ABC Network - Happy Days / Laverne & Shirley - WLS-TV (Original Commercial Breaks, 3/2/1976) 📺

[@SirParcifal]

I started crying when I saw the jean natte because my mom used to wear that from the 70s up until the early 90s - RIP mom - love you!

[@teresadonner3213]

SirParcifal The things that stay with us for the rest of our lives!! May you and your family be blessed!

[@daveyboy_]

Yeah i remember Jean Natte in the real early 80s

[@meghanmunn7134]

My sister obviously was influenced by that very commercial. She buys that size all the time.

[@kariann2298]

That was only thing my mom totally loved ❤ All during "70's to the day she passed 4 years ago ❤❤❤

[@jimmorrison6421]

​@@teresadonner3213 Tina Tay oh I remember those commercials too my mom and my aunt used to use that stuff oh how my heart hurts and the memories to die for

[@musicfanhawk4523]

Love seeing the old commercials!! Love Happy Days, watched every single week for yrs and yrs!!

[@jimmorrison6421]

oh yeah man me too every Tuesday night happy days at 8:00 Laverne Shirley 833's company at 9:00 too close for comfort 9:30 and Vegas at 10:00

[@poodee9395]

Best television I've watched all year and it 2020. They don't make great t.v. sitcoms like these any longer.

[@EdsterIII]

Thank you! This is truly a Retro experience! I grew up in the 70's. In 1976 I was 8 years old. These shows were some of the best ones on📺TV📺 back then. Seeing them in all their glory WITH the commercials that were broadcasted with them? Now that is truly a awesome Retro Experience! Again THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! You've rekindled some wonderful childhood memories! It was truly amazing!

[@southamcaballero]

Thanks for the upload! Beginning in 1978, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company and Taxi...Nuff said!

[@NJGuy1973]

Tuesday was the night, ABC was the place.

[@jimmorrison6421]

dad said every Tuesday night my man don't forget Vegas with Dan Tana at 10:00 p.m. and dinner that you still run too close for comfort sometimes at 9:30 instead of taxi

[@gregman1715]

I REMEMBER 1976 IT WAS THE BEST TIME OF MY CHILDHOOD NO GROWN UP WORRIES TO THINK ABOUT JUST GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS LATER ON GO INSIDE TOO WATCH MY FAVORITE SHOWS HAPPY DAY'S LAVERNE&SHIRLEY AND ALL OF MY FAMILY WAS STILL ALIVE GOD I MISS THOSES DAY'S IF I COULD GO BACK I WOULD AND PENNY THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME AND THE WORLD LAUGH YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LAVERNE TO ME R I P 🙏💕 AGAIN THANK YOU💕

[@jaminova_1969]

Same here! Remember the Bi Centenial celebrations?

[@gregman1715]

@@jaminova_1969 Yeah I Remember Great Memories

[@ciadella1971]

Really brings me back to my childhood. Especially the commercials! Thx for posting.

[@teresadonner3213]

Carl Ciadella I second that!!

[@jimmorrison6421]

​@@teresadonner3213 oh me too man me too memories like you won't believe

[@mukbangsareawesome6335]

I love the half second of silence between commercials. Not even YT will do that anymore. Love these. From a better time in the world and all narrated by Ernie Anderson.

[@MMAfighter38113]

I love these original broadcasts

[@lilypearl7427]

I used to watch the series for years when I was very little. Brings back great memories of my childhood.

[@bornwisedistruction]

All i'm missing is my Grandfather getting up to slap the top of the tv adjust the rabbit ears and curse the "Damned Thing" out for the static.

[@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328]

😂 My dad did it too.

[@lewspeedwagon6330]

Black and white...:)

[@tammyjennings9474]

I use to have ti go outside & rotate the antenna then go check tv. Back & forth until it was right. Lol

[@lisamorris5941]

I remember my family having an outside antenna and one of us would go and turn the antenna while the rest of us was inside by the tv and yelling keep turning it and and turn it the other way. Finally the picture would come in to where we could watch it but it was still a little fuzzy. Lol What great memories this has brought back of my childhood. When I tell my granddaughter about things we had to do when I was little she looks so confused. She ask me once why didn't we just watch NetFlex or watch something on our tablets. 😆 I explain to her that was back in the 80s and she acts like that was the stone age era.

