| Happy Days | |
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| Season 3 | |
 Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, and Erin Moran posing for a photo to promote the season | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 9, 1975 – March 2, 1976 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes from the third season of Happy Days . It was the first season of the show to be filmed in front of a live audience.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 40 | 1 | "Fonzie Moves In" | Jerry Paris | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | September 9, 1975 | |
Howard's hardware store begins facing competition. Now increasingly concerned about finances, Howard decides to rent the room above the family garage to generate some extra income. He looks around for a suitable tenant, but becomes aghast when Richie rents it to Fonzie. Howard is certain that Fonzie's unsuitable and plans to evict him. Notes: As of this episode, Happy Days permanently switched from a single-camera setup to a multi-camera setup with a live studio audience. To accommodate, the main sets were rebuilt - most notably the interior of the Cunningham house. Also, Fonzie's catchphrase "Sit on it" and his nickname for Joanie, "Shortcake," are first spoken. | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "The Motorcycle" | Jerry Paris | William S. Bickley & Michael Warren | September 16, 1975 | |
Fonzie is devastated when he discovers that someone wrecked his beloved motorcycle, leaving it scattered in pieces. Vengeance is vowed, and soon a plan is hatched to track down the culprit—-but why is Ralph acting so concerned? | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "Fearless Fonzarelli: Part 1" | Jerry Paris | Michael Weinberger | September 23, 1975 | |
Worried that he is losing his edge, Fonzie decides to attempt to break a record and jump fourteen garbage cans on his motorcycle. The stunt is set to be televised on the TV show You Wanted to See It. Note: Pat Morita appears as Arnold for the first time in this episode. Side notes:You Wanted to See It was a takeoff on the 50s hit television show You Asked for It , and starred that show's original host Jack Smith. Also, Fonzie's attempted motorcycle stunt is based loosely on the Evel Knievel phenomenon from the 1970s. | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "Fearless Fonzarelli: Part 2" | Jerry Paris | Bob Brunner | September 30, 1975 | |
Fonzie is successful in his motorcycle jump, but he crashes into Arnold's chicken stand, injuring his leg. He faces surgery to repair a torn cartilage in his knee; and self-conscious about his condition, Fonzie secludes himself by making himself at home on the Cunninghams' sofa. | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "The Other Richie Cunningham" | Jerry Paris | Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant | October 7, 1975 | |
Howard is possibly about to close a big business deal for his hardware store, and asks Richie to take the client's daughter on a date. But Richie already has another important date planned, so he asks Potsie to take his place and pose as Richie, causing chaos. | ||||||
| 45 | 6 | "Richie Fights Back" | Jerry Paris | Arthur Silver | October 14, 1975 | |
| 46 | 7 | "Jailhouse Rock" | Arthur Fisher | Bob Brunner | October 21, 1975 | |
Officer Kirk imposes a 10:00pm curfew after some unruly kids break a window at the school. Richie and his friends plan to demonstrate against the strict curfew, but things don't go according to plan. Note: Ed Peck makes his first appearance as the gang's nemesis Officer Kirk in this episode. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "Howard's 45th Fiasco" | Jerry Paris | Frank Buxton | October 28, 1975 | |
It's Howard's 45th birthday but he is down about it, feeling he hasn't achieved very much in his life. Channeling this, everyone decides to put on a This Is Your Life -type show for him; but it makes him even more depressed, and he considers fleeing to Tahiti. Note: When Howard comes back home, he says that he has a smart son, a lovely daughter, and a beautiful wife. But he doesn't mention Chuck, his oldest son, as his character was phased out of the show in the Season 2 and is retconed to never have existed. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "Fonzie the Flatfoot" | Jerry Paris | Story by : Arthur Silver Teleplay by : Marty Nadler | November 4, 1975 | |
With rumors of a possible fight between Fonzie's former gang the Falcons and their rivals the Dragons, Officer Kirk asks Howard to persuade Fonzie to become a special officer to keep the peace. Note: This episode marks the last official appearance of Marsha Simms (Beatrice Colen). She would later return for a flashback scene in the season five episode "Our Gang." | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "A Date With Fonzie" | Jerry Paris | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | November 11, 1975 | |
Richie is in a slump meeting and dating women. After a little help from Fonzie ends in yet another failed attempt, Fonzie thinks he's found the perfect girls for a double date—Laverne and Shirley. Note: This episode introduces Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney. They would subsequently star in their own series, which is a spin-off of Happy Days, from 1976 to 1983. | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "Three on a Porch" | Jerry Paris | Bobby Boswell & Tiffany York | November 18, 1975 | |
Richie, Potsie, and Ralph think they have rented a cabin at Lake Whitefish for the Easter holiday, but find out instead that they have only rented the porch of the place. Nevertheless, they decide to stay and pose as rich Tunisian businessmen when they discover that their neighbors are three attractive young women. Absent: Erin Moran as Joanie Cunningham | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "Fonzie's New Friend" | Jerry Paris | Sid Arthur & Artie Laing | November 25, 1975 | |
