The Fonz comes through in the clutch.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Man, I remember when the Dukes ran Milwaukee with an iron fist. You couldn't do so much as play a game of pinball without getting a knuckle sandwich for your troubles. Then, one glorious day, a man named Arthur Fonzarelli rode in on a motorcycle, and the city was never the same. Thank you, Fonz. You set my city free.

[@OverlandOne]

Just remember, the Fonz told Ritchie that in his entire life, he only had to beat up one guy. Word got around from that fight and he had a rep. ever since and everyone respected/feared him.

[@12345nope12345]

Ayy!!

[@thugginpopsicle7279]

@Craig Bphone always that one racist shithead. SMH. You really couldn’t help yourself could you.

[@joelwillems4081]

@@OverlandOne That guy must have been huge but slipped on a banana peel at the start of the fight. Fonzie (Winkler) was very short (5'6") and slim built. You can really tell it here. Never thought he was actually tough when I watched this show growing up.

[@OverlandOne]

@@joelwillems4081 Me neither but, there were several times when he snapped his fingers and some really big and bad guys showed up and stood behind him so, he didn't have to be big, ha ha.

[@befdoglover1]

Fonzie kicking the soda machine causing 2 bottles to fall out was my favorite moment of this episode.

[@EnlightnMe48]

I want to try that soda in the glass bottle. I bet it blows today's stuff away.

[@befdoglover1]

@@EnlightnMe48 Absolutely!

[@kenb2671]

@@EnlightnMe48I remember turning in glass bottles to the local grocery store for 10 cents a piece in my metal Radio Flyer.

[@Metalman200xdamnit]

​@@EnlightnMe48It is better. They used real sugar then.

[@imaginarycorgi7312]

They also used literal cocaine… well actually that might have been in either the 50s or 60s…

[@ravipeiris4388]

We need more people like the Fonz in this world.

[@LanceABoyle]

This world lacks spiritual leadership!

[@swaldron5558]

Coke company would’ve bankrupt!

[@christinesparks1970]

People like that went basically extinct. What a shame.

[@Lorenzius6]

Bless you

[@rhapsodyinglue8758]

And Henry is STILL crushing it. Unbelievable career. The Fonz is in the same league as Columbo with character lovability. Lifetime achievement award much?

[@danheilman7729]

The short guy was one of the "Pharoahs" in American Graffiti.

[@anthonymensingh1989]

He also starred as jai in Tarzan with Ron Ely as Tarzan and a lot of people say that American graffiti was the inspiration for happy days love Anthony Fed ex lol

[@orlandogarza2965]

The Fonz's reputation was intimidating enough.Never threw a punch in any of the episodes.He made that show a hit.

[@khoreis818]

There was one episode where he kinda did, saving Ritchie again

[@bloke_19xx33]

@@khoreis818 Agreed…and Richie slugs Fonzie during the show’s end. A prime example of ‘gratitude’ for all the times Fonzie saved his A**.

[@PaulRyerson]

He did in Glove Story, knocking out Chachi’s opponent.

[@drpappapillz6307]

Henry Winkler is still the coolest dude alive

[@wb9506]

Winkler is looking old these days in real life he is nerdy

[@ingodwetrust225]

I'd have to agree with you. ❤ although Paul Walker was right up there. 😔

[@dariowiter3078]

AAAAAYYYYY!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 😁😁😁😁😁

[@mordecaiesther3591]

For some reason I remember this distinctly and putting a bra around the radiator to use as a test . Somewhere in 1976 maybe ??? Saw it in Real Time

[@roberthuot7887]

Your opinion.👎

[@kadenb.6718]

Seasons 2 and 3 are what got me into Happy Days. They're probably the best seasons of the show

[@edwardcricchio6106]

@kadenb.6718 Seasons 1 & 2. Season 3 was the turning point to Fonzie nonsense.

[@JayDogTitan]

Great episode, Fonzie and the entire Happy Days cast were so awesome!!