[@jimmorrison6421]

I remember getting up and tapping the TV myself and adjusting the rabbit ears and putting aluminum foil over them and moving them until I got it just right and it still be a little fuzzy but cool way cool

[@michellepost5232]

I was 18 during 1979, so the first 18 years of my life I knew TV sets simply worked from the roof antenna...there was no basic cable during the 1970's and before. None of us knew any different. By 1980, we finally had basic cable, the town we lived in had gotten the service. Our TV was one of those consoles made of wood, with a 26" screen. With the roof antenna, if an airplane flew overhead, it made the TV program bounce up and down. If a neighbor used a power tool, the program zig-zagged. Sometimes the 'vertical hold' knob really worked. Those TV sets used tubes, like old radios. TV sets with metal bodies felt hot from use, and those kind often had to be struck with one's palm. The wooden consoles never felt hot, and the wood was too thick that a hand slap wouldn't jar the insides. My parents didn't get a modern TV until 1992, and currently have the flat screen kind. As beautiful as those TV consoles could be, I prefer the current, large, flatscreen kind. LOL.

[@jimmorrison6421]

maybe so for the TV change but there's nothing like those old ones in another certain type of way bro and yeah you're right the vertical hold horizontal hold woodwork sometimes most of the time fuzzy picture not great sound and a half the time when it was bad weather no TV still running for anything

[@BeliaLastes]

I miss these days, I was 10 years old when this aired and I remember watching these two particular episodes of Happy Day's and Laverne and Shirley before bed on a school night. Thank you for the memories ❤️

[@jimmorrison6421]

oh yeah me too although sometimes I would sneak a peek from my bedroom and creep into the kitchen we kept on 19-in philco black and white TV to watch some of the three's company after I was sent to bed after Happy days in Laverne and Shirley I'd sneak into the kitchen say I had to use the bathroom or I needed a drink of water and watch some of three's company they're too close for comfort sometimes even as late as 10:00 p.m. for Vegas but Robert urich as Dan Tana

[@maryhartman9253]

Every Tuesday night at 7:00!! We used to have girls night at the school on Tuesdays I used to tell my mother I don't want to go why don't you want to go because happy days is on?? She would just laugh and be like okay she don't want to go don't come get her!!💯🤣

[@wjlintz]

Must've been bad weather in Chicago on March 2, 1976. (This adds to the authenticity of the view because often this is what watching TV was like before cable.)

[@meghanmunn7134]

I knew this had to be one from before I was born. Looks like whoever recorded it owned our old TV set too

[@jimmorrison6421]

​@@meghanmunn7134 I don't care what anybody says even though the picture was nowhere near as good and I had a wrap aluminum foil around my rabbit ears I would give anything to go back and watch it originally at the time with all those original commercials for some reason I don't know why just seem so much more magical

[@jimmorrison6421]

I would give anything to go back and watch the original Tuesday night ABC lineup at Happy days Laverne and Shirley three's company too close for comfort and Vegas with Robert urich with all those original commercials I remember wrapping aluminum foil around my rabbit ears and having trouble with channels two and four I usually got 7 5 9 and 11 the best and 13 cuz I lived in New Jersey and w o r and WPIX and channel 5 Fox and third team are all in the tri-state area New York and New Jersey I guess 7 4 and 2 had stations in New York but for some reason we got seven the best and I don't know why I give anything to watch that original lineup at all the original commercials just so magical just something about it just makes me want to tingle all over and just feel so good and I don't know what it is because of course the picture was much worse sometimes the sound and when there was bad weather at least half the time TV was out but I'll still taking it anytime over today

[@michelleraymond8898]

These where the good old day.I wish we could go back to the 70's

[@astrofist]

This reminds me of those great Tuesday nights back in the day! Thanks for posting this!

