When Garry Marshall's "Happy Days" premiered on ABC in 1974, the sitcom caught a ride on a wave of Baby Boomer nostalgia generated by George Lucas' "American Graffiti" the previous year. That film was ...

The show about the Cunningham family — with particular focus on the growing friendship between Richie and the "cool kid in town," Fonzie — was a huge success, spawning the spin-offs Laverne & Shirley, ...

During hit ABC comedy Happy Days’ 11-season run, star Ron Howard’s disappointment with the show grew more and more alongside his desire to direct movies, to the point that the future director made the ...