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Bye Bye Blackbeard
	; Blackbeard arrives to claim the treasure right after Richie and his friends.
Premiere date	November 29, 1980
Run time	25:56
Starring	Henry Winkler; Ron Howard; Donny Most; Didi Conn; Frank Welker
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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This article is about The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang episode. For The Robonic Stooges short, see Bye Bye Blackbeard.

"Bye Bye Blackbeard" is the fourth episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang season one. It aired on November 29, 1980 on ABC. It was directed by Gordon Hunt.

The gang risk being thrown overboard when they land on the infamous Blackbeard the pirate's ship. When they find another prisoner, they help her break free and find some long lost treasure before he does.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Cupcake	Didi Conn
The Fonz	Henry Winkler
Ralph Malph	Donny Most
Richie Cunningham	Ron Howard
Mr. Cool	Frank Welker
Blackbeard	Unavailable
Mad Dog	Unavailable
Lucy Primrose	Unavailable
Parrot	Unavailable
Uncle Horatio	Frank Welker

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Wisconsin (mentioned)
    - - Milwaukee (mentioned)
  - Skull Mountain
  - Alaska
- England
  - London
- Spain

Objects

Timeband

Vehicles

Cupcake's time machine ship
Blackbeard's pirate ship
S.S. Titanic (mentioned)

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: November 29, 1980 on ABC

Behind the scenes

The episode is inspired by the 1883 novel Treasure Island.
Richie talks about the Disney animated film Pinocchio, when Pinocchio and Geppetto get stuck in a whale.

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

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

References

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+:''This article is about ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' episode. For ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'' short, see [[Bye Bye Blackbeard (Robonic Stooges)|Bye Bye Blackbeard]].''
 {{Infobox episode
+|name= Bye Bye Blackbeard
 |image= [[File:Blackbeard claims treasure.png|300px]]
 |caption= [[Blackbeard]] arrives to claim the treasure right after [[Richie Cunningham|Richie]] and his friends.
 |prodno=
-|premiere= November 29, 1980
+|premiere= [[November 29]], [[1980]]
-|run_time=
+|run_time= 25:56
+|cast= [[Henry Winkler]]<br />[[Ron Howard]]<br />[[Donny Most]]<br />[[Didi Conn]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |writers=
-|directors=
+|directors= [[Gordon Hunt]]
 |previous= Arabian Knights (episode)
 |next= Westward Whoa!
-|title_card= [[File:FHDG 104 title card.png|300px]]
+|title_card= [[File:HDG 104 title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"Bye Bye, Blackbeard"''' is the fourth episode of ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' season one. It aired on November 29, 1980 on [[ABC]]. It was produced by [[Art Scott]], [[Duane Poole]], and [[Tom Swale]].
+'''"Bye Bye Blackbeard"''' is the fourth episode of ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' season one. It aired on [[November 29]], [[1980]] on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 The gang risk being thrown overboard when they land on the infamous Blackbeard the pirate's ship. When they find another prisoner, they help her break free and find some long lost treasure before he does.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mr. Cool]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Blackbeard]]
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 ==Locations==
-* [[United States]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Wisconsin]]
+** [[United States]]
-**** [[Milwaukee]]
+*** [[Wisconsin]] (mentioned)
-** [[Skull Mountain]]
+***** [[Milwaukee]] (mentioned)
-** [[Alaska]]
+*** [[Skull Mountain]]
-* [[England]]
+*** [[Alaska]]
-** [[London]]
+** [[England]]
-* [[Spain]]
+*** [[London]]
+** [[Spain]]
 ==Objects==
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 * Cupcake's time machine ship
 * Blackbeard's pirate ship
-* ''[[S.S. Titanic]]''
+* ''[[S.S. Titanic]]'' (mentioned)
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
-===Filming===
+==Release==
-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.
+Dates are in order of release:
-==Music==
+* United States: November 29, 1980 on ABC
-The music is composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The episode is inspired by the novel ''Treasure Island''.
+* The episode is inspired by the 1883 novel ''Treasure Island''.
 * Richie talks about the Disney animated film ''Pinocchio'', when Pinocchio and Geppetto get stuck in a whale.
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 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United States:
+** [[November 5]], [[2019]]: [[CBS Home Entertainment]] releases ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang: The Complete Animated Series]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1980]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
+[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:Happy Days Gang episodes]]