[@jimmorrison6421]

oh yeah man I remember too Tuesday night look forward to it all the time once it got to be five to eight I was in place right in front of the TV no more than 5 ft away had a black and white 19 inch philco no remote control my hand was the remote control had all my snacks snicker bars Dr pepper and devil dogs and the fans and at 8:30 Laverne and Shirley 9:00 three's company 9:30 was too close for comfort and they may have switched it to Barney Miller at one time and at 10:00 Vegas was Robert urich I'm in heaven just thinking about it man and I don't know why I give anything to go back sometimes the TV picture was not clear the sound was not good in bad weather you lost a lot of the time or at least half the time but it was so much better and not because I was younger either just something about it I can't put my finger on it I guess that's what it is Debbie just can't put our finger on it whatever it was it about it that would have made it so much greater

[@whataboutrob442]

First aired March 2nd, 1976.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

RIP Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Pat Morita, Al Molinaro, and Penny Marshall, they will live forever in our hearts and on our TV screens. Also, is the music in the Happy Days and Laverne and Shriley original broadcast? It's interesting how in later reruns in syndication they replace original music with generic stuff for copyright reasons. I haven't seen this episode in some time, so I can't remember if it's what we hear in reruns. Also, LOL that the news scroll at 38:13 says "Repeating" just as Carmine is repeating "Sal Molina" over the phone. XD

[@comedywriter8408]

Not forgetting Garry Marshall, the creative genius behind Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. R.I.P. Garry.

[@patsyleeoswald3178]

Re: the opening music. I'm pretty sure when it came time for syndication, they shortened both drastically to get another few seconds so they could squeeze in another commercial.

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

I was born in 1976 so I never saw this when it was originally on. I love seeing the old commercials that aired when I was just a baby.

[@theylied1776]

The picture quality reminded me of being at my Grandmothers house and yelling out of the window at my brother to adjust the antenna... "turn it to the left, that's too far, back to the right, okay.. you had it, now it's gone".

[@lisamorris6676]

Oh gosh, me and my sister did the same thing when we were children. We got 3 channels and if it wasn't rainy we got 4 channels. Lol. I would love to see kids today having only 3 or 4 channels. My son complains all of the time that there isn't anything on tv. We get 250 channels and there's nothing on. Lol

[@sherrycooper8834]

@@lisamorris6676 and if the president was on your night was shot😂😂😂

[@lougarcia1797]

Lisa Morris -🏯

[@lynn1464]

Yeah I remember the good old rabbit ears taking forever to adjust them to get a good picture by then the show was about over. Days kids couldn't handle that if you had to do that. And we didn't have a remote control we had to get up and change the channel it was a dial

[@lynn1464]

@@lisamorris6676 yeah we didn't have that many TV channel choices. Now there's so many and people watch what three of them that's why I don't spend money on cable that's so silly

[@andrewpollard_]

You continue to spoil us! Thank you as always, MoCCT/Fuzzy Memories.

[@michealfaulkner8870]

Man, do this bring back memories. I was in high school, when happy days, came out. My parents being children of the 50s, enjoyed the show also. I can remember talking about the show at school each week. Thanks for the memories.

[@jimmorrison6421]

oh yeah I remember talking about it at school the next day every week each season it was on until Richie and Ralph left the show and then I wasn't too crazy about it anymore but I still watched and Laverne and Shirley when they moved to California

[@graelent9]

This is exactly how I remember it ...messed up tv and all 😂. Happy days was a really freaking good show!

[@jimmorrison6421]

that's right that's just how I remember it man fuzzy picture messed up sound picture going up and down left to right still want to give anything to go back to those times I don't know what made it so magical all those things I guess even though they were way worse than today especially with TV technology and cable still wouldn't give it up for anything even the food especially the snacks all those ingredients that they took out Dr pepper devil dogs candy bars

[@yamil.343]

As I watch these, my heart breaks because of what happened in Texas. These shows are like a comfortable blanket in these turbulent times. Thank you for posting this. 🙏

[@maryhartman9253]

I think so I think this is why I cry?? Life was so good and so simple?? 🙏♥️😥

[@barzy9725]

Jimmy Carter vs. Sargent Shriver. Vermont primary. Was cool to see the update across screen.

