SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

American sitcom set in Milwaukee in the mid-fifties concerning the lives of the Cunningham family. In this episode Richie, Potsie, and Ralph need new uniforms for their baseball team and want to get a big celebrity to play the title role in their forthcoming fundraiser production of Hamlet. When they can’t get a big name to play the part of Hamlet, Fonzie agrees to do it.

Series

Happy Days

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

3 Dec 1974 (Channel: ABC)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Jerry Paris

Writer

Bobby Boswell

Cast

Henry Winkler	Arthur Herbert ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli (Hamlet)
Alice Nunn	Mrs Stewart
Anson Williams	Warren ‘Potsie’ Weber
Britt Leach	Rev. Harlan
Donny Most	Ralph Malph
Ronnie Schell	Monty Miller
Tom Bosley	Howard C. Cunningham

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Hamlet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; School productions

Notes

Notes

Available on DVD (region 1 only) in HAPPY DAYS - THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON.

History

Episode 10 in Season 2 and episode 26 overall.

Reviews

A detailed account of all the Shakespeare references in Burt, Richard ‘U.S. Television’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 595-6, entry 2688).

Production Company

Name

ABC

Name

Paramount TV

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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