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Laverne & Shirley

178 episodes · 8 seasons · 1976–1983 · ABC

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Season 1

15 episodes

  1. S01E01 The Society Party

    Laverne and Shirley are invited by Tad Shotz, the nephew of the girls' boss at Shotz Brewery, to a formal society party.

  2. S01E02 The Bachelor Party

    Laverne allows a bachelor party to be thrown in the pizzeria.

  3. S01E03 Bowling for Razzberries

    Laverne is sick of how her co-worker Karen calls her an "unskilled laborer", so she decides to get even by beating her in the company bowling tournament. The night before, however, Laverne becomes legitimately sick.

  4. S01E04 A Nun's Story

    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.

  5. S01E05 Falter at the Altar

    Laverne decides to marry her boyfriend - even though she's been going out with him for two months.

  6. S01E06 Dog Day Blind Dates

    Laverne & Shirley double date with two criminals who secretly intend on robbing the bank next to the Pizza Bowl.

  7. S01E07 Once Upon a Rumor

    Shirley's stuck zipper on her skirt leaves for a sticky situation when Lenny witnesses Squiggy with Shirley, half-dressed, leading to rumors around the Shotz Brewery that Shirley is a "fun date."

  8. S01E08 One Flew Over Milwaukee

    Shirley drives everyone crazy with her nurturing of her pet canary.

  9. S01E09 Dating Slump

    Shirley becomes reclusive and refuses to date after learning that Carmine has a new girlfriend, which drives Laverne crazy.

  10. S01E10 It's the Water

    Laverne & Shirley try to earn promotions by trying out for the new beer tasting position.

  11. S01E11 Fakeout at the Stakeout

    Laverne & Shirley falls victims to a peculiar robber, known as the "Milwaukee Masher."

  12. S01E12 Hi, Neighbor

    Lenny & Squiggy drive Laverne & Shirley crazy when they move into the girls' apartment building.

  13. S01E13 How Do You Say 'Are You Dead' in German?

    A German delivery man passes out in their living room and Laverne and Shirley go into a panic.

  14. S01E14 From Suds to Stardom

    After losing four talent contests, Laverne & Shirley decide to do something about it. This has Laverne and Shirley doing the 'Cabana' act.

  15. S01E15 Mother Knows Worst

    Shirley's domineering mother comes for a visit, and finds fault with Shirley, her friends, and everything else about Shirley's life, until Laverne sets her straight.

Season 2

23 episodes

  1. S02E01 Drive! She Said

    Shirley wants to buy a car but needs half of Laverne's money to afford it. Laverne refuses to help buy the car and Shirley reveals Laverne's secret fear: she's scared to drive.

  2. S02E02 Angels of Mercy

    Shirley talks Laverne into volunteering with her at the hospital.

  3. S02E03 Bachelor Mothers

    One Saturday night when the girls have no dates, Fonzie drops by and asks them to babysit his godson and they agree. But when a date opportunity materializes, they play odds-and-evens to see who stays with the baby, and Shirley--who usually wins--loses. After she leaves, the guy calls to say he can't keep the date after all, so Shirley asks Lenny and Squiggy to go catch Laverne, but they refuse.

  4. S02E04 Excuse Me, May I Cut In?

    Laverne and Shirley's tv breaks down, and when the contest offering a prize of a new color set arises Shirley acts nice to Richie Cunningham so that he'll ask her and Laverne to the dance, but also the real reason is that they want Richie to ask his friend Potsie Weber, who happens to be the school's best dancer, to partner Laverne. Potsie gets injured and can't dance so Laverne teams up with Richie at the last minute to win the TV. When back at the flat, the girls have to come clean about them just wanting the TV, but the guys are so nice about it that they get a little of what they were hoping for anyways.

  5. S02E05 Bridal Shower

    Laverne & Shirley get an invitation to a bridal shower, but are afraid to go because they're the only ones left unmarried.

  6. S02E06 Look Before You Leap

    After a party at the brewery, Laverne comes home to find she's wearing a pair of men's boxer shorts. She starts to feel ill in the mornings but was so drunk the night before that she can't remember what happened. She fears that she's pregnant. So Lenny and Squiggy have a contest to see which of them will ask Laverne to marry them, Lenny wins and in a touching scene proposes to Laverne, of course in the end we discover that Laverne is not pregnant and that she was wearing the boxer shorts because she had been made an honorary guy at the brewery.

  7. S02E07 Dear Future Model

    Laverne & Shirley decide to become high fashion models and take a home modelling course.

  8. S02E08 Good Time Girls

    After Hector pranks the girls by writing their names and phone number on the men's room wall at a pool parlor, the girls have to dress as men to get into the bathroom to salvage their reputations.

  9. S02E09 Two of Our Weirdos Are Missing

    When Laverne and Shirley would rather go cruising with Rosie than take Lenny and Squiggy to the circus, the boys get so upset they run away and try to join the circus as inept clowns.

