Live webchat with Henry Winkler on Monday 6th July at 9pm (GMT)

[RachelMumsnet]

We're delighted to welcome Mr Henry Winkler (aka The Fonz) to Mumsnet for a live webchat from his home in LA. Henry has transformed his own experiences of struggling through school with unidentified dyslexia into a great series of books for kids; 'Hank Ziper: The World's Greatest Underachiever'. As well as telling us about his books, Henry will be chatting about his own experiences with dsylexia, his recent tour of UK schools and of course dancing around the juke box at Arnold's Restaurant. If you can't join us on the day, post your advance questions here.

aargh i missed the end

"now that we know each other so well,

just plain Henry"

oh ser - er - WOOOOOOON
with knobs on

god he was charming wasn't he
what a great guest

derek griffififififidfths
as i used to call him

have you seen arrested development, frank? you will thank me hugely if you invest in the box set.

no i've never seen anything
i stopped watching tv circa 1982

i KNOW. i thought you were prepared to make judicious purchases though. this is one of them.

yes but i'll never watch it
i have no dedication
boco lends me funny dvds and i return them months late saying "sorry i never quite got round to it"

Derek Griffiths

and

Brian Cant

Looks like everyone's working on Doctors these days...

Cannot. Believe. I. Missed. This.

Am in love.

Kudos for getting the Shark in.

what does she lend you?

He was wonderful wasn't he? I love him more than ever now.

Aitch - look here. It looks like the Arrested Development movie 2010 is really happening. But I see that he's not listed in the cast. So now I feel like a real twat for pestering him with questions about the show.

he's to be the father of ron howard's children should the gingery god pop his clogs, i'm sure he'll be in it. i've been looking at some of the youtube clips just now. ron howard is hilarious in it too.

Oh god, he is so funny all on his own without writers. Unless he has a team sat behind him.

'My parents were very, very, very, very, very short Germans'.

And at: 'I tell every child I meet, without exception, that they have a special gift inside them.

Their job is to figure out what it is and give it to the world.'

Get him back. Immediately.

63? We all would though, right?

he's to be the father of ron howard's children should the gingery god pop his clogs, i'm sure he'll be in it. i've been looking at some of the youtube clips just now. ron howard is hilarious in it too.

I certainly would. He was fab as Captain Hook in Peter Pan a couple of years ago too.

OK. You get Joanie then, Lenin?

with the greatest respect to someone who is probably HW's pal, but i can't imagine joanie floated anyone's boat. even chachi looked like it was quite an acting challenge.

leather tuscadero, otoh.

Actually the mum is/was quite sexy. All coquettish and glinty eyed, even if a bit deliberately stoopid.

God, I loved that programme when I was young enough to appreciate it. How 'too cool' we all became too quickly, and then hated it, when it was really quite good.

Marion Cunningham? Oh yeeessss!!

Sigh - wasn't online while this was going on but just wanted to say that I worked at one of the theatres where Henry did panto a few years ago and he WAS genuinely lovely to everyone and particularly the children (stage school brats, all of 'em ).

the best and most inspiring webchat ever

why, MNHQ, with theeese guests you are reeeeeally spoiling us...

i also think this should be an MN classic thread.

the screaming
the fainting

brilliant

ohhhh I missed this.

Henry - I have always loved you!

And I know you won't be reading this anymore but may I say, as the mum of a very beautiful and cool 11-year-old who has been very badly let down by some staff at school, and every day is a battle, your warmth and wisdom have made me cry.
Bless you Mr Winkler.
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