Happy Days

:For the play by Samuel Beckett, see Happy Days (play).

Cast

• Cunningham family

:* Howard (Tom Bosley) - Husband and hardware store owner.

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:* Marion (Marion Ross) - Wife and homemaker.

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:* Richie (Ron Howard) - Son and high school student. The protagonist for the first six years of the series. The character was written out of the show, leaving to join the United States Army, after Ron Howard decided to leave the show to pursue his desired (and ultimately highly successful) career as a director, rather than an actor.

Related Topics:
Ron Howard - Protagonist - United States Army - Director

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:* Joanie (Erin Moran) - Daughter.

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:* Chuck (Gavin O'Herlihy, Randolph Roberts) - Elder son written out of series with no explanation.

Related Topics:
Gavin O'Herlihy - Randolph Roberts - Written out of series with no explanation

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• Others

:* Arthur "Fonzie" / "the Fonz" Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler) - First written in as a minor character, but became hugely popular, and made a series regular.

Related Topics:
Arthur "Fonzie" / "the Fonz" Fonzarelli - Henry Winkler

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:* Charles "Chachi" Arcola (Scott Baio) - Fonzie's younger cousin. Eventually married Joanie.

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:* Warren "Potsie" Weber (Anson Williams) - Richie's friend.

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:* Ralph Malph (Don Most) - Richie's friend. Left with Richie to join the army.

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:* Matsumoto "Arnold" Takahashi (Pat Morita) - First owner of diner (1975-1976). Returned after Al Molinaro departed (1982-1983).

Related Topics:
Pat Morita - 1975 - 1976 - Al Molinaro - 1982 - 1983

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:* Al Delvecchio (Al Molinaro) - Diner owner/cook (1976-1982). His twin brother, Francis (also played by Molinaro), was a priest and married Joanie and Chachi in the series' last episode. Al himself married Chachi's mother.

Related Topics:
Al Molinaro - 1976 - 1982

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:* Marsha Simms (Beatrice Colen) - Carhop in first season.

Related Topics:
Beatrice Colen - Carhop

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:* Leather Tuscadero (Suzi Quatro) - Musician. Sister of Pinky Tuscadero.

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:* Pinky Tuscadero (Roz Kelly) - Former girlfriend of Fonzie.

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:* Jenny Piccolo (Cathy Silvers) - Joanie's best friend (1980-1983). Mentioned often in early episodes, but never appeared in person until the 1980 season. Jenny's father appeared in one episode, played by Silvers' real-life father Phil Silvers.

Related Topics:
Cathy Silvers - 1980 - 1983 - Phil Silvers

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:* Lori Beth Cunningham (Lynda Goodfriend} - Richie's wife (1977-1982).

Related Topics:
Lynda Goodfriend - 1977 - 1982

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:* Luisa Arcola (Ellen Travolta) - Mother of Chachi Arcola. Wife of Al Delvecchio.

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:* Melvin Belvin (Scott Bernstein) - nerdy classmate of Joanie and Chachi.

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