  10. S02E10 Christmas Eve at the Booby Hatch (aka Oh, Hear the Angel Voices)

    Carmine calls the gang together at the Pizzabowl and asks them all if they're willing to help him put on a Christmas show for the local hospital. Carmine and none of the others know that it's a mental hospital. When they get there they're greeted by one of the patients pretending to be a doctor. The real doctor enters and tells the group that it is a mental hospital. Shirley immediately becomes anxious as her parents always used to threaten her when she was a little girl that she would be placed in such a place along with her dotty aunt.

  11. S02E11 Guilty Until Proven Not Innocent

    When Laverne accidentally steals a handkerchief from a department store, Shirley must come up with $500 bail money.

  12. S02E12 Anniversary Show (aka Birthday Show)

    While the girls are stuck at a train station in Canada, the rest of the gang is waiting for them to have a surprise party at the Pizzabowl. To pass the time they sit around and reminisce through flashbacks of scenes from previous episodes.

  13. S02E13 Playing Hooky

    The girls both call in sick to Shotz and decide to have 'fun' instead. They go to the movies where they see a couple of guys and Laverne waves at them throughout the picture. Later in the children's play park, Shirley goes to get fudgecicles. One of the guys from the movie theater comes over and talk to Shirley, then goes back to his friend. Later, while at their apartment, the guys, who have followed them home invite themselves in.

  14. S02E14 Guinea Pigs

    The girls become guinea pigs in order to raise money to go to a cocktail party. Laverne is allowed to sleep for a few minutes at a time, and Shirley has to eat dirt.

  15. S02E15 Call Me a Taxi

    A temporary layoff at work forces the girls to take jobs as taxi dancers. They earn money by dancing with men for ten cents a dance.

  16. S02E16 Steppin' Out

    As the girls rush to get ready for a big date, they face wardrobe and hair problems, as well as complications from a house fire raging across the street.

  17. S02E17 Buddy, Can You Spare a Father?

    Shirley goes looking for her missing down-and-out father at a sleazy bar on the waterfront

  18. S02E18 Honeymoon Hotel

    Shirley wins a honeymoon vacation in a fancy hotel and she and Laverne decide to take advantage of it. Carmine poses as Shirley's husband and they sneak Laverne in, but after Carmine leaves, the girls quickly find out the hotel is intent on getting as many publicity photos of the married couple as possible throughout the vacation.

  19. S02E19 Hi, Neighbor Book 2

    When Lenny and Squiggy get stood up, Laverne and Shirley take pity on them.

  20. S02E20 Frank's Fling

    Laverne asks Lenny, Squiggy and Carmine to dress up as gangsters in order to scare away a golddigger who wants to marry her father.

  21. S02E21 Haunted House

    The girls want new furniture and go looking for a used couch, in a haunted house. Lenny and Squiggy go with Laverne and Shirley to the haunted house to help them remove a couch if they buy one. Of course, the cast start to disappear one by one until there's only the girls left, they can't get out. In the end discover that it is the owners of the house who are trying to scare people away so they don't have to move. Shirley discovers that Abe Lincoln once slept in the house and suggests they have the house marked as a piece of history which saves the building.

  22. S02E22 Lonely at the Middle

    Shirley gets promoted to head of the bottle-labelers division at the brewery.

  23. S02E23 Citizen Krane

    Milwaukee's most prominent citizen, Charles Pfister Krane, decides to make Laverne and Shirley his newest singing discovery, a singing duet called "The Rosebuds".

Season 3

24 episodes

  1. S03E01 Airport '59

    The girls are happy to head out on their first plane trip ever, but their smiles are turned upside down when their pilot passes out. Leaving it up to one of them to take over the controls.

  2. S03E02 Tag Team Wrestling

    A lady driver argues with Laverne. Later, the girls take part in a charity wrestling match. To their horror, one of the opposing team is the gal Laverne met earlier and she wants revenge. Will the girls pin them down in the final round?

  3. S03E03 The Pact

    Shirley's new boyfriend asks Laverne out behind her back. This later leads to a fight between the two. Will they stop arguing long enough to see that their friendship is worth more than one man?

  4. S03E04 Robot Lawsuit

    The girls shop in a toy store for a friend. Laverne sees a toy robot and plays with it. The robot blows a fuse though and attacks her. Leading the girls to sue the toy company - but the girls discover the law can be as unfeeling as that robot.

  5. S03E05 Laverne's Arranged Marriage

    Frank, in old world style, arranges a match between Laverne and a rich cheese tycoon, whose also got a mob connection. Frank wants them to wed, but Laverne would sooner defy her father instead.

  6. S03E06 Cruise (1)

    The girls work as temps to save for a cruise. They deal with a bratty boy, but they make it long enough to finally get aboard and say bon voyage. They discover Lenny and Squiggy have stowed away.

