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Time Capsule (Happy Days)
This is a list of episodes from the fourth season of ''Happy Days''. Cast Main * Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham * Henry Winkler as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli * Marion Ross as Marion Cunningham * Anson Williams as Warren "Potsie" Weber * Don Most as Ralph Malph * Erin Moran as Joanie Cunningham * Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham Guests * Al Molinaro as Alfred "Al" Delvecchio * Jack Dodson and Alan Oppenheimer as Dr. Mickey Malph * Ed Peck as Officer Kirk, * Roz Kelly as Pinky Tuscadero * Conrad Janis as Mr. Kendall * Charlene Tilton as Jill * Lynda Goodfriend as Kim * Nancy Walker as Nancy Blansky *Danny Butch as Spike * Pat Morita as Arnold * Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa * Paul Linke as Bruiser Broadcast history The season originally aired Tuesdays at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST). Episodes *Consisted of 25 episodes airing on ABC. *Recurring Character Debuts: Al Delveccio (Al Molinaro Albert Francis Molinaro (born Umberto Francesco Molinaro; June 24, 1919 – October 30, 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Cunningham (Happy Days Character)
Howard C. Cunningham is a fictional character played by Tom Bosley on the 1970s sitcom ''Happy Days''. Actor Harold Gould played the character in the pilot, which aired as an episode of the anthology series ''Love, American Style''. He is the husband of Marion Cunningham, and the father of Chuck, Richie, and Joanie Cunningham. Originally, Gould was supposed to reprise his role on ''Happy Days'' as Howard Cunningham but wanted to commit to something else so Bosley was offered the part. Howard is one of only two characters, the other being Fonzie, to appear in all 255 episodes of ''Happy Days'' and to remain with the rest of the cast for all 11 seasons; of the two, Howard is the only one to have also appeared in the pilot. Biography Howard Cunningham was born on September 28, 1910 (it is revealed in season 3's "Howard's 45th Fiasco" that his birthday is on Confucius's birthday; the year is 1955). In Howard's youth, Cunningham was a cook in the Army. In his later years, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laverne & Shirley
''Laverne & Shirley'' is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams as Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, two friends and roommates who work as bottle-cappers in the fictitious Shotz Brewery in late 1950s to early 1960s Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From the sixth season onwards, the series' setting changed to mid-1960s Burbank, California, Burbank, California. Michael McKean and David Lander co-star as their friends and neighbors Lenny Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman, respectively; along with Eddie Mekka as Carmine Ragusa, Phil Foster as Laverne's father Frank DeFazio, and Betty Garrett as the girls' landlord, landlady Edna Babish. Featuring regular physical comedy, ''Laverne & Shirley'' became the most-watched American television program by its third and fourth season. It received six Golden Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Mekka
Edward Rudolph Mekjian (June 14, 1952 – November 27, 2021), known professionally as Eddie Mekka, was an American actor, best known for his role as Carmine Ragusa on the hit television sitcom ''Laverne & Shirley''. Early life Mekka was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Mariam (née Apkarian), a dry cleaning presser, and Vahe Vaughn Mekjian, a factory worker. His family was of Armenian and Italian descent. His father was a World War II veteran. He graduated from Burncoat High School and attended the Berklee College of Music. Career In the early 1970s, Mekka headed the Worcester County Light Opera in Massachusetts, teaching young people how to sing. After performing on Broadway in ''The Lieutenant'', for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, he moved to Los Angeles. He landed the role of Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa for ''Laverne & Shirley'' in 1976, acting on the series until its 1983 cancellation. Mekka starred in roughly 50 TV shows and movies throughout hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Morita
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was an American actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, before becoming known to television audiences for his recurring role as diner owner Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on the sitcom series ''Happy Days'' from 1975 to 1983. He was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of martial arts mentor Mr. Miyagi in ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), which would be the first of a media franchise in which Morita was the central player. Morita was the series lead actor in the television program '' Mr. T and Tina'' and in '' Ohara'', a police-themed drama. The two shows made history for being among the few TV shows with an Asian-American series lead. He also played recurring or featured roles as Captain Sam Pak on ''M*A*S*H'', Ah Chew in '' Sanford and Son'', and Mike Woo on '' The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo''. He was the voice of The Emperor of China in the Disney anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker (born Anna Myrtle Swoyer;Often mistranscribed as "Smoyer" May 10, 1922 – March 25, 1992) was an American actress and comedian of stage, screen, and television. She was also a film and television director (lending her talents to ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', on which she also made several guest appearances). During her five-decade-long career, she had long-running roles as Mildred on '' McMillan & Wife'' and as Ida Morgenstern on several episodes of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and on the spinoff series '' Rhoda'' as a prominent recurring character. Early life She was born Anna Myrtle Swoyer in Philadelphia to vaudevillian parents, the elder of two daughters. When she was 10 months old, she made her debut in vaudeville alongside her parents. She decided to become an actress at the age of 10. Acting career In 1937, as "Nan Barto", Walker appeared on the NBC radio programs ''Coast to Coast on a Bus'' and ''Our Barn.'' She made her Broadway debut in 1941 in '' Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda Goodfriend
