In 1977, Winkler appeared in a TV special, "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare," part of the "CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" instructional series for children. With the assistance of Tom Aldredge as Shakespeare, Winkler, as himself, introduced an audience of children to "Romeo and Juliet", "The Taming of the Shrew", "Hamlet," and "Henry IV" and explained to them how Shakespeare's plays were produced at the Globe Theatre in London in the 17th century. He also played Romeo in the scene from "Romeo and Juliet" in which Romeo slays Tybalt in a sword duel.