Happy Days Happy Days Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984 on ABC, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning eleven seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presented an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s Midwestern United States, and starred Ron Howard as teenager Richie Cunningham, Henry Winkler as his friend Arthur "Fonzie"/"The Fonz" Fonzarelli, and Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Richie's parents, Howard and Marion Cunningham. "Happy Days" became one of the biggest hits in television history and heavily influenced the television style of
Cavalcade of Bands (TV series) Cavalcade of Bands (TV series) Cavalcade of Bands was an early-1950s American television series which aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. Produced by Drug Store Television Productions and DuMont, "Cavalcade of Bands" featured performances by popular and obscure Big Band orchestras, and aired on Tuesdays at 9pm ET beginning January 17, 1950. The series was a spin-off of DuMont's popular "Cavalcade of Stars". Originally hosted by Fred Robbins, a disc jockey from New York, Robbins would exit quickly. No host would stay long on the program. Subsequent hosts included Warren Hull, Ted Steele, and Buddy Rogers. According to