Difference between revisions of "King for a Day (Happy Days Gang)"

King for a Day
	; Ralph is treated like a king and tended to by the local girls.
Premiere date	November 8, 1980
Run time	25:43
Starring	Henry Winkler; Ron Howard; Donny Most; Didi Conn; Frank Welker
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Duane Poole; Tom Swale
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 20 March 2024

This article is about The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang episode. For other TV series with episodes sharing that 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 written by Duane Poole and Tom Swale, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

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

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Florida (mentioned)
    - Miami Beach (mentioned)
- Wisconsin (mentioned)
  - Milwaukee (mentioned)

Objects

Timeband

Vehicles

Cupcake's time machine ship

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.

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 other TV series with episodes sharing that name, see [[King for a Day]].''
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+|name= King for a Day
 |image= [[File:Ralph sits on throne.png|300px]]
 |caption= [[Ralph Malph|Ralph]] is treated like a king and tended to by the local girls.
 |prodno=
-|premiere= November 8, 1980
+|premiere= [[November 8]], [[1980]]
 |run_time= 25:43
-|writers=
+|cast= [[Henry Winkler]]<br />[[Ron Howard]]<br />[[Donny Most]]<br />[[Didi Conn]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
-|directors=
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
-|previous= King for a Day
+|writers= [[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Tom Swale]]
+|directors= [[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
+|previous= King for a Day (Happy Days Gang)
 |next= May the Farce Be with You
-|title_card= [[File:FHDG 101 title card.png|300px]]
+|title_card= [[File:HDG 101 title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"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]].
+'''"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 voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
-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.
+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==
 {{CastTop}}
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. Cool]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[The Fonz]]
@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Bruta]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Dena Dietrich]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rock]]
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 ==Locations==
-* [[Florida]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** Miami Beach
+** [[United States]]
-* [[Wisconsin]]
+*** [[Florida]] (mentioned)
-** [[Milwaukee]]
+**** [[Miami Beach]] (mentioned)
+** [[Wisconsin]] (mentioned)
+*** [[Milwaukee]] (mentioned)
 ==Objects==
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 ==Vehicles==
-* Cupcake's time machine ship
+* [[Cupcake's time machine ship]]
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ===Filming===
+==Music==
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
-==Music==
+* United States: November 8, 1980 on ABC
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* In the beginning of his search for Richie and Ralph, Mr. Cool dresses like [[Sherlock Holmes]].
+* At the beginning of his search for Richie and Ralph, Mr. Cool dresses like [[Sherlock Holmes]].
 ==Errors==
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 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 91: / Line 94: @@
 ==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]]
+[[Category:Written by Duane Poole]]
+[[Category:Written by Tom Swale]]