List of Happy Days Episodes - Season 11 (1983/84)

Season 11 (1983/84)

Episode # Air date Title Written by Directed by Overview
230 September 27, 1983 "Because It's There" William Bickley & Michael Warren Jerry Paris Fonzie realizes he never accomplished a goal he set for himself as a child, and begins to lose his edge. Only after a pep talk from Chachi does he regain his confidence and set out to attain his dangerous goal once again.
  • Note: In one scene, the Fonz wears an old beige windbreaker like the one he wore in early episodes, before the network allowed him to wear black leather regularly.
  • Note: Final appearance of Pat Morita as Arnold.
231 October 4, 1983 "The Ballad of Joanie and Chachi" Richard Gurman Jerry Paris Chachi resents Joanie's busy college life and wants to settle down. Joanie decides that the pair won't be able to resolve their differences.
232 October 18, 1983 "Where the Guys Are" Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson Jerry Paris Roger, Potsie and Chachi trick Fonzie into going to a singles resort to help him get over his breakup with Ashley.
  • Guest stars: Rita Wilson and Janine Turner.
  • Note: Fonzie explains his offscreen breakup with Ashley to the character portrayed by Rita Wilson.
233 October 25, 1983 "Welcome Home" (Part 1) Fred Fox Jr. & Brian Levant Jerry Paris Richie and Ralph return, but after life in the Army they are unhappy about going back to their old lives.
  • Note : Final appearance of Donny Most as Ralph Malph.
  • Special guest stars: Ron Howard, Donny Most (billed as Donald Most) and Lynda Goodfriend.
234 November 1, 1983 "Welcome Home" (Part 2) Fred Fox Jr. & Brian Levant Jerry Paris Fonzie encourages Richie to follow his dreams, and he leaves for Hollywood.
235 November 8, 1983 "Glove Story" Fred Fox Jr. & Rich Correll Jerry Paris Tired of Fonzie treating him as a kid, Chachi enters a boxing tournament to try to earn some respect. But when Chachi breaks his hand practicing, he tries to keep it a secret.
236 November 22, 1983 "Vocational Education" Brian Levant Jerry Paris Roger and Fonzie are hired as the new administrative team at George S. Patton Vocational High School, a school notorious for disciplinary problems. Their plans to reform the school are easier said than done.
  • Guest star: Crispin Glover.
237 December 6, 1983 "Arthur, Arthur" Marc Flanagan & Craig Heller Jerry Paris Fonzie learns he has a long-lost brother (Michael Holden), who comes to Milwaukee with bad news.
238 December 13, 1983 "You Get What You Pay For" John B. Collins Jerry Paris When Howard is constantly forced out of the bathroom by the household's other inhabitants, he decides to build a second bathroom. He hires Fonzie as the contractor and the students of Patton High to do the work. Howard comes to realize that it was a big mistake.
239 January 10, 1984 "Kiss Me, Teach" Fred Fox Jr. Jerry Paris Joanie's gets her first teaching job at the infamous Patton High School. Her pride gets in the way of her reasoning when she refuses to heed Chachi's advice. Joanie gets in way over her head when a student devices a plan to show his feelings for his teacher, whether Joanie likes it or not.
240 January 17, 1984 "The People vs. The Fonz" Richard Gurman Jerry Paris Fonzie allegedly strikes a student who is bullying another student. With Roger's help, he has to defend his actions at a school-board hearing.
241 January 24, 1984 "Like Mother, Like Daughter" Robert Pekurny Jerry Paris Howard gets jealous when Marion's old flame (Lyle Waggoner) comes for a visit, but gets really upset when he dates Joanie.
242 January 31, 1984 "Social Studies" Paula A. Roth Jerry Paris With Joanie and Chachi officially broken up, Chachi starts to doubt his ability to ask girls out. The Fonz tries to help, telling him he has "Fonzarelli Power."
243 April 24, 1984 "The Spirit Is Willing" Larry Strawther Jerry Paris Fonzie wishes things could be the way they were back in the '50s when he was younger. He meets a young woman, who happens to be a ghost, named Nancy Haley. But finds out from a resident that Nancy was a ghost and her family moved after she was killed in a car accident.
  • Note: This episode is loosely based on the 1965 Dickey Lee hit "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)," which itself is based on the urban legends known as the vanishing hitchhiker and Resurrection Mary.
244 May 1, 1984 "Fonzie Moves Out" Nancy Churnin Jerry Paris When it appears the Cunninghams are planning to sell their home (so Howard can accept a job as vice president of a hardware store chain based in New York state), Fonzie may have to leave, too. Fonzie eventually gets his own apartment and adjusts to his new life.
245 May 8, 1984 "Passages" Neil Thompson & Nancy Steen
William Bickley & Michael Warren
Brian Levant & Fred Fox Jr.
Jerry Paris Joanie and Chachi realize that they were meant for each other. Meanwhile, Fonzie becomes a Big Brother to a young orphan named Danny (Danny Ponce), and decides to adopt him; however, Fonzie's dream may be derailed when he finds out about regulations prohibiting single parents from adopting. He adopts Danny on the day of Joanie's wedding

