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Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC-TV, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning over eleven seasons. It presented an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s Midwestern United States.

Mitsumo "Arnold" Takahashi (Pat Morita) (seasons 3 10-11: 26 episodes) depicted the owner of Arnold's Drive-In for season three (1975–76). He stated that he obtained the moniker when he purchased Arnold's restaurant and people thought it was named after him, explaining that it was too costly to buy enough letter signs needed to rename it "Takahashi". He moonlighted as a martial arts instructor, teaching self-defense classes at the drive-in after hours. Morita also played "Arnold" as a guest star in 1977 and 1979 before returning as a recurring character after Al Molinaro departed in 1982.