Secrets From 'Happy Days' That Producers Kept Hidden For Years

English Actor

Pat Morita might have made quite a splash as accented Arnold, but he actually was born in California and spoke perfectly fluent English. The role asked for a different dialect, so he started talking in that voice for Arnold's character. It might sound familiar from another role he took on...he used the same voice for his role as Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid.

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The More You Know

  • Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom Ellen was one of the first television series to feature a lesbian protagonist.
  • Happy Days: Ron Howard accepted a role in the pilot of the show to avoid the Vietnam War draft.
  • The TV Parental Guidelines were established in 1996
  • The original pilot for Game of Thrones was judged to be so bad by the studio that the series was nearly cancelled.
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