  7. S03E07 Cruise (2)

    The girls warn the boys to stay away from them on the ship, since they are stowaways. Laverne meets and dates a handsome sailor. Shirley has a whirlwind romance with a man called Ensign Benson--but is that wind moving entirely too fast for her?

  8. S03E08 Laverne and Shirley Meet Fabian

    Rosie Greenbaum bets Laverne and Shirley they can't get into the hotel where singer Fabian is staying - as well as getting their picture taken with him. What plan of action will the girls "turn loose" to meet him and put Rosie in her place?

  9. S03E09 The Stakeout

    Two FBI agents use the girls' apartment to stake out criminal activity across the street. When the suspect appears outside their window, they are shocked to see Carmine with him. Has Carmine gone bad or is there another explanation?

  10. S03E10 Shirley's Operation

    Dressed as Alice in Wonderland for a local children's play, Shirley ends up going to the hospital instead to get her appendix out. Her fear causes her to run and hide, so the gang must find her before her appendix fails her for good.

  11. S03E11 Take My Plants, Please

    The girls take up the odd job of selling house plants door to door, after getting laid off from Shotz. They run into an odd assortment of bizarre tenants who have varied reactions to their sales pitch.

  12. S03E12 New Years Eve 1959

    It's New Years Eve 1959 and 1960 is shortly due. In the final hours, Laverne's date cancels, Shirley's sick and Lenny and Squiggy have a special plan for midnight outside the apartment building. Will Laverne leave the '50s in tears or cheers?

  13. S03E13 The Mortician

    Laverne finds an unknown man attractive. Following him to his workplace she finds out he's a mortician. She tries to get close by having Shirley fake that she's doomed. Will he feel closer to Laverne for this or horribly offended?

  14. S03E14 The Horse Show

    Shirley rescues a white horse. The owner wants to send it to the glue factory, but Shirley seeks him a happy home. She gets Edna in trouble with a health inspector for having him in the apartment. Will it be greener pastures for Buttercup?

  15. S03E15 The Slow Child

    Laverne and Shirley get reacquainted with Ms. Babish's mentally challenged daughter, Amy, who's visiting from her special school. Lenny meets Amy and immediately comes to like her, despite people's protests about what's best for Amy.

  16. S03E16 The Second Almost Annual Shotz Talent Show

    The girls must book acts for the annual talent show for the brewery - but must also find 'something' for the seemingly untalented and clumsy son of Mr. Shotz to do. Will he make the Shotz spotlight or make a monkey out of himself?

  17. S03E17 The Dentist

    Laverne busts a tooth but wont see a dentist. Shirley suggests her student dentist cousin Mikey. Laverne's hates the idea. Mikey has flunked before. Shirley gets her okay but once in the chair will Laverne truly feel safe in Mikey's hands?

  18. S03E18 Bus Stop

    Traveling to another city by bus for a blind date, the girls end up being ditched by two medical students who don't find them attractive. Leaving the girls stranded overnight with no way home for over 12 hours.

  19. S03E19 The Driving Test

    Laverne and Shirley try to help Squiggy study to ace his written exam for his driving test or else he'll lose his job as a Shotz truck driver

  20. S03E20 The Obstacle Course

    Laverne's cop boyfriend is running an obstacle course for the Ladies Auxiliary Milwaukee Police program and Shirley signs up to try it despite a history of poor athletics.

  21. S03E21 The Debutante Ball

    Laverne attends a Debutante Ball with Lenny when it's found out he's 89th in line to be a duke on the Polish throne.

  22. S03E22 2001: A Comedy Odyssey

    A dream episode about the girls as 80-year-old women in the year 2017. They are so desperate to be married at any cost, finally agree to marry Lenny and Squiggy - or will they?

  23. S03E23 The Dance Studio

    Carmine wants to own the dance studio he works at by trying to get a financial backer. The girls - plus Lenny and Squiggy - try to help in their own way, but it may be out of step in helping his chances.

  24. S03E24 Breaking Up and Making Up

    A jealous Frank doesn't like Edna's ex-husband showing up and spending time with her. This causes them to break up. Laverne and Shirley must patch things up between the two and show them how much they really love and need each other.

Season 4

24 episodes

  1. S04E01 Festival (1)

    Laverne, Shirley, Frank, and Edna travel to New York to visit Frank's mother and attend a street festival; they are joined there by Lenny and Squiggy (who hitchhiked).

  2. S04E02 Festival (2)

    Laverne, Shirley, Frank, Edna, Lenny, and Squiggy continue their visit to New York, and Frank wants to win a trip to Italy for his mother by winning the Greased Pole competition.

