GGACP Rewind: Episode #29: Henry Winkler

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

New York City-born Henry Winkler overcame a difficult childhood to carve out a memorable acting career, working with legends like Gene Kelly and Katherine Hepburn and portraying one of TV’s most indelible characters, Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Gilbert and Frank dialed up Henry at his L.A. home to talk about his struggles with dyslexia, the genius of a young Robin Williams and Henry’s enduring friendships with Ron Howard and John Ritter. Also: Henry helps discover Marlee Matlin, meets John (and Julian) Lennon and explains the mysterious disappearance of Chuck Cunningham. PLUS: Fonzie parts the Red Sea! Sly Stallone paints his windows black! Henry turns down “Grease”! And Gilbert “sings” the “Lords of Flatbush” theme! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Godfrey, and this is Gilbert Godfrey, and this is Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal podcast.
0:28.1	I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santopatra, and our guest today is a celebrated actor, director, and producer.
0:38.4	He's been in hit movies like Night Shift and The Waterboy,
0:43.0	worked with everyone from Catherine Hepburn to Harrison Ford
0:48.8	and played one of the most iconic characters in television history,
0:55.7	author the Fonzarelli.
0:59.6	He's also our only guest to have his very own statue.
1:07.0	Welcome, Henry Winkler.
1:10.3	Wow, I cannot wait to meet this guy.
1:16.2	What a wonderful introduction.
1:20.0	Yes, it sounds like it should be followed by, and he passed away in his Hollywood home.
1:27.3	Well, you know what?
1:27.9	That's so funny because I was thinking trumpets, but hey, I was thinking fanfare.
1:37.8	Now, Henry, I think we've met.
1:41.4	You and I have met many times because I was lucky enough with Michael
1:47.1	Leavitt to produce two years of Hollywood squares. And we found that your humor, your wit,
1:58.0	we didn't have a square large enough to house it.
2:04.0	So we had to add on footage in order to have you on the show.
2:11.3	Am I right?
2:12.7	Yes, I remember.
2:14.5	Do you remember the timber we brought in, the nails, the hammers?
2:18.6	And you did it yourself? I did it myself. I wore work gloves. The first and only time.
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