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Fonz and the Happy Days Gang was an animated comedy series airing on ABC which was based on the hit sitcom Happy Days.

A girl from the future named Cupcake lands in Milwaukee with her spaceship/time machine in need of repair. Fonzie repairs it as only he can, and Cupcake takes him, Ralph Malph, Richie Cunningham and Fonzie's dog Mr. Cool, along for a ride, only to get bounced around from time period to time period, trying to get back to 1957 Millwaukee.

Fonzie would appear a year later on the debut of Laverne and Shirley in the Army (which Hanna-Barbera also made) and then become incoporated in the hour-long Mork and Mindy/Laverne and Shirley/Fonz in 1982.

The show's debut was delayed two months by a strike of union animators. Originally, Hanna-Barbera wanted to do an animated series of the BBC science fiction show Doctor Who but couldn't get the rights to do so. They developed this show in its stead, having been granted rights from Paramount Television.

Hanna-Barbera Productions produced the series in association with Paramount Television. Due to CBS Television Studios' (successor-in-interest to PTV) ownership of Happy Days, CBS Television Distribution is the show's distributor; therefore Warner Bros. cannot release ths show on DVD as part of the Hanna Barbera Collection.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Henry Winkler	Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli	1
Ron Howard	Richie Cunningham	1
Donny Most	Ralph Malph	1
Didi Conn	Cupcake	1
Frank Welker	Mr. Cool	1

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	November 8, 1980	January 31, 1981	13

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

There has not been a DVD release for this show yet.

External Sites

• opening credits