  3. S04E03 Playing the Roxy

    Shirley's read of stripper Roxy LaToure. Her later fall down the steps and head blow, cause her to become Roxy. Len and Squig take advantage, hiring her to 'dance' at a Teamsters party. Laverne must save Shirley's honor before all's revealed.

  4. S04E04 The Robbery

    Laverne's new man Jake is exciting, but that excitement turns to danger when he forces her to help rob a store. Shaken up, she begs Shirley to help rid her of him. Jake won't have it, but can they get him to surrender to police?

  5. S04E05 The Quiz Show

    TV game show "Be Silly for Dollars" comes to Milaukee. Len, Squig, and the girls are chosen as contestants. The boys are happy, winning a salami, but the girls perform zany stunts to win the grand prize from "The World of Luxury".

  6. S04E06 Laverne and Shirley Go to Night School

    Shirley takes a night school Medical Assistance class. Laverne joins her too. One Professor Wilner makes learning tough for Laverne so she walks out, as he says she's unteachable. Will Shirley help Laverne bone up and pass the class?

  7. S04E07 Date with Eraserhead

    After she and Carmine break up following a fight, Shirley enlists Laverne's help to find her a date for the Pizza Bowl's 10th anniversary party. Laverne's own date manages to find Shirley a former high school homecoming king, but the date doesn't go as planned.

  8. S04E08 The Bully Show

    A bully that works with Lenny and Squiggy is always pushing them around. He gets them to set him up with Laverne, but he has only one thing on his mind. Will the guys step aside or stand up to him and save Laverne?

  9. S04E09 A Visit to the Cemetery

    Frank and Laverne are fighting because she refuses to visit the cemetery to honor her dead mother on her birthday. Later it's discovered that her reasons go deeper emotionally than just not liking cemeteries.

  10. S04E10 Chorus Line

    Despite her Pop's doubts, Laverne and Carmine travel to Chicago to try out for the musical West Side Story. Carmine teaches her the steps and moves but will Laverne's audition run as smooth?

  11. S04E11 Laverne and Shirley Move In

    The girls tell Edna about the time they planned to move into their apartment after high school. Also telling how a call from Shirley's mom and Frank DeFazio refusing to let Laverne leave home, almost broke up their friendship.

  12. S04E12 Dinner For Four

    The girls think they've hit the dating jackpot when they get asked to cook dinner for two good looking men. However, they're in for two big surprises at the men's apartment.

  13. S04E13 It's a Dog's Life

    Shirley befriends a German Shepard at the kennel when its abusive owner claims he's a mad dog. Finding out all unadopted and unclaimed dogs are killed, she and Laverne have a sit in. Can their efforts save him and all the other dogs?

  14. S04E14 O, Come All Ye Bums

    Frank DeFazio loses some of his Christmas spirit when he has to cancel his yearly gathering for the homeless and poor. The girls and friends step in to help him keep the holiday meaningful for the less fortunate.

  15. S04E15 Who's Papa?

    Shirley and her brother think she's adopted as she doesn't resemble any Feeneys. Later at the hospital where Shirley was born the girls try to get the truth by accessing a private file room in disguise. Is Shirley not a true Feeney female?

  16. S04E16 The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show

    Surprisingly, Mr. Shotz puts Lenny and Squiggy in charge of lining up talent for his annual show. The boys go 'power mad', turning down over half that audition. Can the girls cut the strings on these puppet rulers and help the show go on?

  17. S04E17 Supermarket Sweep

    As Shirley goes back for a grocery item, Laverne's at the check out line, winning a shopping spree. Shirley feels jealous of her but soon Laverne sees she's forgotten her friend. The two then team up for an all out 5 minute, Supermarket Sweep.

  18. S04E18 Lenny's Crush

    Laverne shows Lenny a kindness and then gives him a kiss. Lenny now feels he loves her, and she's now his. No one can get through to him that this isn't the case, but Laverne hopes to let him down easy without completely breaking his heart.

  19. S04E19 Fire Show

    A small fire in the girls bedroom becomes the start of a rift between them. Both girls become smitten with one of the handsome firemen that show up. Who will warm his heart and whose hopes will be extinguished?

  20. S04E20 Squiggy in Love

    All are baffled by a woman's interest in Squiggy as a boyfriend. He loves her like crazy. She's able to make her every whim his command. Can Squiggy be woken up to see she's only using him?

  21. S04E21 The Feminine Mistake

    Laverne wants Joey to like her more, but he treats her like one of the guys. Offended, she asks Shirley to help her look and act more 'girly and feminine'. Will pal Joey like the new and 'lighter' Laverne?

  22. S04E22 The Tenants Are Revolting

    The girls contact a building inspector to help Edna fix all the problems in their building. ...but Enda's later mad at them. She's got a short time to get up to code or face a huge fine. Will Edna abandon the girls and tenants in her anger?