The Fonz has struck up a friendship with Sticks Downey, a new youth in the area, and has enlisted him to play drums with the band at Richie's upcoming Hawaiian luau. But racial prejudices arise when Sticks turns out to be black. Notes: "Bag" (Neil J. Schwartz) makes a rare appearance after being absent for several episodes. Also, "Sticks" Downey (Jack Baker) makes his debut. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "They Call It Potsie Love" | Jerry Paris | Marty Nadler | December 2, 1975 | |
Potsie serenades Joanie with "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" to practice audience contact . . . but Joanie develops a crush on him, writing him secret admirer notes on Fonzie's advice, and arranging a midnight meeting at Arnold's that doesn't end quite the way either she or a formerly flattered Potsie hope. | ||||||
| 53 | 14 | "Tell it to the Marines" | Jerry Paris | Sid Arthur & Artie Laing | December 16, 1975 | |
After being jilted by his girlfriend, Ralph becomes convinced that he's useless and not sophisticated enough to ever keep a girl interested in him, and threatens to join the Marines. | ||||||
| 54 | 15 | "Dance Contest" | Norm Gray | Bob Howard | January 6, 1976 | |
Tired of the monotony of everyday house chores, Marion tries to get Howard to enter a televised dance contest with her. When he refuses, she secretly enlists Fonzie to be her partner, but Howard soon becomes suspicious that Marion is having an affair. | ||||||
| 55 | 16 | "The Second Anniversary Show" | Jerry Paris | Bob Brunner & Arthur Silver | January 12, 1976 | |
In the series' first "clip show," the gang gets together on Fonzie's birthday to remember certain events in their lives through clips from past episodes. | ||||||
| 56 | 17 | "Fonzie the Salesman" | Jerry Paris | Dave Duclon | January 13, 1976 | |
When the garage is taken over by an eccentric new owner, Fonzie does not agree with the new working conditions and resigns. Fonzie is then unable to find another job as a mechanic; but after a pep talk from Howard, he vows to find another career, and takes a job selling encyclopedias door-to-door. | ||||||
| 57 | 18 | "Football Frolics" | Jerry Paris | James Ritz | January 20, 1976 | |
Richie, Potsie, and Ralph need some money to buy tickets to a big football game from Arnold. When Howard refuses to loan them the money, Ralph comes up with the idea of volume babysitting to raise the funds. Note: Laverne and Shirley arrive with a kid named "Booker Brown," who was portrayed by actor Kristoff St. John. | ||||||
| 58 | 19 | "Fonzie the Superstar" | Jerry Paris | Arthur Silver & Barry Rubinowitz | January 27, 1976 | |
With Potsie out of town, the band has no lead singer for the Saturday Senior Dance, until Ralph informs Arnold that Fonzie could fill in. When Fonzie finds out, he is less than pleased; and worried that he is no Elvis, Fonzie may actually not be good at something for once. Notes: Laverne and Shirley sing backup for Fonzie on his rendition of "Heartbreak Hotel". This episode originally aired on the same night that Laverne & Shirley debuted on ABC. Also, this episode marks the final appearance of "Sticks" Downey (Jack Baker). Side note: Although set in the 1950s, the costume Fonzie wears during his "Heartbreak Hotel" performance is an obvious play on the stage jumpsuits that Elvis Presley wore when touring and playing in Vegas in the 1970s. The Cunninghams plan to see the movie Psycho which was released in 1960. | ||||||
| 59 | 20 | "Two Angry Men" | Jerry Paris | Marty Nadler | February 3, 1976 | |
When a blizzard hits the Milwaukee; the weight of Fonzie's new pigeon coop, combined with that of the snow, causes the roof to collapse. Howard and Fonzie argue over who should pay for the damage, and end up facing each other in court. | ||||||
| 60 | 21 | "Beauty Contest" | Jerry Paris | William S. Bickley & Michael Warren | February 10, 1976 | |
Tired of dating average girls; Richie, Potsie, and Ralph--with help from Fonzie--sponsor a beauty contest as a scheme to meet and become involved with more sophisticated girls; but trouble ensues when the fake winner doesn't show up, leaving the boys unable to deliver the promised, non-existent prize (a trip to Hollywood) to the actual winner. | ||||||
| 61 | 22 | "Bringing Up Spike" | Jerry Paris | Joe Glauberg | February 17, 1976 | |
Fonzie finds himself playing father figure when his young cousin Spike comes to stay, but soon regrets not following Howard's advice about laying down ground rules when Spike is caught as one of a group of thieves stealing from the cash register at Arnold's. Note: Fonzie and Spike's kinship is further explained. Howard mistakenly thinks that Spike is Fonzie's nephew, as he always refers to Fonzie as "Uncle Fonzie." Fonzie explains that even though he is Spike's cousin, he serves as an uncle to Spike. | ||||||
| 62 | 23 | "A Sight for Sore Eyes" | Jerry Paris | Dave Duclon | February 24, 1976 | |
Fonzie is horrified when Ralph's optometrist father tells him that he must wear glasses to prevent the headaches he has been experiencing. A self-conscious Fonzie thinks glasses are uncool and refuses to wear them, so his friends try to make him see the light. Note: Ralph's father, Dr. Mickey Malph (Jack Dodson) makes his debut. | ||||||
| 63 | 24 | "Arnold's Wedding" | Frank Buxton | Bob Brunner | March 2, 1976 | |
Arnold announces that he is to marry his pen pal, a woman from Japan, and asks Fonzie to be his best man. But Fonzie is convinced that the "Fonzarelli Curse" will strike after the previous two weddings he attended ended in disaster, and it starts to seem that the wedding may indeed be doomed when Arnold's bride has second thoughts. Note: This episode marks the final appearance of Pat Morita in his role of Arnold, until appearing as a guest star in 1977 and 1979 before returning in Season 10 as a recurring character after Al Molinaro departed in 1982. | ||||||
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