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{{Noticeline|This article is about the show as seen in the ''Simpsons'' universe. For the real-life television program, see [[Happy Days (franchise)]]}}
 
{{TV Show
 
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|image = [[File:Happy Days.png|250px]]
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|genre = Sitcom
 
|genre = Sitcom
|Starring = [[Fonzie]]
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|starring = [[Fonzie]]
|Country of Origin = [[USA]]
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|country = [[USA]]
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|First Appearance = "[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]"
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|mentioned = "[[The Otto Show]]"
 
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'''''Happy Days''''' was a 1974-1984 American sitcom. It was tremendously popular, mostly thanks to the breakout character [[Arthur Fonzarelli|The Fonz]] (played by [[Henry Winkler]]). The series has been referenced several times on ''The Simpsons''.  
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'''''Happy Days''''' was an American sitcom.
  
==References to ''Happy Days'' in ''The Simpsons''==
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== History ==
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Homer is not eager about [[Otto Mann]] staying over and says: "''This is not 'Happy Days' and he's not the Fonz.''"<ref>"[[The Otto Show]]"</ref>
  
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When [[Lisa]] was a baby, [[Homer]] read to her from the TV guide. He read about an episode of ''Happy Days'' where [[The Fonz]], played by {{Ch|Henry Winkler}}, is worried that he's losing his cool.<ref>"[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]"</ref>
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When Homer and Marge were going to their reunion, Homer said that it would be great to see the old gang again, [[Potsie Weber|Potsie]], [[Ralph Malph]] and the Fonz. Marge then told Homer that that was ''Happy Days''.<ref>"[[The Front]]"</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
{{TH|Reference}}
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According to host {{Ch|Conan O'Brien}}, one of the shows [[Hack-GPT]] used to write this entire episode was ''Happy Days''.<ref>"[[Bart's Birthday]]"</ref>
{{TB|[[Season 3|3]]}}
 
{{TB|44}}
 
{{TB|"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"}}
 
{{TB| When [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] wanted Homer to do a quiz on fathers they told Marge that [[Henry Winkler]] was a father and that Winker told a close friend: "I don't always keep my cool like the Fonz but my love for my kids has given me plenty of happy days."}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 4|4]]}}
 
{{TB|65}}
 
{{TB|"[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]"}}
 
{{TB| When [[Lisa]] was a baby, [[Homer]] read to her from the TV guide about an episode of ''Happy Days'' where [[The Fonz]] is worried that he's losing his cool..}}
 
{{TBT|}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 4|4]]}}
 
{{TB|66}}
 
{{TB|"[[Marge Gets a Job]]"}}
 
{{TB| At a party [[Lenny Leonard]] appears dressed as Fonzie and says: "Hey, sit on it!". He is then informed that ''1950s night'' was last time, whereupon Lenny decides to instantly go home and change his outfit.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 4|4]]}}
 
{{TB|78}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Front]]"}}
 
{{TB| When Homer and Marge were going to their reunion, Homer said that it would be great to see the old gang again, [[Potsie Weber|Potsie]], [[Ralph Malph]] and the Fonz. Marge then told Homer that that was ''Happy Days''. Homer misunderstands her remark and says that they ''weren't all happy days, like the time [[Pinky Tuscadero]] crashed her motorcycle or the night Richie Cunningham lost all his money to those card sharks and his dad, played by [[Tom Bosley]], had to get it back.''}}
 
{{TBT|}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
{{TB|118}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homie the Clown]]"}}
 
{{TB| Homer dresses up as a clown and tells Lisa that it is bad enough when he tried to pass himself off as [[Tom Bosley]]. Bosley played the father character in ''Happy Days''.}}
 
{{TBT| }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
 
{{TB|208}}
 
{{TB|"[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]"}}
 
{{TB| [[Ron Howard]] (who played [[Ralph Malph]]) is special guest voice, yet Homer incorrectly addresses him as "Potsie" in this episode.}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Fonzie's jacket.png|250px]] }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
 