  23. S04E23 There's a Spy in My Beer

    A new male employee at Shotz arouses Laverne's suspicion as she catches him committing corporate espionage. No one, even Shirley, believes her story. Can she get her friend back on her side and foil the plans of "the man in green?"

  24. S04E24 Shirley and the Older Man

    Shirley starts seeing an older rich gentleman. His snobby family thinks that she only wants his money and couldn't possibly like him for any other reason. Will they let her prove she's not a 'gold digger' or simply stand on their assumptions?

Season 5

26 episodes

  1. S05E01 Shotgun Wedding (2)

    This follow-up to an episode of Happy Days sees the girls posing as fiancées to the Fonz and Richie Cunningham to save them from having to marry two farm girls.

  2. S05E02 One Heckuva Note

    Shirley cleans behind the stove & finds what looks like a note from Carmine to Laverne. Thanks for a 'special night'. Laverne says something happened when Shirl was away 3 years ago. What went on between Laverne D. & Ragusa,C.?

  3. S05E03 Fat City Holiday

    To get a free vacation, the girls apply to be counselors at a 'fat farm'. A nasty female trainer named Bambi wants the jobs for her sisters and takes revenge by giving the two harsh tests of will power against eating. It's do or diet.

  4. S05E04 Upstairs, Downstairs

    A phone co. check is sent in error to the girls. Laverne's for keeping it but Shirley says it's wrong. Warning Laverne it could mean trouble. Later,both have separate dreams of paradise & purgatory,the results of the choice that was made.

  5. S05E05 What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor?

    Shirley's sailor brother returns but he's not the Brother Shirley remembers. He's developed a drinking problem. He denies he's an alcoholic & just likes to have fun but Shirley's determined to bust him out from the bottle.

  6. S05E06 You've Pushed Me Too Far

    A fight between Lenny & Squiggy boils over & Lenny falls out of the top floor window and into the alley. Lenny gets no respect and now gets no apology from Squig,so he ends their friendship. Can the others reconcile the gruesome twosome?

  7. S05E07 The Wedding

    Frank DeFazio, in his own unusual way, proposes to Edna after seeing her for some time. She accepts and Laverne is happy to welcome Edna to the family; but now the race is on to plan the ceremony and find a church due to Frank's forgetfulness.

  8. S05E08 Bad Girls

    The girls realize things have changed in their old club "The Angora Debs", when they let Edna's niece Vicki join. Finding that it's become a gang of trouble making teenage girls. Can the girls save Vicki and the old Deb spirit as well?

  9. S05E09 We're in the Army Now (1)

    Denied promotions at work, the girls resign and join the army, expecting a new level of respect. The boot camp Sgt. is nice but when assignments are given, they get Sgt. Plout. A regular Army woman. Was joining the military a major mistake?

  10. S05E10 We're in the Army Now (2)

    The girls see the army's not for them and want out, when assigned to a dangerous mission. The boys' idea to go AWOL makes no horse sense, so the girls decide on taking leave of their own senses. Will Alvinia believe their manias?

  11. S05E11 Take Two, They're Small

    The girls okay a blind date, set up by Lenny and Squiggy. Later when the men arrive, they're two 'little people', which gets them laughed at by two mean girls from work at the roller rink. It's a case of stand tall or a short roller brawl.

  12. S05E12 The Fourth Annual Shotz Talent Show

    Mr. Shotz wants a patriotic theme for his annual talent show. The girls and their players must make this happen, but still want to make a show that will, in the end, rock Mr. Shotz's demanding role.

  13. S05E13 Testing, Testing

    Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, and Squiggy become justifiably paranoid when Mr. Shotz orders employees to a mandatory visit with a psychiatrist. Is the good doctor there to help Mr. Shotz terminate, or simply to evaluate?

  14. S05E14 Not Quite South of the Border

    A too good to be true, inexpensive vacation to "Near" Mexico, proves to be just so when the girls get a room with a wall missing. Plus many other deceptive practices foisted on them and other guests by the hotel's deceitful owner.

  15. S05E15 You Oughta Be in Pictures

    With a movie about to be filmed in Milwaukee, the excited girls try out for parts and land the leading roles. Of course, they are not so thrilled when they get the real scoop on the film and their parts.

  16. S05E16 The Beatnik Show

    A visit to a local beatnik coffeehouse does not impress Laverne much, but Shirley's enamored of the culture and soon is dressing, speaking, and acting like a beatnik herself. Can Laverne sway her friend back from the lure of the beat scene?

  17. S05E17 The Right to Light

    A power company clerk is mean when the girls complain of bogus charges on their bill. So they stage a protest and chain themselves to the company's new computer. However, a far angrier customer has an even more explosive protest in mind.

  18. S05E18 Why Did the Fireman...?

    Laverne is in deep denial when she learns that her boyfriend, a firefighter with the Milwaukee Fire Department, is killed fighting an apartment blaze.

