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In 1978, actor Robin Williams made his screen debut during the fifth season of Happy Days, as the character "Mork" in the episode "My Favorite Orkan".[39] Sought after as a last-minute cast replacement for a departing actor, Williams impressed the producer with his quirky sense of humor when he sat on his head when asked to take a seat for the audition.[40][41] While portraying Mork on Happy Days, Williams improvised much of his dialogue and physical comedy, speaking in a high, nasal voice, and he made the most of the script. The cast and crew, as well as TV network executives were deeply impressed with his performance. As such, the executives moved quickly to get the performer on contract just four days later before competitors could make their own offers.[42]

Oh, and about that jukebox. It's a bit of an anachronism if you expect it to be 1950s authentic and examine the fine print. You can see other real songs available as selections on the jukebox. For example, in this shot look for the B.J. Thomas song "Most of All" b/w "The Mask." Scepter Records released that single in 1970.

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Happy Days is the rare TV show to have its theme song reach the Top 5 on the pop charts. Actually, the sitcom technically had two theme songs complete that feat. Pratt & McLain's version of "Happy Days" rocketed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.

What verb tense is used in this song? Present tense. Why is that significant? When are "happy days" arriving? They are here now. When are the sad times? In the past. How does using present tense, rather than future tense, change the mood of the song? Celebration instead of anticipation; affirmation rather than hope.

Why do you think Franklin D. Roosevelt chose this as his campaign song in 1932? What did he pledge to do that promised to bring happy days back? Aid to farmers, public development of electric power, a balanced budget, repeal of prohibition.

In 1929 they moved to Hollywood to write songs for the movie Chasing Rainbows. Toward the end of their film contract, discouraged with the film and each other, Yellen and Ager were asked to write a song for the Armistice scene when the doughboys get the news that World War I has ended. They wrote "Happy Days Are Here Again." Although the song was introduced on the eve of the Great Depression, it became a huge success and helped to brighten people's spirits during these hard times. Franklin D. Roosevelt adopted it as a campaign song for the 1932 election, promising better times ahead via a bright melodic line and optimistic lyrics. It has been associated with the Democratic Party ever since.

List characteristics of a good campaign song. Evaluate this song and other campaign songs using your criteria. Rank them from best to worst.

Choose another, more contemporary song that expresses as much optimism as "Happy Days Are Here Again." Compare them and decide whether the new song would make a better campaign song for either party.

Hand-cuffed, to some degree, to the retro \u201850s theme due to the single\u2019s success, the duo was \u201Cforced\u201D to not only don silly letterman sweaters for the album cover (and, of course, make it appear as if they\u2019re on a college campus!), but tailor some songs, as well, to the now-expected \u201850s/sock-hop format.

New songs by hit composer-lyricist Paul Williams punctuate the show, filled with free-wheeling teens named Richie, Potsie, Ralph and Fonzie and conformity-minded parents, the Cunninghams. Garry Marshall, who created the series, penned the libretto, which concerns the fate of the beloved neighborhood malt shop Arnold's.

Academy Award-winning composer Williams penned famed songs recorded by The Carpenters ("We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays" among others) and Barbra Streisand ("Evergreen"), plus "The Theme to the Love Boat," "The Rainbow Connection" and more.

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It's hard to forget the famous TV series, Happy Days, which ran on ABC from 1974 to 1984. The sitcom, starring Ron Howard and Henry Winkler, followed teenagers Richie Cunningham (Howard) and Fonzie or "the Fonz" (Winkler) as they navigated life in the 1950s. The show framed the '50s in an idyllic light and reinforced many of the classic visuals of the '50s, such as jukeboxes, leather jackets and greaser culture. Fans of Happy Days will also never forget the TV show's iconic theme song, "Happy Days." The tv theme song fit the narrative of the show perfectly, with singers energetically singing the classic lyrics, "Sunday, Monday, happy days / Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days," and so on. But "Happy Days" had a life beyond simply serving as the opening and closing theme of the show.

"So long sad times, go long bad times, we are rid of you at last. Howdy gay times, cloudy gray times, you are now a thing of the past. Happy days are here again, the skies above are clear again, so let's sing a song of cheer again, happy days are here again. Altogether shout it now, there's no one who can doubt it now, so let's tell the world about it now, happy days are here again. Your cares and troubles are gone, there'll be no more from now on, from now on... Happy days are here again. The skies above are clear again, so, Let's sing a song of cheer again. Happy times, happy nights, happy days... are here again!".

The title Happy Days comes from the 1929 song "Happy Days Are Here Again." Winnie's constant optimistic belief that the day is "happy" helps her through the day, but her statement hides her own unhappiness. Beckett invites the audience to read it as an ironic title but Winnie does seem happier than the silent, morose Willie, and Beckett seems to have great fondness for his most cheerful character. The allusion to the song also brings up the idea of repetition ("Here Again"). Happy Days is based around rituals and stasis, and Winnie must confront the extreme length of her empty, changeless days. Ultimately, it is difficult to read the title as wholly ironic, since Winnie does do more with her situation than most people could. What Beckett really wants is for us to view our own lives as happy days, and examine our ideas of happiness, our daily rituals, and our deaths that await us.

The song is a duet about love, which is precisely what Winnie desires: a loving union. Willie does not sing it in the first act, but he does croak out the musical sounds that accompany her music box, so he is somewhat of a participant in the duet, though he refuses to do it again at her request. In the second act, she sings it in the only tender moment between the two. However, after her singing, they lose their smiles and stare at each other. As Winnie says before, singing the song makes her happy at first, but saddens her afterward. It is a nightly ritual she looks forward to but, as with all her rituals, it satisfies her only for a moment before it depletes her and draws her closer to death by grinding her into a static routine. Whether the singing we witness is different remains unclear, but her and Willie's silence afterward suggests that it follows a regular pattern for the two. Finally, it is important because Winnie, as she often remarks, must be in the mood to sing it. Since it must be heartfelt, it means that she is authentically happy, whereas her frequent decisions that the day is happy seem delusional. This authenticity may explain why she saddens after singing. For true heights of happiness, depths of sadness are needed for balance, whereas artificial happiness can be maintained at a consistent, lower level.

"I remember one of countless moments with Norman so fondly, when after a playback via phone of a newly finished song for a prominent filmmaker, he said to me privately 'Don't ever tell them how easy this work is for us, and how much fun we've had writing these songs! Or else they'll never pay us all this money again!'"

By 1983, "Happy Days" had, well, seen better days. Ahead of the show's 8th season in 1980, Ron Howard left the show (via Outsider), en route to a massively successful career as a director. The series' ratings were significantly down, and it wasn't surprising that the decline was especially prominent after Howard departed. And at the risk of beating a dead horse, the Fonz's shark-jumping act in Season 5 is said to have marked the downturn in the show's quality. Season 11 was going to be the last for "Happy Days," and that also meant recording a new version of the theme song, this time performed by a singer named Bobby Arvon. Bobby who?

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