The French Connection

The French Connection
Fonzie, Ralph, and Richie became substitute Musketeers.
Premiere date	September 12, 1981
Run time	24:58
Writer(s)	Tom Swale & Duane Poole
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"The French Connection" is the first episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang season two, and the fourteenth overall. It aired on September 12, 1981 on ABC. It was produced by Don Jurwich, and written by Tom Swale and Duane Poole.

Landing in 1625, the gang must save the queen when the three Musketeers cannot.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Richie Cunningham	Ron Howard
Ralph Malph	Donny Most
Cupcake	Didi Conn
Mr. Cool	Frank Welker
The Fonz	Henry Winkler
Count DeVille's henchmen	Unavailable
Queen Veronique	Unavailable
Lady	Unavailable
Count DeVille	Unavailable
Three Musketeers	Unavailable
King	Unavailable

Organizations

• Musketeers

Locations

• France
  • Paris
    • Fountainbleau Palace
    • Count DeVille's castle

Objects

• Timeband
• Queen Veronique's royal ring
• Captain Moonbeam decoder ring

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 named after the 1971 film The French Connection.
• The Three Musketeers aren't referred to by name, so it's unknown if any of them are called Pothos, Athos, and Aramis.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning