I went to high school with Erin for a short time before relocating. All the kids seemed to love her and wanted to talk to her. She always had that great smile! RIP

At least Anson Williams was a good friend to her. Hollywood is brutal to the ones it disowns. RIP Erin.

It was good to hear that she passed next to her husband, rather than alone. May she rest in peace. ✝️

Life is not easy for anyone. I'm glad she was not alone when she passed and had love.

Back in the MySpace era, Erin was one of my friends and I had back and forth conversations with her. It was the highlight of my myspace experience.

She didn't live far from me when she passed. My daughter met her shortly before her death and she was very kind to her. Her life was tragic and Hollywood should step up and do more to protect these child actors. I know things have gotten better but to be honest, it still isn't enough.

I grew up in the 70's and Happy Days was my favorite show for many years, had a crush on Joanie as she matured and filled out, and was really heartbroken to hear about Erin's hardships and her passing, she was a huge part of that show and she should have received her fair share for helping to make the show a huge success

An acquaintance of mine tells the story of being in Hawaii many years ago and running into Erin at a hotel. My friend had her baby with her, and Erin just went nuts over the little boy eventually asking to hold him. She cooed and loved on him for a while, telling the Mom how adorable he was. She was a sweet woman....

So sad about the struggles she faced after Happy Days, I truly appreciated growing up in those days and having a show like" Happy Days" on TV then. It was good wholesome TV entertainment back then. Erin Moran was that spunky little sister that kept me laughing and I tuned in to every episode every week. R.I.P And thanks for the unforgettable memories.

I knew Erin at Walter Reed Jr. High School at the time Happy Days began. Her hall locker was next to mine and I talked to her often. She was, indeed, sweet and shy with beautiful eyes. When I last saw her in high school (1978) she was a natural beauty.

Heartbreaking. I truly adored Erin. She was loved by many. Rest in Peace Erin you gave us so much.

So sad to know this about her life. She was an adorable girl & woman. I loved seeing her on Happy Days, Joanie loves Chachi, & love boat. That big open smile. No one really knew her sorrow. She was very strong & even at the end. Rip

Sounds like her husband was a happy thing in her life. She was fortunate to have a husband stay with her during the hard times.

When she died. Happy Days no more. Rest In Peace Erin 😞😞😞❤️❤️❤️

Glad someone who truly loved her was there at the end.

This is such a sad story. You almost feel like you know somebody personally that you see on TV a million times over the years.

RIP Erin Moran. I never knew she died. Great to hear that Anson Willaims was such a good friend. It's still surprising that some smart actors don't mind playing not-so-bright characters.

Thank you for this tribute. I loved Happy Days & her character in particular. I was the youngest in my family and related to episodes when she started maturing & wanted to be treated more like an adult. All the characters were great & there was an element in each of them you could relate to. May she RIP.

I just learned that we lost Erin, she was one of my favourite people on HD along with Henry. I wish her husband well❤️

What pissed me off is the inconsiderate things Baio said about her when she died. Never liked that douche. Meanwhile my favorite performance was her as a singer on the pilot episode of Hotel. She sang with Mel Torme. She had a punk/rock quality to her voice🥀. Potsy was and is a sweetheart.

Very sad story. Erin was a very talented actress and I watched every episode of Happy Days when I was a kid.

Poor thing. These child actors whose careers fade away once they're adults always have the hardest times with their emotional health and so many of them die too young. RIP Erin, Dana, Corey...

I thought she was sooo pretty and her eyes were enchanting to me. I remember when she passed.

I had the privilege of speaking to her one time. She was very nice. It is sad that her personal life turned out to be so difficult.

Jonie Was Awesome 👍 Happy Days Is Golden 👍❤️ And Erin is Strong & Sweet🧁

I had no idea she passed until seeing this video . I grew up watching Happy Days and feel like she was the character that best portrayed a genuine human being. I couldn't tell if she was acting or just being herself. It's a shame she's no longer with us but I I'm glad she was not alone when she left this stage of life. Happy Days 💖 in heaven.

