Happy Days: Season 4

1976 · 24 episodes · ★ 2.0

What Season 4 of Happy Days

The season opens with the return of Pinky Tuscadero, Fonzie's former girlfriend, who comes to the neighborhood to take part in a demolition derby. Fonzie gets excited about her again and, during the event, faces the Mallachi brothers alone, which leads him to confess to Richie that he wants to marry her. Meanwhile, the fights the mechanic gets caught up in worry the Cunninghams, who advise him to see a psychologist. Richie keeps struggling with his doubts about love and with the expectations of Howard and Marion, who want to see him grow up. Joanie, the little sister, completes a family that keeps a close eye on the boy's changes.

24episodes

Sep 21, 1976premiered

Mar 29, 1977Latest episode

10 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Fonzie Loves Pinky (1)
Sep 21, 1976 · 25 min
Fonzie reunites with an old flame, Pinky Tuscadero, who is in town to perform motorcycle stunts at a demolition derby.
Director: Jerry Paris · Starring: Al Molinaro, Roz Kelly, Michael Pataki, Betty Kean
4x02 Fonzie Loves Pinky (2)
Sep 21, 1976 · 25 min
Fonzie assesses the damage to Pinky's car, and Richie asks Howard to delay the start of the demolition derby.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Roz Kelly, Michael Pataki, Hillary Horan
4x03 Fonzie Loves Pinky (3)
Sep 28, 1976 · 25 min
Though he's up against the two Mallachi brothers by himself, Fonzie is able to win the demolition derby. While waiting at the hospital for Pinky to be released, Fonzie tells Richie that he loves her and wants to marry her.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Roz Kelly, Michael Pataki, Hillary Horan
4x04 A Mind of His Own
Oct 5, 1976 · 25 min
After having been in several fights recently, on the advice of the Cunninghams, Fonzie agrees to see a psychologist.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Written by Jack Winter · Starring Al Molinaro, Bill Idelson, Gary Springer, Hillary Horan
4x05 Fonzie the Father
Oct 19, 1976 · 25 min
Fonzie's friend's pregnant wife stays with Richie at the Cunningham house while the rest of the family is away on vacation.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Hillary Horan
4x06 Fonzie's Hero
Oct 26, 1976 · 25 min
Potsie saves Fonzie from a fire at the garage. Out of gratitude, Fonzie grants Potsie any one favor, and Potsie wants to pal around with the Fonz.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Scott Marshall, Kathleen Marshall, Hillary Horan
4x07 A Place of His Own
Nov 9, 1976 · 25 min
To allow Richie to have a night alone with his girl, Fonzie allows him to use his apartment and claim it as his own. Fonzie needs some rest, so he sleeps in Richie's bed without Howard, Marion, and Joanie knowing.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Conrad Janis
4x08 They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?
Nov 16, 1976 · 25 min
Joanie enlists Fonzie to be her partner for a marathon dance at Arnold's. She desperately wants to outlast cheerleading captain Jill Higgins who had cut Joanie from the squad earlier. Prior to the dance, however, Fonzie's motorcycle breaks down, and he is forced to push it for 12 miles.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Marc McClure, Charlene Tilton, Hillary Horan
4x09 The Muckrakers
Nov 23, 1976 · 25 min
Richie, wanting to become a tough reporter, sets out to investigate the food at Jefferson High. During his investigation, he discovers that Fonzie is afraid of liver.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Written by Charles Shyer · Starring Al Molinaro, Arthur Batanides, Hillary Horan
4x10 A.K.A. the Fonz
Nov 30, 1976 · 25 min
Kirk, the new acting sheriff, tries to exert his power by forcing Fonzie to leave town.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Alan Oppenheimer, Ed Peck, Hillary Horan
4x11 Richie Branches Out
Dec 7, 1976 · 25 min
Richie falls in love with a Wisconsin Cola poster girl and poses as a successful hardware businessman in order to meet her.
Directing: Jerry Paris · Starring: Hillary Horan
4x12 Fonzie's Old Lady
Jan 4, 1977 · 25 min
Fonzie meets an older woman whose car he fixed and agrees to meet her the next day for doubles tennis at a country club.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Diana Hyland, Hillary Horan
4x13 Time Capsule
Jan 11, 1977 · 25 min
Richie and the guys organize a time capsule for a school project. Howard agrees to let them use the vault at his store for the capsule, and Potsie accidentally locks them all inside.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Written by David Ketchum · Starring Al Molinaro, David Ketchum, Lynda Goodfriend, Eileen Dietz
4x14 The Book of Records
Jan 18, 1977 · 25 min
To get some publicity, Al tries to have someone break a world record at Arnold's. Meanwhile, Fonzie's cousin, Angie, is in town for a visit and proves to be extremely clumsy.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Written by Michael Weinberger · Starring Al Molinaro, Peter Hobbs, Hillary Horan
4x15 A Shot in the Dark
Jan 25, 1977 · 25 min
Richie makes a lucky shot to win a basketball game and suddenly becomes a big hero.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, David Ketchum, Kim Lankford, Brian Byers
4x16 Marion Rebels
Feb 1, 1977 · 25 min
Not having enough to do now that Richie and Joanie are growing up and because she feels as though she's a slave to Howard, Marion gets a job waitressing at Arnold's.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Hillary Horan, Jillian Kesner
4x17 Graduation (1)
Feb 8, 1977 · 25 min
The guys discover that Fonzie has been going to night school so that he can graduate with them. Marion gave them this information, and she becomes worried that Fonzie will be angry with her for telling.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Lisa Pelikan, Dick Van Patten, Cynthia Windham
4x18 Graduation (2)
Feb 15, 1977 · 25 min
After passing make-up health exams and getting permission for Fonzie to participate, the guys arrange for aspects of the graduation ceremony to be sped up in order to accomodate the inclusion of Fonzie's speech.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Dick Van Patten, Jason Wingreen, Paul Linke
4x19 The Physical
Feb 22, 1977 · 25 min
Richie, Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph receive notices from the army to report for physicals.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Written by David Ketchum · Starring Warren Berlinger, Linda Henning
4x20 Joanie's Weird Boyfriend
Mar 1, 1977 · 25 min
Thinking her life is dull and that she's always treated like a little kid, Joanie wants to join the Red Devils' gang.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Marc McClure, Eddie Mekka, Hillary Horan
4x21 Fonz-How, Inc.
Mar 8, 1977 · 25 min
Howard comes up with the idea for a trash compactor, and Fonzie becomes his partner to help him build it. They become very excited about the success they could achieve and present "The Gulper" to a corporation for consideration.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Cynthia Windham, Hillary Horan
4x22 Spunky Come Home
Mar 15, 1977 · 25 min
Fonzie gets a dog, and she escapes when Ralph and Potsie accidentally leave the gate open. Ralph tells Fonzie that the dog, Spunky, was stolen.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Hillary Horan
4x23 The Last of the Big Time Malphs
Mar 22, 1977 · 25 min
Ralph takes bets on football games at 10:1 odds. The Green Bay Packers pull out an unexpected win, and Ralph owes a lot of people a lot of money.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Christopher Norris, Paul Linke, Jack Dodson
4x24 Fonzie's Baptism Season Finale
Mar 29, 1977 · 25 min
After crashing in a stock-car race, Fonzie begins to worry about what will happen when his number comes up. Al suggests Fonzie seek the guidance of his brother, Father Anthony Delvecchio.
Directed by Jerry Paris · Starring Al Molinaro, Hillary Horan