Scripted series · ABC
Happy Days
Those were the days of the 1950's...filled with innocence and the promise of even better days to come.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Henry Winkler
Arthur Fonzarelli
252 eps
Tom Bosley
Howard Cunningham
252 eps
Marion Ross
Marion Cunningham
252 eps
Anson Williams
Potsie Weber
252 eps
Ted McGinley
Roger Phillips
47 eps
Erin Moran
Joanie Cunningham
230 eps
Scott Mitchell Bernstein
Melvin Belvin
44 eps
Ron Howard
Richie Cunningham
167 eps
Don Most
Ralph Malph
166 eps
Al Molinaro
Al Delvecchio
132 eps
Linda Purl
Ashley Pfister
27 eps
Cathy Silvers
59 eps
Scott Baio
Chachi Arcola
107 eps
Lynda Goodfriend
Lori Beth Allen
78 eps
Richard Moll
Eugene
2 eps
Robin Williams
Mork
2 eps
Rita Wilson
2 eps
Lyle Waggoner
Frederick Hamilton
2 eps
David Ketchum
13 eps
Marla Pennington
2 eps
Ronnie Schell
2 eps
Crystal Bernard
K.C. Cunningham
16 eps
Marc McClure
2 eps
Ralph Wilcox
2 eps
Ray Girardin
2 eps
Eddie Mekka
2 eps
Marcia Lewis
2 eps
Michael Dudikoff
2 eps
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Tommy
13 eps
Heidi Bohay
3 eps
Teddi Siddall
4 eps
Jason Evers
3 eps
Dick Van Patten
3 eps
Peter Hobbs
2 eps
Scott Marshall
4 eps
Jack Baker
2 eps
Arthur Batanides
3 eps
Frances Bay
3 eps
Gavan O'Herlihy
Chuck Cunningham
8 eps
Suzi Quatro
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Happy Days actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Happy Days reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
The run
Seasons
11 seasons · 252 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19765 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
197416 episodes
5.2IMDbThis is a list of episodes from the first season of Happy Days.
Best episode · S01E02 The Lemon
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
197423 episodes
4.9IMDbThis is a list of episodes from the second season of Happy Days.
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
197523 episodes
5.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
197624 episodes
2.0IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
197726 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
197827 episodes
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
197925 episodes
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
198022 episodes
6.0IMDb
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
198122 episodes
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
198222 episodes
5.0IMDb
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
198322 episodes
10.0IMDb
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E05
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion
- Directed by Linda Mendoza
- Written by Gary Tellalian, Fred Fox, Jr.
S00E04
The Happy Days Reunion Special
- Directed by Malcolm Leo
- Written by Sam Denoff, Malcolm Leo
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Garry Marshall
Showrunner
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Harriett Weiss
Writer
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Michael Weinberger
Writer
Ron Leavitt
Writer
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Joel Kane
Writer
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Neil Thompson
Writer
Rich Correll
Writer
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Patt Shea
Writer
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Warren S. Murray
Writer
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Nancy Steen
Writer
David Ketchum
Writer
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Mark Rothman
Writer
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David W. Duclon
Writer
Frank Buxton
Writer
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Bruce Shelly
Writer
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Bob Howard
Writer
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Lloyd Garver
Writer
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Jack Winter
Writer
Barry O'Brien
Writer
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Bob Brunner
Writer
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Craig Heller
Writer
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April Kelly
Writer
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Steve Granat
Writer
Lowell Ganz
Writer
Charles Shyer
Writer
Susan Harris
Writer
Rob Reiner
Writer
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Gary Murphy
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Garry MarshallProducer
- Edward K. MilkisProducer
Writing
- Harriett WeissWriter
- Michael WeinbergerWriter
- Ron LeavittWriter
- Joel KaneWriter
- Neil ThompsonWriter
- Rich CorrellWriter
Direction
- Peter BaldwinDirector
- Norm GrayDirector
- Jerry LondonDirector
- Mel FerberDirector
- Frank BuxtonDirector
- Art FisherDirector
Cinematography
- Lester ShorrDirector of Photography
- Robert G. HagerDirector of Photography
- William NortonDirector of Photography
- Richard A. KelleyDirector of Photography
- Edward E. NugentDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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