Happy Days
Trivia
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months agoABC at first feared Fonzie (on Happy Days) would be perceived as a hoodlum or criminal and prohibited his wearing a leather jacket. In the first few episodes Henry Winkler wears an incredibly non-threatening grey windbreaker. Fortunately the network saw the light and a 70s icon was born.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
After the first year of Happy Days the Fonz's leather jacket was stolen. They had to make 2 more jackets - one as a backup!
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Arthur Fonzie Fonzarelli's character was originally to be named Arthur Maschiarelli (creator Garry Marshall's real last name) and nicknamed Mash. When ABC first picked up the show they had Marshall change the character's name because they felt that Mash might remind people of M*A*S*H (1972) a popular show on a rival network.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Better known for his role as The Fonz on Happy Days Henry Wrinkler also created and co-produced the hit show MacGyver based on a hero that fought for justice without needing for guns.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Following his Happy Days co-star Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham) a top film director Anson Williams (Potsie) has also become a highly respected TV director. Anson has directed everything from Beverly Hills 90210 to Star Trek: Voyager to Charmed. Recently while directing an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch he made a guest appearance as Potsie!
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Fonzie's full name is Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Happy Days began as a pilot in 1971 called New Family in Town which was produced for the ABC.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Happy Days span-off three shows: Laverne & Shirley (1976) Mork and Mindy (1978) and Joanie Loves Chachi (1982).
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Henry Winkler (The Fonz on Happy Days) holds a Masters in Drama which he achieved from Yale.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Henry Winkler was offered the lead role of Danny in Grease but he turned it down because he didn't want to be typecast as a greaser and is tone deaf. The part was given to John Travolta.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Henry Winkler was receiving up to 55 000 fan letters per week during his time on Happy Days. There was even talk of changing the title to Fonzie's Happy Days because Arthur Fonzarelli was so popular.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Henry Winkler's iconic nature was hugely recognised when his leather jacket went on display at the Smithsonian Instution in Washington.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
In 1994 Henry Winkler (Happy Days' The Fonz) starred in a series called 'Monty' about a conservative talk-show host. Friends star David Schwimmer played his son.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Many fans agree that the Happy Days' quality deteriorated after the episode where Fonzie jumps a shark while water-skiing. Today when a show takes a sharp drop in quality it's said to jump the shark. See http://www.jumptheshark.com/
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Micky Dolenz of The Monkees auditioned for the role of Fonzie in Happy Days.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
On Happy Days Fonzie's cousin Chachi (Scott Baio) and Richie's sister Joanie (Erin Moran) were also on/off lovers in real life.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Originally there were three Cunningham children in Happy Days. The eldest Chuck was phased out of the show before the end of the first season.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
The song Rock Around the Clock was used for the first two seasons of Happy Days only. It was replaced by the more familiar Happy Days theme at the beginning of the 1975-1976 season.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
Tom Bosley and Marion Ross (The Cunningham's from Happy Days) once appeared as a couple on The Love Boat.
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Arthur Fonzarelli 1 months ago
While making a documentary about dyslexia Henry Winkler (Happy Days' The Fonz) found that he himself was dyslexic.
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