I watched Happy Days during its original airings and much preferred the first couple of seasons. Once it became "The Fonzie Show" I pretty much gave up on it - especially after the first episode of S5 which introduced the now common phrase "Jump the Shark" for a show that's gone off the deep...
My TV has not been connected to a cable drop for over 5 years. It *does* have a small antenna (wall type) attached but it's rarely used (maybe twice in 12 months?). We have cable for my wife. And she totally surprised me recently by saying "I'm ready to dump cable as everything I want to see...