The episode, titled “Richie Almost Dies,” started as a funny segment about Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) buying a motorcycle from Fonzie (Henry Winkler). But it ended in a hospital room with a heartbreaking heavenly plea after Richie suffered injuries from a serious crash.
In one of the episode’s final scenes, Fonzie appears at a comatose Richie’s bedside and tells him he can’t die.
Fonzie’s emotional scene also includes a plea to God.
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“What a fine actor Henry Winkler was, this was the first time you ever see Fonz cry,” one fan wrote in a comment on YouTube.
“That was probably the best scene in all of Happy Days,” a third fan agreed.
“I remember the night this aired and was in tears along with Fonz,” added another.
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The children, many of whom came from abusive homes, liked watching Fonzie on Happy Days “because he never cried,” so doctors approached Marshall about having the character show that it was okay to show emotion.
Howard also spoke about the episode, telling The Television Academy Foundation that he was glad that Winkler was able to showcase his dramatic acting background on the sitcom.
“It wasn't a hard episode for me,” the Happy Days star added. “But what I was most pleased with was that it gave Henry a really great moment, and I thought it also was good because it shifted the tone of the show a little bit. … You know, at that point we were pretty broad and really reaching for the most fun that could be had, the biggest laughs we could generate. And to dial it back and, you know, deal with something like that that isn't funny and not play it for laughs was really a nice change. I think we all really loved that script.”
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