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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 WinklerArthur Herbert ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli (Hamlet)
Alice NunnMrs Stewart
Anson WilliamsWarren ‘Potsie’ Weber
Britt LeachRev. Harlan
Donny MostRalph Malph
Ronnie SchellMonty Miller
Tom BosleyHoward 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
http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window

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