Happy Days (1974)

Comedy · Family · Music

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (23,504 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 11
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 11 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

7.61 avg 16 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	All the Way	7.4	400
2	The Lemon	7.6	307
3	Richie's Cup Runneth Over	7.8	284
4	Guess Who's Coming to Visit	7.7	276
5	Hardware Jungle	7.5	244
6	The Deadly Dares	7.6	258
7	Fonzie Drops In	7.6	249
8	The Skin Game	7.5	241
9	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	7.5	223
10	Give the Band a Hand	7.6	226
11	Because She's There	7.8	239
12	In the Name of Love	7.5	210
13	Great Expectations	7.3	217
14	The Best Man	7.9	225
15	Knock Around the Block	7.8	226
16	Be the First on Your Block	7.6	207

Season 2 (1974)

7.69 avg 23 episodes 7.5 → 7.3 27 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Richie Moves Out	7.5	249
2	Richie's Car	7.8	230
3	Who's Sorry Now?	7.8	189
4	You Go to My Head	7.3	200
5	R.O.T.C.	6.7	192
6	Haunted	8.2	261
7	Wish Upon a Star	7.9	210
8	Not with My Sister, You Don't	7.8	210
9	Big Money	7.7	182
10	A Star Is Bored	7.5	183
11	Guess Who's Coming to Christmas	8.7	449
12	Open House	7.8	206
13	Fonzie's Getting Married	7.7	197
14	The Cunningham Caper	8.0	220
15	The Not Making of a President	7.5	202
16	Cruisin'	7.5	211
17	The Howdy Doody Show	7.7	183
18	Get a Job	8.0	208
19	Fonzie Joins the Band	7.5	180
20	Fish and the Fins	8.0	206
21	Richie's Flip Side	7.1	185
22	Kiss Me Sickly	7.8	194
23	Goin' to Chicago	7.3	181

Season 3 (1975)

7.70 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fonzie Moves In	7.8	190
2	The Motorcycle	8.0	183
3	Fearless Fonzarelli: Part 1	7.8	195
4	Fearless Fonzarelli: Part 2	7.8	182
5	The Other Richie Cunningham	7.9	164
6	Richie Fights Back	8.3	181
7	Jailhouse Rock	7.7	147
8	Howard's 45th Fiasco	7.4	145
9	Fonzie the Flatfoot	7.6	158
10	A Date with Fonzie	8.3	189
11	Three on a Porch	7.8	161
12	Fonzie's New Friend	7.8	153
13	They Call It Potsie Love	8.0	173
14	Tell It to the Marines	7.2	154
15	Dance Contest	8.2	170
16	The Second Anniversary Show	7.2	136
17	Fonzie the Salesman	7.6	154
18	Football Frolics	7.4	154
19	Fonzie the Superstar	7.5	154
20	Two Angry Men	7.5	154
21	Beauty Contest	7.5	150
22	Bringing Up Spike	7.2	154
23	A Sight for Sore Eyes	7.8	161
24	Arnold's Wedding	7.5	156

Season 4 (1976)

7.50 avg 25 episodes 7.3 → 6.9 26 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fonzie Loves Pinky: Part 1	7.3	162
2	Fonzie Loves Pinky: Part 2	6.9	166
3	Fonzie Loves Pinky: Part 3	7.0	147
4	A Mind of His Own	7.9	138
5	Fonzie the Father	7.5	128
6	Fonzie's Hero	7.9	138
7	A Place of His Own	8.1	139
8	They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?	8.2	154
9	The Muckrakers	7.6	127
10	A.K.A. the Fonz	7.9	143
11	Richie Branches Out	7.1	160
12	Fonzie's Old Lady	7.5	135
13	Time Capsule	7.7	130
14	The Book of Records	7.3	125
15	A Shot in the Dark	8.0	135
16	Marion Rebels	7.6	128
17	The Third Anniversary Show	6.5	112
18	The Graduation: Part 1	7.4	128
19	The Graduation: Part 2	7.6	125
20	The Physical	8.1	136
21	Joanie's Weird Boyfriend	7.9	142
22	Fonz-How, Inc.	7.3	125
23	Spunky Come Home	7.0	131
24	The Last of the Big Time Malphs	7.3	131
25	Fonzie's Baptism	6.9	124

