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Happy Days: Season 10

22 episodes Premiered Sep 28, 1982 Updated Oct 10, 2026
Previously on Happy Days

Season 10 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Happy Days Season 9.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 10 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 10: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (19): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S10·E1 Mytharc

A Woman Not Under the Influence

Sep 28, 1982 · 25 min

It's love at first sight for Fonzie when he sees a woman in a store as they pass each other on the escalator. Potsie happens to know who she is (Ashley Pfister), and Fonzie vows to

S10·E2 Core

Letting Go

Oct 12, 1982 · 25 min

Joanie and Chachi come back to Milwaukee after spending the summer in Chicago. Joanie wants to move there to be with Chachi and to continue their music career. After telling Howard

S10·E3 Core

Empty Nest

Oct 19, 1982 · 25 min

Now that Joanie, Lori Beth, and Richie Jr. have left the Cunningham house, Marion looks to find ways to cope and occupy her time. Meanwhile, Fonzie isn't able to run Arnold's by h

S10·E4 Core

A Night at the Circus

Oct 26, 1982 · 25 min

In an attempt to get Ashley's young daughter, Heather, to warm up to him, Fonzie takes her to the circus. Meanwhile, K. C., Howard's niece, moves in with Howard and Marion while h

S10·E5 Core

Little Case of Revenge

Nov 9, 1982 · 25 min

Fonzie receives a good citizenship award from the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, but the ceremony is interrupted by a disgruntled childhood classmate of the Fonz who's been waiting

S10·E6 Core

Who Gives a Hootenanny?

Nov 16, 1982 · 25 min

Joanie and Chachi have the opportunity to appear on a television music show but learn that their format is folk. Meanwhile, Fonzie is upset that folk music seems to be replacing ro

S10·E7 Core

Going Steady

Nov 23, 1982 · 25 min

Fonzie pledges his love to Ashley but risks losing her when he allows an old girlfriend to spend the night at his apartment. Meanwhile, Howard teaches K. C. to drive.

S10·E8 Core

Such a Nice Girl

Nov 30, 1982 · 25 min

Marion encourages K. C. to date, so she accepts an invitation to Arnold's Gala Costume Ball from Melvin Belvin.

S10·E9 Core

There's No Business Like No Business

Dec 7, 1982 · 25 min

Facing competition from a hardware store at a new mall, Howard says he'll have to close Cunningham Hardware.

S10·E10 Core

All I Want for Christmas

Dec 14, 1982 · 25 min

When Heather asks Santa to patch up the rift between her mother and grandparents, Fonzie decides to make her wish come true. Meanwhile, K. C.'s parents visit for Christmas, and a r

S10·E11 Core

Since I Don't Have You

Dec 28, 1982 · 25 min

Roger's old flame from his school days shows up, and Roger cannot resist her. Fonzie attempts to prevent her from breaking his heart again.

S10·E12 Core

Hello, Pfisters

Jan 4, 1983 · 25 min

Ashley receives an invitation to her estranged parents' wedding anniversary party. She doesn't want to go, but Fonzie insists.

S10·E13 Core

I Drink, Therefore I Am

Jan 11, 1983 · 25 min

Roger tries to convince Flip to stop drinking and hanging out with guys that do. Flip doesn't take his advice, and he and his friends accidentally hit Heather with their car. Mean

S10·E14 Core

Prisoner of Love

Jan 18, 1983 · 25 min

Fonzie hires a convict, via a work-release program, to be a mechanic at his garage. After the convict, Jim, sees K. C. perform a song at Arnold's, she invites him to dinner. Howard

S10·E15 Core

Life Is More Important Than Show Business

Jan 25, 1983 · 25 min

A record producer hears a demonstration tape of Joanie and Chachi and is eager to sign them. However, Chachi has an argument with Mario, a member of the band, and says they're brea

S10·E16 Core

Nervous Romance

Feb 1, 1983 · 25 min

During a celebration of Fonzie and Ashley's six-month anniversary of their first date, they recall the events of that evening.

S10·E17 Core

I'm Not at Liberty

Feb 8, 1983 · 25 min

It's Heather's birthday, but Fonzie (along with Potsie and Roger) has to report for the Army reserves. He promises Heather that he will be at her party, but he didn't count on Off

S10·E18 Core

Wild Blue Yonder

Feb 15, 1983 · 25 min

Fonzie and Roger miss their flight to Minneapolis for a teacher's convention, so they agree to go with Potsie's uncle, Omar, who has a small plane he uses for crop dusting and spre

S10·E19 Core

May the Best Man Win

Feb 22, 1983 · 25 min

Fonzie is the best man at the wedding of an old pal, but the bride-to-be stops the ceremony after spotting Fonzie. Meanwhile, K. C. awaits word about a part in the school musical.

S10·E20 Core

Babysitting

Mar 1, 1983 · 25 min

Fonzie babysits Heather when Ashley leaves for a tax seminar, but his attention is drawn away by a televised heavyweight title fight leaving Heather resentful toward him. Meanwhil

S10·E21 Mytharc

Turn Around and You're Home

Mar 15, 1983 · 25 min

After deciding to quit the band, Joanie moves back in with Howard and Marion to enroll in a teaching program at the University of Wisconsin. Chachi tries to convince her to stay wi

S10·E22 Mytharc

Affairs of the Heart

Mar 22, 1983 · 25 min

Jenny dumps a nice guy to be with a former Olympic swimmer, but K. C. learns that the swimmer doesn't feel the same way about Jenny as she feels about him. Meanwhile, Fonzie wants

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