The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang title card, with Cupcake, Ralph, Richie, Fonz, and Mr. Cool
Genre	Animation Comedy Adventure
Based on	The live action sitcom Happy Days created by Garry Marshall
Directed by	George Gordon Ray Patterson Rudy Zamora
Starring	Henry Winkler Ron Howard Donny Most
Voices of	Didi Conn Frank Welker
Narrated by	Wolfman Jack
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24
Production
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera Don Jurwich Duane Poole Tom Swale
Running time	30 min.
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions Paramount Television
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution (current)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08) – November 28, 1981 (1981-11-28)
Chronology
Followed by	Laverne & Shirley in the Army
Related shows	Happy Days

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Paramount Television and originally broadcast from November 8, 1980 until September 18, 1982.

Premise

Henry Winkler as The Fonz, Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham and Donny Most as Ralph Malph all supplied their voices to this animated version of the ABC TV series Happy Days. The cartoon added an anthropomorphic dog, Mr. Cool, and a girl from the future, Cupcake, to the cast as they travel through history in a time machine, trying, as narrator Wolfman Jack put it, "...to get back to 1957 Milwaukee", placing the temporal abduction sometime in late Season 2 or early Season 3 of the live-action series.

Twenty-four episodes were produced. After the series ended, Henry Winkler as the Fonz and his sidekick dog, Mr. Cool, joined the Army and were added to the cast of the animated Laverne & Shirley in the Army, which premiered on October 10, 1981. The show was later renamed Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz and had the Fonz working in the motorpool as the chief mechanic. That series ran until September 3, 1983. Both series were syndicated with the animated version of Mork & Mindy as Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour.

Episode titles

Season 1

No.	Title	Airdate	Synopsis
1	"King for a Day"	November 8, 1980	In the first episode, in which the time machine winds up in the year 1,000,000 B.C., a tribe of cave people select Ralph as their king for a day. But the gang wonders why the previous kings had such a short reign. The answer when revealed may lead to Ralph's doom unless Fonzie and the gang step in to help him.
2	"May the Farce Be with You"	November 15, 1980	The time machine is close to getting to the year 1957, but it overshoots by a century, causing it to wind up in the year 2057. Worse yet, Cupcake's magic caused it to go into space. The gang manages to get it to the moon where they learn of an alien plot to conquer Earth. Can the Fonz stop their invasion plans?
3	"Arabian Knights"	November 22, 1980	The time machine transports the gang to Ancient Iraq, where King Nebuchadnezzar II calls for some help to save his famous Hanging Gardens from an evil prince.
4	"Bye-Bye, Blackbeard"	November 29, 1980	The time machine takes the gang to the Age of Pirates, where Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard needs the gang's help to find a lost treasure.
5	"Westward Whoa!"	December 6, 1980	The time machine teleports the gang to 1800's, where they help out famous outlaw Billy The Kid.
6	"Ming Fu to You, Too!	December 13, 1980	The gang's time machine takes them to the Ming Dynasty of China in 1371, where the Hongwu Emperor's actual throne is stolen, & Cupcake uses her magic to defeat an evil sorcerer to get it back.
7	"The Vampire Strikes Back"	December 20, 1980	Unknowingly aided by Count Dracula, the gang's time machine winds up back to their present time of 1957, but not in Milwaukee. They end up in Transylvania, where they meet the count at his castle and have to overcome various horrors in order to escape - one of which has a scared boy Ralph turning into a savage werewolf.
8	"You'll Never Get Witch"	December 27, 1980	While the gang is experiencing life in Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials in 1693, Cupcake is captured by a crazed witch hunter & now the gang must save her without Cupcake's help.
9	"The 20,000 Drachma Pyramid"	January 3, 1981	The gang travels to Ancient Egypt, where they meet Cleopatra, & Ralph falls in love with her, but Cupcake sets him straight because history says that Caesar & Cleopatra dated.
10	"It's a Jungle Out There"	January 10, 1981	The gang's time machine transports them to a jungle in Peru, circa 1532, where they meet friendly Incas, & save them from the wrath of Francisco Pizzaro.
11	"Gone with the Wand"	January 17, 1981	In medieval Camelot, the gang comes to the aid of King Arthur and Merlin the Magician when the evil Black Knight imprisons Arthur and plots to take over his kingdom.
12	"Science Friction"	January 24, 1981	In the 31st century, the gang lands in the year 3057 outside of a city which houses the last vestiges of civilized mankind who are at war with a group of Morlock-like mutants called Krolacks (sp).
13	"Greece Is the Word"	January 31, 1981	In Ancient Greece, the evil Medusa kidnaps Hercules & the gang must save him.
14	"The French Correction"	September 12, 1981	The time machine lands at the Fountainbleau Palace in France in 1625. The gang must find the missing king and protect the queen from an evil count who wants to take over the kingdom.

