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Happy Days
S2.E7
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Wish Upon a Star

  • Episode aired Nov 12, 1974
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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7.9/10
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Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
ComedyFamilyMusic

Hollywood comes to Jefferson High when Richie wins a dance date with a beautiful movie star in a school raffle.Hollywood comes to Jefferson High when Richie wins a dance date with a beautiful movie star in a school raffle.Hollywood comes to Jefferson High when Richie wins a dance date with a beautiful movie star in a school raffle.

  • Director
    • Herb Wallerstein
  • Writers
    • Dick Bensfield
    • Perry Grant
  • Stars
    • Ron Howard
    • Marion Ross
    • Anson Williams
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    198
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Herb Wallerstein
    • Writers
      • Dick Bensfield
      • Perry Grant
    • Stars
      • Ron Howard
      • Marion Ross
      • Anson Williams
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Richie Cunningham
    Marion Ross
    Marion Ross
    • Marion Cunningham
    Anson Williams
    Anson Williams
    • Potsie Weber
    Henry Winkler
    Henry Winkler
    • Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli
    Erin Moran
    Erin Moran
    • Joanie Cunningham
    Don Most
    Don Most
    • Ralph Malph
    • (as Donny Most)
    Tom Bosley
    Tom Bosley
    • Howard Cunningham
    Frank Ashmore
    Frank Ashmore
    • Johnny
    • (as Frank Stell)
    Beatrice Colen
    Beatrice Colen
    • Marsha Simms
    James Daughton
    James Daughton
    • Larry
    Cheryl Ladd
    Cheryl Ladd
    • Cindy Shea
    Bryan O'Byrne
    Bryan O'Byrne
    • Mr. Carlyle
    Linda Purl
    Linda Purl
    • Gloria
    Michael Dan Wagner
    • Student
    • (as Michael Dennis Wagner)
    Lora Marie Taylor
    Lora Marie Taylor
    • Girl in the booth at Arnold's Soda Shop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herb Wallerstein
    • Writers
      • Dick Bensfield
      • Perry Grant
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    • Trivia
      When Cindy asks Richie who his favorite singer is, he says Margaret Truman. He's referring to the daughter of President Harry S Truman. She was an operatic soprano in the 1940s and '50s who performed on radio and TV, at recitals, and with orchestras.
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Days
      (theme song)
      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
      Music by Charles Fox
      Performed by Pratt and McClain

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • EIDR
      • international happy days fans club
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Miller-Milkis Productions
      • Henderson Productions
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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