. "Roger \"Coach\" Phillips is a fictional character on Happy Days played by Ted McGinley. Roger filled in for Richie Cunningham (played by Ron Howard, who left the series to pusure a directing career), who joined the army. Roger was introduced in the 1980 episode \"Hello Roger\" but his character was not favored by fans and was ofted called a \"dork\" or a \"nerd\" by fans."@en . . . . . . . "Roger Phillps"@en . . . "\"Hello Roger\" (1980)" . "unknown"@en .