Season 2

No.	Title	Airdate	Synopsis
15	"The Ridiculous Renaissance"	September 12, 1981	The gang's time machine teleports them to Italy in the 1500s, where they meet the famous artist, scientist & inventor Leonardo da Vinci.
16	"Fonz Boone"	September 19, 1981	The gang ends up in the American frontier, circa 1781, where they help save the legend of Daniel Boone.
17	"Haiku Humor "	September 26, 1981	While the gang meets famous poet Matsuo Basho in 17th century Japan, Ralph is challenged to a showdown with a fierce samurai.
18	"It's All Downhill from Here"	October 10, 1981	The machine is getting close to 1957, but it misses by four years & transports them to the 1953 Mount Everest Expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary.
19	"Three Scientists & a Coconut"	October 17, 1981	The machine transports the gang to a Cuban island, but they get help with three famous scientists: Sir Isaac Newton, Nikola Tesla & Marie Curie.
20	"Fords & Sorcery"	October 24, 1981	The time machine teleports the gang to 1900's Michigan, where Cupcake helps Henry Ford with his car business.
21	"There's No Place Like Rome"	October 31, 1981	The machine teleports the gang to Ancient Rome, where they run into emperor Nero.
22	"The Other Gang"	November 7, 1981	When the time machine's quantum circuits bust a fuse, the gang is stuck in Chicago, circa 1927, where they meet the notorious gangster Al Capone.
23	"Fonz's Christmas Carol"	November 14, 1981	While in London in the year 1844, the gang discovers that the famed writer Charles Dickens has a heart of stone, & so they use the time machine to show Mr. Dickens the Christmas spirit.
24	"Ralph Takes Flight"	November 21, 1981	The time machine transports the gang to Hawaii in 1935, where they accidentally become passengers on Amelia Earhart's famous flight from Hawaii to California.
25	"All's Fair at the World's Fair"	November 28, 1981	The gang's time machine teleports the gang to a fair- The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. While there, the machine becomes a star attraction to the fair.

Cast

• Henry Winkler – Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli
• Ron Howard – Richie Cunningham
• Donny Most – Ralph Malph
• Frank Welker – Mr. Cool
• Didi Conn – Cupcake
• Wolfman Jack - Opening narrator
• Marlene Aragon - Additional voices
• René Auberjonois - Additional voices
• Kathy Garver - Additional voices
• Kenneth Mars - Additional voices
• Amanda McBroom - Additional voices
• Mitzi McCall - Additional voices
• Don Messick - Additional voices
• Pat Parris - Additional voices
• Henry Polic II - Additional voices
• Stanley Ralph Ross - Additional voices
• Kathryn Leigh Scott - Additional voices
• Susan Silo - Additional voices

Credits

Season One

• Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
• Producers: Art Scott,Duane Poole, Tom Swale
• Associate Producer: Doug Paterson
• Story Editors: Barry Blitzer, Ray Parker, Duane Poole, Tom Swale
• Supervising Directors: Ray Patterson, Chris Cuddington
• Directors: George Gordon, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora
• Assistant Directors: Bob Goe, Terry Harrison
• Story Direction: Dale Baer, Jane Baer, Jan Green, Larry Latham, Alex Lovy, Lew Marshall, Tom Minton, Don Sheppard
• Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
• Animation Casting Director: Ginny McSwain
• Voices: Marlene Aragon, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Bell, Mary Ann Chin, Didi Conn, Henry Corden, Brad Crandall, Tandy Cronyn, Peter Cullen, Keene Curtis, Rick Dees, Richard Erdman, Kathy Garver, Joan Gerber, Bob Holt, Buster Jones, Jackie Joseph, Zale Kessler, Allan Laurie, Kenneth Mars, Amanda McBroom, Mitzi McCall, Joe Medalis, Ron Palillo, Pat Parris, Clare Peck, Patrick Pinney, Henry Polic, Lou Richards, Bob Ridgely, John Stephenson, Alexandra Stoddart, Russi Taylor, Fred Travalena, B.J. Ward, Frank Welker
• Guest Appearances in The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang: Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Donny Most
• Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
• Title Design: Bill Perez
• Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
• Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
• Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
• Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
• Character Design: Ruben Aquino, Curtis Cim, Deborah Ann Hayes, Don Morgan, Lew Ott
• Layout Supervisors: Steve Lumley, Don Morgan
• Key Layout: John Tucker
• Layout: Cosmo Anzilotti, Dale Barnhart, Owen Fitzgerald, Bob Fosbury, Luis Garcia, Mike Hodgson, Todd Hoff, Gary Hoffman, Karenia Kaminski, Mike Kawaguchi, Greg Martin, John Martin, John Perry, Shane Proteous, Linda Rowley, Joe Shearer, Bob Smith, Andrew Szermenyei, Deane Taylor, Cliff Voorhess
• Animation Supervisors: Chris Cuddington, Jim Duffy, Don Patterson
• Animation: Susan Beak, Ty Bosco, Gairden Cooke, Dick Dunn, Peter Eastment, John Eyley, Peter Gardiner, Grabby Grabner, Murray Griffin, Greg Ingram, John Martin, Paul McAdam, Paul Maron, Vivian Ray, Steve Robinson, Di Rudder, Irena Slaposynski, Jean Tych
• Assistant Animation Supervisor: Martin Chatfield
• Background Supervisor: Richard Zaloudek
• Backgrounds: Milena Barket, Jerry Liew, Beverley McNamara, Mike King-Prime, Olek Rozin, Sue Spear, Ken Wright, Milan Zahorsky, Sr.
• Checking and Scene Planning: Ellen Bayley
• Xerography: Joan Mead, Sven Christoffesson
• Ink and Paint Supervisor: Narelle Derrick
• Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Joe Citarella
• Technical Supervisor: Mark D'Arcy-Irvine
• Camera: Shaun Bell, Bob Cohen, Tom Epperson, George Epperson, Liz Lane, Bob Marples
• Supervising Film Editors: Larry C. Cowan, Robert Ciaglia
• Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley
• Music Editors: Terry W. Moore, Robert Talboy
• Effects Editors: Catherine MacKenzie, John Semper, Jr., Kerry Williams
• Show Editor: Gil Iverson
• Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
• Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
• Production Supervisors: Lyn McLean, Brodee Myers
• Production Managers: Jack Pietruska, James Wang
• Executives in Charge of Production: Jayne Barbera and Margaret Loesch
• A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
• This picture has made under the jurisdiction of IATSE-IA, Affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.
• (c) 1980 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
• Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (c) 1980 Paramount Pictures Corporation (now CBS Studios, Inc).

