Richie Cunningham

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fictional character television character

Richie Cunningham is the wholesome, red-haired Midwestern teenager who serves as the central, all-American protagonist in the classic TV sitcom "Happy Days."

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Richie Cunningham Jr. 1
Richie Cunningham on Happy Days 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
television character ⓘ
appearsIn Happy Days NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait all-American ⓘ
earnest ⓘ
optimistic ⓘ
responsible ⓘ
wholesome ⓘ
child Richie Cunningham self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Richie Cunningham Jr.
closeFriend Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli ⓘ
surface form: Arthur Fonzarelli

Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli ⓘ
surface form: Fonzie

Potsie Weber ⓘ
Ralph Malph ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfSeries United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator Garry Marshall ⓘ
familyName Cunningham ⓘ
father Howard Cunningham ⓘ
firstAppearance Happy Days ⓘ
surface form: Love and the Happy Days
firstAppearanceInSeries All the Way ⓘ
fullName Richard J. Cunningham ⓘ
surface form: Richard Cunningham
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWork sitcom ⓘ
givenName Richie ⓘ
hairColor red ⓘ
highSchool Jefferson High School (Happy Days) ⓘ
homeLocation Milwaukee, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
surface form: United States Army (in-series storyline)
mother Marion Cunningham ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
network ABC ⓘ
notableLocation Arnold’s Drive-In ⓘ
surface form: Arnold's Drive-In
occupation college student ⓘ
high school student ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
portrayedBy Ron Howard ⓘ
productionCompanyOfSeries Paramount Television Studios ⓘ
surface form: Paramount Television
residence Cunningham family home ⓘ
seriesTitle Happy Days NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling Chuck Cunningham ⓘ
Joanie Cunningham ⓘ
spouse Lori Beth Allen ⓘ
timePeriodSetting 1950s ⓘ
early 1960s ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potsie Weber → bandmateOf → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
Ralph Malph – Don Most → character → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Howard Cunningham → child → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
Howard Cunningham – Tom Bosley → child → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Howard Cunningham
Marion Cunningham – Marion Ross → child → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Marion Cunningham
Marion Cunningham → child → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
Richie Cunningham → child → Richie Cunningham self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richie Cunningham Jr.
subject surface form: Arthur Fonzarelli
Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli → friendOf → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Arthur Fonzarelli
Potsie Weber → friendOf → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
Cunningham family → hasFamilyMember → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
Happy Days → mainCharacter → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Happy Days
Ronald → notableRole → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Ronald William Howard
this entity surface form: Richie Cunningham on Happy Days
Richie Cunningham – Ron Howard → portrays → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Ron Howard
Marion Cunningham → relative → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
Joanie Cunningham – Erin Moran → siblingOf → Richie Cunningham ⓘ
subject surface form: Joanie Cunningham