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The Best Episodes of Happy Days Season 4

Every episode of Happy Days Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Happy Days Season 4!

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In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Happy Days Season 4 Episode 8 - They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?
    8.2/10(155 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 20 - Joanie's Weird Boyfriend
    8.1/10(138 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 7 - A Place of His Own
    8.0/10(141 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 15 - A Shot in the Dark
    8.0/10(136 votes)

    S4:E15

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 4 - A Mind of His Own
    7.9/10(139 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Jack Winter

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  6. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 6 - Fonzie's Hero
    7.9/10(138 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 10 - A.K.A. the Fonz
    7.9/10(146 votes)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 21 - Fonz-How, Inc.
    7.9/10(144 votes)

    S4:E21

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 13 - Time Capsule
    7.7/10(131 votes)

    S4:E13

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  10. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 19 - The Physical
    7.6/10(126 votes)

    S4:E19

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:David Ketchum

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  11. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 5 - Fonzie the Father
    7.5/10(129 votes)

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 9 - The Muckrakers
    7.5/10(129 votes)

    S4:E9

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Charles Shyer

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  13. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 12 - Fonzie's Old Lady
    7.5/10(137 votes)

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 16 - Marion Rebels
    7.5/10(130 votes)

    S4:E16

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 18 - Graduation (2)
    7.4/10(130 votes)

    S4:E18

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 1 - Fonzie Loves Pinky (1)
    7.3/10(163 votes)

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 14 - The Book of Records
    7.3/10(126 votes)

    S4:E14

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Michael Weinberger

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  18. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 22 - Spunky Come Home
    7.3/10(126 votes)

    S4:E22

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 24 - Fonzie's Baptism
    7.3/10(132 votes)

    S4:E24

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 11 - Richie Branches Out
    7.1/10(161 votes)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 3 - Fonzie Loves Pinky (3)
    7.0/10(147 votes)

    S4:E3

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 23 - The Last of the Big Time Malphs
    7.0/10(132 votes)

    S4:E23

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 2 - Fonzie Loves Pinky (2)
    6.9/10(166 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Happy Days Season 4 Episode 17 - Graduation (1)
    6.5/10(113 votes)

    S4:E17

    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.

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?" is the best rated episode of "Happy Days" season 4. It scored 8.2/10 based on 155 votes. Directed by Jerry Paris and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/16/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Joanie's Weird Boyfriend".