then the whole show would flash in your mind. garry marshall was becoming like a legend in his own day because he d done the odd couple. garry marshall always said, you know, a lot of people, they do important television. like the recess. happy days was built around the family originally. doesn t richard look nice tonight. he s got stinky stuff on his hair. is that what that smell is? i thought the milk was sour. the fonz was a background character. he s lucky if he had two lines per episode. it s probably just fuel pump. you know. but not a lot of people were watching abc. they were a distant third place. remember, in the early 70s abc made a big mistake in not picking up all in the family. but then abc decided to really reinvent itself.
kids, i m going to tell you an incredible story. the premise of how i met your mother is a grown man telling his children the story of how he met their mother. it was way back in 2005. i was 27, just starting to make the show wasn t your sort of traditional sitcom. it had to do with the flashback element. is this going to take a while? yes. 25 years ago, before i was dad, i had this whole other life. so you guys absolutely don t think i should call her? ted, no. get it through your skull. okay. okay. fine. i won t. interesting piece of trivia, i called her. what are you doing? it was this ideal world where you ve got your really good buddies that will always have your back. yes, kids are not my favorite thing in the world, but i like them. you don t want to have them. i like sports cars, but it doesn t mean i want to push a ferrari through my vagina. but how i met your mother fell into the trap that
important television. i do recess. happy days is built around the family, originally. doesn t richard look nice tonight? he s got stinky stuff on his hair. is that what that smell is? i thought the milk was sour. the fonz was a background character. he was lucky if he had two lines for an episode. it s probably just fuel pump. you know? but not a lot of people were watching abc. they were a distant-third place. remember, in the early 70s, abc made a big mistake in not picking up all in the family. but then, abc decided to really reinvent itself. they brought over fred silverman from cbs, and fred silverman said let s go after the young people. under fred silverman, it s decided fonzie needs to be elevated as one of the stars. well, the fonz took it up a level. fancy seeing new guys here. they were looking for someone tall and tough. and they got short and soft.
because we somehow cannot live in the present. these days are ours happy and free oh happy days when you hear that music, then the whole show would flash in your mind. garry marshall was becoming like a legend in his own day because he d done the odd couple. garry marshall always said, you know, a lot of people, they do important television. like the recess. happy days was built around the family originally. doesn t richard look nice tonight. he s got stinky stuff on his hair. is that what that smell is? i thought the milk was sour. the fonz was a background character. he s lucky if he had two lines per episode. it s probably just fuel pump. you know. but not a lot of people were
barry marshal was becoming, like, a legend in his own day because he had done the odd couple. gary marshal always said, you know, a lot of people, they do important television. i do recess. happy days was built around the family, originally. doesn t richard look nice tonight? he s got stinky stuff on his hair. is that what that smell is? i thought the milk was sour. the fonz was a background character and he was lucky if he had two lines for an episode. it s probably just fuel pump. you know? but not a lot of people were watching abc. they were a distant-third place. remember, in the early 70s, abc made a big mistake in not picking up all in the family. but then, abc decided to really reinvent itself. they brought over fred silverman from cbs, and fred silverman said, let s go after the young people. under fred silverman, it s