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The Best Episodes of Happy Days

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Happy Days Season 11 Episode 17 - Passages (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Passages (2)

    S11:E17

    Fonzie's adoption request is reconsidered after a stern talk by Howard to the adoptions administrator. Meanwhile, Joanie and Chachi continue to prepare for their wedding.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Happy Days Season 1 Episode 2 - The Lemon
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - The Lemon

    S1:E2

    Tired of driving around in Howard's DeSoto, Richie and Potsie buy a car of their own. The car has several problems including an engine that won't run consistently. This causes problems when they try to impress two girls.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 17 - Hot Stuff
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    #3 - Hot Stuff

    S7:E17

    Chachi accidentally sets Arnold's on fire, and Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph are trapped inside.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 9 - Joanie Busts Out
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #4 - Joanie Busts Out

    S7:E9

    In a somewhat rebellious move after Howard and Marion won't let her go to Chicago for a concert, Joanie decides to become a model. However, she is unaware that the studio shoots nudes.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 11 - Fonzie Versus the She Devils
    7.3/10(101 votes)

    #5 - Fonzie Versus the She Devils

    S7:E11

    Unknowingly, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph are invited to a party hosted by the She Devils gang in which the Devil who brings in the biggest nerd wins a $100 prize. After Richie discovers the purpose of the party, he and the guys head for the door. However, several Devils come in carrying a sack containing a guy who jilted the sister of the gang's leader. The guy is Chachi.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 18 - The New Arnold's
    7.2/10(96 votes)

    #6 - The New Arnold's

    S7:E18

    As 50/50 partners, Fonzie and Al are at odds about various aspects of the new Arnold's and threaten to not build it at all.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 20 - Allison
    7.2/10(102 votes)

    #7 - Allison

    S7:E20

    Fonzie meets a deaf woman at the electric company office where he is attempting to straighten out a billing error for Howard. He gives Richie the indication that this girl may be the one.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Harriett Weiss, Patt Shea

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  8. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 21 - Fools Rush In
    7.2/10(95 votes)

    #8 - Fools Rush In

    S7:E21

    Joanie thinks Chachi is losing interest in her, and Chachi thinks Joanie isn't taking him seriously. On the advice of Lori Beth, Joanie invites Chachi over for dinner on a night where she is babysitting Potsie's cousins. Chachi tells Al that he's finally going to make his move with Joanie.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 4 - Marion Goes to Jail
    7.1/10(91 votes)

    #9 - Marion Goes to Jail

    S7:E4

    Marion forgets to set the parking brake in her car, and it rolls down a hill and through the wall at Arnold's. To show Howard that she is a responsible person, she goes to court to take full responsibility for her actions. She phones Fonzie at Arnold's and says she is in jail.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 10 - King Richard's Big Night
    7.1/10(94 votes)

    #10 - King Richard's Big Night

    S7:E10

    Richie is chosen the 1961 Delta Gamma King and acts like a jerk after receiving the honor. However, nobody knows that the reason he acts the way he does is a result of someone slipping a pill into his ginger ale. The next day, everyone is angry with Richie, but he is confused because he doesn't remember anything that happened after being crowned king.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 22 - Father & Son
    7.1/10(93 votes)

    #11 - Father & Son

    S7:E22

    Richie goes to a Leopard Lodge convention with Howard in Chicago despite wanting to go to a Bears game with Potsie and Ralph.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 23 - A Potsie Is Born
    7.0/10(92 votes)

    #12 - A Potsie Is Born

    S7:E23

    Potsie secures an audition as a singer for a local club. The potential success goes to his head, and he treats those around him as inferiors.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 3 - Fonz Meets Kat
    6.9/10(102 votes)

    #13 - Fonz Meets Kat

    S7:E3

    The merchant seamen are in town, and with them is Rico, a sworn enemy of Fonzie. Fonzie is primed to fight, but Father Delvecchio makes him promise not to.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  14. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 5 - Richie's Job
    6.9/10(92 votes)

    #14 - Richie's Job

    S7:E5

    Wanting to have some money of his own, Richie gets a job loading papers for The Milwaukee Journal. A man named Frank, who works in the same department, doesn't like Richie right from the start.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 14 - Here Comes the Bride Again
    6.9/10(92 votes)

    #15 - Here Comes the Bride Again

    S7:E14

    After initially being reluctant to go through with it, Howard agrees to have a second wedding where he and Marion will renew their vows.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 15 - Ah, Wilderness
    6.9/10(109 votes)

    #16 - Ah, Wilderness

    S7:E15

    The guys and their girls go on a camping trip for their Spring vacation. Under Richie's leadership, everything seems to go wrong and nobody has a good time.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 7 - Fonzie's a Thespian
    6.8/10(91 votes)

    #17 - Fonzie's a Thespian

    S7:E7

    Marion is a star in a community theatre play, and her director/co-star begins to make unwelcome advances toward her.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 25 - Ralph's Family Problem
    6.8/10(102 votes)

    #18 - Ralph's Family Problem

    S7:E25

    Ralph's parents are getting a divorce, and Ralph becomes depressed. Meanwhile, Marion practices for her upcomming role as the witch in a Hansel & Gretel play.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  19. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 8 - Burlesque
    6.7/10(99 votes)

    #19 - Burlesque

    S7:E8

    Howard puts on a burlesque show for his Leopard Lodge with the hope that it will earn him the honor of being the Grand Poobah. The show is in jeopardy of being halted when the girls hired for the show are snowed-in in Buffalo, New York.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  20. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 19 - The Hucksters
    6.7/10(89 votes)

    #20 - The Hucksters

    S7:E19

    After hearing from a former employee about the wonders of television advertising, Howard thinks it will help his hardware store. He hires someone to handle the advertisement who guarantees a 40 percent increase in business in exchange for complete control of the project.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Mark Rothman

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  21. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 6 - Richie Falls in Love
    6.6/10(97 votes)

    #21 - Richie Falls in Love

    S7:E6

    Angry with Lori Beth about her wanting him to wear a Humpty Dumpty costume for a Homecoming parade, Richie goes to a bar to be alone. He meets a young woman there and finds they work in complementary fields. The woman asks Richie to go with her on a trip to Venice, and he accepts.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 13 - They're Closing Inspiration Point
    6.6/10(93 votes)

    #22 - They're Closing Inspiration Point

    S7:E13

    Milwaukee's East Boulevard Business Association, led by Howard, wants to build an expressway off-ramp through Inspiration Point. Everyone does their best to stop the construction and save Inspiration Point.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Happy Days Season 7 Episode 16 - Joanie's Dilemma
    6.6/10(95 votes)

    #23 - Joanie's Dilemma

    S7:E16

    Joanie is unsure about whether or not she wants to go with her boyfriend to The Alamo, a special section of Inspiration Point.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:April Kelly

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  24. Happy Days Season 1 Episode 3 - Richie's Cup Runneth Over
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Richie's Cup Runneth Over

    S1:E3

    Richie and Potsie are invited to Potsie's cousin's stag party. In an attempt to lessen the effects of the alcohol they will consume, they each drink several cartons of milk and a sip of olive oil.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Happy Days Season 1 Episode 4 - Guess Who's Coming to Visit
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Guess Who's Coming to Visit

    S1:E4

    Potsie is staying with the Cunninghams, and he and Richie sneak out to watch a drag race in which Fonzie is involved.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writers:Lowell Ganz, Mark Rothman

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Best Episodes Summary

"Passages (2)" is the best rated episode of "Happy Days". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jerry Paris and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/8/1984. This episode scored 2.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Lemon".