Season 3

With Howard's hardware store about to face new competition, the Cunninghams decide they need to rent the room above their garage to generate extra income. Howard is shocked when Richie rents it to Fonzie.

Fonzie finds his his bike in pieces, and the search is on to find out who did it.

Worried that he's losing his cool, Fonzie attempts to jump 14 garbage cans on his motorcycle. The stunt will be televised on You Wanted to See It.

Fonzie crashes after a successful attempt to jump 14 garbage cans on his motorcycle and faces surgery to remove torn cartilage in his knee.

Needing to make a good impression for a prospective business deal, Howard asks Richie to take the ""Prince of Porcelain's"" daughter out on a date. Richie, however, already has big plans and asks Potsie to take his place and pretend to be him.

After being embarrassed at Arnold's by a couple of hoods, Richie wants to take a jujitsu class to learn how to defend and stand up for himself.

Because the high school was vandalized, Officer Kirk imposes a curfew. Richie suggests that they demonstrate against the curfew, get arrested, and fight it in the courts. While Richie, Potsie, and Ralph are in the restroom at Arnold's discussing their plans, the lights go out, and they discover they are locked inside after Arnold closes up for the night.

At his 45th birthday, Howard realizes that his life has been very dull up to this point, and he attempts to run away to Tahiti.

Fonzie poses as a police officer in order to stop a rumble between two rival gangs.

With Richie in a dating slump, Fonzie sets Richie and himself up on a double date with two of his girls, Laverne and Shirley.

With nothing to do for the Easter holiday, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph decide to rent a cabin at Lake Whitefish. They pretend to be adult businessmen in order to secure the cabin and get girls.

Fonzie provides a drummer, who is black, to play with the band at Richie's party.

Joanie develops a crush on Potsie after he sings to her at Arnold's.

Convinced that no girl could be attracted to him and that he's useless, Ralph threatens to enlist with the Marines.

Marion, tired of the monotony of everyday house chores, decides to enter a televised dance contest. When Howard won't participate with her, she secretly enlists the help of Fonzie. Arnold unwittingly tells Howard that Marion has been at Arnold's early in the morning with another man, and Howard becomes suspicious.

When his garage gets a new owner, Fonzie decides to quit. He is unable to find another job as a head mechanic, but, with Howard as his inspiration, vows to find his true calling.

Needing money to get tickets to a big football game, Richie, Potsie, and Ralph decide to babysit 15 children on the night of Mardi Gras.

With Potsie away, the guys try to get Fonzie to take his place as the band's singer for the Senior Dance.

Fonzie takes Howard to court after Fonzie's pigeon cage falls through the roof of his apartment during a blizzard. Fonzie claims the weight of the snow caused the roof to collapse while Howard claims it was the pigeon cage.

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph stage a beauty contest at Arnold's in order to meet girls. They plan to enter a plant into the contest who won't accept the prizes when chosen as the winner. Richie is uneasy about this but reconsiders when a cheerleader he's interested in enters.

Spike is an accomplice during a burglary at Arnold's, and it is up to Fonzie to set him straight.

Fonzie is forced to wear glasses after Ralph's father discovers he has astigmatism.

Arnold asks Fonzie to be the best man at his wedding, but Fonzie is resistant to the idea because of the "Fonzarelli curse." Arnold's fiance calls the wedding off when she thinks she'd be holding back Arnold's career.