Season 5 (1977)

7.09 avg 27 episodes 6.7 → 7.3 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hollywood: Part 1	6.7	143
2	Hollywood: Part 2	6.9	141
3	Hollywood: Part 3	6.6	177
4	Hard Cover	7.9	140
5	My Cousin the Cheat	6.7	119
6	Fonsillectomy	7.5	132
7	The Apartment	7.1	122
8	Fonzie, Rock Entrepreneur: Part 1	7.2	126
9	Fonzie, Rock Entrepreneur: Part 2	7.3	118
10	My Fair Fonzie	7.6	122
11	Bye Bye Blackball	7.0	109
12	Requiem for a Malph	7.1	121
13	Nose for News	7.1	110
14	Grandpa's Visit	6.8	112
15	Potsie Gets Pinned	7.2	116
16	Joanie's First Kiss	7.4	127
17	Marion's Misgivings	7.2	113
18	Richie Almost Dies	8.0	171
19	Spunkless Spunky	6.4	112
20	Be My Valentine	5.8	129
21	Our Gang	7.2	111
22	My Favorite Orkan	8.5	262
23	Richie's Girl Exposes the Cunninghams	6.5	109
24	Do You Want to Dance?	6.5	125
25	Second Wind	6.9	107
26	Rules to Date By	7.0	112
27	Fonzie for the Defense	7.3	121

Season 6 (1978)

6.99 avg 27 episodes 6.5 → 7.5 26 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Westward Ho!: Part 1	6.5	121
2	Westward Ho!: Part 2	6.1	112
3	Westward Ho!: Part 3	6.4	105
4	Fonzie's Blindness	7.3	145
5	Casanova Cunningham	6.6	114
6	Kid Stuff	7.2	114
7	Sweet Sixteen	6.8	107
8	Fearless Malph	7.0	119
9	The Evil Eye	6.3	125
10	The Claw Meets the Fonz	7.1	112
11	The Fonz Is Allergic to Girls	6.9	104
12	The First Thanksgiving	6.8	141
13	The Kissing Bandit	7.1	107
14	The Magic Show	6.5	107
15	Richie Gets Framed	7.1	104
16	Christmas Time	7.5	165
17	Smokin' Ain't Cool	7.2	120
18	Ralph vs. Potsie	7.1	106
19	Stolen Melodies	7.0	104
20	Married Strangers	6.6	102
21	Marion: Fairy Godmother	7.3	108
22	Fonzie's Funeral: Part 1	7.4	124
23	Fonzie's Funeral: Part 2	7.8	129
24	Mork Returns	7.3	153
25	The Duel	7.6	163
26	Chachi's Incredo Wax	6.8	100
27	Potsie Quits School	7.5	120

Season 7 (1979)

6.91 avg 25 episodes 6.3 → 6.9 22 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shotgun Wedding: Part 1	6.3	114
2	Chachi Sells His Soul	5.2	117
3	Fonzie Meets Kat	7.0	107
4	Marion Goes to Jail	7.1	93
5	Richie's Job	7.0	95
6	Richie Falls in Love	6.7	99
7	Fonzie's a Thespian	6.9	94
8	Burlesque	6.8	101
9	Joanie Busts Out	7.6	100
10	King Richard's Big Knight	7.1	98
11	Fonzie vs. the She-Devils	7.4	105
12	The Mechanic	6.5	103
13	They're Closing Inspiration Point	6.7	96
14	Here Comes the Bride, Again	7.0	95
15	Ah, Wilderness	7.0	112
16	Joanie's Dilemma	6.6	98
17	Hot Stuff	7.8	112
18	The New Arnold's	7.3	100
19	The Hucksters	6.8	92
20	Allison	7.2	103
21	Fools Rush In	7.3	97
22	Father and Son	7.1	96
23	A Potsie Is Born	7.1	95
24	The Roaring Twenties	6.3	98
25	Ralph's Family Problem	6.9	105

Season 8 (1980)

