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John Lennon once ‘snuck’ onto the set of ‘Happy Days’ to the delight of the cast and crew

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10.10.2026

It was 1974, and the first season of the (soon-to-be) hit TV show Happy Days was being shot on Stage 19 at the Paramount Lot. Little did show creator Garry Marshall know that the show would resonate with so many viewers. He also couldn’t have known it would spawn many legendary characters, like Ron Howard’s Richie Cunningham and Henry Winkler’s Fonzie, to name a few.

But he mainly couldn’t have predicted that a Beatle would low-key show up on set just to hang. In a clip making the rounds on social media from the Still Here Hollywood podcast with Steve Kmetko, Anson Williams (who played Potsie on the show) shares the story.

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Williams sets the scene. “It was the first year of Happy Days, 1974. And it was a very cold morning.........

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