EPISODE GUIDES: A Recap of Happy Days

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Here is a look at all eleven seasons of Happy Days including the ultimate countdown of the best and worst episodes!

Season by Season Ratings

Reminder: 9-10 is Exceptional, 7-8 is Strong, 5-6 is OK, 3-4 is Mediocre, 0-2 is Terrible

• Season One (1974): 5.8/10
• Season Two (1974-75): 6.3/10
• Season Three (1975-76): 5.9/10
• Season Four (1976-77): 6.3/10
• Season Five (1977-78): 6.4/10
• Season Six (1978-79): 5.7/10
• Season Seven (1979-80): 5.7/10
• Season Eight (1980-81): 5.3/10
• Season Nine (1981-82): 5.5/10
• Season Ten (1982-83): 4.5/10
• Season Eleven (1983-84): 5.3/10

AVERAGE RATING FOR ALL ELEVEN SEASONS:
5.7/10

Top 25 Episodes

Reminder: 9-10 is Exceptional, 7-8 is Strong, 5-6 is OK, 3-4 is Mediocre, 0-2 is Terrible

• 25. "Richie Falls in Love" (Season 7, Episode 148) - 8.5/10
• 24. "Hot Stuff" (Season 7, Episode 159) - 8.5/10
• 23. "The Howdy Doody Show" (Season 2, Episode 33) - 8.5/10
• 22. "Hard Cover" (Season 5, Episode 92) - 8.5/10
• 21. "Big Money" (Season 2, Episode 25) - 8.5/10
  
• 20. "Here Comes the Bride Again" (Season 7, Episode 156) - 9/10
• 19. "Our Gang" (Season 5, Episode 109) - 9/10
• 18. "A Place of His Own" (Season 4, Episode 70) - 9/10
• 17. "The Other Richie Cunningham" (Season 3, Episode 44) - 9/10
• 16. "Empty Nest" (Season 10, Episode 214) - 9/10
  
• 15. "King Richard's Big Night" (Season 7, Episode 152) - 9/10
• 14. "Marion's Misgivings" (Season 5, Episode 105) - 9/10
• 13. "Welcome Home Part 1" (Season 11, Episode 237) - 9/10
• 12. "The Deadly Dares" (Season 1, Episode 6) - 9/10
• 11. "Wish Upon a Star" (Season 2, Episode 23) - 9/10
  
• 10. "Married Strangers" (Season 6, Episode 135) - 9.5/10
• 9. "Christmas Time" (Season 6, Episode 131) - 9.5/10
• 8. "The Hucksters" (Season 7, Episode 161) - 9.5/10
• 7. "Welcome Home Part 2" (Season 11, Episode 238) - 9.5/10
• 6. "The Muckrakers" (Season 4, Episode 72) - 9.5/10
  
• 5. "A Date with Fonzie" (Season 3, Episode 49) - 9.5/10
• 4. "They Shoot Fonzies, Don't They" (Season 4, Episode 71) - 10/10
• 3. "My Favorite Orkan" (Season 5, Episode 110) - 10/10
• 2. "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas?" (Season 2, Episode 27) - 10/10

And the Best Happy Days Episode of All Time is...

• 1. "Haunted" (Season 2, Episode 22) - 10/10

Bottom 10 Episodes

Reminder: 9-10 is Exceptional, 7-8 is Strong, 5-6 is OK, 3-4 is Mediocre, 0-2 is Terrible

• 10. "Fonzie Meets Kat" (Season 7, Episode 145) - 1.5/10
• 9. "A Sight for Sore Eyes" (Season 3, Episode 62) - 1.5/10
• 8. "Like Mother, Like Daughter" (Season 11, Episode 245) - 1.5/10
• 7. "Welcome to My Nightmare" (Season 8, Episode 178) - 1.5/10
• 6. "The Mechanic" (Season 7, Episode 154) - 1.5/10
• 5. "A Mind of His Own" (Season 4, Episode 67) - 1/10
• 4. "Wild Blue Yonder" (Season 10, Episode 229) - 1/10
• 3. "Be My Valentine" (Season 5, Episode 108) - 0/10
• 2. "I Drink, Therefore I Am" (Season 10, Episode 224) - 0/10

And the Worst Happy Days Episode of All Time is...

• 1. "American Musical" (Season 8, Episode 189) - 0/10