Gari Marshall's "happy days" was one of the biggest sitcoms since the 1970s. The ABC premiere series in early 1974, arriving at the heels of "American graffiti of George Lucas", which also exploited the nostalgia of a baby boomer with friends at the local malt and cruise shop on the boulevard. Indeed, "happy days" and "American graffiti" were tightly intertwined; Lucas threw Ron Howard at the power of his pilot (broadcast on the Loveubov, American style anthology series), while the film's success persuaded ABC to give the Marshall Serie A 16-Episode Series.

Howard's relationship with "American Graffiti" made the biggest name on the show, but he was soon overshadowed by his co-Starvist Henry Winkler, who increased in television fame as a good heart Graser Arthur "Fonzi" Fonzarelli. Viewers loved Fonzi's FonziesAnd the fact that he was so cool, he could inexplicably set fire to Ukebobox only by giving him sharp grass. However, they loved Winkler, who missed a friendly kind of cool, all the time, allowing Knaulhesses to know that if they got a frog in his presence, he was more than capable of delivering a brazen fighter.

Despite the growing popularity of Fonzy, "happy days" hit unusual water during its second season when CBS scheduled "Everyone in the Family" https://www.slashfilm.com/ "Maude" Spin-Off "Good Times" counter-series. "Happy Days" took a significant hit in the ratings, falling from 16th place in Nielsen's ratings to 49. While the ABC was not yet ready to quit the show, they leaned on Marshall to respond. They are looking forward to taking advantage of any advantage at their disposal, they even suggested changing the show title, the one that would probably make the A TV Laughter.

Posted The Newoujork Times Retrospective of the 50th anniversary of "Happy Days" in 2024, with the surviving team and the crew rematched above the highest and the falls of the 11th season. Nadir arrived on the eve of that second season, when the "good times" increased in its time slot. Marshall at that moment decided to turn the show into a multi-camera Sitkcom filmed in front of the live audience in the studio. This proved to be a wise move, but the ABC wanted a welcoming, immediate change.

According to Howard:

"The other idea was to move the face of the front and center. It was kind of calculation for me because the focus of the show switched, and yet it was our way to win. Just make sure you understand it, too, we have real chemistry here, and we think of ourselves as an ensemble. "

The net then went to Winkler and tried to make him change the title in "Happy Days of Fonzy". This could have been a boon to Winkler's career, but he didn't want to some of it. Per Winkler, "I said," If you do it, it's an insult to all I work with. Why fix something that is not broken? We're really good. Live in the family and that's why I'm successful. I ask you, if you never hear me again, leave it alone. ''

ABC's warning obeyed Winkler's warning (which was reinforced From Howard threatens to leave the sithom), and were awarded the return of season 3 where "Happy Days" finished 11th in Nielsen's rating. Next season, it will be the highest rated show on television. Lesson: Be cool like Fonzi.