Henry Winkler shared his thoughts on a possible Happy Days reboot more than 40 years after the sitcom ended its 11-season run. During a panel at Rhode Island Comic Con, the actor, who played Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the ABC comedy series from 1974 to 1984, answered a fan who asked if he would be open to appearing in a reboot of the show.
“By that time, I would need a walker,” Winkler, 81, replied, according to People magazine.
His longtime co-star Anson Williams (Potsie Webber on Happy Days) added, “And I would need a wheelchair.”
Winkler’s Fonzie was one of the most popular and beloved characters in 1970s television. He was known as a tough guy with a big heart and became a main focus on Happy Days, which also starred Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Ron Howard, Erin Moran and Don Most.
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In 2025, Winkler revealed he would consider playing a senior version of Fonzie, telling CNN, “I would do the Fonz retired, absolutely.” He then gave a preview of how a grandfatherly Fonzie would speak: “Grandchildren…lot of fun, very difficult, but you get to give ‘em back!” he said in his character’s tough guy voice.
“I would get to pass on what it’s like being cool to a very younger generation,” Winkler reasoned to Rocker Morning Show in a separate interview. “My grandsons wear a t-shirt with my picture on it…but it would have to be really funny, and really well done.
Winkler also joked that Fonzie would need a new leather jacket after five decades, but that he would probably still be wearing his signature outfit today.
“Let me just say if there was [a reboot], they would have to get me an expandable zipper [for Fonzie’s iconic leather jacket],” the actor told Extra in 2019. “I don’t know if I would fit in that same jacket.”
Even if Winkler got his wheelchair and a larger leather jacket, he has said he wouldn’t do a reboot unless the other main Happy Days star agreed to it.
“I wouldn’t want to do it without Ron, without Don, without Anson and without Marion,” he once told Fox News Digital. The actor also clarified that he wouldn’t want to do a revival of the show without showrunner Garry Marshall, who died in 2016.
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