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Happy Days - The Complete Second Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Joel Zwick, George Tyne, James Tayne
Actors: Ron Howard, Henry Winkler
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $17.74
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Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 9583
Format: Box Set, Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 540
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD069864D
UPC: 097360698640
EAN: 0097360698640
ASIN: B000M343AI
Theatrical Release Date: January 15, 1974
Release Date: April 17, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
All 23 episodes from the 2nd season Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/05/2008 Run time: 575 minutes Rating: Nr
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Happy Days: The Complete Second Season finds Garry Marshall's immortal, 1970s sitcom hitting its stride with 23 episodes that continue to be built around Milwaukee native Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) and his family and friends. But there's also a clear strengthening of one of the show's eventual, major elements: the close, if unlikely, friendship between Richie and Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler). As always, Richie is angling for a way to grow up faster, often getting in over his head. In "Richie Moves Out," the red-haired teen tires of trying to kiss his girlfriend in the goldfish bowl of his house, so he agrees to live with his older brother while finishing high school and holding down a job. The result: there's no time for making out when one is that busy. A similar scheme backfires in "Richie's Car," when the Fonz converts a racing vehicle into a family-friendly, second car for the Cunninghams, only to find after the fact that it's probably stolen. "Fonzie Joins the Band" sees Richie having to stand up to, and disappoint, his greaser pal when non-musical Fonzie presumes to join Richie's band in exchange for outfitting them in slick tuxedoes. Fonzie looks surprisingly downhearted, too, in "Richie's Flip Side," in which straight-arrow, young Cunningham gets a job as a disc jockey and develops an unbearable ego. In "Goin' to Chicago," Richie, Potsie (Anson Williams) and Ralph (Don Most) go on an overnight field trip to the Windy City and discover that stepping into the adult world (they visit a nightclub and end up with a whoppping check they can't pay) takes some preparation and experience they don't yet have. Tom Bosley and Marion Ross still look, in retrospect, as wonderful in the roles of Richie's parents as they did in the early `70s. --Tom Keogh
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 Music Industry Greed December 1, 2008
I excitedly bought Happy Days season 2 unaware of any missing music. When I got home and played it I noticed something odd about the opening theme. Wasn't it still supposed to be "Rock Around the Clock?" Instead it is replaced by the Season 3 theme called "Happy Days" which is supposed to be played at the end credits for season 2 - and in the old big band style like in season 1. Since the gags in the opening credits were originally put together to last through "Rock Around the Clock", we get the season 3 "Happy Days" song's last verse repeated to make up for the time difference. While this pisses me off, I still figured that I wouldn't be playing each opening song before every show anyway. I mean don't you people get tired of listening to Bill Haley over and over while you watch through the series? I also love the Hawaii 5-O theme, but I must admit that while watching that dvd I hit the remote button to skip the opening theme after a while.
Yeah some of the classic songs have been replaced by "bay-bayba-baby, baba ba-ba, ba-ray" or other generics during a scene cut, and even though I would've liked to have Bobby Darin's Splish Splash in this dvd set at least they kept Potsie's version of it in "Fonzie Joins the Band."
I blame the overly greedy music industry for delayed dvd releases, which can result in long waits, unreleased shows, or in this case - inferior product when a company decides to release the merchandise heavily edited. When an estate asks for a ridiculous amount it's difficult to make a decent profit. Better to not release it at all? Maybe not giving in to high monetary demands will show these greedy musicians that you either get fair compensation or nothing.
Season 2's picture quality jumps from good to bad during a few of the shows. As I'm watching a crisp clear picture, it suddenly and inexplicably jumps into a faded blurry picture which is about as bad as my old TV back in the 70's. This is not good.
I was fortunate to have bought this season 2 dvd from my local used dvd shop for a cool $7.50. None of it goes to Paramount, none goes to the greedy estates of these former musicians. It boggles my mind why people go out and buy brand new when the price will drop later. I save a ton on dvds this way.
Now I'm thinking about getting a different region dvd of Happy Days season 2, which I heard that the music is intact and can play on computers just fine. I knock off 3 stars on the USA version for sub standard picture quality and missing music.
Go for the Region 2 out of the UK October 3, 2008
I would have to say that I'm very grateful to Andy Mckinney and others for letting us know that the Region 1; American/Canadian version had altered music tracks. I for one prefer to be able to watch my old TV programmes exactly like they were originally broadcast. Not some rework so that the studios can pocket extra cash. It's like we're already being ripped off as it is.
I received my region 2 copy from Amazon UK today and it was wonderful. They kept the feel and flavour of the original Happy Days. It was a great test for my new multi-region Pioneer DVD player that I just received a week previously. If anyone wants to be able to watch what they want and how they want it, I highly recommend a multi-region DVD Player. [...]
Cheers!
 WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! August 12, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
You have got to be kidding me! releasing happy days without its origional music??? no sale for me... ill have to live with the fond memories i grew up with rather than this cheap garbage. paramount you suck big time.
same thing with the 90120 series they did the same thing. id buy both these series if they didnt ruin them by changing them, paramount please remaster these and give us the version we all grew up with. id surely pay a few more bucks for that.
Want the original music? Buy the REGION 2 VERSION!!! June 17, 2008
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Yes, believe it or not, the Region 2 version of the Season 2 set has the original music INTACT! Why, you may ask? Probably has to do with different copyright laws outside the US border, I would imagine. So, if you have a region-free player and can play PAL-formatted discs (usually no problem if you're region-free), this is the best solution!
 Funny show May 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The series is great. Though it has been almost 30 years since I have seen any of these episodes, my ears could not help but sense the music has been altered. The background music was fitting to that era, it just does not sound like the original music at times. Nonetheless, the series has been thoroughly enjoyable for our whole family! Once again, a plug for the excellent service of Amazon.com. The ordering and delivery were excellent. Amazon has been a very reliable internet store. I am glad that they are offering these DVD series. I have had some negative experiences with some internet stores. But, buying directly through the Amazon store has been great and I will be back as I continue to build our classic TV library.
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