  19. S05E19 The Collector

    In need of better and faster income, Carmine compromises his principles and becomes a debt collector for a local loan shark. The girls find out and do all possible to save him and return him to his lovable self.

  20. S05E20 Murder on the Moosejaw Express (1)

    While on a train heading to Canada, the girls end up in the middle of espionage and murder. After an injured man comes to them warning, "Beware of the bald man", he dies. Who is the bald man and will the girls escape certain danger?

  21. S05E21 Murder on the Moosejaw Express (2)

    Laverne sees Shirley is missing, Lenny and Squiggy attempt a rescue, and no bald man on the train is above suspicion. Laverne realizes she needs to 'out' the villain and confront him. Will Laverne, Shirley, Lenny, and Squiggy survive?

  22. S05E22 Survival Test

    Being in the army reserves puts the girls to the test when Sgt. Plout takes them on a survival test. Far from the comforts of home. Their lone competitor is a soldier, who feels girls couldn't possibly 'rough it' or defeat him

  23. S05E23 The Duke of Squigman

    Squiggy is a sleepwalker. Not just walking, but seemingly awake he becomes "The Duke Of Squigman", and Lenny must protect him then. It's decided, Squig needs a therapist to find the deeper reasons for his subconscious persona.

  24. S05E24 Antonio, the Amazing

    Laverne's distant Italian cousin, Antonio, comes to the U.S. seeking his fortune. Trouble is, he's not good at many things, getting fired from his first job. Will the girls help him grin and bear it and find his place in his new land?

  25. S05E25 The Diner

    Lenny and Squiggy come into some money and invest in a run-down diner. Their ideas about food service bring no business, so they hand it over to the girls. The ladies spark success but could get burned by their own ambitions.

  26. S05E26 Separate Tables

    To help Laverne fight a phobia of doing things alone, Shirley comes up with the idea of Laverne dining alone for a full evening in a Chinese Restaurant. Hopefully the owner and the entertainment will help her forget her solitude.

Season 6

22 episodes

  1. S06E01 Not Quite New York

    The girls (and all others in the bottle-capping department) are cut loose by Shotz. They've been replaced by a machine. With nothing to lose, they decide to join Frank and Edna in Burbank, CA and say goodbye to Milwaukee.

  2. S06E02 Welcome to Burbank

    Lenny and Squiggy drive the girls to Burbank in an old ice cream truck. The girls enter and set up their new apt. Soon, they meet their new neighbors and are quickly shaken up in California ways. Will they adapt or head on back?

  3. S06E03 Studio City

    The girls find out about auditions for a new Troy Donahue film. Upon arrival, it turns out the studio's seeking stunt women. The girls go for it, only to discover Troy's not in their scene. Is there still hope to meet their movie idol?

  4. S06E04 Grand Opening

    Shirley's working, Laverne isn't; Shirley's paying all the bills. Also Cowboy Bill's is opening and Sonny and Laverne were to do a stunt. He gets hurt so it's Shirley who ends up throwing knives at Laverne. Is she really "this" mad at her?

  5. S06E05 Candy Is Dandy

    When Laverne and Shirley get jobs at Bardwell's Department Store, their first task is wrapping rum-filled candies. However, Laverne is unaware of the chocolate's filling and decides to try quite a few of them and gets rather tipsy. As a result, Shirley has to find a way to keep their new boss from noticing so they don't get fired.

  6. S06E06 The Dating Game

    The girls fail to get on The Dating Game, but Lenny and Squiggy (somehow) get chosen by host Jim Lange. The boys turn the show upside down with their crazy antics and answers. Can they still rate winning a date?

  7. S06E07 The Other Woman

    Shirley dates a doctor estranged from his wife. While watching his son at Cowboy Bill's, Laverne meets her. She's almost Shirley's twin. Shirley meets her later and now sees herself as a substitute. Which lady's heart will break in the end?

  8. S06E08 The Road to Burbank

    A hotel in Nevada is suing for room damages caused by Laverne, Shirley, and the boys while en route to California. Both say it's the others' fault, and both tell different versions of what went down. Who's truly guilty here?

  9. S06E09 Born Too Late

    Lenny and Squiggy attend a silent movie show. They like how the boy gets the girl. Failing to do so at Frank's restaurant, they discuss how the "leading man" could be used to their advantage. Shown in "silent films" starring them.

  10. S06E10 Love Out the Window

    Laverne loves stuntman Sonny, but fears losing him if a stunt fails. Shirley tells Sonny. He quits to sell insurance, giving Laverne less to worry about. Seeing later that he's now unhappy, Laverne plots to get him back where he belongs.

  11. S06E11 Malibu Mansion

    Cowboy Bill (who gave Frank his franchise) hires the girls to house-sit his seaside Malibu home. After he leaves, Laverne gets the not so bright idea to throw a beach party, inviting all - and inviting a storm of trouble.

