The BEST episodes of Happy Days season 4

Every episode of Happy Days season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Happy Days season 4!

A nostalgic comedy set in 1950s Milwaukee centered on the squeaky-clean Cunningham family and their relationship with Fonzie, a motorcycle-riding Casanova who became a pop-culture phenomenon during the show's heyday in the 1970s.

Last Updated: 11/6/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Marion Rebels
star
7.22
46 votes

#1 - Marion Rebels

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1977

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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Time Capsule
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7.19
48 votes

#2 - Time Capsule

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1977

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 inside.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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The Last of the Big Time Malphs
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7.12
52 votes

#3 - The Last of the Big Time Malphs

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/22/1977

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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Joe Glauberg
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Spunky Come Home
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7.07
58 votes

#4 - Spunky Come Home

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/15/1977

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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Fonz-How, Inc.
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7.06
50 votes

#5 - Fonz-How, Inc.

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/8/1977

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 "The Gulper" to a corporation for consideration.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Joe Glauberg
They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?
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7.02
88 votes

#6 - They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They?

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1976

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 earlier. Prior to the dance, however, Fonzie's motorcycle breaks down, and he is forced to push it for 12 miles.

Directors: Jerry Paris
A Place of His Own
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7.02
53 votes

#7 - A Place of His Own

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1976

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 Howard, Marion, and Joanie knowing.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Bill Idelson
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Fonzie's Baptism
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6.96
52 votes

#8 - Fonzie's Baptism

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/29/1977

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 Delvecchio.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Fonzie Loves Pinky (1)
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6.86
74 votes

#9 - Fonzie Loves Pinky (1)

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1976

Fonzie reunites with an old flame, Pinky Tuscadero, who is in town to perform motorcycle stunts at a demolition derby.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Fonzie Loves Pinky (2)
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6.83
18 votes

#10 - Fonzie Loves Pinky (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1976

Fonzie assesses the damage to Pinky's car, and Richie asks Howard to delay the start of the demolition derby.

Directors: Jerry Paris
The Muckrakers
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6.73
77 votes

#11 - The Muckrakers

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1976

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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Fonzie the Father
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6.73
55 votes

#12 - Fonzie the Father

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1976

Fonzie's friend's pregnant wife stays with Richie at the Cunningham house while the rest of the family is away on vacation.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Marty Nadler
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A Shot in the Dark
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6.70
74 votes

#13 - A Shot in the Dark

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1977

Richie makes a lucky shot to win a basketball game and suddenly becomes a big hero.

A.K.A. the Fonz
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6.66
79 votes

#14 - A.K.A. the Fonz

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1976

Kirk, the new acting sheriff, tries to exert his power by forcing Fonzie to leave town.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Brian Levant
Fonzie's Old Lady
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6.57
53 votes

#15 - Fonzie's Old Lady

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/1977

Fonzie meets an older woman whose car he fixed and agrees to meet her the next day for doubles tennis at a country club.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Marty Nadler
Fonzie Loves Pinky (3)
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6.46
56 votes

#16 - Fonzie Loves Pinky (3)

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1976

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 Richie that he loves her and wants to marry her.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Joe Glauberg
Fonzie's Hero
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6.44
81 votes

#17 - Fonzie's Hero

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1976

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.

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Richie Branches Out
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6.44
79 votes

#18 - Richie Branches Out

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1976

Richie falls in love with a Wisconsin Cola poster girl and poses as a successful hardware businessman in order to meet her.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: James Ritz
A Mind of His Own
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6.42
80 votes

#19 - A Mind of His Own

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1976

After having been in several fights recently, on the advice of the Cunninghams, Fonzie agrees to see a psychologist.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Jack Winter
Graduation (2)
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6.35
78 votes

#20 - Graduation (2)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/1977

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 the inclusion of Fonzie's speech.

Directors: Jerry Paris
The Physical
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6.34
79 votes

#21 - The Physical

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1977

Richie, Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph receive notices from the army to report for physicals.

Directors: Jerry Paris
The Book of Records
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6.06
80 votes

#22 - The Book of Records

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1977

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.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Graduation (1)
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5.92
73 votes

#23 - Graduation (1)

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1977

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 with her for telling.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Calvin Kelly
Joanie's Weird Boyfriend
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5.82
57 votes

#24 - Joanie's Weird Boyfriend

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/1977

Thinking her life is dull and that she's always treated like a little kid, Joanie wants to join the Red Devils' gang.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Bob Brunner