King for a Day (Happy Days Gang)

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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.

{{Infobox episode |name= King for a Day |image= Ralph sits on throne.png |caption= Ralph is treated like a king and tended to by the local girls. |prodno= |premiere= November 8, 1980 |run_time= 25:43 |cast= Henry Winkler
Ron Howard
Donny Most
Didi Conn
Frank Welker
[[ |music= Hoyt Curtin |writers= Duane Poole
Tom Swale |directors= George Gordon
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora |previous= King for a Day (Happy Days Gang) |next= May the Farce Be with You |title_card= File:FHDG 101 title card.png }} "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 written by Duane Poole and Tom Swale, and directed by George Gordon, Carl Urbano, and Rudy Zamora.

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

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Ralph Malph Donny Most
Cupcake Didi Conn
Richie Cunningham Ron Howard
Mr. Cool Frank Welker
The Fonz Henry Winkler
Brontosaurus Frank Welker
Bruta Unavailable
Rock Frank Welker


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Production

Development

Filming

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.

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Critical reception

In other languages

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