Sep 6, 2019 · Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the 1950s and ’60s, Happy Days presented an idealized view of post-World War II middle-class America, seen largely through the perspective of high school (and later college) student Ritchie Cunningham (played by Ron Howard) and his pal Potsie (Anson Williams).

Feb 14, 2024 · The 1950s Milwaukee of “Happy Days” is a place that is visited by an alien played by Robin Williams, a place where the “She-Devil” girl biker gang kidnaps Chachi, a place where the Fonz fakes his death to escape the mafia, and much, much more.

Jan 19, 2024 · In that first season — actually, a half-season, since it was a midseason replacement — "Happy Days" was set in a generic, sort-of-Middle-America town. But there was a single seed of...

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the 1950s, the series revolves around teenager Richie Cunningham and his family: his father, Howard, who owns a hardware store; traditional homemaker and mother, Marion; younger sister Joanie Cunningham; Richie's older brother Chuck (briefly in seasons 1 and 2 only, disappearing from storylines afterward); and...

Jan 17, 2024 · Milwaukee has a bit of a mixed relationship with Happy Days and its cultural impact, and Archer Parquette wrote all about it in this month’s Milwaukee Magazine in honor of the show’s 50th...

Aug 25, 2017 · On Happy Days, the Cunningham family – Marion (Marion Ross), Howard (Tom Bosley), Richie (Ron Howard), and Joanie (Erin Moran) – along with their friend/tenant Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler) were said to reside at …

Set in Milwaukee in the 1950s, Happy Days was a lighthearted sitcom featuring a classic Midwest family and the greaser who lives above their garage, Fonzie. This leather jacket-clad smooth talker quickly became an audience favorite.

Jan 19, 2024 · TV's "Happy Days" was famously set in Milwaukee (starting with its second season). Here's a look at when members of the show's cast made a visit.

Aug 19, 2008 · Today’s hullabaloo over “Happy Days” is the perfect opportunity for settling the biggest urban, or maybe sub urban, legend surrounding the ABC sitcom set in a fictional TV town called “Milwaukee.”

Nov 8, 2023 · They’re referring to the characters in the 1970s TV-sitcom – two friends who worked at the fictional “Shotz” brewery in 1950s Milwaukee. This show and its precursor, Happy Days, helped define this revitalised Midwestern rust-belt city for a time. But tired of being caught in a retro time warp, Milwaukeans stress how their city has changed.