Science Friction (Happy Days Gang)

Science Friction (Happy Days Gang)
Fonzie and his friends get caught by the Crolacs.
Premiere date	January 24, 1981
Run time	25:46
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"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

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Cupcake	Didi Conn
Ralph Malph	Donny Most
Richie Cunningham	Ron Howard
The Fonz	Henry Winkler
Mr. Cool	Frank Welker
Alona	Unavailable
Controller	Alan Oppenheimer
Crolac leader	Unavailable

Locations

• Texas
  • Pecos
• Alona's city

Objects

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

Vehicles

• Cupcake's time machine ship

Production

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.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning