The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (original) (raw)
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1980 American animated television series
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| Genre | Science fictionComedyAdventure |
| Based on | _Happy Days_by Garry Marshall |
| Developed by | Duane PooleTom Swale |
| Directed by | George GordonRay PattersonChris CuddingtonCarl UrbanoRudy Zamora |
| Voices of | Henry WinklerRon HowardDonny MostDidi ConnFrank Welker |
| Narrated by | Wolfman Jack |
| Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William HannaJoseph Barbera |
| Producers | Art Scott (Season 1)Don Jurwich (Season 2)Duane PooleTom Swale |
| Production companies | Hanna-Barbera ProductionsParamount Television |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08) –November 28, 1981 (1981-11-28) |
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| Laverne & Shirley in the Army Happy Days |
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is an American animated science fiction comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Paramount Television and originally broadcast during the Saturday morning schedule on ABC from November 8, 1980, until November 28, 1981.[1] It is a spin-off of the live-action sitcom Happy Days.[2]
Henry Winkler (The Fonz/ "Fonzie"), Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham), and Donny Most (Ralph Malph) all reprised their respective roles for The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang.[3]
The series "present day" is set in 1957. The series focuses on Fonzie, joined by an anthropomorphic dog named Mr. Cool, and his friends as they are visited by Cupcake, a girl from the future who pilots a malfunctioning time machine. After Fonzie repairs the machine, a subsequent accident causes the group to become missing in time. The series focuses on Fonzie and his friends as they land in various periods in time, attempting to return to 1957.[4] The introduction to the series was narrated by Wolfman Jack.
Twenty-four episodes were produced. After the series ended, the characters of Fonzie and Mr. Cool were introduced in the series Laverne & Shirley in the Army, which premiered October 10, 1981. The series was subsequently renamed Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz and depicted Fonzie working in the motorpool as the chief mechanic. That series ran until September 3, 1983. Both series were syndicated with an animated spin-off of the series Mork & Mindy as Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour.
- Henry Winkler as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli
- Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham
- Donny Most as Ralph Malph
- Frank Welker as Mr. Cool
- Didi Conn as Cupcake
- Wolfman Jack as opening narrator
On November 5, 2019, the complete series was released as a made-on-demand DVD-R by CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.[5]
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 109–110. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 215–216. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Clarke, M.J. (2012). Transmedia Television: New Trends in Network Serial Production. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9781441144133. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang - Complete Series (4-Disc)