Lynda Goodfriend is an American actress who is best known for playing Lori Beth Cunningham (née Allen), Richie's girlfriend then wife on the TV sitcom ''Happy Days''. Early life and education Goodfriend graduated from Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables, Florida and from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she received a degree in drama. Career Before ''Happy Days'', Goodfriend played Ethel "Sunshine" Akalino on the short-lived series '' Blansky's Beauties''. After that show left the air, she and co-star Scott Baio joined ''Happy Days''. She originally played a guest role in the fourth season of ''Happy Days'' as Kim in "Time Capsule" and "Graduation (Part 1)", before returning to the show as Lori Beth in season five. Goodfriend went on to play several parts in notable Garry Marshall films, playing a tourist in ''Pretty Woman'' as well as cameo and guest star roles in ''Exit to Eden'', ''Nothing in Common'' and ''Beaches''. During the mid to late 1980s, Goodf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlene Tilton
Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress and singer. She is widely known for playing Lucy Ewing on the CBS prime time soap opera ''Dallas''. Career Tilton had early roles on television series such as ''Happy Days'' and '' Eight Is Enough''. She made her first film appearance alongside Jodie Foster in '' Freaky Friday'' (1976). In 1978, Tilton made a cameo appearance in the John Milius film '' Big Wednesday''. The same year, she made her big break by landing the role of Lucy Ewing, the sly, vixenish, frequently frustrated granddaughter of John "Jock" Ewing Sr. and the former Eleanor "Ellie" Southworth (and out-of-wedlock daughter of Gary and Valene Ewing on '' Knots Landing'') on the television series ''Dallas'', alongside actors Jim Davis, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Larry Hagman, from 1978 to 1985 and from 1988 to 1990. She also appeared on one episode of the series' spin-off '' Knots Landing'' in 1980. At the height of her ''Dallas'' fame, she rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Janis
Conrad Janis (February 11, 1928 – March 1, 2022) was an American jazz trombonist and actor who starred in film and television during the Golden Age Era in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued acting right up until 2012. He played the role of Mindy McConnell's father Frederick in 53 episodes of ''Mork & Mindy,'' and appeared in many guest-starring roles on several notable television shows throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, such as the sitcoms '' Maude'', ''The Golden Girls'', and ''Frasier''. Early life Janis was born in Manhattan on February 11, 1928. His father, Sidney, was an art dealer and writer; his mother, Harriet (Grossman), was also a writer. He had one brother, Carroll.Uhl, Jin (September 2002). "For Conrad Janis, Acting and Jazz Share the Spotlight". ''The Mississippi Rag''. pp. 1-9. Bloomington, Minn. Janis successfully auditioned as an actor for a road company at the age of 13 and consequently spent the next two years with them. He also began doing radio vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roz Kelly
Roz Kelly (born Rosiland Schwartz on July 29, 1943) is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli's (Henry Winkler) girlfriend Happy Days#Minor/recurring, Carol "Pinky" Tuscadero on the television series ''Happy Days''. Career Before ''Happy Days'', Roz Kelly worked as a staff photographer for ''New York Magazine'', where she took pictures of both unknowns and celebrities, including Jimi Hendrix, Soupy Sales, Andy Warhol, Cream (band), Cream, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, and photographer Diane Arbus. On ''Happy Days'', Kelly played Carol "Pinky" Tuscadero, the older sister of Leather Tuscadero (played by singer Suzi Quatro). Carol insisted on being called "Pinky," and usually dressed in attire to match. Pinky was slated to be Fonzie's long-term girlfriend after her initial appearances in episodes 64–66; commercials for the next season even began promoting the character. When discord occurred among Kelly, the cast, and producers, her characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Peck
Ed Peck (March 26, 1917 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. He is best known as Officer Kirk in ''Happy Days'' (1975–1983). Career Peck played a captain in the Broadway production of ''No Time for Sergeants'' (1955). He was active in television and in films from 1951 to 1983, specializing in playing either police officers or military officers. In 1951, Peck replaced Eric Fleming in the title role of ''Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers'' on the DuMont Television Network. In 1969 Peck appeared as the Hotel Manager on the TV Series ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'' in the episode titled "Journey to Scathelock." One of his highest profile parts was among his last, in the television series ''Happy Days'', in the recurring role as police officer Kirk from 1975 to 1983. He also played a police officer similar to Officer Kirk in at least one episode of the television series ''All in the Family'' and two episodes of ''Barney Miller'' as patrolman (later of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has performed numerous roles on live action television since the 1960s and has had an active career doing voice work since the 1970s. Early life Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 23, 1930, to Louis and Irene Oppenheimer. His father worked as a stockbroker. Career Character roles As a character actor, Oppenheimer has had diverse roles in popular American television programming, from playing a Nazi in '' Hogan's Heroes'', to playing an Israeli secret agent as well as a double-agent KAOS scientist on '' Get Smart'', to being the second actor to play Dr. Rudy Wells in '' The Six Million Dollar Man'' ( Martin Balsam played the role in the pilot film). Oppenheimer took over as Rudy starting with the second pilot film, ''Wine, Women and War'', up until the introduction of '' The Bionic Woman'' in 1975, whereupon Martin E. Brooks took over as Wells up until cancellation. He was the original Mickey Malph ( Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