Notes

  • The series finale originally aired as a one-hour episode; in syndication, it is aired as a two-part episode. Though this is the finale, several earlier unaired episodes were burned off by the network during the coming summer months.
  • Anson Williams does not appear in the finale.
  • At the beginning of his speech, Howard (Tom Bosley) mentions that "Both of our children are married now," officially writing Chuck out of existence.
  • Howard ends his speech, as well as the episode (and thus the series), by "breaking the fourth wall", looking directly at the camera and thanking viewers "for being part of our family" before raising a toast "to happy days". Afterward, a closing montage of classic clips is played over a portion of "Memories" by Elvis Presley, before a final freeze shot of the current cast celebrating Joanie and Chachi's marriage.
  • Special guest stars: Ron Howard, Al Molinaro, Ellen Travolta, Cathy Silvers, and Lynda Goodfriend.
246 June 28, 1984 "So How Was Your Weekend?" Paula A. Roth Jerry Paris Marion and Joanie spend a weekend with Marion's mother.
247 July 5, 1984 "Low Notes" Al Aidekman Jerry Paris Chachi gets a job as a ballroom dancing instructor.
248 July 12, 1984 "School Dazed" Roger Garrett Jerry Paris Joanie tries to help one of her students who has a problem with drugs.
249 July 19, 1984 "Good News, Bad News" William Bickley & Michael Warren Jerry Paris Chachi falls apart when he learns that he has diabetes.
250 September 24, 1984 "Fonzie's Spots" Nancy Churnin Jerry Paris Howard recruits new members for the Leopard Lodge.
Happy Days
Characters
  • Richie Cunningham
  • Arthur Fonzarelli
  • Ralph Malph
  • Potsie
  • Joanie Cunningham
  • Chachi Arcola
  • Al Delvecchio
Cast
  • Ron Howard
  • Henry Winkler
  • Don Most
  • Anson Williams
  • Erin Moran
  • Scott Baio
  • Al Molinaro
  • Tom Bosley
  • Marion Ross
  • Roz Kelly
  • Cathy Silvers
  • Ted McGinley
Spin-offs
  • Laverne & Shirley
  • Blansky's Beauties
  • Mork & Mindy
  • Out of the Blue
  • Joanie Loves Chachi
  • The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
  • Laverne & Shirley in the Army
  • Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
Music
  • "Rock Around the Clock"
  • Pratt & McClain
  • Norman Gimbel
  • Charles Fox
  • "Blueberry Hill"
Related
  • Episodes
  • Garry Marshall
  • Miller-Boyett Productions
  • Happy Days (musical)
  • Jumping the shark
  • "Buddy Holly"
  • Fonz
  • Love, American Style
  • American Graffiti

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