[@psfgtech]

First 3 seasons were great, realistic especially when Rock Around The Clock played

[@joem4647]

Yes, and then when they switched to a live studio audience it lost something. Ever notice the front door of the house was on the left hand side of the TV screen, then after a few seasons it switched to the right hand side? And whatever happened to Chuck??!!

[@fastdude2002]

Chuck joined the Navy and later in life became “Cathy”. It’s all in my book called “Astonishing Tales of 1970s sitcoms”

[@11dsw]

This show eventually became total complete crap...after 1977.

[@ParkerUAS]

@@11dsw , but in so doing gave us the phrase, "jumped the shark."

[@11dsw]

@@ParkerUAS ...true !

[@LB__1]

I liked it when the leader of the gang said, "I can't hit Richie. Richie is my friend." Then he turns to one his friends, "You hit him."

[@neneshubby]

Maybe that's where Tony Montana got his idea when he told Frank Lopez "I ain't gonna keel you. Manolo choot dat piece o chit"

[@danw918]

I literally saw this happen with some of my friends during a fight we had with some other group, outside a pub. Ah, great days...

[@blairwaldorf-bass8180]

Fonzie was perpetually saving Richie from getting beat up

[@rockyracoon3233]

Quite true my Lady.

[@madbrowniac7871]

There was the one time though that Richie came home from The Army. He and The Fonz went to this greasy spoon, a topnotch jerk started a ruckus with them...and Richie kicked the guy's tail!😉😂📺B.W.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Or giving him advice from getting beat up or dealing with life.

[@kyleomara4932]

We could use more people like the Fonz in the world today

[@paulleckner8235]

Yeah! Tough on the outside but an upright citizen on the inside. Remember the episode when Fonzie's nephew/cousin Spike got involved with a gang to rob Arnold's. Fonzie set Spike straight. Fonzie is an honest man and never stole anything! Fonzie got Arnold not to press charges on Spike.

[@gh9111]

The Fonz tapping the little guy on the chin and pushing him aside by the head is classic.

[@mr.brooks545]

Buster Coins Pushed him? Fonz opened palmed mugged that runt. Dominating the room: Fonz 101.

[@fredtyler864]

With everything going on now I'm glad I have KZbin stay strong everyone

[@EBthere]

The little guy is Carlos from American Graffiti I believe.

[@charlespeakjr2168]

Manuel Padilla, Jr. was his name. He was in both American Graffiti and More American Graffiti. He played Jai in Tarzan, alongside Ron Ely. In 1978, he played Julio in Ron Howard's TV movie "Cotton Candy", with Charles Martin Smith and Clint Howard. Sadly, Manuel passed away in 2008.

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

Winkler was only a few inches taller. But his Fonz character was so strong it still worked like he was six foot six. Lightning in a bottle.

[@daviddyer1555]

Loved how the Fonz got tons of fan mail. The producers went to Ron Howard and asked if they could expand his role. Ron said no problem! What an outstanding individual!

[@WinslowLeach1974]

You're right about the Fonz's expanding role, but on the same token, when the producers came to Ron and said they wanted to change the show's name to "Fonzie's Happy Days," Ron threatened to leave if they did (rightfully IMO).

[@hankscorpion]

is that why ron left the show?

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@WinslowLeach1974 I never heard about that threat. Doesn't sound like Ron Howard.

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@hankscorpion He always wanted to make and direct movies and got his 1st big opportunity with Roger Corman in 1977 with *Grand Theft Auto* .

