View Full Version : Henry Winkler Talks About The Fonz & Whether The Character Got Silly In Later Seasons


Brian Damage
07-07-2011, 09:49 PM
On 'Happy Days,' when Fonzie started to become almost like Jesus with special powers did you think it was ridiculous?
I would not use the word ridiculous, what I understood was I was not him.

I meant did you think the scripts were getting silly?
No, I didn't think about that. All I thought about was if we could make it funny or not. I was really in the presence of unbelievable people like Garry Marshall and Ron Howard.

Do you have a bad word to say about anybody?
I do but I won't way them to you. Here's the other thing, these people, they're not in my life. I don't spend time with those people.

Did you always have such a positive attitude?
I did maybe that's part of dyslexia that I'm blind to things. My wife would say, 'Wait a minute did you just hear what that person said to you?' and I would say, 'No,' so it didn't get in. But I'm easily moved to revolution by disrespect. I move from zero to sixty in a second if someone is disrespectful to me.

http://www.popeater.com/2011/07/07/henry-winkler-fishing-book-dyslexia-happy-days-fonzie/

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Jason73
07-17-2011, 02:20 PM
I think it's great that HenryWinkler keeps it positive.

Bronson
07-28-2011, 10:44 AM
The interviewer clearly wanted Henry Winkler to trash the show and his former co stars and he was not having it.

robyrob
07-28-2011, 12:36 PM
The interviewer clearly wanted Henry Winkler to trash the show and his former co stars and he was not having it.
that's what happens when you get interviewers trying to "report" on things that happened 20 years before they were born!

gee, something happened on TV that was unrealistic - how could THAT be? certainly something like that would never happen on the Jersey Shore, American Idol, or any other current show??

dave insinga
07-29-2011, 01:00 AM
ive seen a lot of interviews with henry winkler hes just not the type of person who trashes people.in 1992 when erin moran wouldnt do the first happy days reunion she trashed some of her costars including winkler an he never came back and said a word,thats just the way he is.

biffbronson
07-29-2011, 06:39 AM
Yes, I think you're right regarding Henry's good character (not trashing). For the record, I believe I read that Erin later apologized for her behavior.

Comical Radio
07-30-2011, 11:29 AM
He did a great interview on Comical Radio with us this past week. Please check it out. You can find it by going to itunes podcasts and searching comical radio. Its one of the most recent shows. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts.