• Air date: 20 Sep '77 24 episodes
      Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, single roommates who worked as bottlecappers in a fictitious Milwaukee brewery called "Shotz Brewery." The show was a spin-off from Happy Days, as the two lead characters were originally introduced on that series as acquaintances of Fonzie. Set in roughly the same time period, the timeline started in approximately 1958, when the series began, through 1967, when the series ended. As with Happy Days, it was made by Paramount Television, created by Garry Marshall, and executive produced by Garry Marshall, Edward K. Milkis, and Thomas L. Miller.
  • List of Episodes (24)
    • 1. Airport '59

      20 Sep '77
      Laverne & Shirley go on their first plane trip and end up flying it when their pilot faints at the controls.
    • 2. Tag Team Wrestling

      27 Sep '77
      Laverne starts off by telling Shirley how a driver had cut her off so she had shouted back to her that she was a 'banana face'. Later on, Laverne's big tag team partner from the brewery can't compete due to injury and Shirley has to take her place. Once in the ring, they discover that the professional wrestlers their facing are the ladies Laverne insulted that morning and the match is now on for real.
    • 3. The Pact

      04 Oct '77
      Laverne and Shirley get into a huge fight after Shirley's new boyfriend asks Laverne out. The girls agree to make a pact swearing never to let a guy come between them again.
    • 4. Robot Lawsuit

      25 Oct '77
      A giant robot attacks Laverne in a toy store this leads her to sue the toy company.
    • 5. Laverne's Arranged Marriage

      01 Nov '77
      Laverne's father arranges a marriage for her to a wealthy cheese manufacturer who happens to be in the mob.
    • 6. Cruise (1)

      08 Nov '77
      Shirley is waiting anxiously for Laverne to come back from the bank with their savings for their cruise holiday that they have been planning on for weeks. When Laverne comes in, she tells Shirley that they have $50 less than they thought, and now they're not going to be able to take the cruise as they only have two days until the ship sets sail. The girls get depressed until Laverne says that they shouldn't give up hope, that they still have two days left and that they'll think of something to c
    • 7. Cruise (2)

      15 Nov '77
      Lenny and Squiggy begs Laverne and Shirley not to squeal on them. Shirley succumbs to their pitiful begging faces and warns them that if they're caught they don't know them, they've never known them etc.. Next Laverne is seen feeling sickly as she's battling with sea-sickness while trying to chat up the sailors. The boys are pretending to be part of the band and are scrounging bits of food here and there, when Ensign Benson walks by. The boys jump over the rail and are holding on with their fi
    • 8. Laverne and Shirley Meet Fabian

      22 Nov '77
      Fabian's concert is sold out, but the girls still want to see him. The girls bet Rosie that they can not only meet Fabian but that they will have their pictures taken with him. Rosie agrees to the bet, and says that if she should lose she'll clean the girls flat with her toothbrush. Needless to say, Rosie is soon scrubbing the floors, toothbrush and all.
    • 9. The Stakeout

      29 Nov '77
      Carmine is suspected of being a counterfeiter, so the F.B.I. use Laverne and Shirley's flat as a stakeout to catch him in the act.
    • 10. Shirley's Operation

      06 Dec '77
      The gang is rehearsing the play ""Alice In Wonderland"" so they're all in costume: Shirley is Alice, Laverne is the Mad Hatter, Lenny and Squiggy are Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee. Shirley faints on the couch and is taken to hospital where it is discovered that her appendix is about to burst. Fearful that she is going to lose her hair for the operation, Shirley hides while everyone else tries to find her before her appendix bursts.
    • 11. Take My Plants, Please

      13 Dec '77
      The girls get laid off so they go to work for themselves selling flowers and plants door to door.
    • 12. New Years Eve 1959

      27 Dec '77
      It is New Years Eve and Laverne is dumped by her date and Shirley has a cold. Squiggy does his human fly stunt as the countdown to the new year, 1960, arrives.
    • 13. The Mortician

      10 Jan '78
      Laverne has a crush on a mortician who is more interested in her dead than alive. To help her chances of getting to know the mortician better, Laverne asks Shirley to pretend she is dying.
    • 14. The Horse Show

      17 Jan '78
      Shirley rescues a horse from a glue factory and put it in her bedroom. The girls try to find a new home for Buttercup before she's turned into glue. In the end it's Lenny and Squiggy who save the day by finding a farm with a nice pasture who's willing to let the horse live out the remainder of its days in contentment.
    • 15. The Slow Child

      24 Jan '78
      When Mrs. Babish's mentally slow daughter, Amy, comes to visit, a moving relationship soon develops between her and Lenny - despite the fact that almost everyone believes Lenny just wants to take advantage of ""the slow child"". But to everyone's amazement, Lenny really comes through as a thoughtful, sensitive and caring person toward Amy.
    • 16. The Second Almost Annual Shotz Talent Show

      31 Jan '78
      Mr. Shotz wants the girls to find a spot in the talent show for his no-talent nephew.
    • 17. The Dentist

      07 Feb '78
      Laverne has a chipped tooth and goes to Shirley's dental student cousin Mikey. Laverne, as a favor to Shirley, allows Shirley's dentist cousin to fix her tooth. The only problem is he's a lousy dentist and Laverne can't let on that he's doing a terrible job as Shirley's cousin's professor is watching every move he makes.
    • 18. Bus Stop

      14 Feb '78
      The girls take a bus to a distant city to visit two medical students who leave them stranded.
    • 19. The Driving Test

      21 Feb '78
      The show starts with Laverne and Shirley chatting away in the Shotz brewery canteen when Lenny and Squiggy come in. Upon opening their pay checks, Squiggy discovers a letter from Max Shotz himself. He reads it aloud and the gang discovers that Squiggy failed his written driving test and he must retake it this Saturday and pass or lose his truck driver's licence and his job. We next see Laverne and Shirley spring cleaning their flat, Shirley is pouring soapy water on the floor while singing ""Twi
    • 20. The Obstacle Course

      28 Feb '78
      The policeman in charge of testing the recruits thinks Shirley is too puny and weak to do the assault course, so Laverne helps Shirley train to prove him wrong. Laverne's policeman boyfriend is getting women volunteers together to form L.A.M.P. (Ladies' Auxiliary Milwaukee Police). Laverne is naturally selected, but then Shirley wants to try it too. Laverne tries to dissuade her but ends up agreeing as long as Shirley doesn't quit. When Shirley gets there, no sooner does she try the obstacle cou
    • 21. The Debutante Ball

      09 May '78
      Laverne and Lenny go to a debutantes' ball where Lenny learns he is 89th in line for the Polish throne.
    • 22. 2001: A Comedy Odyssey

      16 May '78
      Laverne dreams she and Shirley are in their 80's still living together and still single. Laverne and Shirley are old and single but so are Lenny and Squiggy which leads to them going to marry each other finally so they can have some fun.
    • 23. The Dance Studio

      23 May '78
      The girls try and help Carmine get financing so that he can open his own dance studio. Of course, they end up ruining it for Carmine so in the end Frank and Edna lend him the money that the banks won't.
    • 24. Breaking Up and Making Up

      30 May '78
      Laverne and Shirley try to get Frank and Edna back together after they break up when Edna's ex-husband comes to town.