[@STho205]

The conversation is an interview with the Academy of Television Arts. It wasn't posed by Howard as a threat...but a mere offer to exit. The producers were family friends as they were all in 60s TV together. They wanted to title S3 Fonzies Happy Days and offered 21yo Howard the directing chair if he'd step into costar position. Howard said he wasn't ready for that and he had signed a contract for Happy Days starring him. Also family friend Jerry Paris would be fired. If they were going to do that he'd just leave so Paris could keep his job as director. They said no problem, just a thought, and retooled the show with Fonz as his brother figure....since they had done nothing with Chuck except make fun of him and used different actors for appearances. Probably the best choice. They pushed Anson Mount down a step in the costar credits but kept the high school gang with Fonz as their after school life coach. As it was Richie and Potsie were HS juniors in ep1, so they really would have graduated in the spring of S3 if time worked the same on TV. He directed some shorts in the mid 70s, and a C picture in 1977...then he started getting ready to leave by the 6th and 7th season. Like My 3 Sons, they kept his memory in the series via a place holder...the new wife...while Rob Douglas, I mean Ritchie was away.

[@eyesthatshine]

This was the best two minutes in the entire series

[@basilmarasco1975]

No. The drag race ...

[@jamesanthony5681]

Close. The episode when Fonz comes into Armold's, almost dead from exhaustion and full of smoke after that fire in his garage, and the first thing he says to Richie is, "Who's the chick with the hammer?"

[@Mikewriter68]

They did this many times with Fonzie it the following seasons but none were ever quite as good as this first one.

[@RefinedRouge]

What was the deal with the fonz , a fully grown man hanging around with kids who were also fully grown men

[@bedford4383]

Oh boy you’ll love Grease.

[@victorespino5650]

Lol

[@guesswhomartin9249]

Yeah.. true. Full grown men, with a little boy mentality.

[@jortega61924]

@@guesswhomartin9249 that's Hollywood. Grown men play teen rolls all the time.

[@marleypumpkin4917]

Child trafficking...

[@mindfulclarity169]

So many men had their head beaten in thinking all they needed was a leather jacket and sound like Fonz.

[@mauallen4234]

Because they weren’t cool.

[@maddyg3208]

It seems to be a constant theme in Happy Days - Ritchie and his schoolfriends nearly getting beaten up by a gang of undesirables before being saved at the last minute by the Fonz.

[@flipgsp]

Maddy G It's my favorite theme.

[@dariowiter3078]

That's pretty much what happened on most episodes. 😃

[@lisam4066]

I think this was the 1st time it happened on the show.

[@mikejohnson3338]

Only the first couple seasons

[@LB__1]

I remember another episode where Richie, Potsie and Ralph were ready to get their butts kicked at the high school by a gang. Fonzie and Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa showed up to bail them out. Richie actually told Potsie and Ralph that he was tired of having to rely on Fonzie to fight his fights for him. They all three decided to fight the gang. They put up a decent fight, but also took a few punches themselves. But Fonzie put a stop to the fight when it went far enough.

[@rickbase833]

Whenever you see a bunch of dudes walk in and they are wearing those Captain hats.....shit about to go down.

[@scottjohnson8316]

Fonzie and his buddies grabbing a game of billiards after a night at the Blue Oyster

[@JB-pt7sr]

Pretty funny my man

[@michaelmarshall1713]

The Fonz who everyone wanted to be and wanted to be around!

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Why was he too cool for you ?

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Really ? You don't agree with my statement about him being idolised by many of the era so I assumed you did not think he was cool enough for you to like!

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Better read what I said as it is still up . To be and be around it is there in black and white . So either you are dyslexic or stupid ???

[@michaelmarshall1713]

cannot put brains in a statue . I cane see what I wrote and you just cannot understand it , so who is the moron ?

[@MsPickles1964]

Pat Terson Are you okay???

[@johnsanfilippo448]

The first few seasons were the best ! With Rock around the click as the opening theme song ! This episode was one of my favorite!!!

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Innocent times and fun times when you could feel safe be safe and did not have to censor your opinions! Happy Days indeed!

[@Scyllax]

Michael Marshall Racial Segregation, The Red Scare, The First Countries we overthrew for money, including Iran, where we brought back The Shah, on the bright side, 90% marginal tax rate, and 40% union membership for workers.

