Happy Days: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Happy Days Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Fonzie Loves Pinky (1)
Sep 21, 1976
Fonzie reunites with an old flame, Pinky Tuscadero, who is in town to perform motorcycle stunts at a demolition derby.
Fonzie Loves Pinky (2)
Sep 21, 1976
Fonzie assesses the damage to Pinky's car, and Richie asks Howard to delay the start of the demolition derby.
Fonzie Loves Pinky (3)
Sep 28, 1976
Though he's up against the two Mallachi brothers by himself, Fonzie is able to win the demolition derby. While waiting at the hospital for Pinky to be released, Fonzie tells Richi
A Mind of His Own
Oct 5, 1976
After having been in several fights recently, on the advice of the Cunninghams, Fonzie agrees to see a psychologist.
Fonzie the Father
Oct 19, 1976
Fonzie's friend's pregnant wife stays with Richie at the Cunningham house while the rest of the family is away on vacation.
Fonzie's Hero
Oct 26, 1976
Potsie saves Fonzie from a fire at the garage. Out of gratitude, Fonzie grants Potsie any one favor, and Potsie wants to pal around with the Fonz.
A Place of His Own
Nov 9, 1976
To allow Richie to have a night alone with his girl, Fonzie allows him to use his apartment and claim it as his own. Fonzie needs some rest, so he sleeps in Richie's bed without H
They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?
Nov 16, 1976
Joanie enlists Fonzie to be her partner for a marathon dance at Arnold's. She desperately wants to outlast cheerleading captain Jill Higgins who had cut Joanie from the squad earli
The Muckrakers
Nov 23, 1976
Richie, wanting to become a tough reporter, sets out to investigate the food at Jefferson High. During his investigation, he discovers that Fonzie is afraid of liver.
A.K.A. the Fonz
Nov 30, 1976
Kirk, the new acting sheriff, tries to exert his power by forcing Fonzie to leave town.
Richie Branches Out
Dec 7, 1976
Richie falls in love with a Wisconsin Cola poster girl and poses as a successful hardware businessman in order to meet her.
Fonzie's Old Lady
Jan 4, 1977
Fonzie meets an older woman whose car he fixed and agrees to meet her the next day for doubles tennis at a country club.
Time Capsule
Jan 11, 1977
Richie and the guys organize a time capsule for a school project. Howard agrees to let them use the vault at his store for the capsule, and Potsie accidentally locks them all insi
The Book of Records
Jan 18, 1977
To get some publicity, Al tries to have someone break a world record at Arnold's. Meanwhile, Fonzie's cousin, Angie, is in town for a visit and proves to be extremely clumsy.
A Shot in the Dark
Jan 25, 1977
Richie makes a lucky shot to win a basketball game and suddenly becomes a big hero.
Marion Rebels
Feb 1, 1977
Not having enough to do now that Richie and Joanie are growing up and because she feels as though she's a slave to Howard, Marion gets a job waitressing at Arnold's.
Graduation (1)
Feb 8, 1977
The guys discover that Fonzie has been going to night school so that he can graduate with them. Marion gave them this information, and she becomes worried that Fonzie will be angry
Graduation (2)
Feb 15, 1977
After passing make-up health exams and getting permission for Fonzie to participate, the guys arrange for aspects of the graduation ceremony to be sped up in order to accomodate th
The Physical
Feb 22, 1977
Richie, Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph receive notices from the army to report for physicals.
Joanie's Weird Boyfriend
Mar 1, 1977
Thinking her life is dull and that she's always treated like a little kid, Joanie wants to join the Red Devils' gang.
Fonz-How, Inc.
Mar 8, 1977
Howard comes up with the idea for a trash compactor, and Fonzie becomes his partner to help him build it. They become very excited about the success they could achieve and present
Spunky Come Home
Mar 15, 1977
Fonzie gets a dog, and she escapes when Ralph and Potsie accidentally leave the gate open. Ralph tells Fonzie that the dog, Spunky, was stolen.
The Last of the Big Time Malphs
Mar 22, 1977
Ralph takes bets on football games at 10:1 odds. The Green Bay Packers pull out an unexpected win, and Ralph owes a lot of people a lot of money.
Fonzie's Baptism
Mar 29, 1977
After crashing in a stock-car race, Fonzie begins to worry about what will happen when his number comes up. Al suggests Fonzie seek the guidance of his brother, Father Anthony Del