I'm familiar with her backstory. It really is sad. The royalties they were owed, her bouts with alcohol and drugs and then her cancer diagnosis. Truly heartbreaking. 🕊️🙏❤️

I remember seeing a repeat of My Three Sons where Erin played a bully to Dodie the daughter. She was maybe seven? Awesome and very underrated talent. She made Happy Days. May God rest her soul.

R.i.P Joanie so sad your gone. Erin was a great actress. I loved her on happy days Erin was my favorite

This makes me so sad to hear what she went through and is no longer with us , I’m praying for you 🥰 this was a wonderful tribute to her !

I grew up watching Happy Days, and Luverne and Shirley were my 2 Favorites. I Loved Erin and thought I wanted to be like her. She was SOOOO AWESOME !, Loved her character. She was Beautiful ! And yes, she could sing like a meadowlark. Miss You, Erin - R.I.P.😇❤❤

She was such a wonderful actress, and her comedic timing was flawless. What a loss . R. I. P Erin Moran.

this was so very well done. I actually was more choked up how beautiful respectful & adoring you were to her in your wonderful presentation of Erin. Women in Hellywood have so much to battle to endure so much demeaning mentalities & then to also have a disrespecting family when She was no doubt helping the family financially & career wise. It was heart warming to hear Anson was & remained such a dear friend. What a rare find he is. Thanks for sharing your video w/us

i heard the horrid things Scott Baio said about her after she passed and it really pissed me off to hear him talk about her that way , and for him to later say , " oh i'm sorry i didn't know " pissed me off even more !!!!! i'm really grateful she had her husband by her side and that Anson Williams, and Donny Most was so kind to her ... she is missed !!! RIP Erin ..

Erin the first time I saw you on TV may have been in the mid 1960's on a Saturday afternoon in an American Playhouse film. I fell in love with that film but can't recall the name or any other information 56 years later. You have the eyes of an angel... God Bless you RIP.

I wish I was Erin’s friend, cuz then she would still be here. Cancer is NOT a death sentence! I cured late stage cancer without seeing a doctor. I didn’t want to see a doctor cuz I knew my cancer was bad and I knew that the first thing a doctor will want to do is an X-ray which I believe would have accelerated my cancer. I did a lot of research and changed my diet vegetarian, stopped drinking tap water/alcohol/Pepsi, started taking higher doses of vitamin C, tried to remove all sugar from my diet, and started oxygen therapy (using food grade hydrogen peroxide w/ necessary supp.s). That was early 2015, and I’m still here LoveIsTheLight sooo MuchPeacefulWarm4GivingHugsLoveNStrength2YouALL

What I remember is her screaming out for help from some of her "friends" such as Ron Howard, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler.., and getting cold shoulders. After her death, Howard lied and said he knew nothing about her struggles, a lie that was disproved after a Hollywood News Reporter overheard Howard mention Erin's troubles BEFORE she passed away. Pick your "friends" wisely folks!

If you look at the guy that played uncle fester and what he went through growing up as a child you can see from way back when how hard it is or was for a child Actor to make it big. I will say that I couldn’t wait as a kid or teenager to watch the show. it’s heartbreaking when somebody likes this falls down a hole and doesn’t seem to get out of it. I know that she will be missed

Don't even get me started on this. Erin was homeless and dying from cancer and neither Ron Howard or any of the happy days gang stepped up and helped her. It's not like they didn't have the money. Rest in peace Erin. You were loved.

Thanks for the Memories. I grew up in the 70's and adored the show, and Especially Erin's Slick Tongue 🤣😂. It was Awesome. I can't pick a favorite episode cuz I loved them all, but one that stands out in my memory Clearly was, having to Wait an Entire Week of pt 2 of Fonzi jumping the Shark !!! That's all Anyone could talk about Monday in school. Was that we had to wait for second part with Fonzi hanging in mid air on waterskis. Great show and l9ved Every Episode. RIP Erin. She is Safe and Warm in the Arms of Jesus Christ now. 🙏💙💛💙💛💙🌹⚘🌹⚘🌹⚘🌹⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

We all remember Ritchie's younger sister, Joanie, but hardly anyone remembers his older brother, Chuck.

