Westward Whoa!

Westward Whoa!
Sheriff Todd gets caught between Big Jake and the Fonz.
Premiere date	December 6, 1980
Starring	Henry Winkler Ron Howard Donny Most Didi Conn Frank Welker Kenneth Mars
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	25:50
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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"Westward Whoa!" is the fifth episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang season one. It aired on December 6, 1980 on ABC. It was voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Arriving in the Old West, Fonz finds his doppelganger, Big Jake, who's a wanted man.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Richie Cunningham	Ron Howard
Cupcake	Didi Conn
Ralph Malph	Donny Most
Mr. Cool	Frank Welker
The Fonz	Henry Winkler
Diamond Sal	Unavailable
Sheriff Tobey Todd	Kenneth Mars
Big Jake	Unavailable
News editor	Frank Welker

Organizations

• Mothelode News

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Wisconsin (indirectly mentioned)
      • Milwaukee (mentioned)
  • Motherlode
    • Motherlode Stables
    • Motherlode Saloon
    • Motherlode News office
    • Mine
  • Texas (mentioned)
    • Frisco (mentioned)

Objects

• Timeband

Vehicles

• Cupcake's time machine ship

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 6, 1980 on ABC

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a play on "Westward ho!" You're welcome.

Errors

• The animators can't decide if Diamond Sal is an attractive middle-aged woman or a haggard old woman.

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.