It’s hard to think of Happy Days without Fonzie, but when the series premiered in January 1974, the character portrayed by Henry Winkler was a bit player. Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli was a minor, ...

These days, it’s common parlance for TV fans to talk about a show “jumping the shark” when it starts declining in quality, usually due to some unexpected plot point or storyline. The origins of the ...