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Laverne & Shirley

  • TV Series
  • 1976–1983
  • TV-G
  • 30m
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Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Laverne convinces her dad to help hide a horse until they find a new home for him.
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The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.

  • Creators
    • Lowell Ganz
    • Garry Marshall
    • Mark Rothman
  • Stars
    • Penny Marshall
    • Cindy Williams
    • David L. Lander
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    8.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,344
    100
    • Creators
      • Lowell Ganz
      • Garry Marshall
      • Mark Rothman
    • Stars
      • Penny Marshall
      • Cindy Williams
      • David L. Lander
    • 35User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Penny Marshall, Vicki Lawrence, and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
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    Penny Marshall, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Penny Marshall, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)
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    Penny Marshall, Henry Winkler, and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)

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    Penny Marshall
    Penny Marshall
    • Laverne DeFazio
    Cindy Williams
    Cindy Williams
    • Shirley Feeney
    David L. Lander
    David L. Lander
    • Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman…
    Eddie Mekka
    Eddie Mekka
    • Carmine 'The Big Ragoo' Ragusa…
    Michael McKean
    Michael McKean
    • Lenny Kosnowski
    Phil Foster
    Phil Foster
    • Frank DeFazio
    Betty Garrett
    Betty Garrett
    • Edna Babish…
    Leslie Easterbrook
    Leslie Easterbrook
    • Rhonda Lee
    Carole White
    Carole White
    • Rosie Greenbaum…
    Ed Marinaro
    Ed Marinaro
    • Sonny St. Jacques…
    Bo Kaprall
    • Officer Norman Hughes…
    Lynne Marie Stewart
    Lynne Marie Stewart
    • Barbara Tedesco…
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Announcer…
    William Sumper
    • Concessionaire…
    Vicki Lawrence
    Vicki Lawrence
    • Sgt. Alvinia T. Plout
    Doris Hess
    • Kluger…
    Rose Michtom
    • Mrs. Kolcheck…
    Susan Barnes
    • Miss Peters…
    • Creators
      • Lowell Ganz
      • Garry Marshall
      • Mark Rothman
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    • Trivia
      Michael McKean and David L. Lander were originally hired as writers/consultants. They wrote themselves into the show as Lenny and Squiggy, two characters they created in college. Squiggy was originally named "Ant'ny" but the producers wanted the two boys' names to coincide with the girls'. Squiggy was the name of an unseen character in McKean and Lander's "Lenny and Ant'ny" sketches.
    • Goofs
      When the series "relocated" from Milwaukee to Los Angeles during its last season, the views of Los Angeles shown in the opening credits where clearly from a post-1970 Los Angeles.
    • Quotes

      Shirley Feeney: Laverne, I'm telling you, flying is safer than driving! Nobody has ever crashed into a cloud!

      Laverne De Fazio: Yeah well nobody ever fell 40,000 feet from a DeSoto either.

    • Alternate versions
      In syndication and daytime network repeats, the tag sequences were usually cut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Personal Best (1982)

    User reviews35

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    One of the greatest!
    Laverne & Shirley was one of the best shows on television between 1976-1983 and continues it's popularity on up until today. Some users have commented above that the show was boring. Well, not some. One. I disagree entirely. If you knew enough about the show to be able to give a good review, I would overlook it. But you don't. The show won the Emmy for best television show in the 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons. I doubt you could consider it boring if it won awards of such prestige. The characters of Lenny and Squiggy supplied a lot of the comedy in the show, but the characters of Laverne and Shirley supplied the plot, comedy, and made the show a comedy, but one with heart. If you took the time to watch the show and get to know the characters, you would begin to love them. It's that way with just about any movie, television show, play, etc. But this one in particular is special for different reasons. Please actually take the time to watch the show a few times before commenting and putting it down. I am only 14 years old and can already tell you that it's a comedy classic that deserves to stay on the air for many years to come.
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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Laverne & Shirley & Company
    • Filming locations
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA(Opening Credits)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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