[@raulgreen8369]

Watching these shows on Channel 7 in Chicago on 4705 South Evans. The early signs of "Must See TV".

[@DrAvery-lc6bs]

Love that you keep the commercials.

[@michelleraymond8898]

I MISS THESE DAYS

[@kristenchandler9030]

Way to make someone else's wedding all about yourself, Fonz! And then Laverne & Shirley, my first favorite sitcom. Penny (rest in peace) and Cindy played off each other so well, even when the material was sometimes beneath them. I so enjoy these with the commercials included - thank you!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

This was back when abc was AWESOME during the 2nd half of the 70's Happy Days & Laverne & Shirley became 2 of Paramount's Biggest Cash Cows for abc and both shows were 1-2 Punch in the ratings during the 75/76 Season Paramount would later have a #1 comedy years later in the 90's with Cheers during the 90/91 season

[@jimmorrison6421]

Laverne & Shirley was number one two years in a row happy days is number one one year although I thought it should have been the other way around

[@superlate97]

Cool video. VCR tracking, vertical roll. old commercials. Thanks for uploading.

[@jgiza8888]

Sad that Laverne & Shirley never won an Emmy... Thought it was just a good as Happy Days.

[@monkee5th]

I love how everyone keeps mentioning the picture going up and down. I guess they never heard of a VCR plus television reception wasn’t great in the past.

[@lynn1464]

Yeah the people that are complaining are the kids of today they don't know the VCR thing that was the good old days. Now they just you're so spoiled.

[@fatbottombassgirl3934]

Based on the commercials included, I'd place the original broadcasts about the time that VCRs were just gaining popularity... ijs.

[@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328]

You're the first I've seen mention it in a negative light. Lol. 🤷

[@LucidDreamer54321]

Very educational. I learned that diarrhea is not much fun in weather like this.

[@deweyhatcher986]

Makes me want to hit the top of my phone . Like the old days . Lol

[@lynn1464]

😂😂

[@EdsterIII]

I absolutely love it when they include the actual commercials that played during the original broadcasts. It really makes it extra special. Like a trip, albeit briefly, back in time. I was born in 1967 so the 70's were my childhood. So many of these commercials bring back memories lots of memories. The 🎄Christmas🎄episodes used to be the absolute best times. Back then Christmas was so much better, nicer, more exciting. The ambiance was so different. There was nothing better than those weeks of anticipation leading up to Christmas Day! 🎄🎁🎁 🎄 🏘🏠🏡🛤🛤🏢🏢🏣⛲🏢🏥💒🏘🏘🏘🏠🏡🚏🚍🎄🎅🤶🧑‍🎄 🎄🎁🏉🧸🎱🎄🧢⚾️🎁🎄🎁🏒🥅⛸🎿🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🛷🎅 Sorry but there's no comparison between the 1970's and today. The 1970's are without a doubt the all-time best time.

[@jaminova_1969]

Oh, back in 76 I had a Happy Days lunch box! I sure miss those days!

[@aprilskutt974]

I was 8 years old when I saw these 2 episodes (Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley). My dad was still alive back then. I remember watching this.

[@stevesavage1712]

man i miss being a kid,great show!

[@hiyapal7719]

14:12 "...Well, I gotta hit *somebody!* " Lol! Love the Fonz! X-D

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

"Anyone know where Potsie is?!"

[@hiyapal7719]

itiswhatitaint anditaintwhatitis, Exactly. 😂😂😂

[@stovepipe1015]

I had to put some tin foil on the rabbit ear antennas, for better reception!!! Great Video, Thank you!

[@darwinblinks]

I must have watched this as it happened because that was back in the day when everyone talked about the next morning what happened on Happy Days the night before.

[@jimmorrison6421]

oh yeah we all talked about the next day your grammar school I think it was a big event all the time about Happy days Laverne and Shirley three's company Vegas taxi Barney Miller welcome back Carter everything Battle of the Network stars who shot Jr on Dallas dynasty everything's

[@GP40Milepost72]

I remember the bumpers they used to use before commercials that you don’t see anymore. “Stay tuned for more Happy Days.” This was in the famous Weezer video where they are in the Happy Days set.

