8:00PM GQOdD Dullas Cliff Barnes blames himself when the company plane his mother is on crashes. (60 min.) O C B © K n i g h t R i d e r Michael is in danger when his supercar turns on him after Bonnie is kidnapped. (60 min.) CD Chicago Week in Review sua® Wisconsin Magazine CD Medical Marveli CD 3? © 18) Solid Gold Musical Countdown TMeHftues 10 years for 'Happy Days' By Andrew J. Edelstein Who would ever think that a second-season replace ment designed to cash in on contemporary teen-agers' nostalgia tor the 1950s would end up being one of TV's longest-running successes? Certainly few did when "Happy Days" made its debut in the winter of 1974. Critics saw it as an unabashed rip-off of the hit film "American Graffiti," with a good dose of "Ozzie and Harriet" mixed in. But the show -- which recently marked its 10th anniversary on the air (quite a feat in an era where many shows don't last 10 weeks) -- has gone on to become a classic of American popular culture. So much so that the leather jacket worn by the show's centerpiece, Arthur Fonzarelli aka The Fonz, is now ensh rined in the Smithsonian Institution. Along the way. "Happy Days" helped pull up ABC's ratings from third to first place and spun off three series -- "Laverne and Shirley" (who began as a double-date for Richie and Fonzie in 1975): "Mork and Mindy" (in Febru ary 1978, Mork, the alien landed on Earth and tried to kidnap Richie): and "Joanie and Chachi" (based on the romance between Fonzie's cousin, Chachi^'~and his girlfriend). What accounts for its success? Well, for one. its crea tors have been shrewd, allowing its characters and situa tions to grow and age well. The principal characters grew up, graduated high school, took jobs or went into the Army (that's how Ron Howard was written out in 1980 when he left the series). Just like in real life, sort of. Fonzie began life as a juvenile delinquent and went on to become nearly respectable -- as part-owner of Amolds's malt shop and a shop teacher at Jefferson High. The show's writers have also constantly shifted the char acter emphasis from Richie to Fonzie to Chachi and now back to Fonzie and' his single-mother girlfriend, Ashley, and her daughter. Heather -- looking, apparently successfully, to capture the youngest audience The show has also progressed logically in time. Original ly set in the fabulous, fantasized '50s. it has now settled in for an extended run in an equally imaginary early '60s. What's next? Well. Maybe Fonz and Ashley will suddenly .decide Milwaukee is squaresville and split for Haight- Asnbury: maybe Arnold's will change into a psychedelic head shop; maybe Richie will come back from the service a decorated war hero. Stay tuned. (?) 1983 Compulcg © m Fontastko 09 Friday Night Boxing © ® Totaled Woman © New World Ballet 8:30 PM CD Enterprise 'Fired.' Enterprise profiles a fired executive who must find himself another job. [Closed Captioned] PACE 21 CD Weekend Athlete €D (38) love Song to the Messiah 9:00 PM O O O @ Falcon Crest Chase and Maggie watch their marriage deteriorate un der the weight of his murder investiga tion. (60 min.) G CD © Remington Steele Laura and Remington are in competi* WARSAW INN ON S ROUTE 31 IN McHENRY "A Del icious Pol ish-American Smorgasbord" Everyday House Specials | Roast Beef Baked Ham Fried Chicken Fresh Polish Sausaqe | Potato Pancakes Pierogis Blmtzes Souo 12 Salads 12 Desserts and much much more LUNCH: TUESDAY-FRIDAY 11:30-2:30 DINNER: TUESDAY-THURSDAY 4:00-9:00 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 4:00-10:00 SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS - NOON-8:UO FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 344-0330 CLOSED MONDAY By Steve K„ Walz TUBE RATINGS BATTLE -- CBS is about to revamp its prime- time programming slate by offering several more new series than were originally set to air. The effort is designed to stave off attempts by ABC to chip away at the network's ratings lead. With "M*A*S*H" about to sign off. CBS must scram ble to find entertaining programs. Moreover, "Private Benjamin," "Square Pegs" and "Seven Brides for Sev en Brothers" are all due to go on hiatus, either perma nently or for a short period of time. CBS' already-announced second-season series are "The Mississippi" with Ralph Waite. "Wizards and Warriors" featuring Jeff Conaway. and "Johnny Blue," starring Gil Gerard. The newly announced programs include "Goodnight Beantown," "ACE CRAWFORD, privateye" and "Gun Shy." "Goodnight Beantown" will feature Bill Bixby and Mariette Hartley as hosts of a local TV news show who dislike each other. "Ace Crawford" will star Tim Con way as a bumbling private eye. while "Gun Shy" fea tures Geoff Lewis and Tim Thomerson as a couple of inept outlaws. Hoping to bolster its ratings, ABC is adding extra hours to. "Winds of War," its "novel for television," which debuts this week. The network is also.moving up to March its version of the Australian saga "The Thorn Birds." in order to cash in on higher ratings. Last-place NBC has made substantial progress to beef up its programming. They are no longer considered to be the laughing-stock of the TV industry. TIMERMAN DRAMA -- NBC is airing a two-hour mov ie based on "Prisoner Without a Name." the book by Argentinian publisher-activist Jacobo Timerman. Roy Scheider andLiv Ullman will star in the drama, which may air before the current TV season ends.in April. @1983 Compulog