[@MasterOfKnowledge.]

@GNZ GNZ Uh oh guys, we got a badass over here

[@benlujan288]

@@MasterOfKnowledge. Quiet pussy.

[@steveskuras2515]

I so agree with you. Today this episode would banned saying the Fonz and his gang are "bullying" the misunderstood bad guys, instead of trying to reason with them and understand their feelings😂...what a world!

[@ered203]

"did not have to censor your opinions!" - You know, unless you wanted to drink from the wrong water fountain.

[@thomasbrown3356]

Hands down, my favorite Fonz scene.

[@marleypumpkin4917]

You have a sad life. Don’t thumb up your own comment.

[@tommccallan8802]

Squirt Manuel Padilla one of the Pharaohs in American Graffiti. rest in peace

[@DCHWTR]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Sit on it Potsie. Muck muck camel jockeys, aren’t they too large to be jockeys, have you seen the size of the camels? Fell into a lens grinder, made a spectacle of myself............I still got it. Let the pigeons loose. And then they jumped the shark. If you want to be a top banana, you have to start at the bottom of the bunch. Loved this show!

[@mikereif7240]

Fonzie kicked a defenseless coke machine. He needs anger management classes.

[@dariowiter3078]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@AccidentalPreppper]

He’s also a thief some role model lol

[@rokutv9422]

I never seen a tough Jew. Fonzie was the first and The Last of the Mohicans

[@alanmalcheski8882]

Roku Tv Lol for some reason I'm thinking City Slickers with Billie Crystal.

[@toecutter1015]

Vandalizing machines WHEREVER he goes, stealing was COOL on HAPPY days

[@tonypastor705]

Hard to believe Mickey Dolenz almost played the Fonz-Gary Marshall didn't want Henry to play Fonz-until he talked tough- then he LOVED Henry in the role!!!

[@paulleckner8235]

Mickey is over 6 feet tall. He is too physically intimidating. Winkler carried himself like a champ.

[@Ray1969.]

The Fonz seemed so cool when I was a kid… looking back at it he was a 5’8 middle aged Jewish man! Lmao

[@DB-lw3qx]

The algorithm is strong with this one.

[@guardianangel138]

THE FONZ. HENRY WHAT SUCH A CULT CLASSIC. HERO. HE ALWAYS CAME IN THE CLUTCH EVEN IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES. THANKS FONZ.

[@tempestates13]

The Fonz was friends with everybody. The Cumminghams pretty much adopted him.

[@DavidLS1]

'Cunninghams'. You make them sound X-rated. :)

[@mikehoncho8896]

Lol...Fonz apparently was the first to ever palm someone's face...

[@Night-hawk77]

Those were the happy days for sure

[@lavontesweeney2474]

The Fonze cool was on another level... all guys wish they had that COOOL

[@stickthatinyourpipeandsmok2457]

He was a master negotiator as well as his many other talents.

[@ard2595]

It’s hard to think that Henry Winkler was so cool! The Fonz is the most iconic role ever played. And all its supporting cast!

[@richardremick1639]

Funny part is I met Henry Winkler with my mother and he is the nicest sweetest human and you watch this and he’s such a super bad ass. Now that’s acting for ya!!!

[@RedBarnArt]

The first seasons were gold.

[@francis-kp9cw]

I love that TV show

[@2267victor]

Henry Winkler was 29 when he started happy days so a 29 year old man playing a 16 year old.

[@alexpalmer9101]

So he brought a lot of experience to the role. :)

[@Pamledger478]

So?

[@adamklase8547]

If they've said "come in clutch" since this time I wonder where it originated as a phrase.

[@Mexican_Food_Truck_1]

The Fonz is an awsome actor, he should teach an acting school or something 😁

[@rainbowroadthekilljoy8]

Hell yeah, dude. He might want to be wary of any criminal activities going on in the troop though.

