Happy Days
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| Also known as | Happy Days Again |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Garry Marshall |
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Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (1974–75, opening) Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox (1975–83, opening), (1974–84, ending) |
| Opening theme | "Rock Around the Clock", performed by Bill Haley & His Comets (1974–75) "Happy Days", performed by: Jim Haas (1975–83), Bobby Arvon (1983–84) |
| Ending theme | "Happy Days", performed by: Jim Haas (1974–83), Bobby Arvon (1983–84) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 255 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup |
Single camera (1974–75) Multi-camera (1975–84) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | January 15, 1974 – September 24, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Love, American Style |
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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, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning over eleven seasons. The show was originally based on a segment from ABC's Love, American Style titled Love and the Television Set, later retitled Love and the Happy Days for syndication, featuring future cast members Ron Howard, Marion Ross and Anson Williams.
Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s United States.
The series was produced by Miller-Milkis Productions (Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions in later years) and Henderson Productions in association with Paramount Television. Happy Days was one of the highest-rated shows of the 1970s.
Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the series revolves around teenager Richie Cunningham and his family: his father, Howard, who owns a hardware store; traditional homemaker and mother, Marion; younger sister Joanie; Richie's older brother Chuck (seasons 1 and 2 only), and high school dropout, biker and suave ladies' man Arthur "Fonzie"/"The Fonz" Fonzarelli, who would eventually become Richie's best friend and the Cunninghams' upstairs tenant. The earlier episodes revolve around Richie and his friends, Potsie Weber and Ralph Malph, with Fonzie as a secondary character. However, as the series progressed, Fonzie proved to be a favorite with viewers and soon more story lines were written to reflect his growing popularity, and Winkler was eventually credited with top billing in the opening credits alongside Howard as a result. Fonzie befriended Richie and the Cunningham family, and when Richie left the series for military service, Fonzie became the central figure of the show, with Winkler receiving sole top billing in the opening credits. In later seasons, other characters were introduced including Fonzie's young cousin, Charles "Chachi" Arcola, who became a love interest for Joanie Cunningham. Each of the eleven seasons of the series roughly tracks the eleven years from 1955 to 1965, inclusive, in which the show was set.
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