Happy Days: Season 1

1974 · 16 episodes · ★ 5.6

What Season 1 of Happy Days

Milwaukee, 1950s. Richie Cunningham is a teenager who lives with his parents, Howard and Marion, and his little sister, Joanie. Howard runs a hardware store and Marion keeps the house, and both want Richie to grow up without losing his way. Between high school and the gang, the boy carries doubts about love, the future, and what is expected of him. Everything changes when Fonzie arrives, a motorcycle mechanic in a leather jacket who dropped out of school and shakes up the neighborhood. Broken-down cars, bets, parties, and girls shape Richie's everyday life as he looks for his place while his family and friends push him to grow up.

16episodes

Jan 15, 1974premiered

May 7, 1974latest episode

6.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 All the Way
Jan 15, 1974 · 25 min
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.
Directing: Mel Ferber · Writing: Garry Marshall, Rob Reiner · Starring: Rick Hurst, Gavan O'Herlihy
1x02 The Lemon
Jan 22, 1974 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
Tired of driving around in Howard's DeSoto, Richie and Potsie buy a car of their own. The car has several problems including an engine that won't run consistently. This causes problems when they try to impress two girls.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Gavan O'Herlihy, Tita Bell, Cindy Eilbacher
1x03 Richie's Cup Runneth Over
Jan 29, 1974 · 25 min
Richie and Potsie are invited to Potsie's cousin's stag party. In an attempt to lessen the effects of the alcohol they will consume, they each drink several cartons of milk and a sip of olive oil.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Lennie Weinrib, Gavan O'Herlihy
1x04 Guess Who's Coming to Visit
Feb 5, 1974 · 25 min
Potsie is staying with the Cunninghams, and he and Richie sneak out to watch a drag race in which Fonzie is involved.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Writing: Mark Rothman, Lowell Ganz · Starring: Gavan O'Herlihy
1x05 Hardware Jungle
Feb 12, 1974 · 25 min
Richie buys tickets to a rock and roll show from Fonzie but has to work at the hardware store when Howard needs to have his tonsils removed. Because he'll be working until 9:00 PM, he won't be able to go to the show, so he asks Fonzie for a refund. Later, Howard tells Richie that he can close the store at 5:00 PM leaving him free to go to the show. He, now, has to ask Fonzie for the tickets back.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Writing: Frank Buxton · Starring: Peter Brocco, Robert Casper
1x06 The Deadly Dares
Feb 19, 1974 · 25 min
Richie and Potsie, in their never-ending effort to get girls, decide that they want to join a gang called the Demons. However, in order to be accepted, they have to perform several dares.
Directing: Jerry Paris, Herb Wallerstein · Starring: Ed Begley Jr., Jack Riley, Gavan O'Herlihy
1x07 Fonzie Drops In
Feb 26, 1974 · 25 min
After taking a look at a B+ Potsie got on an exam, Fonzie decides to drop back into school. He asks Richie to do his homework and cheat for him.
Directing: Jerry Paris, Mel Ferber · Starring: Stuart Nisbet, Gavan O'Herlihy
1x08 The Skin Game
Mar 5, 1974 · 25 min
Richie and Potsie obtain fake identification cards in order to attend a burlesque show where Ralph says Bubbles McCall takes it all off.
Directing: Mel Ferber · Starring: Barbara Rhoades, Gavan O'Herlihy
1x09 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Mar 12, 1974 · 25 min
Richie and his girlfriend, Arlene, break up after two weeks of dating. Neither of them have dates for the prom, so they end up going together as friends.
Directing: Jerry Paris
1x10 Give the Band a Hand
Mar 26, 1974 · 25 min
To make some money, Richie, Potsie, Ralph, and Bag form a band. They secure a gig, but Richie and Potsie lose the money (including that of Ralph and Bag) playing poker.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Gavan O'Herlihy
1x11 Because She's There
Apr 2, 1974 · 25 min
Richie is put in an awkward situation when he is set up with a girl much taller than he is.Meanwhile, Howard is frustrated by Marion's ineptness at playing bridge.
Directing: Peter Baldwin · Writing: Jack Winter
1x12 In the Name of Love
Apr 9, 1974 · 25 min
Cindy, a new girl in school, asks Richie to tutor her. Richie is interested in more than just studying and makes several attempts to win her over.
Directing: Don Weis · Writing: Jack Winter · Starring: Robert Karvelas, Dick Balduzzi
1x13 Great Expectations
Apr 16, 1974 · 25 min
Richie meets a beatnik named Diedre at the movies and gets caught up in her type of lifestyle.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Valerie Curtin
1x14 The Best Man
Apr 23, 1974 · 25 min
Howard's old army buddy, a black man, asks Howard to be the best man at his wedding. Howard and Marion consider holding the wedding at their home when the man can't find anyone else willing to do it.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Writing: Joel Kane · Starring: Robert DoQui, Amzie Strickland, Bill Henderson
1x15 Knock Around the Block
Apr 30, 1974 · 25 min
Richie gets on the good side of a local gang, the Dukes, when he protects the leader's sister from being picked on. However, things change when the Dukes steal Potsie's bike, and Richie tries to get it back.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Herbie Faye
1x16 Be the First on Your Block Season Finale
May 7, 1974 · 25 min
Howard wants to buy a bomb shelter to protect his family. Problems quickly arise when several of Richie's friends ask if they can use it.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Ronnie Schell