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

Mental Warfare

Henry Winkler was the son of immigrants from Germany. They escaped the country right before the onslaught of World War II. They were pretty messed up from the experience and tended to take out their frustrations on their son. He remembered the couple being pretty verbally abusive toward him, often referring to him as "dumb dog". This started to affect his mental health...

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