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Happy Days

First Air Date: 1974-01-15

Status: Ended

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (277 votes)

Genres: Comedy

Overview: In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

Seasons: 11

Episodes: 252

Top Cast

Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler
as Arthur Fonzarelli
Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley
as Howard Cunningham
Marion Ross
Marion Ross
as Marion Cunningham
Anson Williams
Anson Williams
as Potsie Weber
Scott Baio
Scott Baio
as Chachi Arcola
Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley
as Roger Phillips

User Reviews

drystyx
⭐ 2/10
Apr 03, 2023

This is an inferior version of American Graffiti.
"Happy Days" was made on the heels of the semi classic film about high school kids in the days of the late fifties and early sixties.
Whereas "American Graffiti" had some charm, "Happy Days" was totally about "hatefulness".
The glorification of hoodlums began early, and despite what anyone involved in the series proclaims, "Fonzie" was always meant to be the star. The first season is proof of that.
The entire show was just a means to dehumanize young men who were too blond or pale to be accepted in the seventies, and that is the history of the seventies in the U.S.
There just isn't anything else in the show. It is supposed to be a comedy, but it's just an exercise in hatefulness and prejudice.

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