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Potsie sets Richie up with a girl known to have a reputation.  Richie doesn't get far with her but leads Fonzie and others to believe he did.

All the Way

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.

The Lemon

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.

Richie's Cup Runneth Over

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

Guess Who's Coming to Visit

Richie buys tickets to a rock and roll show from Fonzie but has to work at the hardware store when Howard needs to have his tonsils removed. Because he'll be working until 9:00 PM, he won't be able to go to the show, so he asks Fonzie for a refund. Later, Howard tells Richie that he can close the store at 5:00 PM leaving him free to go to the show. He, now, has to ask Fonzie for the tickets back.

Hardware Jungle

Richie and Potsie, in their never-ending effort to get girls, decide that they want to join a gang called the Demons.  However, in order to be accepted, they have to perform several dares.

The Deadly Dares

After taking a look at a B+ Potsie got on an exam, Fonzie decides to drop back into school.  He asks Richie to do his homework and cheat for him.

Fonzie Drops In

Richie and Potsie obtain fake identification cards in order to attend a burlesque show where Ralph says Bubbles McCall takes it all off.

The Skin Game

Richie and his girlfriend, Arlene, break up after two weeks of dating.  Neither of them have dates for the prom, so they end up going together as friends.

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

To make some money, Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Bag form a band.  They secure a gig, but Richie and Potsie lose the money (including that of Ralph and Bag) playing poker.

Give the Band a Hand

Richie is put in an awkward situation when he is set up with a girl much taller than he is.

Meanwhile, Howard is frustrated by Marion's ineptness at playing bridge.

Because She's There

Cindy, a new girl in school, asks Richie to tutor her. Richie is interested in more than just studying and makes several attempts to win her over.

In the Name of Love

Richie meets a beatnik named Diedre at the movies and gets caught up in her type of lifestyle.

Great Expectations

Howard's old army buddy, a black man, asks Howard to be the best man at his wedding.  Howard and Marion consider holding the wedding at their home when the man can't find anyone else willing to do it.

The Best Man

Richie gets on the good side of a local gang, the Dukes, when he protects the leader's sister from being picked on.  However, things change when the Dukes steal Potsie's bike, and Richie tries to get it back.

Knock Around the Block

Howard wants to buy a bomb shelter to protect his family.  Problems quickly arise when several of Richie's friends ask if they can use it.

Be the First on Your Block

Richie feels that he doesn't have enough privacy, so he decides to move in with Chuck.  He quickly discovers, though, that bachelor life isn't quite what he expected it to be.

Richie Moves Out

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

Richie's Car

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

Who's Sorry Now?

Richie reads a book about abnormal psychology and begins to think that there's something wrong with him.

You Go to My Head

Richie is named R.O.T.C. squad leader but has trouble controlling his squad. After several warnings to obey his commands, he puts them all on report.

R.O.T.C.

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.

Haunted

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.

Wish Upon a Star

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.

Not with My Sister, You Don't

As a game-show contestant, Richie wins $3200 before time runs out for that week's show. After the show, he is given an envelope by the show's host that contains the answer to the $5000 question.

Big Money

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph need new uniforms for their baseball team and want to get a big celebrity to play the title role in their upcomming fundraiser production of Hamlet.  When they can't get a big name to play the part, Fonzie agrees to do it.

A Star Is Bored

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

Guess Who's Coming to Christmas

Richie and Potsie plan to host a poker night at the Cunningham house as Howard and Marion will be out of town.  However, their plans change when three young women stop by after their car breaks down, and Potsie invites them to stay the night.

Open House

Fonzie announces that he's getting married and brings his bride-to-be to the Cunningham house for dinner.  There, Howard recognizes her as stripper he saw at a hardware convention in Chicago.

Fonzie's Getting Married

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.

The Cunningham Caper

Richie goes against Howard and, to get a girl, campaigns for Adlai Stevenson in the 1956 Presidential race.

The Not Making of the President

Richie, Postie, and Ralph are forced to go cruising for girls in Howard's DeSoto after Marion dents Richie's car at the supermarket.  They find three girls but, later, find their boyfriends who are members of a gang called the Dragons.

Cruisin'

Facing a deadline for the school paper, Richie tries to get a photo of Clarabell the clown, from The Howdy Doody Show, without makeup. To get on the set, Richie plans to get Ralph to enter a Howdy Doody look-alike contest the show is conducting.

The Howdy Doody Show

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.

Get a Job

Howard secures a gig for Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Bag to play at the Leopard Lodge dance.  Fonzie is able to get the guys tuxedos, but, in return, he joins them as a member of the band. When Fonzie plays a loud bongo solo during a slow dance, Richie is chosen to give him the news that he's out of the band.

