Laverne & Shirley
Laverne and Shirley is another good example of a successful spinoff and mid-season replacement. It debuted in January of 1976 and was an instant hit. Ranking number 3 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975-1976 season. On Happy Days Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney were two girls who were love interests for Richie Cunningham and Fonzie. Their occasional appearances led to their own series, which took place in the same city as Happy Days, Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the 1950's. Laverne and Shirley were lower class girls who shared an apartment and worked together at Shotz Brewery as bottlecappers. Laverne and Shirley were also quite different. Laverne was feisty, quick-tempered and manhungry while Shirley was more naive and trusting and quite inexperienced when it came to romance. Others in the cast included, Laverne's gruff father, Frank De Fazio who ran the Pizza Bowl, where Laverne and Shirley worked on occasions and Edna Babish was the girls landlady who later ma
Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney mingle at a dinner party that's being given by their boss's family.
Laverne allows a bachelor party to be thrown in the pizzeria.
It's the Bowling Championship for the Shotz ladies bowling team. Laverne comes down with a bad cold on the night of the game.
The girls are looking forward to their once a year High School reunion. They also are looking forward to seeing their old friend Anne Marie. Much to their horror, Anne Marie is a Catholic nun.
Laverne decides to marry her boyfriend - even though she's been going out with him for two months.
The girls go on a disastrous double-blind date.
Lenny starts a rumor that Squiggy and Shirley are a couple, but Squiggy was just fixing Shirley's zipper.
Shirley drives everyone crazy with her nurturing of her pet canary.
Shirley is left dateless due to her dating standards.
Laverne gets jealous of Shirley's promotion at the brewery.
Laverne becomes a decoy to help catch a thief.
Squiggy and Lenny move into the girls' building, making them all neighbors.
A German delivery man passes out in their living room and Laverne and Shirley go into a panic.
The girls have been out of the company's annual talent competition for the past four years, but this year, they're determined to be part of the show.
Shirley's mother comes to visit.
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Michael McKean | Lenny Kosnowski |
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David L. Lander | Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman |
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Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio |
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Cindy Williams | Shirley Feeney |
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Eddie Mekka | Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa |
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Phil Foster | Frank DeFazio |
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Harry Shearer | Public Address Announcer |
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Henry Winkler | Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli |
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Helen Page Camp | Mrs. Havenwurst |
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Bo Kaprall | Cop |
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Fred Willard | Charles |
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Mark Harmon | Victor |
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Bob Harks | Policeman |
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Tim Thomerson | Silky Mulcheck |
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Pat Carroll | Mrs. Lily Feeney |
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Garry Marshall | Drummer |
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Robert Hays | Tom |
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Richard Stahl | Mr. Marshall Stewart |
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Lyman Ward | Tad Shotz |
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Peter Elbling | Eric |
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Doris Hess | Dolores |
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Michael McManus | Moose |
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Greg Lewis | Wolfgang Gessler |
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Marty Nadler | Butch |
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Mary Treen | Nana Shotz |
| Packaging | Custom Case |
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| Nr Discs | 3 |
| Distributor | Paramount |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Index | 3601 |
| Added Date | Mar 08, 2016 07:22:17 |
| Modified Date | Jan 24, 2025 08:04:58 |