Happy Days

All the Way

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 1/15/74

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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.

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Ron Howard

Richard J. Cunningham
Marion Ross

Marion Kelp Cunningham
Anson Williams

Warren "Potsie" Weber

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When Ritchie gets himself a date with the saucy Mary-Lou Milligan, he is very excited about his prospects.

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By Lady_Lancaster, Feb 26, 2011 Report Abuse

Potsie (Anson Williams) is keen to help Richie (Ron Howard get a date with the Mary - Lou Milligan, (Kathy O 'Dare) a girl who has something of a reputation. Richie is very nervous but at the same time thrilled at the possibilities as he contemplates the date.

Naturally, as in all good shows set in the 1950s, nothing actually happens when Richie and Mary - Lou have their date but so that he doesn't lose face, Richie deliberately lets Fonzie (Henry Winkler), Ralph (Donny Most) and the others believe that he got a whole lot further than he actually did!

A very funny opening episode which sets the scene for eleven years of outstanding television entertainment. If you have never watched "Happy Days" before, now is the time to start!moreless

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When Potsie sets Richie up with a "wild date," Happy Days are eminent.

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By Fan_of_the_Fonz, Oct 16, 2010 Report Abuse

In the first episode of the breakthrough teen sitcom of the seventies, the fifties seem to be a good place. As we start out in Arnold's, referred to as "Arthur's" in the series' premier, we find that Potsie wants Richie to meet Mary Anne, a girl with a "reputation." When things don't get as far as Richie believes they will, hilarity ensues. The pilot episode of the series wasn't perfect, but it came close. The scene in which Richie meets Mary Anne to babysit is hilarious, as is the scene when Potsie tries in vain to teach Richie how to unsnap a bra. Of course, Fonzie, being Mr. Cool is able to remove it from the radiator with a smooth bang of the fist. Everyone should see this episode; I give it a hearty thumbs up, courtesy of the Fonz.moreless

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- During the first and second seasons, Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" is used as the series' opening theme. However, the label of the record that plays reads "'Happy Days'; lyrics by Norman Gimble, music composed by Charles Fox." Edit
- Richie says that he's a junior in this episode, but he doesn't graduate until the fourth season. Edit
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- Season 1 Cast Opening Credits Sequence: Ron Howard Marion Ross Anson Williams Tom Bosley Edit
- Rick Hurst is credited as "Richard D. Hurst." Edit
- In this episode, the drive-in is named "Arthur's." Edit
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- Richie: We played chess. Fonzie: You played with her chest? Edit
- Richie: Hi, Fonzie. Have you seen Potsie around? -First line of the series. Edit
- Howard: What's a Fonzie? Richie: Arthur Fonzarelli. He dropped out of school. Edit
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