Fonzie Joins the Band

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.

Fish and the Fins

Richie is forced into being a disc jockey at a local radio station when one there suddenly quits. His boss informs him that he has the potential to become the next Wolfman Jack, and Richie begins to develop an inflated ego and neglect his friends.

Richie's Flip Side

Fonzie asks Richie to watch after his girl, Denise, while he's out of town at a demolition derby. Denise, upon hearing what Fonzie's asked Richie to do, decides to test Richie's trustworthiness. Richie succumbs to temptation and makes out with Denise at Inspiriation Point, but he later finds out that she has mononucleosis.

Kiss Me Sickly

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph go on a trip to Chicago with the school choir.  Not wanting to stay in their hotel room all night, they decide to sneak out and see a show.

Goin' to Chicago

With Howard's hardware store about to face new competition, the Cunninghams decide they need to rent the room above their garage to generate extra income.  Howard is shocked when Richie rents it to Fonzie.

Fonzie Moves In

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

Motorcycle

Worried that he's losing his cool, Fonzie attempts to jump 14 garbage cans on his motorcycle. The stunt will be televised on You Wanted to See It.

Fearless Fonzarelli  (1)

Fonzie crashes after a successful attempt to jump 14 garbage cans on his motorcycle and faces surgery to remove torn cartilage in his knee.

Fearless Fonzarelli  (2)

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.

The Other Richie Cunningham

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.

Richie Fights Back

Because the high school was vandalized, Officer Kirk imposes a curfew.  Richie suggests that they demonstrate against the curfew, get arrested, and fight it in the courts. While Richie, Potsie, and Ralph are in the restroom at Arnold's discussing their plans, the lights go out, and they discover they are locked inside after Arnold closes up for the night.

Jailhouse Rock

At his 45th birthday, Howard realizes that his life has been very dull up to this point, and he attempts to run away to Tahiti.

Howard's 45th Fiasco

Fonzie poses as a police officer in order to stop a rumble between two rival gangs.

Fonzie the Flatfoot

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

A Date with Fonzie

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.

Three on a Porch

Fonzie provides a drummer, who is black, to play with the band at Richie's party.

Fonzie's New Friend

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

They Call It Potsie Love

Convinced that no girl could be attracted to him and that he's useless, Ralph threatens to enlist with the Marines.

Tell It to the Marines

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.

Dance Contest

When his garage gets a new owner, Fonzie decides to quit. He is unable to find another job as a head mechanic, but, with Howard as his inspiration, vows to find his true calling.

Fonzie the Salesman

Needing money to get tickets to a big football game, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph decide to babysit 15 children on the night of Mardi Gras.

Football Frolics

With Potsie away, the guys try to get Fonzie to take his place as the band's singer for the Senior Dance.

Fonzie the Superstar

Fonzie takes Howard to court after Fonzie's pigeon cage falls through the roof of his apartment during a blizzard. Fonzie claims the weight of the snow caused the roof to collapse while Howard claims it was the pigeon cage.

Two Angry Men

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph stage a beauty contest at Arnold's in order to meet girls. They plan to enter a plant into the contest who won't accept the prizes when chosen as the winner. Richie is uneasy about this but reconsiders when a cheerleader he's interested in enters.

Beauty Contest

Spike is an accomplice during a burglary at Arnold's, and it is up to Fonzie to set him straight.

Bringing Up Spike

Fonzie is forced to wear glasses after Ralph's father discovers he has astigmatism.

A Sight for Sore Eyes

Arnold asks Fonzie to be the best man at his wedding, but Fonzie is resistant to the idea because of the "Fonzarelli curse." Arnold's fiance calls the wedding off when she thinks she'd be holding back Arnold's career.

Arnold's Wedding

Fonzie reunites with an old flame, Pinky Tuscadero, who is in town to perform motorcycle stunts at a demolition derby.

Fonzie Loves Pinky  (1)

Fonzie assesses the damage to Pinky's car, and Richie asks Howard to delay the start of the demolition derby.

Fonzie Loves Pinky  (2)

Though he's up against the two Mallachi brothers by himself, Fonzie is able to win the demolition derby.  While waiting at the hospital for Pinky to be released, Fonzie tells Richie that he loves her and wants to marry her.

Fonzie Loves Pinky  (3)

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

A Mind of His Own

Fonzie's friend's pregnant wife stays with Richie at the Cunningham house while the rest of the family is away on vacation.

Fonzie the Father

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.

Fonzie's Hero

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.

A Place of His Own

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.

They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?

Richie, wanting to become a tough reporter, sets out to investigate the food at Jefferson High.  During his investigation, he discovers that Fonzie is afraid of liver.

