Linda Purl

“Think, Newman‘s Own wannabes. It was a terrible business model because once you buy a sourdough starter, which is what we were selling, you never have to buy it again, so we knew we had to find somebody who’d take us on, bake the bread and distribute it.”

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Purl explained why the sourdough starter business model required finding a partner to bake and distribute the bread.

“There was an atmosphere on the set of ‘Happy Days’ where, when you opened the door to that sound stage on the Paramount lot, you would just leave your [troubles] behind and come into this kind of bubble, a world where things were sweet, light and joyful… I think all of that feel-good vibe came into the performances that we were able to do.”

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Purl told Fox News Digital in 2022 about the joyful atmosphere on the "Happy Days" set at the Paramount lot.

“We just passed the 2,300 stores mark,”

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Purl boasted about the reach of the sourdough bread company she runs with Patrick Duffy through Kroger stores.

“everything about that set was fun. The regular cast members were all friends and they’ve remained lifelong friends… We are a tight bunch.”

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Purl told Fox News Digital in 2022 that the "Happy Days" cast members became lifelong friends.

“I came back many years later as an entirely different character. That came about because there was a casting notice [saying] they were looking for ‘a Linda Purl type.’ My agent called and said, ‘Do you think Linda could audition for this Linda Purl type?’ And I did. And thank heavens I got the role. Otherwise, I think I would’ve gone into some kind of identity crisis.”

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Purl told Fox News Digital in 2022 how she returned to "Happy Days" as a different character after a casting notice sought "a Linda Purl type."

“The play is directed by my dear friend of many decades now, fellow actor, Anson Williams,”

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Purl told BroadwayWorld about her off-Broadway one-woman play "Crazy Mama," directed by her former "Happy Days" costar Anson Williams.

“I went in, I auditioned, and I happened to get the role,”

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Purl told Fox News Digital in 2022 about auditioning for her season two role on "Happy Days."

“We first met when we working together on Happy Days. At the time, we thought we were just young kids bouncing off to a swell place to work. Little did we know that we also were planting seeds that would come to new fruition this far into our lives.”

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Purl told BroadwayWorld about reuniting with Anson Williams, whom she first met while working together on "Happy Days."

“All the years we were working out of the garage we managed to give away a whopping $250. Since going with Kroger, I am astonished to say that along with them we have just passed the 200K amount in support to food scarcity efforts. It’s a drop in the bucket, but the statistics on hunger in America are staggering, so we’ll plug along as long as Kroger will have us. It has been an adventure to say the least.”

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Purl described how partnering with Kroger dramatically increased donations to food scarcity efforts compared to their early garage-based operation.

“Right from the get-go we wanted all of our profits to go to food scarcity efforts,”

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Purl explained the origins of the sourdough bread company she started with partner Patrick Duffy.