Happy Days has been an important part of American Television history for more than 50 years. Ron Howard and Henry Winkler captivated audiences as wholesome Richie Cunningham and his bad-boy best friend, Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli. The show took us back in time to the 1950s when life was simple and happy. People loved the escape when the show debuted in 1974 and continue to love it today. But Happy Days could have been very different, and in a new interview, Ron Howard says he would have never been a part of it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RealRonHoward (@realronhoward) Ron Howard Stuck With “Happy Days” On One Condition Per Variety, Ron Howard told Vulture Happy Days producers toyed with the notion of changing the show’s title to Fonzie’s Happy Days. Ron was not on board. “I never, ever challenged what they were doing creatively. It made perfect sense that you’d build this Fonzie character and maximize that,” Ron Howard said. “But the optics of now being in a show called ‘Fonzie’s Happy Days, my ego wouldn’t allow for that. I wasn’t bluffing. I would’ve left. And my contract, I’m sure, had no clause connected to titles. They could have said, ‘F— you. We changed the title, and we expect you to show up Monday morning.’ But thank God for great bosses. Garry Marshall said, ‘If you’re not cool with it …’” Ron Howard said Henry Winkler didn’t love an alternate Happy Days title either. “I later found out Henry himself thought it was a terrible idea,” Ron admitted. “I think the position I took made it easy for both Garry and Henry to also say, ‘No, let’s not do that.’ Years later, Henry said they were ready to do a spinoff and other things for Fonzie and he just said, ‘Why fix it if it’s not broken? My success depends on the ensemble I’m in.’” This story’s featured image by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images The post Ron Howard Shares Reason He Nearly Walked Away From Iconic “Happy Days” Role appeared first on InspireMore.