Where was the setting for the TV sitcom "Happy Days"?

The setting for the TV sitcom "Happy Days" was Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The series presents the Cunningham family and their friends in Milwaukee during the 1950s and early 1960s, with Richie Cunningham, Fonzie, Potsie, and Ralph forming the central circle.

Created by Garry Marshall, the show premiered on ABC in 1974 and ran for 11 seasons and 255 episodes through 1984. Its familiar locations included the Cunningham home and Arnold's Drive-In, where the teenagers gathered. Milwaukee's association with the show was fictionalized and idealized rather than filmed on location: most production took place on Los Angeles studio sets.

A common mix-up is confusing the sitcom's setting with its filming location. The exterior used for the Cunningham house was in Los Angeles, while the story itself was firmly based in Milwaukee. The city also became the setting for the successful spin-off "Laverne & Shirley," which followed two friends working at the fictional Shotz Brewery.