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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang''}}
{{Infobox TV
{{Infobox TV
|title_card= [[File:FHDG title card.png|300px]]
|title_card= [[File:HDG title card.png|300px]]
|caption=  
|caption=  
|network= [[ABC]]
|network= [[ABC]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|distributor=  
|distributor= [[Paramount Television]]
|released= [[November 8]], [[1980]]—[[November 28]], [[1981]]
|released= [[November 8]], [[1980]]—[[November 28]], [[1981]]
|run_time=  
|run_time= 25 minutes
|starring= [[Henry Winkler]]<br />[[Ron Howard]]<br />[[Donny Most]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Didi Conn]]
|narrator= [[Wolfman Jack]]
|starring= [[Henry Winkler]]<br />[[Ron Howard]]<br />[[Donny Most]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Didi Conn]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|producers= [[Art Scott]]<br />[[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Tom Swale]]
|producers= [[Art Scott]]<br />[[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Tom Swale]]<br />[[Don Jurwich]]
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|writer= Duane Poole<br />Tom Swale
|writer= Duane Poole<br />Tom Swale
|director= [[George Gordon]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]
|director= [[George Gordon]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Ray Patterson]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
}}
}}
'''''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang''''' is an American animated sci-fi comedy TV series produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1980]] to [[1981]], airing 24 episodes that spanned two seasons. The TV series is a spin-off from ABC's own live-action sitcom ''Happy Days'', with actors from the latter reprising their roles in cartoon form.
'''''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang''''' is an American animated sci-fi comedy television series produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1980]] to [[1981]], airing 24 episodes that spanned two seasons. The TV series is a spin-off from ABC's parent live-action sitcom ''Happy Days'', with actors from the latter reprising their roles in cartoon form.


[[Wolfman Jack]] went uncredited for narrating the premise of the show in the opening theme song.
A group of teenagers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in [[1957]], get picked up by a scatterbrained time traveler from the 25th century, whose inability to control her time machine gets them stranded in time and space. It was not inspired by ''Doctor Who''.<ref name="Poole">[[Duane Poole|Poole, Duane]] ([[April 22]], [[2022]]) in response to @HBGrifkuba [https://twitter.com/PooleDuane/status/1518653847673065474 "Dr. Who never came up. We were just looking for a premise that allowed some wild, animated fun. The 1950’s was too limiting. But the possibility of dinosaurs, melodrama villains, etc., was too good to pass up."]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved [[March 14]], [[2023]].</ref>
 
The entire series has been released on [[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang: The Complete Animated Series|DVD]].


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
The time travel aspect was added to the ''Happy Days'' cartoon because the original setting of the [[1950s]] was too limiting.<ref name="Poole" />
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Title
! Number
! Original air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[King for a Day (Happy Days Gang)|King for a Day]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
* "[[King for a Day (Happy Days Gang)|King for a Day]]"
| [[November 8]], 1980
| [[November 8]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[May the Farce Be With You]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
* "[[May the Farce Be with You]]"
| [[November 15]], 1980
| [[November 15]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Arabian Knights (episode)|Arabian Knights]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
* "[[Arabian Knights (episode)|Arabian Knights]]"
| [[November 22]], 1980
| [[November 22]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Bye Bye Blackbeard]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
* "[[Bye Bye Blackbeard (Happy Days Gang)|Bye Bye Blackbeard]]"
| [[November 9]], 1980
| [[November 9]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Hornswoggle's New Leaf]]" / "[[Keep On Movin' On]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
* "[[Westward Whoa!]]"
| [[October 16]], 1980
| [[October 16]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Westward Whoa!]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
* "[[Ming Fu to You, Too!]]"
| [[December 6]], 1980
| [[December 6]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[The Vampire Strikes Back (Happy Days Gang)|The Vampire Strikes Back]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
* "[[The Vampire Strikes Back (Happy Days Gang)|The Vampire Strikes Back]]"
| [[December 20]], 1980
| [[December 20]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[You'll Never Get Witch]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
* "[[You'll Never Get Witch]]"
| [[December 27]], 1980
| [[December 27]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
* "[[The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid]]"
| [[January 3]], 1981
| [[January 3]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[It's a Jungle Out There]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
* "[[It's a Jungle Out There]]"
| [[January 10]], 1981
| [[January 10]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Gone with the Wand]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
* "[[Gone with the Wand]]"
| [[January 17]], 1981
| [[January 17]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Science Friction]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
* "[[Science Friction (Happy Days Gang)|Science Friction]]"
| [[January 24]], 1981
| [[January 24]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Greece is the Word (Happy Days Gang)|Greece is the Word]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
* "[[Greece Is the Word (Happy Days Gang)|Greece Is the Word]]"
| [[January 31]], 1981
| [[January 31]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[The French Connection]]"
| 2x01
| 2x01
* "[[The French Connection]]"
| [[September 12]], 1981
| [[September 12]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Kelp!]]"
| 2x02
| 2x02
* "[[Kelp!]]"
| [[September 19]], 1981
| [[September 19]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Time Schlep]]"
| 2x03
| 2x03
* "[[Time Schlep]]"
| [[September 26]], 1981
| [[September 26]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[It's All Downhill from Here]]"
| 2x04
| 2x04
* "[[It's All Downhill from Here]]"
| [[October 10]], 1981
| [[October 10]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[It's All Downhill from Here]]"
| 2x05
| 2x05
| [[October 10]], 1981
* "[[Double Jeopardy]]"
| [[October 17]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Double Jeopardy]]"
| 2x06
| 2x06
| [[October 17]], 1981
* "[[Fjords and Sorcery]]"
| [[October 24]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[There's No Place Like Rome]]"
| 2x07
| 2x07
* "[[There's No Place Like Rome]]"
| [[October 31]], 1981
| [[October 31]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Perilous Pauline]]"
| 2x08
| 2x08
* "[[Perilous Pauline]]"
| [[November 7]], 1981
| [[November 7]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Around the World in 80 Ways]]"
| 2x09
| 2x09
* "[[Around the World in 80 Ways]]"
| [[November 14]], 1981
| [[November 14]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[All This and Timbuktu]]"
| 2x10
| 2x10
* "[[All This and Timbuktu]]"
| [[November 21]], 1981
| [[November 21]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Give Me a Hand-Something's Afoot]]"
| 2x11
| 2x11
* "[[Give Me a Hand-Something's Afoot]]"
| [[November 28]], 1981
| [[November 28]], 1981
|}
|}
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* [[Ron Howard]] as [[Richie Cunningham]]
* [[Ron Howard]] as [[Richie Cunningham]]
* [[Donny Most]] as [[Ralph Malph]]
* [[Donny Most]] as [[Ralph Malph]]
* [[Frank Welker]] as [[Mr. Cool]]
* [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] as [[Mr. Cool]]
* [[Didi Conn]] as [[Cupcake]]
* [[Didi Conn]] as [[Cupcake]]
==Legacy==
According to Heritage Auctions, the Fonz and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] appeared together in a [[1980s]] Public Service Announcement.<ref>[https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/production-cel/scooby-doo-and-the-fonz-production-cel-and-animation-drawing-hanna-barbera-c-1980s-total-2-items-/a/121842-13236.s "Scooby-Doo and The Fonz Production Cel and Animation Cel"]. ''Heritage Auction''. Retrieved [[September 14]], [[2020]].</ref>
After ''The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang'' was cancelled, the Fonz and his dog, Mr. Cool, were inexplicably added to the cast of ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' in its second season, which was now called ''Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz''.


