For most of its 11-season ABC, "Happy Days" was one of the most popular shows on network television. Set during the 50s of the last century, the sitcom shamelessly took care of the nostalgia of a baby boomer, but also linked strongly to General H-Ers who enjoyed the antiquity of her attractive young team. Music, fashion and capricies may have belonged to their parents, but children could easily relate to the disputed Cunninghams' family dynamics, as well as the high school tumor facing Richie (Ron Howard), Ralph (Donny Most), most), most) , most), Ralph (Donny most), most), Ralph (Donny most), most), Man. and subas (Anson Williams).

So, it may be a surprise to find out that the series is on the verge of giving up when, after a promising debut -season that came in 16th in Nielsen's rating, hemorrhabs spectators and ended up in 49th after the second season. When creator Gary Marshall was given a third season to fix the ship, he turned the show into a standard multi-camera Sitkom to be filmed in front of the live audience in the studio. This great aesthetic change gave the "happy days" on a luxurious indictment for a comedy, with an applause for the main characters and laughter in response to Ralph's shenanigans and subs.

However, it is possible that the "happy days" would still be in the ratings if Marshall had made no other creative change. The decision was turned by one of her members of the cast into a full TV Superstwar, but initially left the actor with the highest level in the series, Howard, leaving enough that he was ready to get out of the show.

In a retrospective of the 50th anniversary Posted by the Yorkyor Times in 2024, Howard remembers not descending with one element of Marshall's 3 season 3 season. While he admitted to being "terrified" at the beginning of a live audience in the studio, Howard quickly thought it was a "exciting experience". His accident, however, was a response to a significant change in the direction of the series. According to Howard:

"The other idea was to move the face of Fonzy the front and center. It was a kind of calculation for me because the focus of the show shifted, and yet it was our way to win. The only thing I have ever told the bosses or The directors are: “What happened here with Fonzi is great.

Although Henry Winkler, who became the name of the household as FonziHe was the main user of the move, he was not thrilled. As he told the Times, "they came to me at the ABC and they wanted to change the title in" Happy Days of Fonzy ". I said, 'If you do that, that's an insult to everyone I work with.

Howard at the time was a rising see growing up in the early 20s, so he needed a little HuzzPach to lower his leg over the proposal. "I told them I would leave," he said. "I think I couldn't have a contractual contract. But I told them if you really want to change the name of the show, I would rather go back to Usc and the movie school and what I did before the show began. "

After all, ABC and Marshall gave up. Howard stayed backwards, and the "happy day" became the highest ranked show on television until the end of his fourth season. And while Howard has never gained an Usc degree, he still found his way behind the camera and eventually became one of Hollywood's most successful directors. Chances are, Howard even directed one or more of your favorite movies.