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The Best Episodes of Happy Days

Every episode of Happy Days ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Happy Days!

The Best Episodes of Happy Days

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
  1. Background image for Guess Who's Coming to Christmas
    8.7/10(424 votes)

    #1 - Guess Who's Coming to Christmas

    S2:E11

    Howard wants Christmas Eve to only include the family, but Richie discovers that Fonzie will be all alone.

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    Director:Frank Buxton
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for My Favorite Orkan
    8.5/10(245 votes)

    #2 - My Favorite Orkan

    S5:E22

    An alien, Mork from Ork, comes to earth looking for someone average, or humdrum, to study and picks Richie.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for A Date with Fonzie
    8.4/10(176 votes)

    #3 - A Date with Fonzie

    S3:E10

    With Richie in a dating slump, Fonzie sets Richie and himself up on a double date with two of his girls, Laverne and Shirley.

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    8.3/10(169 votes)

    #4 - Richie Fights Back

    S3:E6

    After being embarrassed at Arnold's by a couple of hoods, Richie wants to take a jujitsu class to learn how to defend and stand up for himself.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.2/10(157 votes)

    #5 - Dance Contest

    S3:E15

    Marion, tired of the monotony of everyday house chores, decides to enter a televised dance contest. When Howard won't participate with her, she secretly enlists the help of Fonzie. Arnold unwittingly tells Howard that Marion has been at Arnold's early in the morning with another man, and Howard becomes suspicious.

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    Director:Norm Gray
    Writer:Bob Howard
  6. Background image for They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?
    8.2/10(140 votes)

    #6 - They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?

    S4:E8

    Joanie enlists Fonzie to be her partner for a marathon dance at Arnold's. She desperately wants to outlast cheerleading captain Jill Higgins who had cut Joanie from the squad earlier. Prior to the dance, however, Fonzie's motorcycle breaks down, and he is forced to push it for 12 miles.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Haunted
    8.1/10(243 votes)

    #7 - Haunted

    S2:E6

    After experiencing a few strange happenings, Richie begins to buy into the legend that the place where their Halloween party is to be held, the old Simpson house, is haunted.

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  9. Background image for A Place of His Own
    8.1/10(129 votes)

    #8 - A Place of His Own

    S4:E7

    To allow Richie to have a night alone with his girl, Fonzie allows him to use his apartment and claim it as his own. Fonzie needs some rest, so he sleeps in Richie's bed without Howard, Marion, and Joanie knowing.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Joanie's Weird Boyfriend
    8.1/10(124 votes)

    #9 - Joanie's Weird Boyfriend

    S4:E20

    Thinking her life is dull and that she's always treated like a little kid, Joanie wants to join the Red Devils' gang.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Cunningham Caper
    8.0/10(198 votes)

    #10 - The Cunningham Caper

    S2:E14

    An ill Richie is home alone after the rest of the family go to see Cinerama. When he goes to see what is causing noises downstairs, he finds a burglar.

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    8.0/10(183 votes)

    #11 - Get a Job

    S2:E18

    Looking for work, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph agree to fix the fence of an attractive divorcee. When the woman leaves for awhile, Potsie and Ralph decide to take off, as well, leaving Richie to finish the job by himself.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Fish and the Fins
    8.0/10(181 votes)

    #12 - Fish and the Fins

    S2:E20

    To hide from overzealous fans, a popular rock group (one of the members was Richie's childhood friend) is staying at the Cunningham house, but Richie can't tell anyone that they're there. This poses a problem for Richie because nobody believes he actually knows them.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Motorcycle
    8.0/10(166 votes)

    #13 - Motorcycle

    S3:E2

    Fonzie finds his his bike in pieces, and the search is on to find out who did it.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Other Richie Cunningham
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #14 - The Other Richie Cunningham

    S3:E5

    Needing to make a good impression for a prospective business deal, Howard asks Richie to take the ""Prince of Porcelain's"" daughter out on a date. Richie, however, already has big plans and asks Potsie to take his place and pretend to be him.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for They Call It Potsie Love
    8.0/10(157 votes)

    #15 - They Call It Potsie Love

    S3:E13

    Joanie develops a crush on Potsie after he sings to her at Arnold's.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Richie Almost Dies
    8.0/10(160 votes)

    #16 - Richie Almost Dies

    S5:E18

    Lori Beth reports that Richie isn't moving after they crash his new motorcycle.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Three on a Porch
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    #17 - Three on a Porch

    S3:E11

    With nothing to do for the Easter holiday, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph decide to rent a cabin at Lake Whitefish. They pretend to be adult businessmen in order to secure the cabin and get girls.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for A Mind of His Own
    7.9/10(127 votes)

    #18 - A Mind of His Own

    S4:E4

    After having been in several fights recently, on the advice of the Cunninghams, Fonzie agrees to see a psychologist.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  20. Background image for Fonzie's Hero
    7.9/10(125 votes)

    #19 - Fonzie's Hero

    S4:E6

    Potsie saves Fonzie from a fire at the garage. Out of gratitude, Fonzie grants Potsie any one favor, and Potsie wants to pal around with the Fonz.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for A Shot in the Dark
    7.9/10(127 votes)

    #20 - A Shot in the Dark

    S4:E15

    Richie makes a lucky shot to win a basketball game and suddenly becomes a big hero.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(125 votes)

    #21 - Hard Cover

    S5:E4

    Facing a dating slump, Fonzie suggests that Richie go to the library to meet girls. Richie meets Lori Beth Allen at the library who invites him to her dorm room.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Richie's Car
    7.8/10(208 votes)

    #22 - Richie's Car

    S2:E2

    Richie buys a car from Fonzie and finds out that it is stolen.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Who's Sorry Now?
    7.8/10(179 votes)

    #23 - Who's Sorry Now?

    S2:E3

    Richie's old girlfriend comes back to Milwaukee and wants to go steady with him.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Wish Upon a Star
    7.8/10(195 votes)

    #24 - Wish Upon a Star

    S2:E7

    Richie wins a date with a movie star, Cindy Shea, to a school dance, and Gloria breaks up with him because of circumstances surrounding it. Cindy, however, will only be able to meet up with Richie after the dance has started.

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    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Not with My Sister, You Don't
    7.8/10(194 votes)

    #25 - Not with My Sister, You Don't

    S2:E8

    Spike, Fonzie's little cousin, takes Joanie out on her first date. Richie and his date act as Joanie and Spike's chaperones and discover them missing at the movie theater.

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    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Guess Who's Coming to Christmas" is the best rated episode of "Happy Days". It scored 8.7/10 based on 424 votes. Directed by Frank Buxton and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/17/1974. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "My Favorite Orkan".