Happy Days

Created by	Garry Marshall
Starring	Ron Howard (1974-1980) regular (1981-1984) special guest appearances Henry Winkler Tom Bosley Marion Ross Anson Williams Donny Most (1974-1981) Gavan O'Herlihy (1974-1975) Erin Moran (1974-1982, 1983-1984) Al Molinaro Scott Baio (1977-1982, 1983-1984) Cathy Silvers (1980-1983) Ted McGinley(1981-1984) Ellen Travolta Roz Kelly Linda Purl Pat Morita Lynda Goodfriend Billy Warlock (1982-1983) Heather O' Rourke (1982) Crystal Bernard (1982-1983)
Opening theme	Bill Haley & His Comets (1974-1975) Norman Gimble with Charlie Fox (1977-1983) Bobby Avron (1983-1984)
Ending theme	Pratt and McClain (1974-1975) Norman Gimble with Charlie Fox (1975-1983) Bobby Avron (1983-1984)
Composer(s)	John Beal, Frank Comstock, James Patrick Dunne, Dan Foliart, Charles Fox, Jack Hayes, Pete King
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	255 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	approx. 22 minutes per episode
Release
Original release	January 15, 1974 – June 12, 1984
Chronology
Preceded by	Love, American Style
Followed by	Laverne & Shirley Blansky's Beauties Mork & Mindy Out of the Blue Joanie Loves Chachi
Related shows	The New Love, American Style
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Happy Days is an American television sitcom. It was originally aired on ABC between January 15, 1974 and June 12, 1984. It stars Ron Howard, and has several spin-offs. It is set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1950s and 1960s.

History

Jumping the shark

The term "jumping the shark", meaning when a good show goes bad, usually because of one or more major mistakes or running out of ideas, originated in a two-part episode of Happy Days. The episode was about The Fonz jumping a shark. This is thought to be the moment where the show started going downhill.