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Bryce Dallas Howard Admits She’s Never Watched ‘Happy Days

Her surprise confession on QVC+ reveals how personal preference can outweigh family legacy in TV nostalgia

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Overview

  • On July 2, on her QVC+ show Busy This Week, Howard revealed she’s never seen an episode of Happy Days despite its starring roles for her father and godfather
  • She said Ron Howard and Henry Winkler were vaguely aware of her omission but never asked her to catch up on the sitcom
  • Growing up, Howard favored watching Get Smart and now regularly enjoys her father’s earlier series The Andy Griffith Show
  • Howard believes none of her three siblings have watched Happy Days and credits her parents’ ban on child acting for shaping her early media experiences
  • She noted that her son Theodore, 18, is older than Ron Howard was when Happy Days premiered, highlighting shifting viewing habits across generations