GREAT VIDEO!!! THANK''S BUT SAD WE LOVE YOU!!! SHE ALWAYS LOOKED HAPPY,,.RIP...

She was a great actress with a beautiful voice. Had she been given a chance, she could have been a great asset to any show or stage. She had a genuine friend in Abson Williams. I was devastated by the news of her death abd about her throat cancer. Noone deserved the treatment she received frim "The Biz " NOONE!

I never knew about her struggles until a few years before she passed. I follow a lot of stars of the past, but for some reason, Erin’s story escaped me. When she passed, it really pissed me off that Scott Baio ran with the drug overdose thing before he even knew what happened. Then he had to eat his words (and rightfully so) because he wasn’t a good enough friend to her for her to trust him with the fact that she had cancer. Thank god for Anson Williams. A true friend to the bitter end. 💔 I hope Erin found her peace off this earth. 🙏🏾🕊️

My uncle when he was young worked at the front entrance of the studio in L.A. Happy Days/Laverne & Shirley was filmed at, he was security. He said she was the ONLY one that was very kind to him. Every day she had a big smile for him...I always remembered that. RIP Erin.

RIP. Lovely Actress.

She was a lovely person with troubles. I feel she wasn’t treated quite right, and she made our world a better place!

Erin ...she seemed so sweet and I truly hope she in at peace.💗

I remember her from the popular tv series Daktari. About a veterinarian running a Clinic in Africa. She was precocious, about 10 or 11. A tragic story, poor girl

Bless her soul. 🙏🏻 RIP😢

Such a sad ending for a lovely person!❤

I loved Erin so much. I'm so sad that she didn't have a great life. She was super cute and so funny. RIP Erin. ❤

So many rumors swirled around her final weeks and months. I live right here in Louisville, Kentucky, not too far from where her home was in Indiana. Somehow, a rumor started that she was homeless because her husband or fiance had kicked her out. I do hope that was not true. It would be heartbreaking to think of her that way or anyone for that matter. I grew up watching the show, and she was my favorite character next to Fonzie. She really did represent the wholesome American idea of family. I'm glad to hear that someone was holding her hand in the end. Truly that's all any of us can hope for. Not to die alone

She was a great part of my childhood RIP beautiful lady ❣️

This is so sad, life doesn't give what it promises.

This video about Erin Moran is so sad. I truly didn't know that she had such bad breaks in her life. May she RIP.

I was in love with Erin in Happy Days, and it saddens me to hear this story and of her passing. However she is as they say in a better place. God rest your soul. You will be missed.

In the 1970s I knew some guys who worked in the best hotel in Melbourne,Australia. Henry Winkler was staying there. A couple of friends and I got up to his floor and knocked on his door. He was the nicest guy you could meet. Took photos and I've still got the autograph 'Beautiful Debbie keep on dancing Henry Winkler. My daughter in law died of throat cancer at 32 years old. Had never smoked or drank alcohol. I didn't know Erin went the same way 😕

Me and Erin was about the same age. So always a crush. She lived a life that her body called for. Honestly I wouldn't mind going the same way. She might have lived a year or two with earlier diagnosis. Honestly I wouldn't want lived life unless I could live life without being sick all the time. I'm glad that she passed holding hands with the love of her life ❤️

I enjoyed Happy Days as a young person and later bc of reruns, my daughters always thought she was my doppelgänger. Makes me sad to know she didn’t have any more happiness than that. Life is hard for many folks but when your life is “out there” for all to see, even harder I would imagine. Knowing Jesus gives me happy days now!

From Corydon Indiana, we miss you Erin always in Our hearts.

ERIN MORAN is and ALWAYS BE A WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL PERSON 🌹💐😢😢🙏💯

Erin was a beautiful woman inside and out! I'm sorry Erin you had throat cancer. The cute girl with the freckles was adored on Happy Days. 😣❤❤❤

A few years earlier on the Howard Stern radio program, she told Howard someone on the cast had assaulted her, she would not tell the name of this man, I could tell she was being honest about it, one could tell by her tears she wasn`t lying, I`m always astonished at the loyalty victims show to their abusers. Then I see another young actor who said she was assaulted by this actor from Charles in charge.

