Overview
- Ron Howard says he threatened to leave when producers floated retitling the sitcom 'Fonzie’s Happy Days,' feeling it would have sidelined his Richie Cunningham character.
- He credits showrunner Garry Marshall with halting the title-change plan and says Henry Winkler later confirmed he also opposed the idea.
- The revelation emerged in August during promotion for Eden, his new film opening August 22 and starring Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas.
- Howard departed Happy Days after seven seasons in 1980 to pursue directing, launching a prolific filmmaking career.
- Bryce Dallas Howard revealed she has never watched an episode of Happy Days despite Henry Winkler serving as her godfather.