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Summary
DescriptionCunningham family Happy Days 1974.JPG
Photo of the Cunningham family from the television program Happy Days. Standing are Marion Ross (Marion Cunningham) and Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham). Seated are Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham) and Erin Moran (Joanie Cunningham).
Date
No year on press release but it says this was the beginning of the program's first full season. The show started in January 1974, so this would be September of 1974.
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