‘Happy Days’ Alums Ron Howard & Henry Winkler Reunite At The Emmys
It was a Happy Days 50th anniversary reunion tonight at the Emmys, with former stars Ron Howard and Henry Winkler presenting the Emmy for Best Directing for a Comedy Series.
Howard and Winkler appeared on a re-creation of the iconic Arnold’s Drive-In set, when Howard (aka Richie Cunningham), noted that their intro did not include music, specifically the “Happy Days” theme song. “Candice Bergen had a theme song,” said Howard, to which Winkler replied, “Well of course she would get one.”
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“Well, I have a solution, you could do it,” said Howard, encouraging Winkler to go play the jukebox as he did on the series. “First of all, I’m out of practice, it takes schooling” joked Winkler, who then did the iconic Fonzie move and got the Happy Days theme song to play. “Well done,” said Howard.
They then presented the Emmy to Christopher Storer for The Bear, which set a new record tonight for nominations in a single year in the comedy category with 23 noms. You can watch the video above.
Created by Garry Marshall, Happy Days ran for 11 seasons on ABC, from 1974 to 1984.
Set in Milwaukee, WI, the family sitcom starred Howard as Richie Cunningham, Winkler as Fonzie, and Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Richie’s parents, Howard and Marion Cunningham. It revolved around the lives of hardware store owner Howard Cunningham, his wife Marion, their children Richie and Joanie, and Richie’s greaser friend Fonzie in the 1950s and early ’60s. Richie, along with his pals Potsie (Anson Williams), Ralph (Don Most) and Fonzie spent much of their time at Arnold’s Malt Shop where they played the jukebox, sipped floats and agonized about girl troubles and minor misunderstandings with their parents.
The show spawned several spinoff comedies for ABC, including Out of the Blue (1979), Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–83), Laverne and Shirley (1976–83), and Mork and Mindy (1978–82), the last two created by Marshall.
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