King for a Day (Happy Days Gang)


 * This article is about The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang episode. For other TV series episodes with the same name, see King for a Day.

"King for a Day" is the first episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang season one. It aired on November 8, 1980 on ABC. It was produced by Art Scott, Duane Poole, and Tom Swale, and written by Poole and Swale.

In the first adventure in trying to get back to 1957, Fonzie and his friends are taken back to 1,000,000 BC, year a superstitious tribe have made Ralph their king before sacrificing him to their fire god.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ralph Malph
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Donny Most
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cupcake
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Didi Conn
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Richie Cunningham
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ron Howard
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Cool
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| The Fonz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Henry Winkler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brontosaurus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bruta
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rock
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brontosaurus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bruta
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rock
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rock
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker

Locations

 * Florida
 * Miami Beach
 * Wisconsin
 * Milwaukee

Objects

 * Timeband

Vehicles

 * Cupcake's time machine ship

Filming
Three directors were credited, including George Gordon, Carl Urbano, and Rudy Zamora. Since Hanna-Barbera were partial to group crediting for their Saturday morning cartoon's entire season, it's unknown if all four of them directed the episode.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 8, 1980 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * At the beginning of his search for Richie and Ralph, Mr. Cool dresses like Sherlock Holmes.