Season Two

• Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
• Producer: Don Jurwich
• Directors: Ray Patterson, George Gordon, Rudy Zamora
• Story Supervisor: Ray Parker
• Story Editors: Duane Poole, Tom Swale
• Story: Duane Poole, Tom Swale
• Story Direction: Gary Hoffman, Emilie Kong, Dick Sebast, Don Sheppard
• Guest Appearances by: Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Donny Most
• Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
• Assistant to the Recording Director: Ginny McSwain
• Voices: Marlene Aragon, Rene Auberjonois, Didi Conn, Bob Holt, Ken Mars, Amanda McBroom, Mitzi McCall, Don Messick, Henry Polic, Stanley Ralph Ross, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Susan Silo, Frank Welker
• Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
• Title Design: Bill Perez
• Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
• Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
• Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
• Character Design: Don Morgan, Deborah Hayes
• Layout Supervisor: Don Morgan
• Key Layout: John Tucker
• Layout: Kurt Anderson, Cosmo Anzilotti, Owen Fitzgerald, Drew Gentle, Mike Hodgson, Mike Kawaguchi, Mark Kirkland, Ken Landau, Terry Morgan, Mike O'Mara, Linda Rowley, Glenn Schmitz, Mike Sekowsky, Roy Wilson
• Animation Supervisor: Bob Hathcock
• Animation: Robert Alvarez, Carol Beers, Daniel De La Vega, Ed DeMattia, Judith Drake, Thomas Farish, Fred Grable, Ken Kessel, Margaret Parkes, Joanna Romersa, Joel Seibel, Linn Trochim, Robert Trochim, Richard Trueblood, Bonita Versh
• Assistant Animation Supervisor: Melanie Sowell
• Background Supervisor: Al Gmuer
• Backgrounds: Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Dario Campanile, Gil Dicicco, Dennis Durrell, Flamarion Ferreira, Martin Forte, Bob Gentle, James Hedgus, James Hickey, Eric Heschong, Paro Hozumi, Mike Humphries, Phil Lewis, Michelle Moen, Andy Phillipson, Phil Phillipson, Bill Proctor, Jeff Richards, Jeff Riche, Ron Roesch, Dennis Venizelos
• Checking and Scene Planning: James Finch
• Xerography: Gary Fishbaugh
• Ink and Paint Supervisor: Pamela Heiter
• Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Joe Citarella
• Technical Supervisor: Robert Mills
• Camera: Robert Jacobs, Spencer McDonald, Warren Taylor
• Sound by: Glen Glenn PAP
• Supervising Film Editor: Joe Sandusky
• Music Editor: Joe Sandusky
• Effects Editors: Michael Bradley, Kerry Williams
• Show Editor: Gil Iverson
• Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
• Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
• Production Assistant: Valerie Gifford
• Executives In Charge of Production: Jayne Barbera, Margaret Loesch
• A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION
• This picture has made under the jurisdiction of IATSE-IA, Affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.
• (c) 1981 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
• Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (c) 1981 Paramount Pictures Corporation (now CBS Studios, Inc).

See also

• List of animated spin-offs from prime time shows

External links

• The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang at IMDb
• The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang at TV.com