Laverne & Shirley (1976–1983)

The misadventures of two single women in the 1950's and '60's.

Creators:

Lowell Ganz, Garry Marshall, Mark Rothman

Stars:

Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, David L. Lander

Nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Penny Marshall	...	Laverne DeFazio (178 episodes, 1976-1983)
Cindy Williams	...	Shirley Feeney (159 episodes, 1976-1983)
David L. Lander	...	Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman (155 episodes, 1976-1983)
Michael McKean	...	Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski (149 episodes, 1976-1983)
Eddie Mekka	...	Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa (147 episodes, 1976-1983)
Phil Foster	...	Frank DeFazio (145 episodes, 1976-1983)
Betty Garrett	...	Edna Babish (96 episodes, 1976-1981)
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Rhonda Lee (50 episodes, 1980-1983)

Storyline

Best friends and roommates Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney are single, working girls in late 1950s Milwaukee (later early 1960s Los Angeles) coping with dates, neighbours, and each other.

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Plot Keywords:

brewery | 1950s | roommate | 1960s | happy days spin off | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Laverne & Shirley & Company

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miller-Milkis Productions, Henderson Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (178 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Virtually all the scripts of the unsuccessful sitcom Hey, Landlord were eventually rewritten as scripts for this show

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Goofs

The show was originally set in Milwaukee, famed for its brewing history. The title characters were bottlecappers in the fictional Schotz Brewery, so they are shown working along a brewery's bottling line during the opening titles. However, this sequence was obviously shot in an Anheuser-Busch facility, as the bottles shown streaming along the conveyor are the iconic 'teardrop' bottles used for Michelob beer in the 1970s. Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based maker of Budweiser, never had a facility in Milwaukee.

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Quotes

Squiggy: I woulda worn my tuxedo but my polo pony ate it!

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Connections

Referenced in Mork & Mindy: The Mork Syndrome (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Making Our Dreams Come True"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Music by Charles Fox
Sung by Cyndi Grecco

User Reviews

Excellent series

Here is an example of an excellent television program. This show is a show that can be enjoyed by all without nonsense about sex, drugs, and violence. It's also way funnier than the some of the shows we have on television today. It's a shame that this wonderful program cannot be found in syndication these days. This show also had some great characters even beyond the title characters such as Lenny, Squiggy, Big Rosie Greenbaum, and more. In my eyes, Laverne & Shirley is a classic that will never die and that will be cherished for years to come. If the opportunity ever comes along for you to see this great television show, don't let it pass you by. See Laverne & Shirley if you haven't, you'll be glad you did.