  12. S06E12 To Tell the Truth

    On a rainy night, Rhonda brings over a game called "Truth" for the girls and their friends to play. Players must reply honestly but the sharp arrows of truth trigger a night of verbal fights between all.

  13. S06E13 I Do, I Do

    The girls meet two British band-mates, who take them to a Hollywood party. In an attempt to avoid drug use going on, they eat "brownies" instead. The end result causes them to agree to marry the two, who'll pay less taxes by having wives.

  14. S06E14 But Seriously, Folks . . .

    Carmine decides to take a shot at stand-up comedy, but when his act almost fails, he decides to make jokes at his friends' expense. Ultimately making them feel humiliated. Will Carmine cut it out or carry on carelessly?

  15. S06E15 The Bardwell Caper (1)

    Passed over for a raise, Shirley pens a note to the boss. Laverne signs, adding an insult, and it gets sent. Later, he informs them they did get the raise. Now the girls must execute "Mission: Impossible" to retrieve the nasty note. Make no mistake.

  16. S06E16 The Bardwell Caper (2)

    With help from Carmine and the boys, the girls put their 'perfect' plan into action. Things quickly unfold into clock-like confusion. Will they nab the note and save their jobs before Mr. Bardwell's arrival?

  17. S06E17 High Priced Dates

    Rhonda gets the girls a date with two big spenders. Later the two men try to 'cash in' and make a play for them. The girls stop them cold, but wonder later if they over-reacted. Do they owe the guys more because they spent so much?

  18. S06E18 Fifth Anniversary

    Edna and all think Frank has forgotten his 5th wedding anniversary, making Edna furious. The girls and the boys play peacemaker for the two and have an anniversary party in the couple's unstable trailer home.

  19. S06E19 Out, Out Damned Plout

    Sgt. Alvinia Plout has gone AWOL. A General she loved broke her heart. She hides at the girl's place and takes a job as a lounge singer. All while MPs trail her. The girls must think fast to save their former Sarge from a court-martial.

  20. S06E20 Laverne's Broken Leg

    Laverne, after breaking her leg, feels like a burden to others. She also feels self pity. Wishing out-loud she was never born, a guardian angel appears, showing her what friends and her father would be like if she hadn't existed.

  21. S06E21 Sing, Sing, Sing

    Carmine and Shirley perform a beautiful duet at Cowboy Bill's. Laverne too, wants to sing as pretty a song as they did. Carmine gives her voice lessons and Lenny also tries to help, but it just may be Squiggy has the real answer for her.

  22. S06E22 Child's Play

    Shirley's new play is a wild take on Mother Goose. Her friends in lead roles. Enter a Broadway Impresario wanting a preview. Giving Lenny and Squiggy an address to the theatre, they promptly lose it. Is it onto Broadway? Or off the deep end?

Season 7

22 episodes

  1. S07E01 The Most Important Day Ever

    The wives of a Latvian acrobat group see the girls alone with their boys and then quit the act - which Lenny and Squiggy had booked on TV's "Hollywood Palace". The girls decide to apologize by taking their place, but may regret their move later.

  2. S07E02 It Only Hurts When I Breathe

    News of a high school reunion sparks memories for the girls, but also sparks a childish arm punching contest, with Shirley accidentally breaking Laverne's jaw - but it's more than just that pain the girls have to face.

  3. S07E03 I Wonder What Became of Sal?

    10 years after Laverne and sailor Sal Malina broke off their engagement, he shows up in Burbank. Certain their being more mature will make a difference. Will love finally bloom for two and lead to I do?

  4. S07E04 Teenage Lust (aka Young at Heart)

    Shirley discovers her date's only 19 when he's carded for beer at Cowboy Bill's. She tries to end it there, but he still wants date number two at a frat party. She gets Laverne a date too, but can these 1950's gals keep up with the young '60's party crowd?

  5. S07E05 The Defiant One

    Shirley's unwittingly swept up at a foiled bank robbery scene, as police mistake her for a gang member. Cuffed to their tall but very dim leader, she's now on the lam when he makes a break for it. Can she outwit this nit-wit and get away?

  6. S07E06 Night at the Awards

    The "Squignowsi Talent Agency" duo of Len and Squig decide to crash the 'Golden Circle' Awards, on 'live' TV, in an effort to talk to female actress Joey Heatherton and have her read their new screenplay, hoping she'll star in it.

  7. S07E07 Some Enchanted Earring

    Frank visits Laverne, his late wife's earrings in hand. She thinks they'll be hers, but it'll be Edna his second wife. Borrowing them for a 'car date', she later finds one missing and enlists Shirley's help to save the precious heirloom.

  8. S07E08 Moving In

    Laverne says yes to her boyfriend about living together, and Shirley must keep Frank from finding out. Later, Laverne starts to doubt the arrangement. Is it together forever in love or just for fun?

