As one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, "happy days" seems in retrospect as if it were to be unsuccessful to Execute the ABC (who initially wanted to give the show a funny bad title). But it actually took some time for the series to be broadcast, with "happy days" going through several repetitions before debuting in the last form. One of them was as part of the TV series "Loveub, American Style". The ABC Comedy Anthology show was moving from 1969 to 1974 and covered more romantic stories about comedy, with several repetitive performers showing different characters. The show featured guest stars that included Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford, but it is also important for giving the audience the first version of "Happy Days".

The sitcom to become loved by Boomers since the 1970s is looking forward to reviving his childhood since the 1950s, as a pilot, led by Michael Azner and former Paramont development chief Tom Miller. According to Eizner, the couple developed the idea of ​​the story while snowing at the Newouark Airport in an attempt to profit from nostalgia in the 1950s. They brought Gari Marshall (eventual creator of "happy days") to further develop and write the pilot for their show.

This original vision of the series was titled "New Family in the City" and focused on the minister and his family in the 1950s. Unfortunately, no one wanted to do it. However, Eizner remained persistent and eventually managed to put pressure on the pilot based on his scenario. It was filmed in 1971 with several actors who will eventually form the central team of "Happy Days". Before that family sitcom could actually come true, however, the original pilot of Eizner had to be broadcast, and with the paramount does not want to order an episode -based series, it was processed as part of "Loveube, American Style".

"Happy Days" began his life on the screen as an episode of "Loveub, American Style" entitled "Loveubeub and Television Set" (later renamed "Loveub and Happy Days" to profit to the eventual success of the sitcom). The episode aired on the ABC on February 25, 1972 and watched the Cunningham family, as they became the first in their neighborhood Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who received a television set. Of course, both Richie Cunningham and Potsi Webber saw the TV as a way to get girls more than anything else, with Richie inviting Tanis G. Montgomery, Arlen Nestor, to watch the new set instead of subsequent, leading to growth among best friends. However, by the end of the episode, Arlen revealed that she was actually going steadily with William Jackec "bag" Zombrowski, finishing Richie's hopes to start a relationship. Sign then returns to Richie's house (through Richie's bedroom window, of course) and the couple reconcile.

Several of the characters played the same actors they showed on "Happy Days", with Ron Howard depicting Richie Cunningham, Marion Ross playing his mother, Marion and Anson Williams as a sub -Webber - all staying among The only major actors who are still alive than "happy days". Patriarch Howard Cunningham, meanwhile, was played by Harold Gould, who will eventually be replaced by Tom Bosley for the show accordingly. Jacques Cunningham was played by Rick Carot, who will later be replaced by Gavan O'Herlih and Ralph Roberts, and Anoani Cunningham was shown by Susan Neher, who was replaced by Erin Moran for his "happy day" debut. The "Loveube and the Television Set" was also characterized by a character named Baba (Nelly Burt) who did not form part of the sithom when he debuted in 1974. The original pilot also did not have Arthur Fonzarelli, the iconic greier eventually shown by Henry Winkler in "Happy Days".

In the end Gari Marshall eventually went from a failed pilot who was processed for an anthology series in "Happy Days?" Well, as it turns out, without repeating the seminal sitcom would never happen.

It was actually the "Loveube and the Television Set" that partially inspired George Lucas to throw Ron Howard as Steve Bolander in his 1973 Pre- "Starwell War" Arrangement "American Graffiti". The drama of the age comedy was actually set in the early 60's, but it took place in conditions of culture elements of the 50s, after Steve and his band friends on their last night of summer vacation. Made for only 777,000 USD, the film made it $ 140 million To the global treasurer, encouraging ABC to rethink their approach to Marshal's remaining pilot.

If the nostalgia of the 1950s was popular as "American graffiti" it seemed that it was suggested that it was certainly a sitcom in which there was one of the advantages of the film in what was essentially the same role. And hit it, but not before a new pilot titled "All the Road". "Happy Days" finally got the green light from ABC (though Marshall's original idea for the show's title is terrible) and "to the end" served as an inaugural episode. While Harold Guld was initially supposed to remain like Howard Cunningham, he was replaced by Tom Bosley after his schedule would not allow him to return to the show accordingly. Erin Moran replaced Susan Neher in the role of Richie's sister, Anoani, with several new characters introduced, especially Henry Winkler.

After his non -organic trip to the air, then, "happy days" finally debuted in January 1974. Interestingly, the show will later use footage of "Loveubeube and Television Set" for scenes with retrospective episode 2 "Who is Sorry Now", and even returned Tanis G. Montgomery like Arlin Nestrock.