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

Behind the Screen

When it seemed no one would take a chance on him, Henry decided to send a message by quitting acting. He tried his hand as a producer and director behind the screen. This turned out to be a great move for him. He was just as skilled off-screen as he was on! The hit TV show MacGyver was one of his very first productions and it became a smash hit. He had other Hollywood goals to chase though...

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The More You Know

  • Netflix spent roughly $12 billion developing original television shows and movies in 2018, a figure that increased to roughly $15 billion in 2019.
  • The Brady Bunch: Uh, you might have noticed that the kids' bathroom didn't have a toilet. Allegedly, network censors at the time didn't want a toilet shown on TV.
  • Television series featuring superheroes have grown in popularity over the past few decades, with over 70% of superhero t.v. shows made so far appearing after 1990.
  • The Jeffersons: For two years, Marla Gibbs, who played Florence, kept her job at United Airlines in customer service while simultaneously filming for the show. Sometimes people would recognize her voice over the phone.
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