Happier Days: Paramount Television's Classic Sitcoms 1974-1984 - Softcover

Brant, Marley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823089339 ISBN 13: 9780823089338

Publisher: Billboard Books, 2006

Synopsis

Happy Days is here again... and so are Mork & Mindy, Cheers, and the other Paramount greats
Ah, the golden age of television sitcoms. Remember the first time we saw Robin Williams...on Mork & Mindy? Remember how funny Laverne & Shirley was? Remember settling down to watch Cheers every Thursday night for years? Here’s the inside scoop on all of those shows and more--the behind-the-scenes stories, the intricate interactions between cast and crew, the stories of how these shows were the springboard for dozens of great careers, for such stars as Tom Hanks (dressed as a woman! on Bosom Buddies!), Penny Marshall, Andy Kaufman, Kelsey Grammar, Ted Danson, Henry Winkler, Judd Hirsch, Bebe Neuwirth, and so many more. Each chapter focuses on a specific hit series and is packed with intriguing details and interviews. Anyone who’s ever stayed up late to watch reruns of Taxi (or any of the other great Paramount sitcoms) will want a copy of Happier Days to read during the commercials.
· Baby boomers everywhere will love this book

· Exclusive interviews with big stars who started in sitcoms

· Appeal for film buffs, celebrity followers, TV historians, and nostalgia fans

About this title

About the Author:

Marley Brant is the author of Southern Rockers and Tales from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Highway, as well as Freebirds: The Lynyrd Skynyrd Story, which Booklist praised, saying, “Brant names the names and tells the tales...Long overdue, this is the most complete chronicle of Skynyrd.” The author lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Billboard Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0823089339
• ISBN 13: 9780823089338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288