Just Like Sonny, Clint and Arnold Before Him...

Warren ‘Potsie’ Weber from Happy Days, now 72 years old, is running for Mayor of Ojia, California. Anson Williams, cousin of Dr. Henry Heimlich of the Heimlich Maneuver fame, announced his candidacy last month but can’t file the official papers until July 18^th. William is an expert at filing papers, he’s filed for divorce from his wife Jackie Gerkin twice. Williams claims that Ojia is his hometown, although I could have sworn I’ve been to his place in Malibu. Maybe she got the beach house in one of their divorces…

Ojia, a small town of about 8,000 is an hour and half northwest of LA in Ventura County. Williams became a prolific TV director in his post-Happy Days days, working on shows like Xena: Warrior Princess, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place. In 1987 he opened a chain of Big Al’s diners in the Midwest with former castmate Al Molinaro, but that went tits up

Of course, Anson Williams is no stranger to politics. He played Councilman McKenna on two episodes of Baywatch.