Anson Williams

<p>Anson Williams joins me to talk about drowsy driving and his invention Alert Drops; his uncle Henry Heimlich and getting his Heimlich maneuver on the <em>Merv Griffin Show</em>;&nbsp;the shooting on Alec Baldwin's set; his famous McDonald's commercial; <em>Happy Days</em> v. <em>Good Times</em> ratings battle;&nbsp;favorite episodes of <em>Happy Days</em> ("Fonzie's Friend", "And they Called it Potsie Love"); the difficulty of performing Pumps Your Blood; his 1977 hit "Deeply"; the theme to <em>Laverne &amp; Shirley</em>; Milwaukee &amp; the Bronze Fonz;&nbsp;being nominated for a Golden Globe; Henry Winkler winning an Emmy for Barry after many years of not getting one for Happy Days; dating Susan Ford (Gerald Ford's daughter); his autobiography Singing to a Bullfrog; his teenage mentor, Willie Turner; teenage groupies; Harvest Time; Hollywood Squares at the Hollywood Museum;&nbsp;guesting on <em>Hollywood Squares</em>; <em>$10,000 Pyramid</em>, and the <em>Magnificent Marble Machine</em>; directing career of 300 television episodes; <em>The Secret Life of the American Teen</em> with Shailene Woodley; Harvest Times; and his variety show pilot <em>Anson &amp; Lorrie</em>.&nbsp;</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>