Love and the Happy Days

[@Milo-fn1bj]

Does anybody have the whole episode?

[@bucksdiaryfan]

That show is vintage late 60s early 70s cornball television

[@Loco-motix]

"Love and the Happy Days" was merely a little Love American Style skit. But, it did so well that they decided maybe they had a series,....and so it is that Happy Days the show came to be. Just think, ...without that first little skit we would have never had Happy Days, Lavern & Shirley, or Mork and Mindy.

[@robertdubs9466]

Well, it was this episode, plus the success of the 1973 movie "American Graffiti" (also starring Ron Howard) that greenlit the TV show "Happy Days"

[@geroguy0472]

Does anyone have access to the original Seasons 2-4 theme song (NOT the Cowsills version), with the single screaming firework exploding (visually only) after "Looove, love" and then the short skit, followed by the main theme, which, after the "LAS" logo, was followed by "Tonight Starring"? ("Starring" was shoved in there for the daytime reruns.) Would really love to see this restored version.

[@Rouben19]

I would spend the weekend with my grandma and at 9:00 would watch Love american Style,(also on Fri. the Brady Bunch)... they had some great guests on that show, inc. Irene Ryan in one of her last tv appearances...

[@cygnusixion]

I agree partially, but remember that a lot of TV themes were sung by actual music groups like the Cowsills and the music was very similar to there own songs. Folk music was just as popular as R&B and a lot of TV themes represented the times, so they were in "style" in a indirect way.

[@cygnusixion]

I would assume this genre of music would have gone out of style around 1976-77 about the time Disco became the hot trend, the opening theme to shows such as Angie and Love Boat had more of a Disco beat. The Love American Style theme song was somewhere between Folk music and Disco. This style was a lot more innocent and more sing along kind of music with nice harmonies. I miss the days of good TV theme music.

[@Gerkinstock]

At what point did the 60's-style sound of the opening credits go out of style? Would this theme song have seemed outdated in, say, 1974 or 1975?

[@cygnusixion]

If my information is correct it was The Cowsills that sang the theme, is that correct?

[@kresblain]

Oddly enough, two of Roberta Flack's songs ("Killing Me Softly," "Together Through the Years") were composed by the very person who made this theme song (Charles Fox). Who knew? :oP

[@Jantv81]

yes, that is correct.

[@dml316f5]

I'd say HAPPY DAYS opening FTW. The love american style just doesn't fit the show.