The Muckrakers

Kirk, the new acting sheriff, tries to exert his power by forcing Fonzie to leave town.

A.K.A. the Fonz

Richie falls in love with a Wisconsin Cola poster girl and poses as a successful hardware businessman in order to meet her.

Richie Branches Out

Fonzie meets an older woman whose car he fixed and agrees to meet her the next day for doubles tennis at a country club.

Fonzie's Old Lady

Richie and the guys organize a time capsule for a school project.  Howard agrees to let them use the vault at his store for the capsule, and Potsie accidentally locks them all inside.

Time Capsule

To get some publicity, Al tries to have someone break a world record at Arnold's.  Meanwhile, Fonzie's cousin, Angie, is in town for a visit and proves to be extremely clumsy.

The Book of Records

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

A Shot in the Dark

Not having enough to do now that Richie and Joanie are growing up and because she feels as though she's a slave to Howard, Marion gets a job waitressing at Arnold's.

Marion Rebels

The guys discover that Fonzie has been going to night school so that he can graduate with them. Marion gave them this information, and she becomes worried that Fonzie will be angry with her for telling.

Graduation  (1)

After passing make-up health exams and getting permission for Fonzie to participate, the guys arrange for aspects of the graduation ceremony to be sped up in order to accomodate the inclusion of Fonzie's speech.

Graduation  (2)

Richie, Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph receive notices from the army to report for physicals.

The Physical

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

Joanie's Weird Boyfriend

Howard comes up with the idea for a trash compactor, and Fonzie becomes his partner to help him build it. They become very excited about the success they could achieve and present "The Gulper" to a corporation for consideration.

Fonz-How, Inc.

Fonzie gets a dog, and she escapes when Ralph and Potsie accidentally leave the gate open. Ralph tells Fonzie that the dog, Spunky, was stolen.

Spunky Come Home

Ralph takes bets on football games at 10:1 odds. The Green Bay Packers pull out an unexpected win, and Ralph owes a lot of people a lot of money.

The Last of the Big Time Malphs

After crashing in a stock-car race, Fonzie begins to worry about what will happen when his number comes up.  Al suggests Fonzie seek the guidance of his brother, Father Anthony Delvecchio.

Fonzie's Baptism

A Hollywood talent scout, needing a mechanic for his limousine, sees Fonzie at Arnold's and thinks he could be the next James Dean. The Cunninghams, Potsie, and Ralph go to Hollywood with Fonzie for his screen test.

Hollywood  (1)

Fonzie takes his screen test with Richie as his reading partner. The director loves Fonzie, but the studio is more impressed with Richie and offers him a contract.

Hollywood  (2)

Fonzie faces jumping a caged shark on water skis, and Richie decides whether or not he wants to sign the Paramount Pictures contract he was offered.

Hollywood  (3)

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.

Hard Cover

After Chachi is caught by a truant officer, Fonzie and Richie arrange for Joanie to tutor him.  He gets caught cheating on a test and, as a result, gets suspended from school and gets in hot water with Fonzie.

My Cousin, the Cheat

Fonzie has to have his tonsils removed and will miss a big Halloween party.

Fonsillectomy

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph get an apartment of their own.

The Apartment

Pinky Tuscadero's younger sister, Leather, comes to Milwaukee looking for a gig.  Al gives her and her group a job at Arnold's after a successful audtion, but Officer Kirk threatens to shut the place down after learning of Leather's troubled past.

Fonzie and Leather Tuscadero  (1)

After Howard refuses to let Joanie go on tour with Leather, she follows through with her threat to run away from home.

Fonzie and Leather Tuscadero  (2)

Fonzie is invited to a socialite dinner party, but the people who invite him do so thinking Fonzie will make a fool of himself.

My Fair Fonzie

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph want to join the best fraternity on campus, but they have to survive ""Hell Week"" first.

Bye Bye Blackball

Ralph is caught with the girl of the football team's star fullback, Rebel E. Lee.  Instead of a fight, Fonzie arranges a boxing match between Rebel and Ralph to settle their dispute.

Requiem for a Malph

After getting a ""D"" on a paper for his investigative reporting class, Richie decides to do a story about the corrupt sanitation department that is forcing Howard to pay a weekly surcharge.

Nose for News

Howard's father comes for a visit after being forceably retired as a captain of detectives due to his age.  Not wanting to sit around, he gets a job at Fonzie's garage. After one day, Fonzie, not having the heart to do it himself, asks Howard to fire his father.

The Best Seasons of Happy Days

The Best Seasons of Happy Days

Season 11

Season 8

Season 1

Season 3

Season 2

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 9

Season 10