History Trivia / HappyDays

** Otherwise averted, as the ''Happy Days'' regular cast was known for getting along unusually well. Even after Henry Winkler supplanted Ron Howard as the show's most famous cast member, the two actors continued to be good friends. Winkler starred in [[Film/NightShift the first major studio movie Howard directed]] and is the godfather of all four of Howard's children including his daughter, [[Creator/BryceDallasHoward Bryce]].

** Two years after the shark jump, early in the seventh season, the cast was so vocally unhappy with the quality of the stories that Creator/GarryMarshall [[https://youtu.be/1vA6RFJhZFY?feature=shared&t=3173 sought out the show's well-liked former producer Lowell Ganz]] and asked him to come back as {{Showrunner}}. His work was generally seen as successful in paring back some of the wackiness of seasons 5 and 6, though it wasn't enough to stop Creator/RonHoward and Most from leaving the end of the season.

** Two years after the shark jump, early in the seventh season, the cast was so vocally unhappy with the quality of the stories that Creator/GarryMarshall [[https://youtu.be/1vA6RFJhZFY?feature=shared&t=3173 sought out the show's well-liked former producer Lowell Ganz]] and asked him to come back as {{Showrunner}}. His work was generally seen as successful in paring back some of the excesses of seasons 5 and 6,, though it wasn't enough to stop Creator/RonHoward and Most from leaving the end of the season.

** Two years after the shark jump, early in the seventh season, the cast was so vocally unhappy with the quality of the stories that Creator/GarryMarshall [[https://youtu.be/1vA6RFJhZFY?feature=shared&t=3173 sought out former producer Lowell Ganz]] and asked him to come back and improve the quality. His work was generally seen as successful, though it wasn't enough to stop Creator/RonHoward and Most from leaving the end of the season.

** Two years after the shark jump, early in the seventh season, the cast was so vocally unhappy with the quality of the stories that Creator/GarryMarshall [[https://youtu.be/1vA6RFJhZFY?feature=shared&t=3173 sought out former ''Happy Days'' producer Lowell Ganz]] and asked him to come back to run the show and improve the quality. His work was generally seen as successful, though it wasn't enough to stop Creator/RonHoward and Most from leaving the end of the season.

* CreatorBacklash: Even Donny Most thought the infamous "JumpingTheShark" episode was stupid, right as he was filming it, and has indicated that the perceived downhill slide in quality of later episodes and seasons was a factor in his leaving the show after season seven.

* EditedForSyndication: The ending of "My Favorite Orkan" was reshot when ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' became a spinoff.

* TheWikiRule: The [[https://happydays.fandom.com/wiki/Happy_Days_Wiki Happy Days Wiki]].

* DescendedCreator: Both Creator/GarryMarshall and series director Jerry Paris made occasional cameo appearances on the show; in "Fonzie Loves Pinky," Paris is the photographer who offends Fonzie by calling him "Mr. Tuscadero," while Marshall is the drummer playing at the school dance in "The Graduation."

** Otherwise averted, as the ''Happy Days'' regular cast was known for getting along unusually well. Even after Henry Winkler supplanted Ron Howard as the show's most famous cast member, the two actors continued to be good friends. Winkler starred in [[Film/NightShift the first major studio movie Howard directed]] and is even the godfather of Howard's daughter [[Creator/BryceDallasHoward Bryce]].

* RealLifeRelative: In the episode "I Drink, Therefore I Am", Creator/HeatherORourke's actual sister Tammy O'Rourke plays a neighbor girl, also named [[TheDanza Tammy]].

** The initial ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' episode featured Creator/HaroldGould as Howard and Susan Neher as Joanie.

* WorkingTitle: ''Cool''.

** Roz Kelly (Pinky Tuscadero) was disliked by everyone on the show. Henry Winkler, her onscreen boyfriend, thought she was brash and trashy, which upset his family-friendly image, and she supposedly openly mocked him and the Fonzie character in front of everyone. As Kelly later put it, "I was from the wrong side of the tracks and (Winkler) was a rich kid. That rubbed me the wrong way."

** Roz Kelly (Pinky Tuscadero) was disliked by everyone on the show. Henry Winkler, her onscreen boyfriend, thought she was brash and trashy, which upset his family-friendly image, and she supposedly mocked him and the Fonzie character in front of everyone. As Kelly later put it, "I was from the wrong side of the tracks and (Winkler) was a rich kid. That rubbed me the wrong way."

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Pinky Tuscadero was slated to become a RecurringCharacter, but infighting between Roz Kelly and Henry Winkler and other cast members got her written out. Fans have requested to see her at conventions and reunions, but Kelly's co-stars are adamant that they don't want her there. She was fairly well-received by the viewers, though, despite being in only a single 3-part episode. They supposedly considered giving her a show, but decided that the on-set drama would be more trouble than it was worth. She's kept a very low profile the last few decades apart her arrests. She allegedly hit a man with her cane once.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Roz Kelly was slated to be a permanent cast member, but infighting with Henry Winkler and other cast members got her written out. Fans have requested to see her at conventions and reunions, but Kelly's co-stars are adamant that they don't want her there. She was fairly well-received by the viewers, though, despite being in only 3 episodes. They supposedly considered giving her a show, but decided that the on-set drama would be more trouble than it was worth. She's kept a very low profile the last few decades apart her arrests. She allegedly hit a man with her cane once.