[@jeffreybaker100]

LOL! I laugh at that Pepto Bismol commercial! If I felt that lousy and had the shits I would've stayed home

[@txgreasemonkey]

When the v-hold went out I reached up to slap the top of my phone. Long lost old habit.

[@belkyhernandez8281]

Lol

[@scottjeune154]

The pepto bismol ad: what weather is diarrhea fun in?

[@maryhartman9253]

1976 what a great year, the best summer ever! 10 years old not a problem in the world?? Oh my God I never thought I would miss something so much?? BEING A KID WAS DEFINITELY THE WONDER YEARS 🙏♥️😥 the funniest part JEAN NATE.. I had just gotten a set for Christmas my little sister got into my room while Mom wasn't paying attention and she spilled my Jean NATE all in my drawer!! I swear to God my clothes smelled like lemon for a year!!

[@SunshineCatwoman]

I would like everyone to notice the number of commercials during each break as compared to those of today. Back then, a 30 minute television show was about 26 minutes plus commercials. Today, a 30 minute television show is about 20 minutes plus commercials.

[@AndrewAmbrose]

Rip Garry and penny

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Carter won the primary! Good guy I hope he wins this year 🤔

[@lisabelcher1509]

This brings back so many sweet childhood memories. It was also a time when you could actually watch a TV show with more of the actual show instead of commercials. Now a days there's more commercials than tv show

[@acovenofmany333]

Waxing nostalgic. I even keep hitting my laptop like it was our old Zenith.

[@GloopTrekker]

Interesting. While Pat Morita was still playing Arnold, Al Molinaro was already in the "Happy Days" universe. I thought he was playing Father DelVecchio until I saw the end credits.

[@mlight6275]

al was playing father in credits, wasnt he.

[@ICEcoleman2k]

I was saying to myself how did I not remember that when he came to Happy Days, as much as I watched the show since then.

[@robertdesantis729]

He also plays double role as AL is at Chachi and Joanie’s wedding and father Delveccio is the officiant

[@johndavis3921]

ABC was the place to be in the late 1970s. I'm disappointed that I'm going to miss the Bionic Woman and Donny and Marie.

[@chrisutley2859]

Bonus points for the 1976 “Rookies” opening. Thought it was going to be a sponsor tag due to the short opening but no dice!

[@tomservo56954]

I'm a little surprised the show wasn't renewed, given they now had such a great lead-in...

[@NeoKokoro20]

There's just this charm on having these decades old airings archived. Though not quite as old as this, I myself have a few VHS recordings from the 90's.

[@TheLightFish]

The only thing missing is somebody telling me to get up and change the channel.

[@JulieAOK]

Wow. Just wow.

[@omayragonzalez3602]

I love the commercials💖

[@timharper73]

Great piece of lore as always. "Zooming 7" id voiceover sounds like it's Mike Rapchak.

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

😍 Garry Kent Marshall 😍 I had such a crush on him. L&S is my favorite show of his.

[@100PurpleAvenue]

Whoa, awesome

[@51516]

18:35 This joke is well done.

[@AndrewAmbrose]

The first commercial is advertising Pepto Bismol. I poo’ed my pants when the guy said “diarrhea”.

[@mwatts-riley2688]

Happy Days- Wednesday. 7pm Laverne and Quirley- 7.30 pm The Odd Couple-8pm Bonanza. 9 pm Bed -10pm. 🛌 Cookies and chips. 11.30 pm Busted by dad-11.39 Bed. 11.41pm Priceless. Forever ❤ M. Illinois. 🇺🇸

[@larryshaver3568]

i remember this since i lived in Wildwood,Ill then

[@jeffreybaker100]

I have 2 laugh, the opening of LaVerne & Shirley where they're both on the tow motor forks. In reality, you cannot due that because of safety concerns and OSHA restrictions

[@RageTVHTX]

I’ve thought about that lol

[@CanadaCoolPondue]

Love this channel!!

[@ronsilvia8127]

A time when television actually meant something.And was worth watching.

