Posted on 04/19/2011 2:02:26 PM PDT by iowamark
They were once so happy they brought joy to millions of households all over the world.
But the cast of Happy Days are currently far from being anything close to happy. In fact they are angry.
For they are claiming that CBS has deprived them of much-needed money the network made from the merchandising bonanza the show spawned.
They are now suing for fraud and breach of contract.
The legacy of the show, which was one of the most popular on television for a decade, lives on even 30 years after it ended.
Happy Days T-shirts, playing cards, mugs, board games, lunch boxes and dolls are still popular items in many countries of the world.
But it was when the Happy Days slot machines were brought into casinos that the cast started to wonder where their share was...
The cast members involved are Anson Williams, who played Potsie Weber, Don Most who played Ralph Malph, Marion Ross who played Marion Cunningham and Erin Moran who played Joanie Cunningham....
Marion Ross told CNN: 'It takes a lot to make me angry because so often my expectations are so low. But the other day someone came up to me and said, "You must be cleaning up on those casinos". And I said, "Well, what are you talking about?" And he said, "If you get five Marions, you get the jackpot".'
She lost her California home to foreclosure recently and said the money would have made a difference....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
It was humor like the funny kind. Only different.
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