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* In the ''Comic Book Men'' episode "Dragging Rights," a HB collector brings in a cel of Fonz and Mr. Cool. Bryan buys it for Walt for £200.
* In the ''Comic Book Men'' episode "Dragging Rights," a HB collector brings in a cel of the Fonz and Mr. Cool. Bryan buys it for Walt for £200.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 21 March 2024

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
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Network ABC
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Distributor Paramount Television
Original release November 8, 1980—November 28, 1981
Run time 25 minutes
Narrated by Wolfman Jack
Starring Henry Winkler
Ron Howard
Donny Most
Frank Welker
Didi Conn
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Art Scott
Duane Poole
Tom Swale
Don Jurwich
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Duane Poole
Tom Swale
Director(s) George Gordon
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora
Ray Patterson
Gordon Hunt (voices)

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is an American animated sci-fi comedy television series produced Hanna-Barbera for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1980 to 1981, airing 24 episodes that spanned two seasons. The TV series is a spin-off from ABC's parent live-action sitcom Happy Days, with actors from the latter reprising their roles in cartoon form.

A group of teenagers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1957, get picked up by a scatterbrained time traveler from the 25th century, whose inability to control her time machine gets them stranded in time and space. It was not inspired by Doctor Who.[1]

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Production

Development

The time travel aspect was added to the Happy Days cartoon because the original setting of the 1950s was too limiting.[1]

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Episodes

Title Original air date
1x01 November 8, 1980
1x02 November 15, 1980
1x03 November 22, 1980
1x04 November 9, 1980
1x05 October 16, 1980
1x06 December 6, 1980
1x07 December 20, 1980
1x08 December 27, 1980
1x09 January 3, 1981
1x10 January 10, 1981
1x11 January 17, 1981
1x12 January 24, 1981
1x13 January 31, 1981
2x01 September 12, 1981
2x02 September 19, 1981
2x03 September 26, 1981
2x04 October 10, 1981
2x05 October 17, 1981
2x06 October 24, 1981
2x07 October 31, 1981
2x08 November 7, 1981
2x09 November 14, 1981
2x10 November 21, 1981
2x11 November 28, 1981

Cast

Legacy

According to Heritage Auctions, the Fonz and Scooby-Doo appeared together in a 1980s Public Service Announcement.[2]

After The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang was cancelled, the Fonz and his dog, Mr. Cool, were inexplicably added to the cast of Laverne & Shirley in its second season, which was now called Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz.

In popular culture

  • In the Comic Book Men episode "Dragging Rights," a HB collector brings in a cel of the Fonz and Mr. Cool. Bryan buys it for Walt for £200.

References

  1. ^ a b Poole, Duane (April 22, 2022) in response to @HBGrifkuba "Dr. Who never came up. We were just looking for a premise that allowed some wild, animated fun. The 1950’s was too limiting. But the possibility of dinosaurs, melodrama villains, etc., was too good to pass up.". Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Scooby-Doo and The Fonz Production Cel and Animation Cel". Heritage Auction. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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