‘Happy Days’ Stars Reunite at 76th Annual Emmy Awards

Ron Howard and Henry Winkler reunited at the 76th Annual Emmy Awards on Sept. 15 to celebrate Happy Days’ 50th anniversary.

Howard and Winkler arrived on a recreation of the show’s iconic Arnold’s Drive-In set, where Richy Cunningham (Howard) and the Fonz (Winkler) often gathered with their fellow pals. But when the duo reunited to present the evening’s next award, they were somewhat galled to realize the set’s jukebox wasn’t working.

“I have a solution,” Howard told Winkler. “You could do it,” he suggested, referring to one of the Fonz's signature moves.

“Oh, come on. First of all, I’m out of practice,” Winkler told his pal. “And second of all, it takes schooling.”

“You went to the Yale School of Drama, Henry,” Howard said to laughs from the crowd. “You know you can do it.” Winkler then sauntered over to the jukebox and gave it a firm slap, and the Happy Days theme song sprung forth from the speakers.

Neither Winkler nor Howard are strangers to the Emmys stage. Winkler won three times for his performance on Happy Days, and most recently won in 2018 for best supporting actor in a comedy for Barry.

While the audience of celebs seemed positively thrilled at the Happy Days reunion, Emmys executive producer Jesse Collins told Variety on Thursday that he was somewhat concerned viewers would pick apart the set’s details. “I’m curious to see if you think we matched the jukebox. There’s a whole jukebox conversation,” Collins teased.