6.43 avg 22 episodes 6.5 → 5.3 28 min avg

Bad finale

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Tell Motel	6.5	106
2	Live and Learn	6.1	102
3	Dreams Can Come True	6.2	97
4	Hello, Roger	6.4	104
5	Joanie Gets Wheels	6.7	93
6	White Christmas	6.6	117
7	And the Winner Is...	6.4	88
8	If You Knew Rosa	6.5	93
9	The Sixth Sense	6.3	90
10	It Only Hurts When I Smile	6.4	95
11	Welcome to My Nightmare	6.2	101
12	Broadway It's Not	6.4	95
13	Bride and Gloom	6.7	97
14	Hello, Mrs. Arcola	6.9	99
15	Fonzie Gets Shot	6.2	112
16	Potsie on His Own	6.3	92
17	Tall Story	7.1	95
18	Scholarship	6.2	88
19	R.C. and L.B. Forever	6.6	97
20	Howard's Bowling Buddy	6.7	94
21	Mother and Child Reunion	6.8	100
22	American Musical	5.3	124

Season 9 (1981)

6.54 avg 22 episodes 6.6 → 6.6 30 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Home Movies: Part 1	6.6	100
2	Home Movies: Part 2	6.6	95
3	Not with My Mother, You Don't	6.5	85
4	Another Night at Antoine's	6.4	87
5	Little Baby Cunningham	6.9	97
6	The Other Guy	6.4	91
7	Fonzie the Substitute	7.0	90
8	Just a Piccalo	6.8	104
9	No, Thank You.	6.2	92
10	Baby, It's Cold Inside	6.4	83
11	Hello, Tough Guy	6.4	87
12	To Beanie or Not to Beanie	6.4	90
13	Southern Crossing	6.7	115
14	Grandma Nussbaum	7.0	102
15	Poobah Doo Dah	6.1	92
16	A Touch of Classical	6.2	91
17	Hi Yo, Fonzie Away	7.2	102
18	Great Expectations	6.5	88
19	Hello, Flip	6.1	87
20	Chachi's Future	6.2	88
21	Tell-Tale Tart	6.7	91
22	Love and Marriage	6.6	90

Season 10 (1982)

6.50 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 6.1 29 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Woman Not Under the Influence	6.8	98
2	Letting Go	6.5	90
3	Empty Nest	6.8	91
4	A Night at the Circus	6.6	102
5	A Little Case of Revenge	6.9	129
6	Who Gives a Hootenanny	6.2	89
7	Going Steady	7.1	99
8	Such a Nice Girl	6.4	88
9	There's No Business Like No Business	6.9	89
10	All I Want for Christmas	6.4	112
11	Since I Don't Have You	6.3	86
12	Hello, Pfisters	7.1	91
13	I Drink, Therefore I Am	6.6	92
14	Prisoner of Love	6.4	89
15	Life Is More Important Than Show Business	6.1	88
16	Nervous Romance	6.3	91
17	I'm Not at Liberty	6.4	86
18	Wild Blue Yonder	6.1	91
19	May the Best Man Win	6.4	89
20	Babysitting	6.0	88
21	Turn Around... And You're Home	6.5	90
22	Affairs of the Heart	6.1	89

Season 11 (1983)

6.60 avg 22 episodes 6.1 → 7.0 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Because It's There	6.1	95
2	The Ballad of Joanie and Chachi	6.3	90
3	Where the Guys Are	6.7	103
4	Welcome Home: Part 1	7.6	117
5	Welcome Home: Part 2	7.6	108
6	Glove Story	5.9	95
7	Vocational Education	6.8	102
8	Arthur, Arthur	6.4	98
9	You Get What You Pay For	6.1	97
10	Kiss Me, Teach	6.6	102
11	The People vs. the Fonz	6.8	97
12	Like Mother, Like Daughter	6.2	95
13	Social Studies	6.0	86
14	The Spirit Is Willing	7.1	107
15	Fonzie Moves Out	6.4	95
16	Passages: Part 1	7.2	100
17	Passages: Part 2	7.8	132
18	So How Was Your Weekend?	6.3	91
19	Low Notes	5.9	90
20	School Dazed	6.3	101
21	Good News, Bad News	6.0	94
22	Fonzie's Spots	7.0	113

Happy Days (1974)

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