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Laverne & Shirley

Comedy · 1976 · Rated 7.8/10

Last aired: S8 E22, Here Today, Hair Tomorrow · 1983-05-10

This spin-off of the classic sitcom Happy Days focused on Milwaukee's Sweethearts, Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney, two lower class girls who shared an apartment and worked together at Shotz Brewery as bottle-cappers. The two girls were as different as night and day: Laverne was feisty, quick-tempered and man-hungry while Shirley was more naive and trusting and quite inexperienced when it came to romance. The two shared their apartment building with Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski and Andrew "Squiggy" Squigman, two wannabe greasers who always visited at the most inconvenient times and drove the girls insane. The girls hung out at the Pizza Bowl, a local pizza restaurant/bowling alley owned by Laverne's boisterous father Frank. The characters moved to Burbank, California during the show's sixth season, and Cindy Williams departed the series as Shirley during its eighth. The show remains a popular staple of syndication.

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Season 8

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8
E1 The Mummy's Bride 1982-09-28 · 30 min In mid-1967, Shirley met and dated Walter Meeney, a medic. He's now proposed, but his hospital stay and being on hold for active duty speeds up the wedding date. All her friends 'scrub up' to help her become Shirley Feeney Meeney in his ward.
E2 Window on Main Street 1982-10-12 · 30 min A "home of the future" is what Shirley and Laverne must live in and demonstrate at Bardwell's. A hypnotist cures Laverne of being shut in, but he called her 'chicken' while both were under, and they end up acting so in the window later.
E3 The Note 1982-10-19 · 30 min Laverne and Carmine return from a dance contest with 1st prize, a crib. Only to find Shirley and her things gone. Laverne finds a short farewell note. Making her hurt that Shirley didn't do so in person, after living together for 11 years.
E4 Lost in Spacesuits 1982-10-26 · 30 min Chuck and Laverne test a new anti-gravity space suit close to quitting time, but then she can't get out of it. She and Chuck make it back to her place and must get the suit off and returned, or else face the government as traitors.
E5 The Playboy Show 1982-11-09 · 30 min When Rhonda asks Laverne to pick up a job application for her at the local Playboy Bunny Club, it's Laverne who gets the job offer, and accepts the job against her father's wishes.
E6 Death Row (1) 1982-11-16 · 30 min '60s radicals pick Laverne to help rob her local bank, and the woman 'Sheba' wins her friendship. Laverne wises up too late as the plan fails. The gals give fake names, that are actually on a 'most wanted' list - sending them to state prison.
E7 Death Row (2) 1982-11-23 · 30 min Sheba and Laverne are still in prison, mistaken for 'Smith and Jones'. The good news? Lenny and Squiggy visit there and spot Laverne. She sends them back in a hurry to get help from Frank and his army buddy judge, to save them before it's too late.
E8 Jinxed 1982-11-30 · 30 min Tossing out a chain-letter seems to bring Laverne and those around bad luck. So much so, they enlist the help of a Gypsy Spiritualist to try and remove the hex from her.
E9 Of Mice and Men 1982-12-07 · 30 min Lavere's new guy "Wheezer" feels like a wimp after he cannot help protect her and Carmine's date from two jerks. Laverne gets her Pop's help in an idea meant to help Wheezer find his confidence. Will it be fight or flee?
E10 The Gymnast 1982-12-14 · 30 min A once famous gymnast takes a shine to Laverne, but she sees a glaring truth (and danger) that she may be just a replacement for his former love and partner, whose picture she finds at his place.
E11 The Monastery Show 1983-01-04 · 30 min Laverne goes to a convent for a much needed retreat, but she can't get used to the nuns' vow of silence.
E12 Defective Ballet 1983-01-11 · 30 min Two Russian ballet dancers (one a twin for Squiggy) try to defect to the U.S. The KGB mistakes Squig for the dancer and threaten his life. It's up to Laverne and a handsome male ballet dancer to rescue him and help the other two escape.
E13 The Baby Show 1983-01-18 · 30 min Sgt. Plout has been discharged from the Army for getting pregnant. She gets Laverne's help, as she's single with no career now. The two team up to win a "mother to be" contest to win baby supplies for her on-the-way infant.
E14 The Rock 'n' Roll Show 1983-01-25 · 30 min Impressed by Chuck's chops on the harmonica, Laverne advises him to start a band. He does so with his co-workers from the Aero-Space Factory. With Laverne's help, can these misfits of science become a '60s rock and roll "mod" squad?
E15 The Fashion Show 1983-02-01 · 30 min Laverne gets jealous of the models her fashion photographer boyfriend works with. So much so, she nearly ends up sabotaging a media-covered fashion show, by strutting out onstage herself to keep an eye on him.
E16 Short on Time 1983-02-08 · 30 min Frank asks for Laverne's help regarding wife Edna. Laverne's too busy. Rhonda and Chuck both ask for her time and help. Leaving her Pop with Chuck's chimp to attend The Spinners concert, will she later see her dad needs her to be there for him?
E17 Ghost Story 1983-02-15 · 30 min When the ghost of a former Olympian haunts her apartment, Laverne and her friends hold the craziest séance ever to make contact. Actually getting rid of the ghost proves to be a race to the finish.
E18 Please Don't Feed the Buzzards 1983-02-22 · 30 min Len and Squig buy an old suitcase and find a treasure map inside. Their secret reaches Frank and Carmine, and the four men bear California's desert heat to seek riches. Will they survive long enough to find and enjoy it?
E19 How's Your Sister? 1983-03-01 · 30 min Squig's sister Squendolyn visits and he pays Carmine $100 to keep her busy. She loves Carmine, but her looks put him off. At a party they attend together women hit on him, but he must say no. Can he make her see they're not a match?
E20 Do the Carmine 1983-03-15 · 30 min Attempting to become a singer, Carmine writes and records a catchy dance song that catches fire, but the lyrics burn the ears of 1960s, almost militant, censorship.
E21 Councilman DeFazio 1983-05-03 · 30 min Frank decides to run for a city councilman's position when his restaurant, Cowboy Bill's, is threatened to be closed up and torn down to make way for a high rise. Can Frank foil this foul political plot?
E22 Here Today, Hair Tomorrow 1983-05-10 · 30 min Carmine's fed up with L.A. and his lack of success there as an entertainer. He decides to go to New York, with financial help from friends, and try out for a role in the musical "Hair".

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