"Happy Days" premiered 34 years ago this week and brought the Cunninghams and the rest of the gang from Milwaukee into our living rooms."The Fonz" and his catchphrases caught on like a wildfire and millions of T-shirts and lunchboxes were sold!It has also become a pop culture phenom!When the show was in its waning years,The Fonz "jumped the shark" on waterskis and to this day saying a TV series has "jumped the shark" means they are running out of story ideas and on their way off the air!Happy Days also introduced us to Laverne & Shirley,who later got a show of their own,and the loveable "Mork",who also got a show.And the Cunninghams had another kid besides Ritchie and Joanie,"Chuck",but he only appeared a handful of times during the entire series run!Joanie later had a spinoff with Scott Baio,"Joanie loves Chachi" but it flopped!When the show first aired,the theme song was Bill Haley and the Haleys Comets"Rock around the clock",later it was changed to the popular familiar "Happy Days" theme."Mrs. C",Marion Ross,later appeared on The Drew Carey show and That 70's show-which is funny because "That 70's show" was like the "Happy Days" of the late 90's LOL.Most of the series run is available on DVD now-hard to believe its been that long!It also still airs occasionally on Tv Land or Nick at Night.
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So you know, several years ago I opened a 50's style Cafe in Crofton, Maryland called "Happy Days Cafe."
What a cool experience. It was a wild idea that turned into an immediate success. I used to truly enjoy that show when it first came out but in the later years it lost its way. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it and also enjoyed the later success of the business.
After a few years of being in business an employee purchased the business from me and changed the name but they are still Rocking and Rolling.
Thanks again for the reminder of such great memories.
I think I have heard of it-I seem to recall a similar diner in Salisbury at one time-cant recall the name
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