On April 5, “Happy Days” icons Henry WinklerAnson Williams, Ron HowardAnd the most donation made its first public appearance together over the years, taking the stage at Steel City Con in Pittsburgh for a round table that was separated from memory, partly a sincere tribute to the show, and the man, which brought them together.

The moment was not lost on Winkler, who portrayed the emblematic Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in the successful program.

“This is the first time that we have appeared in this way in 50 years,” he told the crowd during the panel, according to a video shared on the official Instagram page of the event.

Howard, sitting next to him, could not help but in return. “It looks like 50 minutes. This is the case,” he admitted. “We have so much fun to suspend, and it is sort of our excellent excuse to come together, so thank you.”

The crowd responded with warmth, while the group embarked on a session of questions and answers filled with laughter, memories and stories from the whole classic series which took place from 1974 to 1984.

Located in the middle of the Milwaukee century, “Happy Days” followed the daily life of the Cunningham family, their friends and their famous cool neighbor, Fonzie. What started as a nostalgic sitcom has become a cultural benchmark, spinoffs reproducing, slogans and a lasting sense of Americaa.

“First of all, Garry Marshall was, like a brilliant creator, a great writer,” said Winkler. “They chose a wonderful casting, some of them, unfortunately, are no longer on earth with us, but we played together, we stayed together and we worked hard together. No one thought they were better than anyone.”

Howard has developed this feeling, recalling how the casting gelled in something deeper than colleagues.

“I say that it was a huge key. The show has evolved like, really, a whole. So, this idea of ​​us were like a family, well, okay, perhaps not a family, but we were a unity, we were a community,” he continued. “And also, I think that for us, it was a bit like our story of adulthood. We just grew up through this process.”

“It was a life experience that looks like nothing else I have ever known,” added Howard. “And we had great chemistry. We had fun working together from the start, and that has never failed us.”

Although the four stayed in private contact over the years, appearing together in public has been a rare opportunity.

Before the panel, Winkler said to PITTSBURGH Post-Gazette How special was the moment. “We have been together. We see each other, we are talking, we support each other,” he said. “But this is the first time that we will be together in a public setting.”

“You play together, you stay together. And they chose very well. They chose great people to be part of this group and we have always stayed close and in contact. ”

Although it is not a magnet of overwhelming awards, “Happy Days” has won its share of industry recognition.

The show received several nominations at EMMY during proud hours during its race, and in 1978, director Jerry Paris won the EMMY for the exceptional director for a series of comedy for the touching and humorous episode “Fonzie’s Baptism”.

The series was also nominated for the exceptional comedy series in 1978. Its cast also obtained distinctions, with Winkler receiving several appointments for the main actor in a comedy series, while Tom Bosley and Marion Ross were nominated in support categories.

Earlier this year, Howard, Williams, and the most united in Megacon Orlando. While Winkler was absent, Howard thought about what made “happy days” such a lasting success. He admitted that he had not seen an episode for a long time, until a day, waiting at the airport, he settled a replay.

What he felt surprised.

“Because I know why the show was a success: it was good. And we were good,” he said. “We were so consistent as a whole unit. We really connected in a great way. And this is one of the reasons why the show has endured. ”

Decades after the credit bearing, the distribution of “Happy Days” continues to embody the spirit of the spectacle, humble, sincere and connected forever when they shared under the lights and behind the scenes.