[@CogensFamilyTV]

That "Sure Pop" was a bit of a nod to the same line in Lords of Flatbush..

[@THX-kw2jh]

The First Episodes of Happy Days Were The Best! They Had an "American Graffitti" flavor.

[@johnniemurray986]

Those Dukes jackets are dope as hell

[@tonymctony4551]

4 bucks back then was a shitload of money!

[@basilmarasco1975]

Yes. A candy bar was a nickel. Well, maybe a dime.

[@seattlegolfer]

Manuel Padilla defected from the Pharaohs to join the Dukes.

[@richardelder4839]

Dan Olson Also, took a break from hanging out with Tarzan!

[@kevinsoo633]

The smallest guy is the toughest

[@steveharrison4441]

not toughest, just he mouthiest ,ALWAYS!!

[@TallSilentGuy]

"The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting".

[@DarthTrader707]

If Happy Days was made today, The Fonz would be a woman, and Ralph Malph would be gay. Well...I guess not everything would be changed. Oh...and Richie would be black, and Mr and Mrs C would be an interacial couple.

[@aquamegalodon45]

Fonzie Scheme what a legend

[@staygold5280]

Stay Gold Fonzi

[@iMr.Jetpacks]

Mane Fonz was the shit IDGAF what anybody say 👍🏾👍🏾

[@roberthill5872]

You Know You COOL When You Mule Kick A Soda Machine & Make 2 Sodas Come Out Without Inserting Any Bread Or Bacon (Money).

[@bluv6430]

The FONZ= Smooth Operator. His presence alone was enough, Don't F#ck with FONZIE.

[@BrettfromBako]

I wish just once in life I had said, "let's get down to some serious punching."

[@12345682900]

No one cooler than Arthur!

[@Buddycoop1]

Those first four or so seasons were terrific. Then all of a sudden they tried to get Fonz acting more like a cartoon character and it went down hill. Plus the fact the cast was wearing 1970's styles by season five. Hard to take it seriously then.

[@jasonirelan4487]

You could do more with four dollars in the 50’s than you can now.

[@penboyasgod6103]

Wasn't the short Latin in _American Graffiti?_ Around the time when the cop car's rear axle was tied up?

[@taheemlewis7627]

why is richie always almost getting his ass whooped.

[@basilmarasco1975]

Because he's Mr. Nice Guy. Nice guys always make problems for themselves

[@MarcPipistrello]

Squirt was Mauel Padilla Jr. Played Jai on Tarzan in the 60s.

[@JStarStar00]

Just once in the show Fonzie should have kicked ass.

[@kevincox2580]

Great show, great scene

[@martinpatrick1746]

Two young guys with slicked back hair Sly would be the star in the Rocky trilogy and Henry as the cool Fonz wow how cool for both NY born guys.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

We need a church for the Fonz

[@sirroxalot]

0:11 Say what you want, but that brown-vested guy is a tough-looking dude. He looks like he's seen some stuff.

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

I dunno..."hey I know a couple of guys who wanna treat you to some pool and drinks" "yeah Fonz, thanks but I'm into women"

[@DavidLS1]

It never hurts to try new things. :)

[@chumbucketjones9761]

Shoulda never jumped that shark, Fonzie.

[@randymartinez4008]

The first original bad boy Was fonzi

[@mikeminno5956]

James Dean

[@harbek2000]

Arthur Fonzerelli - Only a few episodes where 'fighting' actually takes place. A rumble is suggested without actual fighting. Based strictly on reputation - you just don't mess with the Fonz. Henry Winkler made Happy Days.

[@josephcarl4167]

I feel like there was somebody in the coke machine holding those 2 drinks

[@awh4272]

Man good old Fonz

[@EnlightnMe48]

That coca-cola looks good.

[@grdray2138]

Always been an awesome episode.

