Science Friction (Happy Days Gang)

"Science Friction" is the twelfth episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang season one. It aired on January 24, 1981 on ABC. It was directed by George Gordon, Carl Urbano, and Rudy Zamora.

In the year 3057, humans are being captured by the Crolacs to work underground.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cupcake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Didi Conn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ralph Malph
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Donny Most
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Richie Cunningham
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ron Howard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Fonz
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Winkler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cool
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alona
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Controller
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Alan Oppenheimer
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crolac leader
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Alona
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Controller
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Alan Oppenheimer
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crolac leader
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crolac leader
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Texas (mentioned)
 * Pecos (mentioned)
 * Alona's city

Objects

 * Timeband
 * Controller's bracelets
 * Ralph's petrified frog

Vehicles

 * Cupcake's time machine ship

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "Science fiction".
 * It is also named after the 1970 short of the same name of "The Ant and the Aardvark".
 * The story seems to be a parody of H.G. Wells's novel The Time Machine.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 5, 2019: CBS Video releases The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang: The Complete Animated Series on DVD.