[@tonyarceneaux286]

I wish this hour long show had the Happy Days TV Show opening

[@aquaman199]

Lol this is awesome stuff,keep them coming

[@wnychevy09]

The voiceover for the Jell-O pudding commercial was John Bartholomew Tucker, and the Chevy commercial spokesman was the late Dan Ingram.. He did a lot of Chevy commercials in the 1970s.

[@enricosanchez894]

Nice. Happy Days recycling a My 3 Sons plot.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

remake - remodel - recycle....

[@lorimiller4301]

They say there's nothing new under the Sun.

[@bvg83]

Ron Howard was so cute 🥰

[@RageTVHTX]

Why did the episode of Laverne and Shirley have the opening titles for the syndicated version (that included their last names, Defazio and Feeney)

[@justinturley7071]

This was season 1. Season 1 was the only season that their first and last names were displayed.

[@whataboutrob442]

Its called "vertical hold" millennials.

[@teresadonner3213]

What about Rob? Ha ha ha! That’s telling ‘me!

[@belkyhernandez8281]

Strangely nostalgic. Løl

[@timtebowfan628]

I was in College in 1976, I remember I had red, white and blue bicentennial bell bottoms.

[@MMAfighter38113]

The opening credits to L & S seemed to be edited

[@ericjonmagnuson2728]

I think you're right. It looks like a trimmed version of the first season's open. ​

[@MMAfighter38113]

I8thumper so I’ve been told

[@MrGhostown81]

Let us thank the Lord that the VCR didn't finish its meal on this tape. Boy, it seemed hungry.

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

Actually it’s network issues - this is the way it looked when broadcast - has nothing to do with the condition of the tape recording this.

[@carmesundae2]

wil you be uploading more of these?

[@theochristakos6978]

Awesome!! Thanks!! Any more on Happy Days and. Laverne & Shirley?

[@corbinestep5102]

Also, could you find original airings of TAT shows? if you find it, you got a prize.

[@jessecoffey4737]

57:07 I see George Wallace was still trying to run for president at this late stage.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

forced busing was a hot issue in 1976..

[@michellepost5232]

I always liked Laverne & Shirley, but as far as romance and love goes, Shirley lived in a fantasy world. She had her mind in fairy tales. Not everyone who falls in love hears music or bells, or has sweaty palms.My husband and I are still madly in love with each other, and we got married at age 19 during 1980, and still are happily married. I heard no bells or music to indicate I was in love, and I didn't have sweaty palms, either. Everyone feels love differently. Shirley thinks everyone should feel love as she would. All she wanted was a doctor so she'd have money to spend.

[@RGZ112]

What is the source for this? It is pretty good. Beta Max or u matic? I know there were other home video formats back then, but they were so obscure

[@philipmiller9787]

Were is the tinfoil on the rabbit ears😎.

[@bigwillietheb]

where did you get this ,, wow I was only 17 months old at the time of this broadcast

[@carmesundae2]

can you upload diffrent sorkesand the facts ofl ife with iringal broadcast?

[@petelatino8035]

keep it up bring back the past

[@astarteswillum5259]

I'm probably the only millennial watching this.

[@jackdemus7890]

Garry Marshalls shows were pretty sloppy, editorial wise...lack of coverage and ADR. Unusual network glitches!

[@tinklvsme]

TY ✌️❤️🙏🦋👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@jonnydanger7181]

Ayyyyeee 👍

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

🎶"Watch out for your toe!"🎶🎼🎤

[@stevefick3919]

Atta boy, Jimmie Carter!!!

[@hunterriley2907]

Laverne and Shirley was by far the better show... Happy Days, big hit, but you didn't have much choice back then

[@brianhebert6152]

6:41 Timestamp for the world's fastest news scroll

[@cgeorge6786]

Happy Days - the perfect sitcom? Even a little naughtiness every now and then. Fastest 30 mins in TV. Except when they started jumping the shark 😀.

[@analogkid4957]

By this season 1976 this was probably the last season before they totally jumped the shark

[@peterkettler2070]

God Loves YOU...

[@darcybrummett7004]

16:43 These days the term used is ‘Asian.’