmas holiday episodes are great. The syndicated version called happy days again used an alternate version of bill haleys rock around the clock theme song.
And out of all of those, the happy days episode in which fonzie jumps over a shark is the one to be singled out. Whether you grew up watching happy days or just caught a rerun or two, everyone has seen fonzie give his trademark thumbs up and aaaaeeeyyy greeting. The fonz picks two of his favorite chicks out of his notsolittle black book to help richie out of a dating dry spell. The series follows the daily life of the cunningham family who live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, fonzie, a rougharoundtheedges. Sep 15, 2014 scene from the first episode of happy days, all the way. Only one person was permitted to call him by his given first name of arthur, and that was marion cunningham marion ross. Joanie loves chachi season 2, episode 1 fonzie s visit by jacquelin olivera. Series regulars or semiregulars in happy days in the happy days is an american television sitcom that aired first run from january 15, 1974, to september 24, 1984, on abc. As of this episode, happy days permanently switched from a singlecamera setup to a multicamera setup with a live studio audience. He is a greaser who initially was frequently seen on or near his beloved motorcycle, wearing a leather jacket and typifying the essence of cool, in. To accommodate, the main sets were rebuilt most notably the interior of the cunningham house. Joanie loves chachi season 2, episode 1 fonzie s visit by. In the episode, fonzie is challenged by his water skiing rival, harold croft, aka, the california kid played by james daughton, to break their contest tie by jumping a netwalled area of water that contains a shark croft loses his nerve and backs off attempting the jump, but fonzie successfully completes the jump.
Richie talks fonzie into being their lead singer,when potsie cant make the senior high dance at arnolds. Watch happy days episodes online season 11 1984 tv guide. Howard begged marshall not to give in to the network idea to change the title of the show to fonzie s happy days. I am 14 years old and i love happy days there should be more programs like it now. Soon after patting himself on the back for convincing dropout fonzie to drop back into high school, richie risks his neck by refusing to help the intimidating tough cheat on a test. Richie doesnt get far with her but leads fonzie and others to believe he did. Jan mentioned i had written the episode of happy days where fonzie jumped the shark and. The hilarious reason fonzie always rode his motorcycle in. It is a spinoff of the liveaction sitcom happy days. Fonzie for the first time in his life,though,feels nervous about possibly making a fool of himself and that he may chicken out of.
Originally, the character spike mentioned as fonzies nephew in the episode not with my sister you dont, but also claimed to be his cousin. Joanie loves chachi happy days is an american sitcom television series that aired firstrun from january 15, 1974 to september 24, 1984 on abc, with a total of 255 halfhour episodes spanning eleven seasons. This gimmick strayed absurdly outside the original storyline of the sitcom. Happy days season 7 episode 7 fonzies a thespian video. Egan is in howards room and gives him a drawstring. Fonzie has developed a very close bond with bobby, the young son of his latest flame peggy. The original series used a speciallyrecorded version, but happy days again used haleys original 1954 recording. Watch happy days episodes online season 1 1974 tv guide. Season episodes originally aired rank rating tied with. Pdf download the days of hl mencken three volumes in one happy days newspaper days heathen days download online. Dec 14, 2018 on december 17, 1974, the classic sitcom, happy days, about life in 1950s milwaukee aired its first holiday episode, guess whos coming to christmas. Also, fonzie s catchphrase sit on it and his nickname for joanie, shortcake, are first spoken. The series premiere opens with richie cunningham going to arthurs, and asks fonzie where potsie is.
In the father, the son, and the holy fonz, griffin starts his own religion, fonzism. Happy days s07e11 fonzie vs the she devils video dailymotion. Happy days is an american television sitcom that aired first run from january 15, 1974, to september 24, 1984 on abctv, with a total of 255 halfhour episodes spanning over eleven seasons. Ron howard on richie cunningham and fonzie from happy days. Happy days themerhythm of the rain happy days show castthe cascades 1978. For happy days, directorproducer garry marshall originally had in mind a completely opposite physical presence. When this episode was rerun in 1975, it was presented as a flashback episode featuring a new introduction where fonzie recounts the story to arnold. In fonzies getting married, howard recognizes fonzies fiancee as a stripper that he saw at a hardware convention. I am a fan of older tv shows, as well as new ones i love starsky and hutch, but if i ever need cheering up i always put happy days on. A jacket it turns out fonzie was only allowed to wear because the producers of happy days hustled like a bunch of motherfuckers. The phrase derives from a scene in a season 5 episode of the 1970s sitcom happy days in which the character fonzie jumps over a shark while on waterskis. Jumping the shark may be a fun and lingering trope in popular culture, but its truth in relation to the happy days episode from which it gets its name is questionable. This episode marks the first appearance of bag zombrowski neil j. Happy days season 1 episode 7 fonzie drops in youtube.
Richies wanting to move to california to pursue a career as a screenwriter was possibly written as an inside reference to ron howards reallife second career as a director. Fonzie is, initially, happy to have a brother but soon comes to hate him. This christmas eve tale was one of the very first episodes in which the fonz was completely featured, winkler says and gave the actor more. Season 4 happy days this page lists all of the seasons and episodes of happy days. A nostalgic comedy set in 1950s milwaukee centered on the squeakyclean cunningham family and their relationship with fonzie, a motorcycleriding casanova who became a popculture. This introduction features the only mention of chuck cunningham after his character was dropped in the second season. Richie, fonzie, potsie, and ralph are reunited for the first time since the episode ralphs family problem the season 7 finale. This is a list of episodes from the first season of happy days. This episode features the first shot of fonzie at the garage. Happy days season 5 episode 27 fonzie for the defense.