Rest in peace Erin, and may Hollywood treat future stars much better!

New sub! Not sure how I ever missed this channel! Wow, this takes me back to these days! I grew up in the 70's-80's, and Happy Days was a big part that I remember! I was young, but the Fonz always just intrigued me....he was this "tough" character yet we got to see at times a softer side...I liked to see that as a young girl...just shows ya that cool tough guys are not always that way! :)

So much I never knew about Erin Moran. I too am Happy her husband was with her when she died. To me, leaving this world with someone you Love close by is much better than being alone. I hope her then husband Is doing alright after that, and surviving with a positive attitude, difficult as it may have been. Loved Joanie's character and the whole show in general. But I am a little sister, so could relate to Joanie well.

Poor Erin. Rest In Peace and thank you for being part of my innocence. Happy Days was one of my favorites shows growing up. ♥️🌹♥️

This actress really did bring sunshine to our lives. I hope she put it behind her and finally enjoyed her life

I remember watching her in Happy Days when I was a kid and I really adored her. Erin always put a smile on my face as i seen her as always, happy. I didn't know that she had died until I'd watched this. No one told me and living down hear in Middle Earth (New Zealand) we're the last to hear about anything. Especially when someone I loved as a kid in the 70s passes on without a mention, really pisses me off.

Sad she passed but she passed with her husband holding her hand. That is wonderful.

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful presentation/ tribute to Erin Moran. 🏆🏆♥️♥️🌹🌹 I remember when she died. She was too young. I blamed Scott Baio for breaking her heart after their real life love affair. I’m grateful to you for letting us know that she had more love in her life than I knew about. I’m pained to hear of her suffering. It’s a comfort to know that she died being Loved.♥️🌹💐💔

Happy Days was a ritual in my childhood home, me and the other kids in the neighborhood all carried combs in our back pockets and wore clothes that closely resembled the Fonz. What it really did for us was instill an interest in the 1950s in America, I mean we were kids in the early 70s and was listening to 50s era rock, wearing approximations of 50s era clothing. RIP Erin thanks for all the fun and laughs.

Great update thank you

I remember seeing a Happy Days reunion special a long time ago and Scott Baio would not even look at her or talk to her. She was crying and tried to talk to him and he sat away from her!! He treated her so bad on that show and it was so obvious that Gary Marshall got up and sat between them. I wonder what really happened between them?

So very sad! Glad Anson Williams was there for her.

That's too bad about Erin. I remember her well on Happy Days and other early shows on TV. I heard about her struggles after leaving California and staying in Indiana. Poor girl never got a chance to get her life back together again. I pray she is resting in peace in paradise.

Thank you Erin for amazing childhood memories. I loved Happy Days and you were awesome! 💗🪻🪽

Thanks brother!!🙏

I remember she was living in a trailer park not far from Detroit, near the end. She was going to do a signing I think in Windsor Ontario. I was contemplating on going as it was only 2 hours from my place in London Ontario. At the last minute I decided against it and 2 months later she died. I felt sad for her and that I should’ve gone.

She was fantastic on Happy days and its really sad how things turned out. I'm sure she's at peace now. We won't forget you... you'll live on in our hearts, minds and especially pop culture.

I wasn't really a Happy Days fan and only watched because my parents loved the show - they were teenagers in the '50s - but I didn't mind Joanie. Erin always lit up every scene she was in. What she went through in her life is so sad. I wish she'd had it a lot better, but at least one or two people on the cast of Happy Days were good to her. I had no idea that she'd passed away. Like others have already said, RIP, Erin, and I'm so glad she was with her hubby by her side.

I love HaPpY Days, Laverne & Shirley and Joni Loves Chachi!! Joni is my favorite!! It warms my heart to know that she passed lying next to her husband while holding hands!! Fly high Erin❤💕

I did not know that Erin Moran had died. What a tragic sad yet happy story. So many child stars from that generation could never escaped their main roles. As for who was my favorite? They were all my favorite characters! If i could only pick one...i guess Richie was #1.