  9. S07E09 Friendly Persuasion

    Bardwell's Manager's cousin is Charles Grodin. Charles bets him that nice, not bossy, always pays. Laverne's sure he wants a date, Shirley thinks he wants her job. Later at the apartment, his lecture to the gang is met with suspicion.

  10. S07E10 I Do, I Don't

    When a couple's wedding plans go sour, still single-gal Shirley takes advantage of the paid-for package and practically railroads Carmine into proposing marriage. Question is, will he choose to make it there on time to wed his "Angel Face"?

  11. S07E11 Love Is the Tar Pits

    Lenny meets up with student and archaeology major Karen at The LaBrea Tar Pits. They hit it off well together but Squiggy is jealous and resentful of Karen. He may try to bust up their romance. Will it be goodbye Lenny or goodbye Karen?

  12. S07E12 Watch the Fur Fly

    After Shirle scolds Rhonda for wearing fur, the girls go to a party with foreign guests. Laverne boasts speaking seven languages and Shirley says nothing when she finds out her date is a furrier - and how long will this charade last?

  13. S07E13 Rocky Ragu

    Rhonda and Carmine are up for parts in the life story of boxer Rocky Manicotti. Carmine, however, is up against a real boxer and must hone his boxing skills once again, as well as his acting. Will the Big Ragu deliver a knockout performance?

  14. S07E14 Star Peepers

    A famous singer insults the girls at work and they vow to get even with him. They decide to get a scandal on him in the tabloid Peeper Scooper, but the editor's ideas might give them second thoughts. Will they really make it curtains for the crooner?

  15. S07E15 An Affair to Forget

    Laverne's crazy about her new guy, but discovers the hard way that he's married. When his wife appears on the scene at a restaurant where they're dining, he goes one step too far to hide Laverne from her.

  16. S07E16 Class of '56 (aka Whatever Happened to the Class of '56?)

    The girls and Carmine fly to Miluakee for a Class of '56 reunion, only to find out that Lenny and Squiggy wrote a letter. The girls are hot new movie stars, and Carmine's a Vegas sensation. Will they fess up to their peers, or keep it a secret?

  17. S07E17 Ski Show

    The L.A. singles bar scene is a no-go for the girls, and they decide to try their luck at a ski resort. Literally getting their "high hopes" for romance, just a little too high for their own good.

  18. S07E18 Helmut Weekend

    Squiggy's con-artist dad left him when he was age 9. Now he shows up 20 years later hoping to reconnect. Squiggy wonders if he will really make up for lost time or ditch him again at age 29?

  19. S07E19 That's Entertainment

    Frank and Carmine have an all-out debate about whose generation's music and movies are better. The comparisons are shown in entertaining performances by the cast members.

  20. S07E20 Lightning Man

    Carmine's hit by lightning, and it gives him the delusion he's now invulnerable to anything. Squiggy sees dollar signs and dubs him "Lightning Man", signing Carmine up for dangerous stunts. Will these two see they're crossing dangerous wires?

  21. S07E21 Crime Isn't Pretty

    A burglar has been breaking in and stealing select items from the girls' place while they're at work. Frank and Carmine decide to help by setting up special traps to catch the culprit in the act.

  22. S07E22 Perfidy in Blue

    Shirley's lost or misplaced Laverne's favorite blue purse. Afraid to tell her, Shirley lies about where it may be. Later, Shirley goes to bed and dreams of Laverne and an evil mystery movie type family's attempt to do her in for lying.

Season 8

22 episodes

  1. S08E01 The Mummy's Bride

    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.

  2. S08E02 Window on Main Street

    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.

  3. S08E03 The Note

    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.

  4. S08E04 Lost in Spacesuits

    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.

  5. S08E05 The Playboy Show

    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.

  6. S08E06 Death Row (1)

    '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.

  7. S08E07 Death Row (2)

    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.

  8. S08E08 Jinxed

    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.

  9. S08E09 Of Mice and Men

    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?

  10. S08E10 The Gymnast

    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.

  11. S08E11 The Monastery Show

    Laverne goes to a convent for a much needed retreat, but she can't get used to the nuns' vow of silence.

  12. S08E12 Defective Ballet

    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.

  13. S08E13 The Baby Show

    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.

  14. S08E14 The Rock 'n' Roll Show

    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?

  15. S08E15 The Fashion Show

    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.

  16. S08E16 Short on Time

    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?

  17. S08E17 Ghost Story

    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.

  18. S08E18 Please Don't Feed the Buzzards

    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?

  19. S08E19 How's Your Sister?

    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?

  20. S08E20 Do the Carmine

    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.

  21. S08E21 Councilman DeFazio

    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?

  22. S08E22 Here Today, Hair Tomorrow

    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".