I purchased the first 4 complete happy days seasons but the christmas episodes were missing. The network even wanted to rename the show fonzie s happy days in the later seasons, and only didnt because henry winkler objected he felt probably correctly that ron howard was the real star. This section contains episode titles and brief summaries for every episode, divided into 5 different sections. March 3, 1992 a 90minute special hosted by henry winkler with various clips shown from past episodes and cast members reminisce about their time on the show. In an episode of happy days seen earlier in the episode, richie reveals he is in love with potsie. Fonzie would make appearances usually helping them out of trouble. For syndication reruns, this was retitled love and the happy days. Happy days season 4 episode 1 fonzie loves pinky part 1 2. Syndicated reruns usually show the version with al. He is a greaser who initially was frequently seen on or near his beloved motorcycle, wearing a leather jacket and typifying the essence of cool, in contrast to his circle of friends. Created by garry marshall, the series presented an idealized vision of life in the mid1950s to mid1960s midwestern united states, and starred ron howard as teenager richie cunningham, henry winkler as his.
Fonzie resented richie at first, threatening to beat him up. They suggested that i contact cbs who distributed the product. The role of sister joanie was played by 12yearold susan. Fonzie seems to respect people brave enough to stand up to him, as evidenced in the episode where richie recalls meeting fonzie for the first time while he was a member of a gang called the falcons. On december 17, 1974, the classic sitcom, happy days, about life in 1950s milwaukee aired its first holiday episode, guess whos coming to christmas. Happy days marion ross on the fonz on happy days emmytvlegends. This new religion, centered around the fonz with services held at the first united church of the fonz, borrows surface elements from catholicism but uses. The oneword catchphrase uttered by henry winkler, who played the fonz arthur fonzarelli, expressed everything from humor to seriousness. May 06, 2019 the fonz speaks for the first time near the end of the premiere episode all the way. Arnold asks fonzie to be the best man at his wedding, but fonzie is resistant to the idea because of the. In a later episode fonzies half brother, named arthur artie, comes to see the.
This page lists all of the seasons and episodes of happy days. Although out of order, this was actually the first episode produced for the season, establishing henry winkler fonzie as the sole star with the departure of ron howard richie. The pilot for the series was aired on february 25, 1972, as part of an episode of love, american style in a segment titled love and the television set. When the show first started it centered primarily on richie and potsie as did the love american style episode of which happy days was based. Happy days guess whos coming to christmas tv episode 1974. Happy days is an american sitcom television series that aired firstrun from january 15, 1974 to. Arthur herbert fonzarelli better known as fonzie or the fonz is a fictional character played by henry winkler in the american sitcom happy days 19741984. When richie first met fonzie while he was a member of a gang called the. Basically comparing fonzie s draw to that of elvis. Nov 15, 2019 on happy days, fonzie s aaay could mean just about anything.
Happy days season 1 this is a list of episodes from the first season of happy days. Way is the first episode and series premiere of the first season of happy days. Jun 18, 2018 few pieces of fictional clothing, save for perhaps the legendary sweater of fuzziness donned by mister rogers, are as iconic as fonzies bitchin leather jacket. Fonzie writes life is just a bowl of pits on the bathroom wall. In 1976, after morita left the show, the episode was rerun with another introduction where fonzie tells the story to his replacement, al al molinaro. I think i watch at least one episode a day and it puts me in a good mood. Happy days tv series 19741984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I purchased these products from best buy and told them about my dilemma. Fonzie moves in is the first episode of the third season of happy days. Ever hear someone say that a tv show jumped the shark, implying that theyve created an outrageous episode to try and win back viewers. When fonzie made his first appearance on happy days, he wore a. I dont have all the episodes so i cut the best scenes and spliced together what i could. Happy days fonzie meets kat part 1 by larry jackson.
Happy days fonzie the superstar tv episode 1976 imdb. First, tom guest starred in the episode a little case of revenge on happy days as dwayne twitchell. Happy days is an american sitcom series that originally aired on abc from 1974 to 1984. Soon after patting himself on the back for convincing dropout fonzie to drop back into high school, richie risks his. When i first saw that episode on syndication years ago, i thought those were old footages from a pilot ep and that laverne and shirley were younger with longer hair till i disappointedly realized that this flashback sequence was just for that ep. Nov 24, 2010 this feature is not available right now.
The phrase jump the shark is based on a scene in the fifth season premiere episode of the 1970s american tv series happy days titled hollywood. Happy days guess whos coming to christmas tv episode. Then five years later hanks was the star of big directed by penny marshall. The episode was written by rob reiner, phillip mishkin and garry marshall and directed by mel ferber. The fonz and the happy days gang is an american animated science fiction comedy series produced by hannabarbera productions and paramount television and originally broadcast during the saturday morning schedule on abc from november 8, 1980 until november 28, 1981. Though its not even really a word with an official spelling eyy or eeey or ayy its the onesyllable line that viewers associate with the character and the show, which ran from 1974 to. Happy days is an american sitcom series that originally aired. Potsie sets richie up with a girl known to have a reputation.