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

What would those three knuckleheads do without the Fonz

[@troyf.9050]

The coolest dude in the world UNTIL I met Henry! 👀 What an actor....what an actor! "Nightshift" Baby! Along with the infamous 'Girls Know How' song!

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

Lovebrokers!

[@VirgeinaThornton]

Ya dontess with tje fonze. Aaaaaeee

[@mfriedrich2012]

Fonzie shows up with frequenters of the Blue Oyster Bar and the Village People.

[@hooligan5518]

By the way you would get your ass kicked if you talked like that to those guys when this was suppost to take place in the 50s

[@mfriedrich2012]

hooligan 55 in that scenario something might have happened to my ass alright. But kicking would not be among them.

[@snowman374th]

It is hollyweird after all

[@normanalvarez5751]

They really were happy days...

[@hotdog7988]

The difference between The Fonz's character and that of Henry Winkler is Daniel Day Lewis-erest

[@cdpwillprevail1]

Potsie made me laugh FONZIE still cool after all these years.

[@tonypastor705]

I hate to say it,but technically Fonz stole every time he hit the Jukebox. Everyone else has to pay! And when he hit the soda machine.

[@moonbear5929]

Four bucks was pretty good scratch back then.

[@RC-dj8rp]

Celebrity Deathmatch: The Fonz vs The Dude

[@marcdewey3848]

Squirt is the same kid who used to hang around with Tarzan.

[@DarthVader19-77]

That's Manuel Padilla (1952-2008). He was also in American Graffiti. He played Carlos, a member of the Pharaohs.

[@larrybeckerjr3667]

He was on American Graffiti w/ Ron Howard.He was in the Pharrohs ..

[@vikings844]

marc dewey Nah, it's the guy from fantasy island

[@MrWarnerman]

vikings844 no he Manuel Padilla was in Tarzan the show he played Jai

[@289cobra9]

Darth Vader I didn't know he passed away 😥

[@OmegaWolf747]

Potsie's big mouth got them in trouble. Fonzie's cool, tough demeanor got them out.

[@basilmarasco1975]

"If the stolen bike is not returned by midnight, the Dukes will be scraping their noses off the ceiling. (signed) Potsie and his Raiders."

[@jacklamey5903]

Everybody take a good look at this clip this was when this country was something to be proud of it might have needed a few small changes but nothing like what we're going through now that was when you could be proud to be an American

[@justinhorn2395]

I'll never be that cool

[@jetknight5051]

The fonz is a short tuff guy

[@vikings844]

Before the little guy got a job at Fantasy Island

[@revertinotse8582]

Which Little Guy? Not in this Episode

[@robertcross9175]

I loved all the black characters in Happy Days, they were the best!

[@marleypumpkin4917]

Yeah, Happy Days was about Klan.

[@unojtl]

The Fonz - a lover and a fighter

[@basilmarasco1975]

A few seasons later, the Fonz told Richie, "Some guys are great lovers and some are great fighters. I happen to be both."

[@tengu-1949]

$4.00 inflation from 1955 would be around $26 and change in 2020. They should have taken the beating, lol.

[@sr633]

Too much Fonz in the scrips and the cast didn't like it.

[@Rockhound6165]

Fun Fact: You never see Fonzie actually punch anyone on the show.

[@DavidLS1]

Wanna bet? Check out 'Happy Days - Fonzie Actually Does It! (1984)'

[@rawdog42]

Henry Winkler (Fonz) was 28 playing the role of a highschool kid , 😁

[@keithclark7266]

That's called acting. Jimmy Walker(James Evans Jr) was 27 when Good Times began in 1974 and he played a 17 year old high school kid

[@RichieD088]

@@keithclark7266 Dynomiiiiite !!! Lol

[@TheKaylaGayle]

The Fonz was older then that

[@keithclark7266]

@@TheKaylaGayle At the beginning of the show, Richie, Warren and Ralph were still in High School. Fonzi may have been 3 to 7 years older than those 3.