Happy Days was certainly complete with Erin Moran. Rest in Peace

She brought joy to our lives on the show. I was the quick whit youngest in my family like she was on the show…I had a great example in her character. So very sad that her family didn’t protect her and guide her. For a singer, throat cancer has to be the absolute worst. So glad she passed with love in her hand.

Thank you for sharing the transit story of Joni from happy days even though it’s sad I like to know everything thank you again❤

we love you erin i wish your life could have been better thank you for all the entertainment over the years you are missed

Scott Baio was cold about her death: “shocked, but not completely shocked” about Moran’s death, before saying that “if you do drugs or drink, you’re going to die.”

I remember seeing some of Happy Days and Joanie and Chachi as a Kid🤗🤗. I liked Erin Moran's character Joanie too💐💐🤗🤗👍👍. As an Adult, I saw her on reruns of the 1980s Match Game\ Hollywood Squares on Antenna T.V. However, I really liked Anson Williams because he is a real sweet person🤗🤗 and he cared about Erin Moran🤗🤗. I am so deeply sorry how she suffered from poverty😢😢🖤🖤🌹🌹, suffered with Depression😢😢🖤🖤🌹🌹, and that she passed away from Cancer😢😢🌹🌹🖤🖤, but at least I am happy that her husband was holding her hand💛💛, although he was sleeping he was giving her love and support💜💜 as she crossed over into the Spiritual World🙏🙏🌈💛💛. I will always fondly remember Erin Moran for her role as Joanie💐💐 and I will always remember her smile💐💐 and her laugh 💐💐on Match Game\Hollywood Squares💐💐🤗🤗!!!

Such a sad story, I grew up watching happy days 😭

She had such a beautiful smile and I have happy memories of, early evening TV and happy days. RIP Erin

It's so sad that the Hollywood industry can & is so very brutal. I just wished that more of the cast of "Happy Days" could've been more supportive of her, especially as she was suffering badly from depression & cancer! I'm so proud of Anson Williams, who showed & gave her such support!

She was great, awesome person God bless her

I loved Happy Days growing up and absolutely loved her sassy character. May she rest in peace 😢

Our family enjoyed the show. Love her .Didn't know she was gone. Glad she had a caring husband to take care of her her. God Bless him. RiP

Thank You 😀

I met Erin unexpectedly when living in San Antonio, Texas. I'm an actor and was cast for an indie movie. During a fund raising/promo night she showed up. At that time I found out SHE would be in the cast as well. I remember standing in front of the production backdrop for promo photos. She took a shot with me and was funny and flirtateous with me. She was really cool and very upbeat. During the photo she had her arm around my waist. I'm 6'0" and she was pretty short compared to me. I just remember her hugging my waist really tight and pulling me towards her. I felt a little embarrassed but not really because of her. I just wasn't comfortable being flirted with so openly. Still, she was cool people. The movie never took off. The Director/Producer claimed his family needed him and well, it just all fell apart. I was so surprised though to see her there! Later I figured she was just that desperate for money or something. And that's fine. Acting is a rough life and sometimes you'll take those gigs that you might not normally do. Still, it all went belly up. I never saw her again. Later, like everyone else, I would find out about her run ins with the law and then her ultimate death. I still have that picture of her hugging me with this huge smile and lighting up the room with her personality and hardlined humor. I could tell she really was a party animal. Sad how it all ended for her.

Very well done. Glad you made the effort. It saddens me. That she was troubled as she was. I remember her on my TV screen. But it's good to know. That she was worth knowing. (Nobody is perfect. So let's get past that.) She was a talented woman. People saw her better self as Jonie on Happy Day's. (I believe she SPARKLED. Just like the character she played.) Life is a series of lessons. Some lessons come HARD. I don't judge her. But for the grace of God. There go I. I really hope she is at peace now.

😢oh wow, that’s sooo sad! She was a great character on Happy Days. She’s missed! 💕