Ron Howard and Henry Winkler Reunite at Emmys 2024 for 50th Anniversary ofHappy Days: 'Feels Like Home'

Mar. 15, 2025

Happy DaysalumsRon HowardandHenry Winklerreunited for the 76th annual PrimetimeEmmy Awardson Sunday, Sept. 15. The pair came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ABC sitcom as they presented the award for directing a comedy series.

Adding to the nostalgia, the former costars gathered on a recreated set of the show’s iconic Arnold’s Drive-In. The set recreated everything from the show, including the sports pennants on the wall, the red leather booths, a pinball machine and even a vintage Hi-Fidelity jukebox.

“This is fantastic,” said Howard, 70, onstage, as Winkler, 78, added, “Feels like home.”

After a bit about not getting their theme song while they were introduced, Howard encouraged Winkler to go play the jukebox like on the series. “First of all, I’m out of practice,” joked Winkler, who did the iconic move and got the music to play. “Well done,” said Howard.

Ron Howard and Henry Winkler on Sept. 15, 2024.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

Happy Daysran for 11 seasons between 1974 and 1984. The show followed Howard’s character Richie Cunningham as he navigated life in mid-1950-’60s Milwaukee. Winkler played Cunningham’s friend, the motorcycle-riding, leather jacket-wearing Arthur Fonzarelli, better known as “The Fonz.”

Absent from the mini reunion were Marion Ross (Marion Cunningham),Scott Baio(Chachi Arcola), Don Mast (Ralph Malph) and Anson William (Potsie Weber). The late Erin Moran (Joanie Cunningham), Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham) and Al Molinaro (Al Delvecchio) were also missing.

From left: Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Erin Moran, Tom Bosley and Henry Winkler on “Happy Days”.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty

In February, theHappy Dayscrewreconnected backstageat Winkler’s book event in Australia.

“Happy Days”.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty

Behind the show’s most viral moments are executive producers Jesse Collins, Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon from Jesse Collins Entertainment.

“The response to January was incredible, and we felt like people really connected to the nostalgia,” said Harmon at a press conference before the show. “So we wanted to figure out a way to bring that nostalgia to the show on Sunday without doing the exact same thing. We really focused on television shows that everyone loved in January and Sunday, we’re going to focus on the characters, individual characters from all kinds of shows.”

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source: people.com