Notably, Brunner contributed to American popular culture by creating the nickname "Fonzie" for Henry Winkler's iconic character, Arthur Fonzarelli, who was originally just a minor player on the show.
This behavior was prominently displayed in the TV show Happy Days, having its character "The Fonz" constantly use this phrase.
They meet the tribal chief who explains that the villagers learned English "from watching a lot of beach movies", and that the car was originally owned by the Cruiser, a James Dean/Fonzie-styled legend who drove his car into the village in 1957 and introduced the people to the 1950s pop culture.
In the episode, the central characters visit Los Angeles, where a water-skiing Fonzie (Henry Winkler) answers a challenge to his bravery by wearing swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket, and jumping over a confined shark.
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Its name is taken from a scene from a fifth season episode of the sit-com Happy Days when the character Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water-skis.
The Bronze Fonz, a bronze statue of the character Fonzie from the Happy Days television program is on the east side of the Milwaukee Riverwalk just south of Wells Street.
Homer makes a comment on their situation with Otto, saying "This is not Happy Days and he is not The Fonz!"
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She has also been in The Last Unicorn (voice), Rankin/Bass The Return of the King, Americathon, the miniseries East of Eden, and guest roles on various TV shows such as Barnaby Jones, Barney Miller, Starsky and Hutch, and Happy Days as Fonzie's ex-fiancée.
On Happy Days, Kelly played Carol "Pinky" Tuscadero, the older sister of Leather Tuscadero (singer Suzi Quatro) who also dated Fonzie in a later episode.