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Video to Vinyl, 1974: "Happy Days" Theme With Pratt & McClain + Henry Winkler and Milwaukee's "Bronze Fonz"

How a snappy tune turned into a theme! Plus, how a 29-year-old "Ayyyyyy"-list actor turned a high school student with a leather jacket and an attitude into an alloy statue in a city known for suds.

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Brad Kyle
May 24, 2023
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Sunday, Monday, Happy Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days
Saturday
What a day
Rocking all week with you

Lyrics by the late Norman Gimbel (who passed in 2018)

It’s hard to see th…

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