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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.
Sep 15, 2024 · Happy Days was an American television situation comedy that aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for 11 seasons (1974–84). Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the 1950s and ’60s, Happy Days presented an idealized view of post-World War II middle-class America.
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- Happy Days was supposed to be set in the 1920s, not the 1950s. When Garry Marshall was first approached by Paramount executives Michael Eisner and Tom Miller in 1971 to create a new sitcom, they envisioned something set in the 1920s or ’30s.
- The show's creator wanted to call it COOL. Test audiences reported that COOL made them think of cigarettes, however, so producer Carl Kleinschmitt suggested, “How about calling it Happy Days?
- Ron Howard signed on to avoid going to Vietnam. Ron Howard wasn’t looking to do another series; he had recently enrolled at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with the goal of becoming a director.
- Happy Days predates American Graffiti. George Lucas’s Oscar-nominated 1973 film launched a craze for 1950s nostalgia (even though the movie was set in 1962).
Happy Days: Created by Garry Marshall. With Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran. In Milwaukee Wisconsin, hardware store owner Howard Cunningham, his wife Marion, and their children Richard and Joanie live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
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Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC-TV, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning over eleven seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presented an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s...
The first season of Happy Days, an American television sitcom, originally aired on ABC in the United States between January 15 and May 7, 1974. The show was created by Garry Marshall, under the production company Miller-Milkis Productions, in association with Paramount Television.
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Happy Days was a show based on life in the mid-1950's to mid-1960's Milwaukee, Wisconsin that ran from January 14, 1974, to May 8, 1984. The show followed the life of teenager Richie Chunningham (Ron Howard) with his family and 3 best friends.