{{TB|219}}
 
{{TB|"[[Make Room for Lisa]]"}}
 
{{TB| Homer is more interested in [[Fonzie's jacket]] in the [[Smithsonian Museum]] than any other historical valuable object. Bart has no idea who Fonzie is, so Homer lectures him that ''Fonzie freed the squares''.}}
 
{{TBT| }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}}
 
{{TB|272}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer the Moe]]"}}
 
{{TB| Homer tries to fix a jukebox in [[Moe's Tavern]] by hitting it with his fist, like Fonzie did, only to break the glass and accidentally wound his hand .}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Jump the Shark.png|250px]] }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}}
 
{{TB|286}}
 
{{TB|"[[Gump Roast]]"}}
 
{{TB| During the song ''[[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons]]'' Homer is seen on waterskies jumping over a shark, a reference to a famous episode of ''Happy Days'' in which Fonzie does the same .}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Arthur.png|250px]] }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}}
 
{{TB|291}}
 
{{TB|"[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]"}}
 
{{TB| [[The Fonz]] appears as a former student of the [[Springfield Elementary School]].}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:DABF22.png|250px]] }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 14|14]]}}
 
{{TB|293}}
 
{{TB|"[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]"}}
 
{{TB| The family literally jumps the shark during the [[couch gag]] }}
 
{{TBT| }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}}
 
{{TB|484}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer Scissorhands]]"}}
 
{{TB| In the [[couch gag]] the couch is in the [[Smithsonian Museum]], where [[Fonzie's jacket]] is seen again. The same couch gag is used again in the episode ''[[Replaceable You]]''.}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Fonzie.png|250px]] }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 24|24]]}}
 
{{TB|512}}
 
{{TB|"[[Gone Abie Gone]]"}}
 
{{TB| A picture of [[The Fonz]] is seen in a locket.}}
 
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== Comic book references ==
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== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|The Otto Show|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|The Front|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Birthday}}
 
*{{bon|Holy Cow!! Has Pie Man Turned Evil?|(mentioned)}}
 
*{{bon|Holy Cow!! Has Pie Man Turned Evil?|(mentioned)}}
*{{bon|Homer's America|[[Ralph Wiggum]] is called ''Potsie'', one of the characters in the series.}}
 
  
==Common cast members==
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}  
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{{TH|Name}}
 
{{TH|Role in ''Happy Days''}}
 
{{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Ron Howard.jpg|150px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Ron Howard]]}}
 
{{TB|Played [[Ralph Malph]].}}
 
{{TB| Voiced [[Ron Howard (character)|himself]] in the episodes ''[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]'', ''[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]''. }}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Henry Winkler.jpg|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Henry Winkler]]}}
 
{{TB|Played [[Arthur Fonzarelli]], aka The Fonz.}}
 
{{TB| Voiced [[Ramrod]] in the episode ''[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]''. }}
 
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Latest revision as of 20:05, November 2, 2024

This article is about the show as seen in the Simpsons universe. For the real-life television program, see Happy Days (franchise).
Happy Days
Happy Days.png
DVD
TV Show Information
Genre: Sitcom
Starring: Fonzie
Country of origin: USA
First mentioned: "The Otto Show"


Happy Days was an American sitcom.

History[edit]

Homer is not eager about Otto Mann staying over and says: "This is not 'Happy Days' and he's not the Fonz."[1]

When Lisa was a baby, Homer read to her from the TV guide. He read about an episode of Happy Days where The Fonz, played by Henry Winkler, is worried that he's losing his cool.[2]

When Homer and Marge were going to their reunion, Homer said that it would be great to see the old gang again, Potsie, Ralph Malph and the Fonz. Marge then told Homer that that was Happy Days.[3]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

According to host Conan O'Brien, one of the shows Hack-GPT used to write this entire episode was Happy Days.[4]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]