Happy Days is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from January 15, 1974 to September 24, 1984 for eleven seasons created by Garry Marshall.
Spin-offs[]
- Laverne & Shirley spun off recurring characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney.
- Blansky's Beauties spun off Nancy Blansky from "The Third Anniversary Show".
- Mork & Mindy spun off Mork from "My Favorite Orkan". He returned for "Mork Returns".
- Out of the Blue was to have spun off Random from "Chachi Sells His Soul". Due to scheduling conflicts, the pilot aired before this episode.
- Joanie Loves Chachi spun off regular characters Joanie Cunningham and Chachi Arcola.
Franchise connections[]
Carmine Ragusa from Laverne and Shirley appeared in "Joanie's Weird Boyfriend" and "Fonzie's Funeral: Part 2".
Westphall connection to Happy Days[]
Marion Cunningham appeared in Instant Mom "Not Your Mother's Day".
Carol "Pinky" Tuscadero appeared in The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.
Branding link[]
Cunningham Hardware in Milwalkee, WI is mentioned in Perfect Strangers "Games People Play".