Happy Days

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Happy Days is a popular American sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s that nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s through the Cunningham family and the iconic character Fonzie.

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instanceOf American sitcom
television series
characterPortrayedBy Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli – Henry Winkler
Howard Cunningham – Tom Bosley
Joanie Cunningham – Erin Moran
Marion Cunningham – Marion Ross
Potsie Weber – Anson Williams
linked to: Potsie Weber

Ralph Malph – Don Most
Richie Cunningham – Ron Howard
coinedPhrase jumping the shark
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Garry Marshall
depicts American middle-class family life in the 1950s and 1960s
executiveProducer Garry Marshall
filmingStyle filmed before a live studio audience
firstAired 1974
format multi-camera
genre comedy
sitcom
lastAired 1984
leadActor Henry Winkler
Marion Ross
Ron Howard
Tom Bosley
mainCharacter Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli
Howard Cunningham
Joanie Cunningham
Marion Cunningham
Potsie Weber
Ralph Malph
Richie Cunningham
notableEpisode episode where Fonzie jumps over a shark
numberOfEpisodes 255
numberOfSeasons 11
openingTheme "Happy Days" (later seasons)
linked to: Happy Days

"Rock Around the Clock" (early seasons)
originalChannel American Broadcasting Company
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
portraysFamily Cunningham family
productionCompany Paramount Television
linked to: Paramount Pictures
setInPeriod 1950s
1960s
settingLocation Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linked to: Milwaukee
spinOff Blansky's Beauties
Joanie Loves Chachi
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
Out of the Blue
theme nostalgia for 1950s America

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Ron Howard notableWork Happy Days
Ron Howard actedIn Happy Days
Happy Days openingTheme "Happy Days" (later seasons)
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Ronald William Howard notableWork Happy Days
subject linked to: Ronald
Penny Marshall notableWork Happy Days
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Ron Howard notableWork Happy Days
subject linked to: Ronald William Howard
TV Land Award notableRecipient Happy Days
Howard Cunningham appearsIn Happy Days
Potsie Weber appearsIn Happy Days
Potsie Weber firstAppearanceInSeries Happy Days season 1
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Potsie Weber partOf Happy Days franchise
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Richie Cunningham appearsIn Happy Days
Richie Cunningham seriesDebut Happy Days season 1
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Richie Cunningham centralProtagonistOf Happy Days
Ron Howard knownFor Happy Days
Arthur Fonzarelli appearsIn Happy Days
Arthur Fonzarelli firstAppearance Happy Days season 1
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Howard Cunningham appearsIn Happy Days
Howard Cunningham fictionalUniverse Happy Days universe
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Tom Bosley notableWork Happy Days
Marion Cunningham appearsIn Happy Days
Marion Cunningham firstAppearanceWork Happy Days
Marion Cunningham appearsInFranchise Happy Days franchise
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Joanie Cunningham appearsIn Happy Days
Joanie Cunningham partOfFictionalUniverse Happy Days universe
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Erin Moran notableWork Happy Days
Don Most notableWork Happy Days
subject linked to: Ralph Malph – Don Most
Ralph Malph appearsIn Happy Days
subject linked to: Ralph Malph – Don Most
Don Most notableWork The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
subject linked to: Ralph Malph – Don Most
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Laverne & Shirley spinOffFrom Happy Days
Joanie Loves Chachi basedOn Happy Days
Joanie Loves Chachi spinOffFrom Happy Days
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Rock Around the Clock (early seasons) usedInTVSeries Happy Days
Rock Around the Clock (early seasons) openingThemeFor Happy Days
Rock Around the Clock (early seasons) partOf Happy Days early seasons
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Rock Around the Clock (early seasons) usedInOpeningCredits Happy Days
Marion Ross notableWork Happy Days
Marion Ross characterIn Happy Days
Marion Ross appearedIn Happy Days
Cunningham family appearsIn Happy Days
Cunningham family firstAppearance Happy Days season 1 episode 1
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Garry Marshall creatorOf Happy Days
Marion Cunningham appearsIn Happy Days