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

Full-Time Director

It was Grand Theft Auto that showed Ron what his true passion was. He decided to ditch Happy Days and pursue directing full time, finally ending his run on the show in 1980. He ran through a collection of poorly reviewed TV movies until 1982 when he finally stumbled into a massive hit. The film Night Shift showed his fans that moving to behind the lens was better for his career and his happiness...

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Valerie Harper almost didn't get the part of Rhoda because she was too "attractive." Apparently the producers had someone more "unkempt" in mind.
  • 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.
  • Game of Thrones has the honor of being the most pirated television show ever made.
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