The ‘Happy Days' Cast Has a Group Text-Here's Who's In It (and What They Don't Talk About)
If you were a fan of the '70s and '80s television series Happy Days, surely you wonder if the actors who played the younger fellas-Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham), 72, Henry Winkler (Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli), 80, Anson Williams (Potsie Weber), 76, and Donny Most (Ralph Malph), 72-are still friends after all these years. Well, they most certainly are! In fact, the four of them even share a group text.
This week, Anson Williams joined the 2 B*tches From Texas podcast with hosts (and 70s and 80s actresses) Morgan Fairchild and Cathryn Hartt. The three chatted, and in between sharing some Happy Days insider stories, Williams revealed the four old friends still stay in touch to this day. In fact, he says, there is actually a Happy Days group text alive out there!
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"It's so funny because even up till today we have an open text thing," says Williams, referring to their group text. He adds that the group includes, "Ron, Donnie, Henry, and myself."
If you're wondering what the foursome talks about in their group text, Williams only said they always answer each other right back (he snapped his fingers to show how quickly). He also revealed the surprising topic they don't discuss in the text: business. They don't talk shop.
"We've been friends for 52 years," Williams says. "And it has nothing to do with business. It has to do with friendship. There's a deep, deep friendship."
It's quite funny to think of their Happy Days characters interacting in a modern-day group chat. I mean, how would Fonzie make his cool-guy entrance? How do you even spell 'Ayyyye'? Would Ralph Malph's hilarity come through? Surely his jokes via text would go over Potsie's head anyway. And Richie, he would probably start every text with "Golly, guys..."
Of course, we'll never know how that would go, but it does warm the heart to know the old friends stay in touch five decades after they worked on such an iconic show together. No word if Scott Baio knows about the group text ...
Watch Anson Williams talk about the Happy Days group chat:
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The first episode of Happy Days originally aired on ABC on January 15, 1974. The show ran for 11 seasons, which spanned across a decade from 1974 to 1984. The hit sitcom aired a total of 255 half-hour episodes.
Happy Days is currently available for streaming via Paramount+ and Pluto TV, where certain fees may apply.
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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 3:42 AM.