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 produced by Art Scott, Duane Poole, and Tom Swale.

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

 * Texas
 * Pecos
 * Alona's city

Objects

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

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 is composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is a play on "Science fiction." You're welcome.
 * The story seems to be a parody of H.G. Wells's novel The Time Machine.